Norway is a land of dramatic fjords, the midnight sun and the world’s finest goat cheese. It has never been known for its music. But 40 years ago, it produced a singular global pop hit whose grip on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The music video for a-ha's 1985 hit "Take on Me" is widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time, and 40 years after it hit ...

From its beginnings in the early 1980s, it was clear that MTV, the Music Television Network, would have a dramatic effect on the way pop stars marketed their music and themselves. While radio remained ...

Morten Harket, the singer of the Norwegian synth-pop band a-ha who helped define the 1980s MTV sound with its gorgeously sung global hit “Take On Me,” revealed Wednesday that he has Parkinson’s ...

In 1985, A-ha earned themselves a career-defining masterpiece with “Take on Me”, which would go on to become one of the biggest tunes of the decade. When I think of the 80s, I always think of this ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Norway is a land of dramatic fjords, the midnight sun and the world's finest goat cheese. It has never been known for its music.