Way back in 1982, a trio of Norwegian musicians formed a band called A-ha and left Norway for the bright lights of London to see if they could make a career for themselves in the music business. The front man was Morten Harket accompanied by Magne Furuholmen, the keyboard player and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy on guitar. The unlikely threesome ended up at the studio of musician and producer John Ratcliff and legend has it that they were enticed by the prospect of his Space Invaders arcade machine. They must have really loved Space Invaders because they ended up hiring Ratcliff and his manager, Terry Slater, to manage their own band.Two years after arriving in London, A-ha debuted with their first single
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