Morten Harket

Summary

Morten Harket is a human^[1]. Born in Kongsberg^[2], he… he was born on September 14, 1959^[3]. He worked as a singer^[4], songwriter^[5], musician^[6], and recording artist^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.48% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,534 views/month, #4,758 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Kongsberg^[2], Morten Harket…
• Morten Harket was born on September 14, 1959^[3].
• A child of Morten Harket was Tomine Harket^[9].
• Morten Harket held citizenship in Norway^[10].
• Morten Harket's professions included singer^[4].
• Morten Harket worked as a songwriter^[5].
• Morten Harket's professions included musician^[6].
• Morten Harket worked as a recording artist^[7].
• Morten Harket received the Spellemann Award for male artist of the year^[11].
• Morten Harket received the Spellemann Award of the year^[12].
• Morten Harket received the Spellemannprisen for hit of the year^[13].
• Morten Harket received the Spellemann Award for record of the year^[14].
• Morten Harket received the Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav‎^[15].
• Morten Harket was a member of a-ha^[16].
• Morten Harket is recorded as male^[17].
• Morten Harket's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Morten Harket's genre is pop music^[19].
• Morten Harket's genre is synth-pop^[20].
• Morten Harket's genre is new wave^[21].
• Morten Harket's genre is pop rock^[22].
• Morten Harket's genre is alternative rock^[23].
• Morten Harket's record label is recorded as Polydor^[24].
• Morten Harket's discography is recorded as Morten Harket discography^[25].
• Morten Harket's Commons category is recorded as Morten Harket^[26].
• Morten Harket's voice type is recorded as baritenor^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: NO^[29]

• Began / founded: 1959-09-14^[30]

• Community tags: norwegian^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 2093207d-cb69-4789-866b-5ac772c9ebd3^[32]

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Origins and Family

Morten Harket's place of birth was Kongsberg^[2]. He was born on September 14, 1959^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer^[4], songwriter^[5], musician^[6], and recording artist^[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Spellemann Award for male artist of the year^[11]; Spellemann Award of the year^[12], a music award^[33], in Norway^[34], founded in 1985^[35]; Spellemannprisen for hit of the year^[13]; Spellemann Award for record of the year^[14]; and Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav‎^[15], a grade of an order^[36], in Norway^[37].

Personal Life

A child of Morten Harket was Tomine Harket^[9].

Why It Matters

Morten Harket ranks in the top 0.48% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,534 views/month, #4,758 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

FAQs

Where was Morten Harket born?

Born in Kongsberg^[2], Morten Harket…

What did Morten Harket do for work?

Morten Harket worked as singer^[4], songwriter^[5], musician^[6], and recording artist^[7].

What awards did Morten Harket receive?

Honors received include Spellemann Award for male artist of the year^[11], Spellemann Award of the year^[12], Spellemannprisen for hit of the year^[13], and Spellemann Award for record of the year^[14].