Paul Waaktaar-Savoy

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Paul Waaktaar-Savoy

Background information
Birth name Pål Waaktaar Gamst
Born September 6, 1961 (1961-09-06) (age 46)
Origin Oslo, Norway
Genre(s) Pop
Occupation(s) Guitarist
Songwriter
Instrument(s) Guitar& Piano
Associated
acts		 Savoy

Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (born September 6, 1961, Oslo). His birthname is Pål Waaktaar Gamst. He is the guitarist, and primary songwriter, of the Norwegian pop band a-ha.

He is responsible for most of the band's biggest hits, including "The Sun Always Shines On T.V." "Hunting High And Low", "Take On Me" and the sweeping ballad "Summer Moved On".

He married the American filmmaker Lauren Savoy in 1991. Together with his wife, and drummer Frode Unneland, he also performs in the band Savoy. Savoy have achieved great success in Norway, selling over 300,000 records. They have been nominated for the Spellmansprisen (Norwegian equivalent of the Grammy Award) four times and have won three times. The song "Velvet" appears in the movie "One Night at McCool's" and "Whalebone" appears in the highly acclaimed Norwegian film "Hawaii, Oslo".

Paul Waaktaar-Savoy with A-Ha in Cologne, 2005.
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy with A-Ha in Cologne, 2005.
 v • d • e a-ha
Morten Harket | Magne Furuholmen | Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (also known as Pål Waaktaar)
Discography
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
Live albums and compilations: Headlines And Deadlines - The Hits of a-ha | How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head | The Singles: 1984-2004 | The Definitive Singles Collection 1984-2004
Singles: "Take on Me (1st rel)" | "Love Is Reason" | "Take on Me (2nd rel)" | "Take on Me (3rd rel)" | "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." | "Train of Thought" | "Hunting High and Low" | "I've Been Losing You" | "Cry Wolf" | "Maybe Maybe" | "Manhattan Skyline" | "The Living Daylights" | "Stay On These Roads" | "The Blood That Moves The Body" | "Touchy!" | "You Are the One" | "There's Never a Forever Thing" | "Crying in the Rain" | "I Call Your Name" | "Early Morning" | "Waiting for Her" | "Move to Memphis" | "The Blood That Moves The Body (Remix)" | "Dark Is the Night" | "Angel" | "Lie Down In Darkness" | "Shapes That Go Together" | "Summer Moved On" | "Minor Earth Major Sky" | "Velvet" | "The Sun Never Shone That Day" | "Minor Earth Major Box (4 CD Box set)" | "Forever Not Yours" | "Lifelines" | "Did Anyone Approach You?" | "The Sun Always Shines On T.V. a-ha Live" | "Celice" | "Birthright" | "Analogue (All I Want)" | "Cosy Prisons"
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