Posted on 10/16/2009 2:24:28 PM PDT by a fool in paradise
Pop group A-ha have announced they are to call it a day, just months after achieving a top 10 album in the UK.
"We've literally lived the ultimate boy's adventure tale," the group, which formed 25 years ago, said.
The trio added that the split would allow them to pursue "other meaningful aspects of life, be it humanitarian work, politics, or whatever else".
The Norwegian band scored international hits with The Sun Always Shines On TV and Take On Me in the 1980s.
Their most recent album, Foot Of The Mountain, marked a return to their synth-pop roots after a period in which they recorded chiming guitar ballads. It charted at number five in the UK.
However, the band never quite recaptured the spark of their heyday, when lead singer Morten Harket was a teen pin-up and the group were followed around by screaming fans.
They even broke a world record at Rio de Janeiro's Maracana Stadium in 1991, when 196,000 fans paid to see them.
But after the commercial failure of 1993's Memorial Beach, the band went on hiatus, only reforming after being invited to play the Nobel Peace Prize concert in 1998...
The group have announced they will mount a farewell tour before disbanding. Only the final date, in Oslo on 4 December 2010, has so far been confirmed.
"We are retiring as a band, not as individuals," the band reassured fans in their statement..
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Do you think A Flock Of Seagulls will follow suit?
I didn’t even realize they were still together.
My wife will be sad, this is her favorite group (way to pop for my taste).. but they have had a heck of a run.
Things that make you go Hmmmmmmmmm.
I thought they broke up 24 1/2 years ago.
“Take off, you! [Take off, you!]
“Take off, you! [Take off, you!]
“We’ll all be gone
“In a day or twoooooooo...”
>>I thought they broke up 24 1/2 years ago.
I was going to say 24. LOL
A-ha! Oh ho!
Didn’t know they were even still a group. Good grief.
“Take on me” is the most artistic music video ever. And while slightly cheesy, it isn’t a bad song either.
Sorry to hear about the breakup. Good group.
I used to have a crush on the lead singer, man what a babe. Haven’t seen him lately, wondering if he is still as cute.
I prefer progressive to pop, but I always liked “Take On Me”.
They deserve the Nobel Peace Prize.
I didn’t know they were still around.
I also just realized they’re Norwegian. For some reason I always thought they were a Swedish band.
Absolutely, and produced without the benefit of modern day technology (todays)
My 16 year old daughter (who is stuck in the 80’s with her parents) will be crushed.
Wow, that’s pretty....
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