List Of Awards And Nominations Received By A-ha
This is a comprehensive list of major music awards received by A-ha, a Norwegian new wave band. Formed in 1982 by Morten Harket, Magne Furuholmen, and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, A-ha have been one of the most popular European acts in the world since the mid-1980s. The band has sold more than 70 million albums and singles worldwide, and has been nominated for one Grammy Award, more than any other Norwegian rock band.
A-ha achieved mainstream success with their debut album Hunting High and Low and the single "Take On Me" in 1985. After the release of the album A-ha was nominated for Best New Artist. In 1994, the band went on a hiatus. After a performance at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in 1998, the band returned to the studio and recorded 2000's Minor Earth Major Sky, which resulted in a new started to work on their new album. In 2002 the band released their seventh studio album Lifelines. Analogue was released in 2005 and has been certified Silver. Their newest album "Foot of the Mountain" is their highest charting album in the U.K. since "Stay on These Roads", and was released in 2009.
This list should in no way be regarded as complete.
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