A-ha formed originally in 1982, but it wasn't until US videographer Steve Barron decided to spend $100,000 on an animation to their first single "Take on me" that they found success.
Released for the third time in October 1985 with its video makeover, the song went to the top of the US Billboard and to No.2 in the British top 40 as well as becoming the most-watched video in MTV history.
In the following year, the trio had five back-to-back UK top 40 singles including one Number One - 'The Sun always shines on TV'.
They also released five albums:
- Hunting High and Low (1985)
- Scoundrel Days (1986)
- Stay on these roads (1988)
- East of the sun, West of the moon (1990), and
- Memorial Beach (1993)
They disbanded in late 1993 after 'Memorial Beach' failed to attract many sales and was slated by the press.
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