# List of a-ha band members

The following is a list of musicians who have toured and or recorded with the Norwegian synth-pop band a-ha, which was founded in Oslo in 1982 by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitars and vocals), Magne Furuholmen (keyboards, guitars and vocals), and Morten Harket (lead vocals). Current touring musicians include drummer Karl-Oluf Wennerberg & programmer/keyboardist Erik Ljunggren (both of whom first joined in 2009) and bassist Even Ormestad (since 2015). Former members have included Leif Karsten Johansen, Mike Sturgis, Randy Hope-Taylor, Matthew Letley, Per Hillestad, Per Lindvall and Sven Lindvall.

## Members

| Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
| Morten Harket | 1982–1994 1998–2010 2011 2015–present | lead vocalsoccasional guitar | all releases |
| Magne Furuholmen | 1982–1994 1998–2010 2011 2015–present | keyboardsguitarsbassbacking and occasional lead vocals | all releases |
| Pål Waaktaar-Savoy | 1982–1994 1998–2010 2011 2015–present | guitarsdrumspercussionbacking vocalskeyboardsbass | all releases |

## Touring musicians
### Current

| Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
| Karl-Oluf Wennerberg | 2009–2010 2011 2015–present | drumspercussion | Foot of the Mountain (2009) Ending on a High Note: The Final Concert (2011) Cast in Steel (2015) MTV Unplugged: Summer Solstice (2017) True North (2022) |
| Erik Ljunggren | 2009–2010 2011 2015–2016 2019–present | programmingkeyboardsbacking vocalsbass | Foot of the Mountain (2009) Ending on a High Note: The Final Concert (2011) Cast in Steel (2015) True North (2022) |
| Even Ormestad | 2015–present | basskeyboards | Cast in Steel (2015) MTV Unplugged: Summer Solstice (2017) True North (2022) |
| Kjetil Bjerkestrand | on occasion | keyboardsorchestration | Minor Earth Major Sky (2000) Foot of the Mountain (2009) True North (2022) |

### Former touring/session musicians

| Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
| Lindsay Elliott | 1985 | drums | "Take on Me" music video, Top of the Pops, "The Sun Always Shines on TV" music video |
| Gina Schock | 1986 | drums | US TV appearances on American Bandstand, Soul Train and Solid Gold. |
| Mike Sturgis | 1986–1987 | drums | Scoundrel Days (1986) |
| Leif Karsten Johansen | 1986–1987 | bassbacking vocals | Scoundrel Days (1986) |
| Dag Kolsrud [no] | 1986–1987 | keyboards | none |
| Ian Wherry | 1988–1989 | keyboards | none |
| Randy Hope-Taylor | 1988–1989 | bass | Stay on These Roads (1988) |
| Rafael Gayol (aka Danny Gayol) | 1988–1989 | percussion | none |
| Matthew Letley | 1988–1989 | drums | none |
| Per Hillestad | 1990–1994 | drums | Stay on These Roads (1988) East of the Sun, West of the Moon (1990) Memorial Beach (1993) Minor Earth Major Sky (2000) True North (2022) |
| Jørun Bøgeberg | 1990–1994 | bassbacking vocals | Stay on These Roads (1988) East of the Sun, West of the Moon (1990) Memorial Beach (1993) Minor Earth Major Sky (2000) Lifelines (2002) Analogue (2005) |
| Sigurd Køhn | 1991–1994 | saxophone | none |
| Øivind Madsen | 1994 (Africa leg of tour) | bass | none |
| Sven Lindvall | 2000–2007 | bassbacking vocals | Minor Earth Major Sky (2000) Lifelines (2002) Analogue (2005) Live at Vallhall: Homecoming (2001) How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head (2003) |
| Per Lindvall | 2000–2007 | drums | Minor Earth Major Sky (2000) Lifelines (2002) Analogue (2005) Cast in Steel (2015) Live at Vallhall: Homecoming (2001) How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head (2003) |
| Christer Karlsson | 2000–2007 | keyboardsbacking vocals | Live at Vallhall: Homecoming (2001) How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head (2003) |
| Anneli Drecker | 2000–2002 (and selected concerts in 2010, 2016, & 2022) | backing vocalsduet partnertambourinekeyboards | Live at Vallhall: Homecoming (2001) How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head (2003) |
| May Kristin Kaspersen | 2002 (Russian leg of tour) | backing vocalsduet partner | none |
| Jonny Sjo [no] | 2006 (substitute) | bass | none |
| Tini Flaat Mykland | 2016 (selected concerts) | backing vocals | none |
| Lars Horntveth | 2017–2018 | guitarswoodwinds | Cast in Steel (2015) MTV Unplugged: Summer Solstice (2017) |
| Morten Qvenild | 2017–2018 | keyboards | MTV Unplugged: Summer Solstice (2017) True North (2022) |
| Madeleine Ossum | 2017–2018 | violinbacking vocals | MTV Unplugged: Summer Solstice (2017) True North (2022) |
| Emilie Heldal Lidsheim | 2017–2018 | violabacking vocals | MTV Unplugged: Summer Solstice (2017) |
| Tove Margrethe Erikstad | 2017–2018 | cellobacking vocals | MTV Unplugged: Summer Solstice (2017) |

### Guests

| Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
| Sondre Lerche | 2002 | vocals | Lerche performed with the band on "Locust" at the bands reunion concert in 2002. |
| Erin Hill | 2008 | harp | Opening act in 2008 in Europe and London and at Royal Albert Hall. |
| Kygo | 2015 | electronicssynths | Kygo performed with the band at The 2015 Nobel Peace Prize Concert on a remixed version on "Take on Me" |
| Ian McCulloch | 20172018 | vocals | McCulloch sang on two songs, "The Killing Moon" (by his band, Echo & the Bunnymen) and "Scoundrel Days", with the band at both MTV Unplugged concerts at Øygardshallen (Giske Harbour Hall) on the island of Giske in 2017, as well as at the O2 Arena, London in February 2018 on the same songs. |
| Alison Moyet | 2017 | vocals | Moyet performed at the MTV Unplugged concert, on the second show, on "Summer Moved On". |
| Lissie | 2017 | vocals | Lissie guested on “I’ve Been Losing You” at both MTV Unplugged concerts. |
| Ingrid Helene Håvik | 2017 | vocals | Håvik guested on “The Sun Always Shines on TV” at both MTV Unplugged concerts. |
| Susanne Sundfør | 2018 | vocals | Sundfør performed on "I've Been Losing You" and on "The Sun Always Shines on TV" at the Oslo Spektrum in February 2018. |

## Line-ups

| Period | Members | Releases |
| 1982 – 1985 | Morten Harket – vocals Paul Waaktaar – guitar, drum programing, backing vocals Magne Furuholmen – keyboards, bass programming, backing vocals | Hunting High and Low (1985) |
| 1985 | Morten Harket – vocals Paul Waaktaar – guitar, backing vocals Magne Furuholmen – keyboards, bass programming, backing vocals Additional personnel Lindsey Elliot – drums | "Take On Me" (1985) music video |
| 1986 | Morten Harket – vocals Paul Waaktaar – guitar, backing vocals Magne Furuholmen – keyboards, bass programming, backing vocals Additional personnel Gina Schock – drums | US TV appearances on American Bandstand, Soul Train and Solid Gold. |
| 1986 – 1987 | Morten Harket – vocals Paul Waaktaar – guitar, drum programming, backing vocals Magne Furuholmen – keyboards, bass and drum programming, backing vocals Additional personnel Dag Kolsrud – keyboards Leif Karsten Johansen – bass, backing vocals Mike Sturgis – drums | Scoundrel Days (1986) |
| 1988 – 1989 | Morten Harket – vocals Paul Waaktaar – guitar, bass and drum programming, backing vocals Magne Furuholmen – keyboards, bass and drum programming, backing vocals Additional personnel Ian Wherry – keyboards Randy Hope-Taylor – bass Matthew Letley – drums Rafael Gayol – percussion | Stay on These Roads (1988) |
| 1990 – 1991 | Morten Harket – vocals Paul Waaktaar-Savoy – guitar, backing vocals, bass and piano (studio) Magne Furuholmen – keyboards, backing vocals Additional personnel Jørun Bøgeberg – bass, backing vocals Per Hillestad – drums | East of the Sun, West of the Moon (1990) |
| 1991 – 1994 | Morten Harket – vocals Paul Waaktaar-Savoy – guitar, drum programming, backing vocals Magne Furuholmen – keyboards, backing vocals Additional personnel Jørun Bøgeberg – bass, backing vocals Per Hillestad – drums Sigurd Køhn – saxophone | Memorial Beach (1993) |
| Band on hiatus from 1994 – 1998 |||
| 1998 – 2000 | Morten Harket – vocals Paul Waaktaar-Savoy – guitar, backing vocals Magne Furuholmen – keyboards, backing vocals Additional personnel Sven Lindvall – bass Per Lindvall – drums | Minor Earth Major Sky (2000) |
| 2000 – 2002 | Morten Harket – vocals Paul Waaktaar-Savoy – guitar, backing vocals Magne Furuholmen – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals Additional personnel Sven Lindvall – bass Per Lindvall – drums Christer Karlsson – keyboards, backing vocals Anneli Drecker – backing vocals | Live at Vallhall: Homecoming (2001) Lifelines (2002) How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head (2003) |
| 2002 | Morten Harket – vocals Paul Waaktaar-Savoy – guitar, backing vocals Magne Furuholmen – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals Additional personnel Christer Karlsson – keyboards, backing vocals Sven Lindvall – bass Per Lindvall – drums May Kristin Kaspersen – backing vocals | |
| 2002 – 2007 | Morten Harket – vocals Paul Waaktaar-Savoy – guitar, keyboards (studio), backing vocals Magne Furuholmen – keyboards, piano, guitar, backing vocals Additional personnel Christer Karlsson – keyboards, backing vocals Sven Lindvall – bass Per Lindvall – drums | Analogue (2005) |
| 2008 (An evening with Morten Harket, Savoy and Magne F) | Magen Furuholmen – vocals, keyboards, guitar Karl Oluf Wennerberg – drums Dan Sunhordvik – guitar, backing vocals Jonny Sjo [no] – bass, backing vocals | |
| 2008 (An evening with Morten Harket, Savoy and Magne F) | Paul Waaktaar-Savoy – vocals, guitar Lauren Savoy – guitar, vocals Frode Unneland – drums, backing vocals Jørun Bøgeberg – bass Preben Grieg-Halvorsen – keyboards Hågen Rørmark – guitar, backing vocals Erin Hill – harp, backing vocals | |
| 2008 (An evening with Morten Harket, Savoy and Magne F) | Morten Harket – vocals Per Lindvall – drums Kjetil Bjerkestrand – keyboards Eivind Aarset – guitar Jonny Sjo – bass | |
| 2009 – 2010, 2011 | Morten Harket – vocals Paul Waaktaar-Savoy – guitar, backing vocals Magne Furuholmen – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals Additional personnel Erik Ljunggren – keyboards, programming, bass, backing vocals Karl-Oluf Wennerberg – drums | Foot of the Mountain (2009) Ending on a High Note: The Final Concert (2011) |
| 2015 – 2016 | Morten Harket – vocals Paul Waaktaar-Savoy – guitar, backing vocals Magne Furuholmen – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals Additional personnel Erik Ljunggren – keyboards (live), backing vocals Karl-Oluf Wennerberg – drums Even Ormestad – bass | Cast in Steel (2015) |
| 2017 – 2018 | Morten Harket – vocals Paul Waaktaar-Savoy – guitar, backing vocals Magne Furuholmen – keyboards, piano, guitar, backing vocals, flute Additional personnel Karl-Oluf Wennerberg – drums, percussion Even Ormestad – bass Lars Horntveth – guitars, woodwind Morten Qvenild – piano, keyboards Madeleine Ossum – violin, backing vocals Emilie Heldal Lidsheim – viola, backing vocals Tove Margrethe Erikstad – cello, backing vocals | MTV Unplugged: Summer Solstice (2018) |
| 2019 – present | Morten Harket – vocals Paul Waaktaar-Savoy – guitar, backing vocals, keyboards (studio) Magne Furuholmen – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals Additional personnel Karl-Oluf Wennerberg – drums, percussion Even Ormestad – bass Erik Ljunggren – keyboards (live), programming, backing vocals | True North (2022) |

### Live performance / studio session with Orchestras

| Name | Years active | live performance / studio session | Release contributions |
| Hollywood Bowl Orchestra | 2022 | Live performance | Live concert at the Hollywood Bowl |
| Norwegian Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra | 2022 | Studio / Live session | Featured on the album True North |
| Macedonian Radio Symphony Orchestra | 2015 | Studio session | Featured on the album Cold As Stone |
| Norwegian Radio Orchestra | 2011 | Live performance | Memorial service |
| Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra | 2010 | Live performance | Only one show at the Royal Albert Hall in London and one show at Oslo Konserthus in Oslo |
| Norwegian Radio Orchestra | 1998, 2001 and 2015 | Live performance | Nobel Peace Price concert |
| Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and Norwegian Radio Orchestra | 2001 | Studio session | Used on recordings on the A-ha album Minor Earth Major Sky |
| London Philharmonic Orchestra | 1986 | Studio session | On the recording of the music video version of the song Hunting High and Low from the studio album of the same name |