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Pål Waaktaar

  • Music Artist
  • Actor
  • Composer
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Pål Waaktaar
It follows the band on tour, telling the full story of how three young men followed their impossible dream of becoming Norwegian pop stars. When Take On Me reached number 1 on Billboard in the US in 1985 the dream came true. Or did it?
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Pål Waaktaar was born on 6 September 1961 in Oslo, Norway. He is a music artist and actor, known for Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), The Living Daylights (1987) and Deadpool 2 (2018). He has been married to Lauren Savoy since 21 December 1991. They have one child.
BornSeptember 6, 1961
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    Known for

    John Cusack and Minnie Driver in Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
    Grosse Pointe Blank
    7.3
    Movie
    • Soundtrack("Take on Me")
    • 1997
    Timothy Dalton and Maryam d'Abo in The Living Daylights (1987)
    The Living Daylights
    6.7
    Movie
    • Soundtrack("The Living Daylights")
    • 1987
    Josh Brolin, Ryan Reynolds, Terry Crews, Bill Skarsgård, Leslie Uggams, Morena Baccarin, Lewis Tan, Stefan Kapicic, Rob Delaney, Shioli Kutsuna, Zazie Beetz, and Brianna Hildebrand in Deadpool 2 (2018)
    Deadpool 2
    7.6
    Movie
    • Soundtrack("Take on Me", "Take On Me (MTV Unplugged - Summer Solstice)")
    • 2018
    Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in La La Land (2016)
    La La Land
    8.0
    Movie
    • Soundtrack("Take On Me")
    • 2016

    Credits

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    Actor

    • A-ha: Hunter in the Hills
      Music Video
      • Paul Waaktaar
      • 2022
    • A-ha: True North
      Music Video
      • Paul Waaktaar
      • 2022
    • A-ha: As If
      Music Video
      • Paul Waaktaar
      • 2022
    • A-ha: You Have What It Takes
      Music Video
      • Paul Waaktaar
      • 2022
    • A-ha: I'm In
      7.4
      Music Video
      • Paul Waaktaar
      • 2022
    • Pål Waaktaar in Savoy: January Thaw (2018)
      Savoy: January Thaw
      Music Video
      • Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
      • 2018
    • A-ha: Cast in Steel (Steve Osborne Version)
      6.4
      Music Video
      • Pål Waaktaar
      • 2016
    • Morten Harket in A-ha: Under the Makeup (2015)
      A-ha: Under the Makeup
      7.9
      Music Video
      • A Detective
      • 2015
    • Pål Waaktaar and Jimmy Gnecco in Weathervane (2011)
      Weathervane
      Music Video
      • Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
      • 2011
    • A-ha: Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah) (2010)
      A-ha: Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)
      6.9
      Music Video
      • Pål Waaktaar
      • 2010
    • A-ha: Nothing Is Keeping You Here
      6.8
      Music Video
      • Pål Waaktaar
      • 2009
    • A-ha: Shadowside
      6.3
      Music Video
      • Pål Waaktaar
      • 2009
    • A-ha: Cozy Prisons (2006)
      A-ha: Cozy Prisons
      6.9
      Music Video
      • Pål Waaktaar
      • 2006
    • Morten Harket and a-ha in A-ha: Analogue (All I Want) (2005)
      A-ha: Analogue (All I Want)
      7.3
      Music Video
      • Pål Waaktaar
      • 2005
    • A-ha: Celice (2005)
      A-ha: Celice
      7.1
      Music Video
      • Pål Waaktaar
      • 2005

    Composer

    • A-ha: Hunter in the Hills
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2022
    • A-ha: As If
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2022
    • A-ha - Historien om tidenes norske popsuksess (2022)
      A-ha - Historien om tidenes norske popsuksess
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Composer
      • 2022
    • Finn Wolfhard in Weezer: Take On Me (2019)
      Weezer: Take On Me
      7.5
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2019
    • Satellite Young: Take on Me (J-Pop cover) (2018)
      Satellite Young: Take on Me (J-Pop cover)
      Music Video
      • Composer (original song)
      • 2018
    • Pål Waaktaar in Savoy: January Thaw (2018)
      Savoy: January Thaw
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2018
    • Zoe Gnecco in Waaktaar & Zoe: Laundromat (2017)
      Waaktaar & Zoe: Laundromat
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2017
    • Zoe Gnecco in Waaktaar & Zoe: Beautiful Burnout (2016)
      Waaktaar & Zoe: Beautiful Burnout
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2016
    • Morten Harket in A-ha: Under the Makeup (2015)
      A-ha: Under the Makeup
      7.9
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2015
    • Pitbull Feat. Christina Aguilera: Feel This Moment (2013)
      Pitbull Feat. Christina Aguilera: Feel This Moment
      6.4
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2013
    • Pål Waaktaar and Jimmy Gnecco in Weathervane (2011)
      Weathervane
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2011
    • A-ha: Ending on a High Note - The Final Concert (2011)
      A-ha: Ending on a High Note - The Final Concert
      8.5
      Video
      • Composer
      • 2011
    • A-ha: Foot of the Mountain
      7.6
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2009
    • Morten Harket and a-ha in A-ha: Analogue (All I Want) (2005)
      A-ha: Analogue (All I Want)
      7.3
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2005
    • A-ha: The Sun Always Shines on T.V. (Live)
      7.2
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2003

    Videos1

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    Personal details

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    • Official sites
      • MySpace - Savoy
      • Official Site - a-ha
    • Alternative names
      • A-Ha
    • Born
      • September 6, 1961
      • Oslo, Norway
    • Spouse
      • Lauren SavoyDecember 21, 1991 - present (1 child)
    • Other works
      TV commercial for Seat cars (as A-ha) their song "Living Daylights" being used.

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    • Trivia
      Member of the pop group a-ha, best known for their hit in the early eighties, "Take On Me".
    • Quotes
      We wrote "The Sun Always Shines On T.V.", that Andrew Wickham's secretary felt was a hit. She convinced him to make room for it. When we recorded it, we were really sick with influenza. Magne and Morten were lying in the studio on camping beds with high fevers.

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