Test your knowledge of A-ha with this fun, fast quiz — from "Take On Me" trivia and band history to album facts. Perfect for fans and music lovers!
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The “Take On Me” video’s iconic pencil-sketch/rotoscope effect wasn’t a quick trick — it took about four months of frame-by-frame work to blend live action and animation, and helped turn an earlier flop of the song into a global smash.
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Q:Which A-ha album features 'Take On Me'?
A:The song appears on their debut album 'Hunting High and Low.'
Released in 1985, 'Hunting High and Low' launched A-ha’s career with multiple hits and solidified their reputation as innovative 1980s pop artists.
Q:Who are the three members of A-ha?
A:Morten Harket, Magne Furuholmen, and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy.
The trio of Harket, Furuholmen, and Waaktaar-Savoy combined distinctive vocals, keyboards, and guitar skills to create A-ha’s signature synth-pop sound.
A-ha became the first Norwegian band to reach No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 with “Take On Me” (1985), a huge breakthrough for a non‑English-speaking-country act at the time.