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| Morten Harket was among the guests at the Nobel Peace
Prize concert in Oslo.
Morten played for the very first time, 2 new songs, live, from his
next solo album (release in March 2008), Movies and Letter from
Egypt.
The Nobel Peace prize has
awarded Al Gore, former Vice President of the United States for his
involvement and his reflection on Global warming. Morten has been
alert on Ecological problems for many years and was also among the
guests at the Press Conference in Oslo which held before the concert
on December 11.
Pictures
VG article
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26.10.07
: Radio and net premiere of "Movies" on November14.
Morten Harket is now ready to release his new solo album titled
"Letter from Egypt" at the beginning of 2008. In the meantime, his
new single, "Movie" will be aired for the very first time on radio
on November 14. Digital and physical release on November 19.
"Movies" will be a cover of '"My woman" song written by the
Norwegian band Locomotives that can be listened onto their
album "Albert" released in 1999. Morten Harket had met the members
of the band in the early 90's and had been struck by their talent.
Nearly 10 years afterwards, he decided to re-write "my woman" to
release it as his new single as "Movies".
(Thanks to Locust and Universal Norway)
Official site of Morten
Harket
Myspace
Locomotives
VG interview in London
Discussion on mortenharket-fr forum
30.09.07
: M orten
support democraty in Burma
Morten Harket call up Norwegians to support the Burmese
people's fight for democracy. Morten Harket together with manager
Sigurjon Einarsson dressed in red yesterday, in Marrakech in Morocco,
where Harket is recording new solo album
source : VG
Photo : Ole Sverre Olsen
BBC News
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10.09.07
: A-ha broadcasted live on MSN
 We
have now confirmation from a-ha management that Kiel concert
on September 15 will be totally broadcasted on the web through MSN.
The city expects about 200.000 people on the harbour for the opening
of the new Cruise boat Oslo / Kiel, the "Color Magic". This concert
will be the last a-ha show before their next album.
A-ha concert is scheduled at 4.00 pm (CET)
To see a-ha online throught MSN
Color
Magic officiale website
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01.09.07: Universal
invests for Harket solo
Morten Harket has
signed a contract to release his first English speaking solo album
in 12 years.
This is confirmed by the board director of the a-ha vocalists
companies, Sverre Flatby. He informs that it's the largest record
label in the world, Universal that will now bet on Harket as solo
artist.
- "Like the a-ha contract, this is also an international contract," says Flatby -
"In other words, it's not the Norwegian part of
universal that will handle this release."
According to Flatby, the project art wise, will be a real follow up
to Wild seed from 1995., that never became an international release.
On the other hand, it had tremendous success in Norway. With the
song A Kind of Christmas Card, Wild seed was in the Norwegian charts
of the newspaper VG, for 32 weeks. it's was just as long as a-ha's
debut album, Hunting High and Low from 1995.
Last year a-ha told VG newspaper, that they would proabably be
making more a-ha albums together, but that it would be some time
before that happens and that they wanted to focus on their
respective solo projects until then.
From what newspaper VG knows, Harket has recently been working in
Bjørn Nesjøs studio in Trondheim. where he has collaborated with
Sissel Kyrkjebø's music partner, ketil Bjerkstrand. Large string
arrangements have reportedly been recorded for the album, wich so
far hasn't got a release date.
This news is from the paper version of VG.
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29.08.07: New Morten Harket solo album to be released
this winter
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www.mortenharket-fr.com
team is happy to
inform you that the New Morten Harket's album will be released at the
end of 2007. After a long time of silence, Morten Harket is coming
back with a new solo album.
He used discretion about it and
knew how to create surprise.
By the way, please be informed that " www.mortenharket.com
" site and an official "MySpace page " wil be
available in September
Source: Morten Harket Management
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12.08.07: Morten sings with the " Harket
Mannssanggruppe"
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addition to being a member of a-ha, Morten is also a member of a
lesser-known group called "Harket Mannssanggruppe" ("The Harket Men's
Choir"). They have a tradition of performing at an annual Christian
fundraiser in a small town called Vennesla
in southern Norway, where money is being raised for a Norwegian
mission hospital in Tanzania called Haydom. (http://www.haydom.no)
Morten joined the choir in 2003, after his uncle Kjell passed away.
In contrast to a-ha, Morten was the youngest member of Harket
Mannssanggruppe in 2003,but it's not the case this year
anymore!
On Sunday 12. August, they once again performed Christian songs in
front of an audience of 500 people.
Source : Vårt Land.no
http://www.vl.no/lydogbilde/bildeserier/article2924155.ece
Read : Support to Associations
Read this topic on the forum:
http://mortenharket-fr.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1122
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21.06.07 : Morten at Universal summer garden party.
 Morten Harket appeared to only make a short visit when [people from] the music business enjoyed free alcohol in the summer sun, but he returned
later.
On Thursday, the music elite was gathered at Universal's annual garden party, located in the embassy area at Frogner in Oslo. The sun was shining on the idyllic landscape, and unlimited amounts of food and drink lured hundreds of musicians and other guests to the 10th anniversary of Universal's summer
party.
The biggest music star of the evening, Morten Harket, arrived fifteen minutes before the festivities started, and was the first guest of the
evening.
The guards didn't even get time to lay out the red carpet before the a-ha singer arrived. He had to stumble over the folded carpet in order to enter the
party.
The singer hurried into the empty venue, but the festivities appeared to be short - Harket sneaked out the backdoor only half an hour after he had arrived. The star jumped into a waiting car and took off.
Where he drove and whether he would return later was not said. But he was back later in the
evening.
Link: http://www.side2.no/musikk/article1142030.ece
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| 11.06.07 : Morten at Hard Rock Café for Amnesty
International
 Morten
attended a party tonight at the famous restaurant, Hard rock Café in
Oslo for Amnesty International. Many artists who contributed to the
musical project "Make some noise" were there such as Elvira
Nikolaisen.
This album will release on June 25 and all benefits will be sent to
Amnesty International. A-ha recorded a cover of "#9 dream"
song from John Lennon. Here is a picture of Morten and Elvira Nikolaisen
at the Hard Rock Café tonight.
Nettavisen
Article
and video
Tracklist of the double CD "Make some noise" on sale on June 25:
Disc 1:
1. U2 - Instant Karma
2. R.E.M. - #9 Dream
3. Christina Aguilera - Mother
4. Aerosmith featuring Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars - Give Peace A
Chance
5. Lenny Kravitz - Cold Turkey
6. The Cure - Love
7. Corinne Bailey Rae - I'm Losing You
8. Jakob Dylan featuring Dhani Harrison - Gimme Some Truth
9. Jackson Browne - Oh, My Love
10. Raveonettes - One Day At A Time
11. Avril Lavigne - Imagine
12. Big & Rich - Nobody Told Me
13. Youssou N'Dour - Jealous Guy
14. Eskimo Joe - Mind Games
Disc 2:
1. Green Day - Working Class Hero
2. Black Eyed Peas - Power to the People
3. Jack Johnson - Imagine
4. Ben Harper - Beautiful Boy
5. Snow Patrol - Isolation
6. Matisyahu - Watching the Wheels
7. Postal Service - Grow Old With Me
8. Jaguares - Gimme Some Truth
9. The Flaming Lips - (Just Like) Starting Over
10. Jack's Mannequin featuring Mick Fleetwood - God
11. Regina Spektor - Real Love
12. A-ha - #9 Dream
13. Tokio Hotel - Instant Karma
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23.05.2007: Free a-ha concert in Kiel (Germany)
on September 15:
| Tha band will be the guest stars of the
opening celebrations of the new boat of Color Line company the « color
magic ». Indeed, the new luxury boat will leave Kiel on September 15 at
7.00 pm for Oslo, just after a big opening air concert on a floating
stage.
A-ha already played on a floating stage in Bergen in 2004. More
information to come.
According to Harald Wiik, the a-ha concert will take place during the
daytime and the band will bring a special production which has never
been used on an a-ha show before.
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15.05.2007: New concert at Haugesund Arena (Norway) on
1st September :
New Summer concert for A-ha. That gig will be part of the mini 2007
tour of the band with maybe an extra in Germany in September (to be
confirmed)
Avis.no
Visiter Haugesund
Tickets
(On Sale on May 22)
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04.05.2007: International release
for a-ha's cover of #9 Dream News from
a-ha.com
a-ha's rendition of the classic John Lennon song, #9 Dream, will be
included on Amnesty International's upcoming 'Make Some Noise'
compilation. The album will have an international release on June
25.
The 2-CD set will be released under two different titles:
United Kingdom, United States and Canada - Instant Karma: The
Campaign to Save Darfur
Everywhere else - Make Some Noise: The Campaign to Save Darfur
The tracklist will be the same on both versions:
Disc 1:
1. U2 - Instant Karma
2. R.E.M. - #9 Dream
3. Christina Aguilera - Mother
4. Aerosmith featuring Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars - Give
Peace A Chance
5. Lenny Kravitz - Cold Turkey
6. The Cure - Love
7. Corinne Bailey Rae - I'm Losing You
8. Jakob Dylan featuring Dhani Harrison - Gimme Some Truth
9. Jackson Browne - Oh, My Love
10. Raveonettes - One Day At A Time
11. Avril Lavigne - Imagine
12. Big & Rich - Nobody Told Me
13. Youssou N'Dour - Jealous Guy
14. Eskimo Joe - Mind Games
Disc 2:
1. Green Day - Working Class Hero
2. Black Eyed Peas - Power to the People
3. Jack Johnson - Imagine
4. Ben Harper - Beautiful Boy
5. Snow Patrol - Isolation
6. Matisyahu - Watching the Wheels
7. Postal Service - Grow Old With Me
8. Jaguares - Gimme Some Truth
9. The Flaming Lips - (Just Like) Starting Over
10 Jack's Mannequin featuring Mick Fleetwood - God
11. Regina Spektor - Real Love
12. A-ha - #9 Dream
13. Tokio Hotel - Instant Karma
The songs will also be available for download beginning June 25.
To learn more about this project and find out how to make an impact,
be sure to visit these sites:
Make Some Noise
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11.03.2007: Morten in Gudene Vet
 Morten will be in
episode 5, to be broadcast on March 11th. 18:00
Description on TV2.no:
"Tonight: Morten Harket and 80s icon Pat Sharp are just some of
the people who will discuss birth, baptism and being a parent."
Morten Harket is a 4 times father and has thought a lot about birth, baptism and its
dad role.
IYou can see the broadcast if you are a member of
our TV2 forum's group : Group
TV2
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14.02.2007 : a-ha on stage for summer this
year
| New concerts for Morten Harket & co next Summer after a small break.
2 dates are now announced and confirmed :
- Friday 17th August 2007 at Fredrikstad Stadium (South East of Oslo)
- Saturday 25th August 2007 at Tromso Stadium (North of
Norway)
A-ha didn't perform in Tromso since 1987 so it is bound to be a primary event for the city !
Furthermore, management claimed to Norwegian press that 2007 will be dedicated to the creation of a new a-ha album (no release date for the moment). As a consequance, it is doubtful that Morten Harket will release his new solo album this
year.
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03.01.2007 : Morten Harket sang for
Statoil
From Adresseavisen, 4. January.
Morten Harket performed new material exclusively for
Statoil employees in Olavshallen.
The program is always kept secret from the guests at
Statoil's New Year's concert in Trondheim. Last night,
Morten Harket was the secret surprise guest that ended the
concert for the employees in Olavshallen. Since Princess Märtha
Louise was last year's main guest and read fairytales for
the Statoil employees, Harket was introduced to the
audience as the prince and "Askeladd"(norwagian
of the evening. He was accompanied by Kjetil Bjerkestrand
on piano and TrondheimSolistene.
"We haven't rehearsed that much, so I'm excited",
a modest Harket told the audience before he performed a
slow song, followed by several other newly-written songs.
The Statoil employees became a test audience for the brand
new material, which Harket pointed out was still very
fresh to him. He was met by a big round of applause.
"Thank you. I guess I should go home and continue
writing", Harket smiled to the audience.
(thanks to Jakob Sekse)
Link :
- Statoil
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Kjetil Bjerkestrand
- Olavshallen
- TrondheimSolistene
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