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Born on September 14, 1959 in Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway, Morten Harket is a singer, songwriter and musician. As of 2026, Morten Harket is 67 years old. Recorded honors include Spellemann Award for male artist of the year (1995), Spellemann Award of the year (1995), Spellemannprisen for hit of the year (1995) and 2 more.
My Take
Honestly, few voices in pop history stop you cold the way Morten Harket's does — that crystalline tenor climbing into impossibly pure high notes is just not something you expect from a guy out of Kongsberg, Norway, and yet here we are. As the lead vocalist of A-ha he helped make "Take On Me" one of the defining singles of 1985, but I think he deserves credit beyond the MTV-rotated video: A-ha went on to release eleven studio albums and Harket kept that voice almost supernaturally intact decade after decade. His 1995 Spellemann Award sweep — male artist, record, hit, and artist of the year — showed Norway knew exactly what it had, and the 2012 Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav was a fitting national acknowledgment. Six solo records on top of the band work tells you he's never just coasting on nostalgia, and I respect that enormously.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Morten Harket
- Name (Japanese)
- モートン・ハルケット
- Reading
- もーとん・はるけっと
- Born
- September 14, 1959 (age 67)
- Origin
- Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway
- Occupation
- singer / songwriter / musician / recording artist / composer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Boar
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 1995 Spellemann Award for male artist of the year
- 1995 Spellemann Award of the year
- 1995 Spellemannprisen for hit of the year
- 1995 Spellemann Award for record of the year
- 2012 Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav
3. Links
- Official sitehttp://mortenharket.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/mortenharket/
- Xhttps://x.com/mortenharket
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morten%20Harket
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B1%E3%83%83%E3%83%88
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q319773
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Morten Harket born?
Born September 14, 1959 (age 67).
Where is Morten Harket from?
Morten Harket is from Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway.
What does Morten Harket do?
Morten Harket works as singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist, composer.
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