List of awards and nominations received by A-ha explained

A-ha
Wins:56
Nominations:81

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.[1] The band has sold more than 100 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.[2] Their 2009 album "Foot of the Mountain" is their highest charting album in the U.K. since 1988's "Stay on These Roads".[2]

Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav

The three members of a-ha, Morten Harket, Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar Savoy, was appointed Knights of the 1st Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav for their contribution to Norwegian music. The Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav is granted as a reward for distinguished services to their country and mankind. The official ceremony took place on 6 November 2012.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Year Type of Award Category Awarded to Ribbon Medal
2012 Knight 1st class
2012 Knight 1st class
2012 Knight 1st class

ROCKHEIM

The National Discovery Centre for Pop and Rock, and Det nasjonale museet for populærmusikk, The National Museum for Popular Music) is Norway's national museum for popular music from the 1950s to the present.

Year Type of Award Category Awarded to Status
2011 Rockheim Hall of Fame Pop/Rock Inducted [12]
2011 Rockheim Hall of Fame Pop/Rock inducted
2011 Rockheim Hall of Fame Pop/Rock Inducted

Awards and nominations

AwardYearNominee(s)CategoryResult
American Music Awards1986"Take On Me"Favorite Pop/Rock Video[13]
BMI London Awards1991"Take On Me"1 Million Award
20073 Million Award[14]
20134 Million Award
2014"Feel This Moment"Award-Winning Song[15]
2019"Take On Me"6 Million Award[16]
20207 Million Award[17]
20228 Million Award[18]
Billboard Music Awards1985ThemselvesTop Pop Singles Artist[19]
Top Pop Singles Artist - Duo/Group
"Take On Me"Top Pop Single
1986"The Sun Always Shines on T.V."Top Dance Sales Single[20]
Bravo Otto Awards1985 Themselves Band: Bronze Award [21]
1986 Rock Group: Gold Award [22]
1987 [23]
1988 Rock Group: Silver Award [24]
Brit Awards1987ThemselvesInternational Group[25]
Gammleng Awards2008ThemselvesPop Music [26]
Grammy Awards1986ThemselvesBest New Artist[27]
Guinness World Records1991ThemselvesLargest Paying Audience [28]
Hungarian Music Awards2010Foot of the MountainBest Foreign Pop Album[29]
IM&MC Music Video Awards1986"Take On Me"Best Videoclip[30]
Ivor Novello Awards1988"The Living Daylights"Best Film Score Theme or Song[31]
Japan Gold Disc Awards1989Stay on These RoadsInternational Album of the Year[32]
MTV Video Music Awards1986"Take On Me"Video of the Year
Best Group Video
Best New Artist
Best Concept Video
Most Experimental Video
Best Special Effects
Viewer's Choice
"The Sun Always Shines on T.V."
Music Week Awards1986"Hunting High and Low"British Music Promo Video[33]
Nordic Music Awards2004ThemselvesPrize of Honor[34]
Norwegian Music Hall of Fame2011ThemselvesInducted [35]
Peer Gynt Prize1987ThemselvesPeer Gynt Prize[36]
Q Awards2006ThemselvesQ Inspiration Award[37]
Spellemannprisen1985Hunting High and LowSpellemann of the Year[38]
Pop of the Year
1986Scoundrel Days
"Hunting High and Low"Music Video of the Year
ThemselvesJury Honorary Award
1988Stay on These RoadsPop of the Year
1990East of the Sun, West of the Moon
1993Memorial Beach
2000Minor Earth Major Sky
"Summer Moved On"Song of the Year
"Velvet"Music Video of the Year
ThemselvesHonorary Award
2001"Take On Me"The Norwegian Hit of All Time
2002"Forever Not Yours"Song of the Year
"Lifelines"Music Video of the Year
2010ThemselvesHonorary Award
2015Cast in SteelPop Group of the Year
Viña del Mar Festival2006ThemselvesAntorcha de Oro[39]
Gaviota de Plata
World Music Awards1993ThemselvesWorld's Best Selling Scandinavian Artist[40]
2010

Goldene Europa Award

Year Type of award Category Won / Awarded / Nominated
2001 Goldene Europa Award Comeback des Jahres Award
1988 Goldene Europa Award Best Album (Stay On These Roads)
1986 Goldene Europa Award Best Musicvideo (Take On Me)

Smash Hits Poll Winners Party

The Smash Hits Poll Winners Party was an awards ceremony held annually by British magazine Smash Hits, and broadcast on BBC One.

1985A-haBest Group
1986
1987
Worst Group
1988
Best Group
"Touchy!"Best Pop Video
1986Morten Harket (A-ha)Best singer

Various other awards

Year Type of award Category Won / Awarded / Nominated
1987 British Industry Award Best Group Video (Cry Wolf)
2016 The Radio Regenbogen Awards (German Radio Award) Comeback of the Year Award
2015 Deutscher Radiopreis (German Radio Award) Sonderpreis des beirats (Special Prize of the Advisory Board)
2015 Norske vidAwards Taylor honorary award [41]
2010 Best International Pop/Rock Group
2023 Pop Awards 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award [42]
2009 SWR's New Pop Festival Pioneer Of Pop Award
2000 VIVA Germany Comet Preis Comeback Award
1986 The Golden Rose Festival, Switzerland
1986 Det Nye - Sølvmikrofonen prisen Best Norwegian group of the year
1986 West German TV channel "SR"
1987 Australian Video Awards Musicvideo (Hunting High and Low)
1986 Most popular international act
1987 Montreux, the "IM&MC Gala" Best group video award (British Industry Award)
1987 Azzurro 87 Festival in Bari n/a
1987 Berolina Awards, Germany Best international group
1987 The Diamonds Awards, Belgium
1986 Pollstar Concert Industry Awards Next Major Arena Headliner
1986 Veronika Award Netherlands [43]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Morten Harket - new album by the A-ha singer. Berlinista.com. 2008-04-27. Peter. M. 2008-06-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20110707224708/http://www.berlinista.com/en/article/morten-harket-new-soloalbum-of-the-a-ha-singer. 2011-07-07.
  2. Web site: Home. Bpi.co.uk. 24 June 2022.
  3. Web site: a-ha receives prestigious award - Music Export Norway . Musicexportnorway.no . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120906185726/http://www.musicexportnorway.no/a-ha-receives-prestigious-award.5087027-149133.html . 2012-09-06.
  4. Web site: Utnevnelse til St. Olavs Orden. Kongehuset.no. 24 June 2022.
  5. Web site: Music Export Norway . Musicexportnorway.no . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100723034144/http://www.musicexportnorway.no/press.149137.en.html . 2010-07-23.
  6. http://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/a-ha-t...84560.html
  7. Web site: Morten Harket: Jeg føler meg stolt, men kanskje mest forlegen - Aftenposten . Aftenposten.no . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121110110114/http://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/Morten-Harket-Jeg-foler-meg-stolt_-men-kanskje-mest-forlegen-7038139.html . 2012-11-10.
  8. Web site: Nå er de riddere av 1. klasse. Dagbladet.no. 6 November 2012.
  9. Web site: a-ha fikk St. Olavs Orden: - Jeg er mer forlegen enn stolt. Vg.no. 6 November 2012 . 24 June 2022.
  10. Web site: Kommentar: Ridderlige a-ha. Vg.no. 6 November 2012 . 24 June 2022.
  11. Web site: A-ha ble riddere av St. Olav. Nrk.no. 6 November 2012.
  12. Web site: Disse innlemmes i Hall of Fame. https://web.archive.org/web/20111002033103/http://www.rockheim.no/arkiv/disse-innlemmes-i-hall-of-fame/. 2011-10-02. 5 September 2011. Magne Gisvold. www.rockheim.no.
  13. Web site: A-Ha: Take on Me (Music Video 1985) - IMDb. IMDb.
  14. Web site: 2013 BMI London Awards . A-ha-live.com.
  15. https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/sir_tim_rice_and_top_songwriters_honored_at_2014_bmi_london_awards
  16. https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/2019-bmi-london-awards
  17. Web site: A-ha receives BMI Million-Air Award. A-ha.com. 19 November 2021.
  18. https://www.bmi.com/award-shows/london-2022/
  19. Web site: Billboard. Nielsen Business Media Inc. 28 December 1985. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 24 June 2022. Google Books.
  20. Web site: Billboard. 27 December 1986. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 24 June 2022. Google Books.
  21. Web site: BRAVO Archiv . 2016-09-25 . 2016-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161020221247/http://www.bravo-archiv.de/auswahl.php?link=ottosieger1985.php . dead .
  22. Web site: BRAVO Archiv . 2016-09-25 . 2016-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161020221302/http://www.bravo-archiv.de/auswahl.php?link=ottosieger1986.php . dead .
  23. Web site: BRAVO Archiv . 2016-09-25 . 2016-03-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160329214741/http://www.bravo-archiv.de/auswahl.php?link=ottosieger1987.php . dead .
  24. Web site: BRAVO Archiv . 2016-09-25 . 2018-05-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180505205223/https://bravo-archiv.de/auswahl.php?link=ottosieger1988.php . dead .
  25. Web site: History. BRIT Awards. 24 June 2022.
  26. Web site: Rolf Gammleng. Ffuk.no.
  27. Web site: A-ha. Grammy.com. 23 November 2020.
  28. Web site: A-ha Breaks World Record at Rock in Rio II - January 26, 1991. Calendar.songfacts.com.
  29. Web site: Jelöltek 2010. Fonogram.hu. 12 August 2016.
  30. Web site: Billboard. 24 May 1986. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 24 June 2022. Google Books.
  31. Web site: The 33rd Ivor Novello Awards were presented by BASCA and sponsored by PRS on 7th April 1988 at the Grosvenor House, London. https://web.archive.org/web/20170308223257/http://theivors.com/archive/1980-1989/the-ivors-1988/. 2017-03-08. theivors.com.
  32. Web site: 1989 Japan Gold Disc Award List Of Winners. Golddisc.jp.
  33. https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1987/Music-Week-1987-02-28.pdf#page=26
  34. Web site: The Sun Always Shines . Aha-fr.com. 24 June 2022.
  35. Web site: a-ha inducted into Norwegian Hall of Fame | a-ha live. A-ha-live.com. 24 June 2022.
  36. Web site: peer gynt | a-ha live. A-ha-live.com. 24 June 2022.
  37. Web site: 2008-07-24. Q Awards: The Q Inspiration Award. News.q4music.com.
  38. Web site: Spellemann - Arkiv over alle nominerte og vinnere fram til i dag!. Spellemann.no. 2 September 2019 .
  39. Web site: A - ha, I Call Your Name, Viña del Mar International Song Festival (Chile), 2006. YouTube.
  40. Web site: a-ha Band Members | Story. Sugar Rush. Creative. 24 June 2022. A-ha.com. 24 June 2022.
  41. Web site: Norske vidAwards 2015 - se bildene! - 730.no . 730.no . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150314235403/http://www.730.no/musicitem.aspx?newsId=17132 . 2015-03-14.
  42. Web site: POP AWARDS - Pop Awards 2023, the sixth annual Pop Awards .
  43. Web site: A-Ha Train of Thought & Interview & Award Presentation..dec 6Th 1985 ...Dutch Tv. YouTube.

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