Paul Waaktaar-Savoy

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Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (born September 6, 1961, Oslo). His birthname is Pål Gamst Waaktaar. He is the guitarist, and primary songwriter, of the Norwegian pop band a-ha.

He is responsible for many of the band's hits, including "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." "Hunting High and Low", "Take on Me" and the sweeping ballad "Summer Moved On".

He married the American filmmaker Lauren Savoy in 1991. Together with his wife, and drummer Frode Unneland, he also performs in the band Savoy. Savoy have achieved great success in Norway, selling over 300,000 records. They have been nominated for the Spellmansprisen (Norwegian equivalent of the Grammy Award) four times and have won three times. The song "Velvet" appears in the movie "One Night at McCool's" and "Whalebone" appears in the highly acclaimed Norwegian film "Hawaii, Oslo".

[edit] Savoy albums

• Mary Is Coming (February 26, 1996)
• Lackluster Me (October 6, 1997)
• Mountains of Time (August 23, 1999)
• Reasons to Stay Indoors (October 8, 2001)
• Savoy (August 30, 2004)

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Morten Harket | Magne Furuholmen | Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (also known as Pål Waaktaar)

Discography

Albums: Hunting High and Low | Scoundrel Days | Stay on These Roads | East of the Sun, West of the Moon | Memorial Beach | Minor Earth Major Sky | Lifelines | Analogue

Live albums and compilations: Headlines And Deadlines - The Hits of a-ha | How Can I Sleep With Your Voice In My Head a-ha Live | The Singles: 1984-2004 | The Definitive Singles Collection 1984-2004

Singles: "Take on Me (1st rel)" | "Love Is Reason" | "Take on Me (2nd rel)" | "Take on Me (3rd rel)" | "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." | "Train of Thought" | "Hunting High and Low" | "I've Been Losing You" | "Cry Wolf" | "Maybe Maybe" | "Manhattan Skyline" | "The Living Daylights" | "Stay on These Roads" | "The Blood That Moves The Body" | "Touchy!" | "You Are the One" | "There's Never a Forever Thing (promo)" | "Crying in the Rain" | "I Call Your Name" | "Early Morning" | "Waiting for Her" | "Move to Memphis" | "The Blood That Moves The Body (Remix)" | "Dark Is the Night" | "Angel" | "Lie Down In Darkness" | "Shapes That Go Together" | "Summer Moved On" | "Minor Earth Major Sky" | "Velvet" | "The Sun Never Shone That Day" | "Minor Earth Major Box (4 CD Box set)" | "Forever Not Yours" | "Lifelines" | "Did Anyone Approach You?" | "The Sun Always Shines On T.V. a-ha Live" | "Celice" | "Birthright (promo)" | "Analogue (All I Want)" | "Cosy Prisons"