Pål Waaktaar-Savoy

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Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (2018)
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Pål Gamst Waaktaar-Savoy , today's stage name Paul Waaktaar-Savoy , (born September 6, 1961 in Tonsenhagen , Oslo ) is a Norwegian musician and member of the band a-ha .

In 1991 Waaktaar-Savoy married the American Lauren Savoy. The couple have one son and live in New York City and Oslo.

In addition to a-ha, Waaktaar-Savoy and his wife Lauren founded the band Savoy , which has also enjoyed some successes since it was founded in 1994. Third in the group is the drummer Frode Unneland.

In 2012, Waaktaar-Savoy and his colleagues from a-ha received the Order of Saint Olav in the knight grade 1st class for their contribution to Norwegian music.

literature

  • Ørjan Nilsson: Tears from a Stone: Pål Waaktaar Savoy from a-ha on his life and songs , Riva 2018, ISBN 978-3742305329

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ [1]
Aha
Studio 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  • Foot of the Mountain  • Cast in Steel

Live albums

How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head? • Ending on a High Note - The Final Concert • MTV Unplugged - Summer Solstice

Compilation albums

Headlines and Deadlines - The Hits of a-ha • The Singles 1984–2004 • 25 • Time and Again - The Ultimate a-ha

Singles

Take On Me  • The Sun Always Shines on TV  • Hunting High and Low  • Summer Moved On

personal data
SURNAME Waaktaar-Savoy, Pål
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Waaktaar, Pål G. (former pseudonym); Waaktaar-Savoy, Paul (current pseudonym); Waaktaar-Savoy, Pål Gamst (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian pop musician and member of the band a-ha
DATE OF BIRTH September 6, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Tonsenhagen , Oslo , Norway