Pål Waaktaar-Savoy

Pål Gamst Waaktaar-Savoy, heutiger Künstlername Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, (* 6. September 1961 in Tonsenhagen, Oslo) ist ein norwegischer Musiker und Mitglied der Band a-ha.

Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (2018)
Bild: Tore Sætre

1991 heiratete Waaktaar-Savoy die US-Amerikanerin Lauren Savoy. Das Paar hat einen Sohn und lebt in New York City und Oslo.

Neben a-ha gründete Waaktaar-Savoy mit seiner Frau Lauren die Band Savoy, die in der Zeit seit der Gründung 1994 ebenfalls einige Erfolge feiern konnte. Dritter im Bunde ist der Schlagzeuger Frode Unneland.

2012 erhielt Waaktaar-Savoy zusammen mit seinen Kollegen von a-ha den Sankt-Olav-Orden in der Stufe Ritter 1. Klasse für seinen Beitrag zur norwegischen Musik.

Literatur

• Ørjan Nilsson: Tears from a Stone: Pål Waaktaar Savoy von a-ha über sein Leben und seine Songs, Riva 2018, ISBN 978-3742305329

Weblinks

• Offizielle Website von a-ha (englisch)
• Pål Waaktaar-Savoy bei IMDb

Einzelnachweise

a-ha

Morten Harket Pål Waaktaar-Savoy Magne Furuholmen
Studioalben	Hunting High and Low Scoundrel Days Stay on These Roads East of the Sun, West of the Moon Memorial Beach Minor Earth, Major Sky Lifelines Analogue Foot of the Mountain Cast in Steel True North
Livealben	How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head? Ending on a High Note – The Final Concert MTV Unplugged – Summer Solstice Days Night Live at Valhall
Kompilationen	Headlines and Deadlines – The Hits of a-ha The Singles 1984–2004 25 Time and Again – The Ultimate a-ha 45 R.P.M. Club Twelve Inch Club Scoundrel Club Road Club Best in Brasil En Argentina The Best On Tour in Brasil Stay on These Roads / Scoundrel Days Hunting High and Low / Memorial Beach Take On Me / The Sun Always Shines on T.V. Single Remixes The Demo Tapes Trilogy: Three Classic Albums Make Some Noise: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur Best Of Hunting High and Low
EPs	45 R.P.M. Club Twelve Inch Club a-ha Scoundrel Club Road Club Limited-Edition Hits EP Limited-Edition Hits EP / Number Two
Videoalben	Hunting High and Low Headlines and Deadlines – The Hits of A-ha A-ha – Live in South America A-ha Live at Vallhall – Homecoming A-ha: The Videos 25 Ending on a High Note – The Final Concert
Singles	Take On Me The Sun Always Shines on T.V. Train of Thought Hunting High and Low I’ve Been Losing You Cry Wolf Manhattan Skyline The Living Daylights Stay on These Roads The Blood That Moves the Body Touchy! You Are the One Crying in the Rain I Call Your Name Early Morning Move to Memphis Dark Is the Night Angel in the Snow Shapes That Go Together Summer Moved On Minor Earth, Major Sky Velvet Forever Not Yours Lifelines Did Anyone Approach You? Celice Analogue (All I Want) Cosy Prisons Foot of the Mountain Shadowside Nothing Is Keeping You Here Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah) Love is Reason Maybe, Maybe There’s Never a Forever Thing Waiting for Her Lie Down in Darkness The Sun Never Shone That Day The Sun Always Shines on T.V. (Live) Birthright Summer Moved On (Live) Under the Makeup Cast in Steel Forest Fire I’m In You Have What It Takes As if
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