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A-HA conquered the world in the 1980s and their songs are still loved by fans around the world.

The group is lead by Morten Harket who was unveiled on The Masked Singer as The Viking.

 Morten Harket is a Norwegian singer known for A-Ha
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Morten Harket is a Norwegian singer known for A-HaCredit: PA:Press Association

Who is Morten Harket?

Morten Harket was born on September 14, 1959, and is a 61-year-old Norwegian musician.

He is best known as the lead singer of 80s band A-ha.

The band were a big hit and released ten studio albums and topped the charts internationally with their breakthrough hit Take On Me in 1985.

However Take On Me failed to hit No1 in the UK ,but follow-up single The Sun Always Shines On TV hit the coveted top spot.

They went on to have six other UK top 10 hits in the 80s with Train Of Thought, Hunting High And Low, I've Been Losing You, Cry Wolf, the Bond theme The Living Daylights and Stay On These Roads.

A-ha hit the UK charts again in 2006 with No10 hit Analogue.

Morten has also released six solo albums.

On January 30, 2021, he was on hit ITV show The Masked Singer.

 Morten Harket was unveiled as The Viking on The Masked Singer
Morten Harket was unveiled as The Viking on The Masked SingerCredit: ITV

What is Morten Harket's net worth?

Morten has amassed quite a fortune since his rise to fame in the 80s.

He has an estimated fortune of £46million.

This is through royalties for his music and also touring with his band.

 Morten Harket is famed for being the lead singer of A-Ha - seen here in the iconic music video for their 1985 song Take On Me
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Morten Harket is famed for being the lead singer of A-Ha - seen here in the iconic music video for their 1985 song Take On Me

What is Morten Harket up to now?

A-ha famously split in 2010 after playing their final gig in Oslo, Norway.

But to much acclaim they reunited in 2015.

The band continue to tour to this day.

Is Morten Harket married?

Morten was married to Camilla Malmquist from 1989 to 1998.

The couple had three children, Jakob, Jonathan and Anna, who is a singer known as Tomine.

The singer also has a daughter, Henny, with ex-girlfriend Anne Mette Undlien.

He is currently in a relationship with Inez Andersson.

The couple have one child, daughter Karmen.

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