List of awards and nominations received by A-ha
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Award | Wins | Nominations |
- ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
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.[1]
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 |
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2012 | Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav | Knight 1st class | Magne Furuholmen of a-ha | ![]() | |
2012 | Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav | Knight 1st class | Morten Harket of a-ha | ![]() | |
2012 | Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav | Knight 1st class | Paul Waaktaar-Savoy of a-ha | ![]() |
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 |
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2011 | Rockheim Hall of Fame | Pop/Rock | Magne Furuholmen of a-ha | Inducted [12] |
2011 | Rockheim Hall of Fame | Pop/Rock | Morten Harket of a-ha | inducted [12] |
2011 | Rockheim Hall of Fame | Pop/Rock | Paul Waaktaar-Savoy of a-ha | Inducted [12] |
Awards and nominations
Award | Year | Nominee(s) | Category | Result | Ref. |
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American Music Awards | 1986 | "Take On Me" | Favorite Pop/Rock Video | Nominated | [13] |
BMI London Awards | 1991 | "Take On Me" | 1 Million Award | Won | |
2007 | 3 Million Award | Won | [14] | ||
2013 | 4 Million Award | Won | |||
2014 | "Feel This Moment" | Award-Winning Song | Won | [15] | |
2019 | "Take On Me" | 6 Million Award | Won | [16] | |
2020 | 7 Million Award | Won | [17] | ||
2022 | 8 Million Award | Won | [18] | ||
Billboard Music Awards | 1985 | Themselves | Top Pop Singles Artist | Nominated | [19] |
Top Pop Singles Artist - Duo/Group | Nominated | ||||
"Take On Me" | Top Pop Single | Nominated | |||
1986 | "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." | Top Dance Sales Single | Nominated | [20] | |
Bravo Otto Awards | 1985 | Themselves | Band: Bronze Award | Won | [21] |
1986 | Rock Group: Gold Award | Won | [22] | ||
1987 | Won | [23] | |||
1988 | Rock Group: Silver Award | Won | [24] | ||
Brit Awards | 1987 | Themselves | International Group | Nominated | [25] |
Gammleng Awards | 2008 | Themselves | Pop Music | Won | [26] |
Grammy Awards | 1986 | Themselves | Best New Artist | Nominated | [27] |
Guinness World Records | 1991 | Themselves | Largest Paying Audience | Won | [28] |
Hungarian Music Awards | 2010 | Foot of the Mountain | Best Foreign Pop Album | Nominated | [29] |
IM&MC Music Video Awards | 1986 | "Take On Me" | Best Videoclip | Won | [30] |
Ivor Novello Awards | 1988 | "The Living Daylights" | Best Film Score Theme or Song | Nominated | [31] |
Japan Gold Disc Awards | 1989 | Stay on These Roads | International Album of the Year | Won | [32] |
MTV Video Music Awards | 1986 | "Take On Me" | Video of the Year | Nominated | [13] |
Best Group Video | Nominated | ||||
Best New Artist | Won | ||||
Best Concept Video | Won | ||||
Most Experimental Video | Won | ||||
Best Direction | Won | ||||
Best Special Effects | Won | ||||
Viewer's Choice | Won | ||||
"The Sun Always Shines on T.V." | Best Art Direction | Nominated | |||
Best Editing | Won | ||||
Best Cinematography | Won | ||||
Music Week Awards | 1986 | "Hunting High and Low" | British Music Promo Video | Nominated | [33] |
Nordic Music Awards | 2004 | Themselves | Prize of Honor | Won | [34] |
Norwegian Music Hall of Fame | 2011 | Themselves | Inducted | Won | [35] |
Peer Gynt Prize | 1987 | Themselves | Peer Gynt Prize | Won | [36] |
Q Awards | 2006 | Themselves | Q Inspiration Award | Won | [37] |
Spellemannprisen | 1985 | Hunting High and Low | Spellemann of the Year | Won | [38] |
Pop of the Year | Won | ||||
1986 | Scoundrel Days | Won | |||
"Hunting High and Low" | Music Video of the Year | Won | |||
Themselves | Jury Honorary Award | Won | |||
1988 | Stay on These Roads | Pop of the Year | Nominated | ||
1990 | East of the Sun, West of the Moon | Nominated | |||
1993 | Memorial Beach | Nominated | |||
2000 | Minor Earth Major Sky | Nominated | |||
"Summer Moved On" | Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
"Velvet" | Music Video of the Year | Won | |||
Themselves | Honorary Award | Won | |||
2001 | "Take On Me" | The Norwegian Hit of All Time | Nominated | ||
2002 | "Forever Not Yours" | Song of the Year | Nominated | ||
"Lifelines" | Music Video of the Year | Nominated | |||
2010 | Themselves | Honorary Award | Won | ||
2015 | Cast in Steel | Pop Group of the Year | Nominated | ||
Viña del Mar Festival | 2006 | Themselves | Antorcha de Oro | Won | [39] |
Antorcha de Plata | Won | ||||
Gaviota de Plata | Won | ||||
World Music Awards | 1993 | Themselves | World's Best Selling Scandinavian Artist | Won | [40] |
2010 | Won |
Goldene Europa Award
Year | Type of award | Category | Won / Awarded / Nominated |
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2001 | Goldene Europa Award | Comeback des Jahres Award | Won |
1988 | Goldene Europa Award | Best Album ( Stay On These Roads ) | Won |
1986 | Goldene Europa Award | Best Musicvideo ( Take On Me ) | Won |
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.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1985 | A-ha | Best Group | Nominated |
1986 | Won | ||
1987 | Nominated | ||
Worst Group | Nominated | ||
1988 | Nominated | ||
Best Group | Nominated | ||
"Touchy!" | Best Pop Video | Nominated | |
1986 | Morten Harket (A-ha) | Best singer | Won |
Various other awards
Year | Type of award | Category | Won / Awarded / Nominated |
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1987 | British Industry Award | Best Group Video (Cry Wolf) | Won |
2016 | The Radio Regenbogen Awards (German Radio Award) | Comeback of the Year Award | Won |
2015 | Deutscher Radiopreis (German Radio Award) | Sonderpreis des beirats (Special Prize of the Advisory Board) | Won |
2015 | Norske vidAwards | Taylor honorary award | Won [41] |
2010 | Echo (music award) | Best International Pop/Rock Group | Nominated |
2023 | Pop Awards 2023 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Won [42] |
2009 | SWR's New Pop Festival | Pioneer Of Pop Award | Won |
2000 | VIVA Germany Comet Preis | Comeback Award | Won |
1986 | The Golden Rose Festival, Switzerland | Best musicvideo award for Take On Me | Won |
1986 | Det Nye - Sølvmikrofonen prisen | Best Norwegian group of the year | Won |
1986 | West German TV channel "SR" | Best musicvideo Take On Me | Won |
1987 | Australian Video Awards | Musicvideo ( Hunting High and Low ) | Won |
1986 | Australian pop music awards | Most popular international act | Won |
1987 | Montreux, the "IM&MC Gala" | Best group video award (British Industry Award) | Won |
1987 | Azzurro 87 Festival in Bari | n/a | Won |
1987 | Berolina Awards, Germany | Best international group | Won |
1987 | The Diamonds Awards, Belgium | For the song Touchy! | Won |
1986 | Pollstar Concert Industry Awards | Next Major Arena Headliner | Nominated |
1986 | Veronika Award Netherlands | Number one at top 40 with Train of Thought | Won [43] |
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External links
- Official website
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- Headlines and Deadlines: The Hits of A-ha
- The Definitive Singles Collection 1984–2004
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- Time and Again: The Ultimate A-ha
- Live at Vallhall: Homecoming
- How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head
- Ending on a High Note: The Final Concert
- MTV Unplugged: Summer Solstice
- "Take On Me"
- "Love Is Reason"
- "The Sun Always Shines on T.V."
- "Train of Thought"
- "Hunting High and Low"
- "I've Been Losing You"
- "Cry Wolf"
- "Manhattan Skyline"
- "The Living Daylights"
- "Stay on These Roads"
- "The Blood That Moves the Body"
- "Touchy!"
- "You Are the One"
- "Crying in the Rain"
- "I Call Your Name"
- "Early Morning"
- "Move to Memphis"
- "Dark Is the Night"
- "Angel in the Snow"
- "Shapes That Go Together"
- "Summer Moved On"
- "Minor Earth Major Sky"
- "Velvet"
- "Forever Not Yours"
- "Lifelines"
- "Did Anyone Approach You?"
- "Celice"
- "Analogue (All I Want)"
- "Cosy Prisons"
- "Foot of the Mountain"
- "Nothing Is Keeping You Here"
- "Shadowside"
- "Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)"
- "You Have What It Takes"
- Discography
- Awards
- Bridges
- Savoy
- Apparatjik
- The Swing of Things / The Demo Tapes
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