This is a comprehensive list of major music awards received by A-ha, a Norwegian synth-pop 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. 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.
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. Their 2009 album "Foot of the Mountain" is their highest charting album in the U.K. since 1988's "Stay on These Roads".
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.
Year Type of Award Category Awarded to Ribbon Medal 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 2011 Rockheim Hall of Fame Pop/Rock Magne Furuholmen of a-ha Inducted 2011 Rockheim Hall of Fame Pop/Rock Morten Harket of a-ha inducted 2011 Rockheim Hall of Fame Pop/Rock Paul Waaktaar-Savoy of a-ha Inducted
Awards and nominations {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Nominee(s) ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| |- ! scope="row"|American Music Awards | 1986 | "Take On Me" | Favorite Pop/Rock Video
!scope="row" rowspan=7|BMI London Awards | 1991 | rowspan=3|"Take On Me" | BMI Outstanding Achievement Award 1 Million
| 2007 | BMI Outstanding Achievement Award 3 Million | | rowspan=2| |- | 2013 | BMI Outstanding Achievement Award 4 Million
| 2014 | "Feel This Moment" | Award-Winning Song
| 2019 | rowspan=3|"Take On Me" | BMI Outstanding Achievement Award 6 Million
| 2020 | BMI Outstanding Achievement Award 7 Million
| 2022 | BMI Outstanding Achievement Award 8 Million
!scope="row" rowspan=4|Billboard Music Awards | rowspan=3|1985 | rowspan=2|Themselves | Top Pop Singles Artist | | rowspan=3| |- | Top Pop Singles Artist - Duo/Group
| "Take On Me" | Top Pop Single
| 1986 | "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." | Top Dance Sales Single
!scope="row" rowspan=4|Bravo Otto Awards | 1985 || rowspan=4|Themselves || Band: Bronze Award ||
| 1986 || rowspan=2|Rock Group: Gold Award ||
| 1987 ||
| 1988 || Rock Group: Silver Award ||
! scope="row"|Brit Awards | 1987 | Themselves | International Group
! scope="row"|Gammleng Awards | 2008 | Themselves | Pop Music
! scope="row" rowspan=1|Grammy Awards | rowspan="1" | 1986 | Themselves | Best New Artist
! scope="row"|Guinness World Records | 1991 | Themselves | Largest Paying Audience
! scope="row"|Hungarian Music Awards | 2010 | Foot of the Mountain | Best Foreign Pop Album
! scope="row"|IM&MC Music Video Awards | 1986 | "Take On Me" | Best Videoclip
!scope="row"|Ivor Novello Awards | 1988 | "The Living Daylights" | Best Film Score Theme or Song
! scope="row"|Japan Gold Disc Awards | 1989 |Stay on These Roads | International Album of the Year
!scope="row" rowspan=11|MTV Video Music Awards | rowspan="11" | 1986 | rowspan="8" | "Take On Me" | Video of the Year
| rowspan=11| |- | Best Group Video
| Best New Artist
| Best Concept Video
| Most Experimental Video
| Best Direction
| Best Special Effects
| Viewer's Choice
| rowspan="3" | "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." | Best Art Direction
| Best Editing
| Best Cinematography
!scope="row"|Music Week Awards | 1986 | "Hunting High and Low" | British Music Promo Video
!scope="row"|Nordic Music Awards | 2004 | Themselves | Prize of Honor
! scope="row"|Norwegian Music Hall of Fame | 2011 | Themselves | Inducted
! scope="row"|Peer Gynt Prize | 1987 | Themselves | Peer Gynt Prize
!scope="row"|Q Awards | 2006 | Themselves | Q Inspiration Award
!scope="row" rowspan=17|Spellemannprisen | rowspan=2|1985 | rowspan=2|Hunting High and Low | Spellemann of the Year | | rowspan=17| |- | rowspan=2|Pop of the Year
| rowspan=3|1986 | Scoundrel Days
| "Hunting High and Low" |Music Video of the Year
| Themselves | Jury Honorary Award
| 1988 | Stay on These Roads | rowspan=4|Pop of the Year
| 1990 | East of the Sun, West of the Moon
| 1993 | Memorial Beach
| rowspan=4|2000 | Minor Earth Major Sky
| "Summer Moved On" | Song of the Year
| "Velvet" | Music Video of the Year
| Themselves | Honorary Award
| 2001 | "Take On Me" | The Norwegian Hit of All Time
| rowspan=2|2002 | "Forever Not Yours" | Song of the Year
| "Lifelines" | Music Video of the Year
| 2010 | Themselves | Honorary Award
| 2015 | Cast in Steel | Pop Group of the Year
!scope="row"|UK Festival Awards | 2006 | Themselves | Festival Feel-Good Act
! scope="row" rowspan=3|Viña del Mar Festival | rowspan=3|2006 | rowspan=3|Themselves | Antorcha de Oro | | rowspan=3| |- | Antorcha de Plata
| Gaviota de Plata
! scope="row" rowspan=2|World Music Awards | 1993 | rowspan=2|Themselves | World's Best-Selling Norwegian Artists | | rowspan=2| |- | 2010 | World's Best-Selling Scandinavian Artists
Goldene Europa Award
Year Type of award Category Won / Awarded / Nominated 2001 Goldene Europa Award Comeback des Jahres Award 1988 Goldene Europa Award Best Album (Stay On These Roads) 1986 Goldene Europa Award Best Musicvideo (Take On Me)
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.
| 1985 | rowspan=6|A-ha | rowspan=3|Best Group
| 1986
| rowspan=2|1987
| rowspan=2|Worst Group
| rowspan=3|1988
| Best Group
| "Touchy!" | Best Pop Video
| 1986 | rowspan=6|Morten Harket (A-ha) | rowspan=3|Best singer
Various other awards
Year Type of award Category Won / Awarded / Nominated 1987 British Industry Award Best Group Video (Cry Wolf) 2021 Nashville Film Festival Grand Jury Price - Best Music Documentary Feature: (A-HA - The Movie) (Thomas Robsahm and Aslaug Holm) 2021 Tribeca Film Festival Audience award - documentary (A-HA - The Movie) (Thomas Robsahm and Aslaug Holm) 2021 Nordisk Panorama Best Nordic Documentary (A-HA - The Movie) (Thomas Robsahm and Aslaug Holm) 2016 The Radio Regenbogen Awards (German Radio Award) Comeback of the Year Award 2015 Deutscher Radiopreis (German Radio Award) Sonderpreis des beirats (Special Prize of the Advisory Board) 2015 Norske vidAwards Taylor honorary award 2010 Echo (music award) Best International Pop/Rock Group 2023 Pop Awards 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award 2009 SWR's New Pop Festival Pioneer Of Pop Award 2000 VIVA Germany Comet Preis Comeback Award 1986 The Golden Rose Festival, Switzerland Best musicvideo award for Take On Me 1986 Det Nye - Sølvmikrofonen prisen Best Norwegian group of the year 1986 West German TV channel "SR" Best musicvideo Take On Me 1987 Australian Video Awards Musicvideo (Hunting High and Low) 1986 Australian pop music awards Most popular international act 1987 Montreux, the "IM&MC Gala" Best group video award (British Industry Award) 1987 Azzurro 87 Festival in Bari n/a 1987 Berolina Awards, Germany Best international group 1987 The Diamonds Awards, Belgium For the song Touchy! 1986 Pollstar Concert Industry Awards Next Major Arena Headliner 1986 Veronika Award Netherlands Number one at top 40 with Train of Thought
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