Media Archive

2000 Media Archive

British success for a-ha

12-14-00 A-ha now have their mind set on success in Great Britain, after leading British music critics placed them high on a respected list of the year's best albums - ahead of U2 and Fatboy Slim.

Berlin critic in extacy

12-11-00 Review of a-ha's concert in Berlin's Velodrom, from Der Tagesspiegel, 28 Nov 2000.

a-ha on exclusive list

12-11-00 Forty British music journalists have nominated the best albums of the year 2000. a-ha receives a high score.

a-ha gives an extra concert!

12-11-00 a-ha fever has hit Norway. The demand for tickets to the Valhall concert on 24 March has been so enormous that an additional concert has been scheduled for the day after.

'Minor Earth, Major Sky' is no. 29 on the list of the 100 best albums of year 2000!

12-11-00 The British music press has spoken: a-ha´s 'Minor Earth, Major Sky' ranks as number 29 of this year's 100 best albums!

Update on German concert reviews

12-11-00 We have received some links for reviews of the latest concert in Germany.

The Norwegian Postal Office releases artist stamp by Magne Furuholmen

12-03-00 In February, Magne Furuholmen debutes as the youngest artist ever to be represented by an official Norwegian stamp.

Cheers for a-ha

12-02-00 2000-12-02VG, 25 Nov 2000HAMBURG: 7500 fans welcomed a-ha back to Germany at the Sporthalle in Hamburg last night.by Klaes Krog and Gøran Bohlin (photo) [translated by cindy kandolf]When the Norwegian

Magic in the air

12-02-00 2000-12-02Dagbladet, 25 Nov 2000From the inhospitable scrapheap of old chart-toppers to pop magic in Hamburg. a-ha came back from the dead with style, power and a royal aura last night. It was almost unreal.by

U2 admits taking melody line from a-ha

12-02-00 U2 admits to Dagbladet that there is no doubt that a melody line in their latest hit 'Beautiful Day' resembles a-ha´s hit 'The Sun Always Shines on TV'.

Television coverage of the German concerts

12-02-00 German TV stations have shown interest in broadcasting a-ha's latest tour in Germany.

The Norwegian press states that there was "magic in the air" after the Hamburg concert

12-02-00 The Norwegian press has highly praised a-ha after the concert in Hamburg Sporthalle 24 Nov. a-ha´s comeback is filled with style, power and royal aura.

a-ha shines

12-02-00 It was fun to be Norwegian in Hamburg Friday night. In front of 7000 excited listeners, first novices Briskeby and then veterans a-ha gave a tremendous concert that made the Germans lose control.

Pop ist eine Himmelsmacht: Das furiose Comeback der norwegischen Band a-ha in Hamburg

12-02-00 Those who are interested in the development of rock music must have been pained by the fact that for years, nothing was heard from the Norwegian threesome a-ha.

German concert reviews

12-02-00 The German press has given a-ha great reviews for their concerts in Hamburg and Berlin.

a-ha first again

12-02-00 a-ha narrowly edged out Madonna to be the first to launch a fully animated video made for the Internet.

a-ha plays in Oslo 24.03.2001

12-02-00 After sparkling concerts in Japan and above all Germany, a-ha is ready to return home.

Playing for Vaalerenga

12-02-00 In March next year, a-ha will play their first concert in Norway in seven years. The occassion? The opening of Vaalerenga's new indoor football arena.

a-ha launches new company "a-ha network as" 24.11.00

11-26-00 The Norwegian newspaper VG reports that a-ha will launch a new company on the 24th of November.