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Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
Oslo, Norway
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy is credited on 216 releases across 90 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1986–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
216
Pressings credited
90
Albums
5
Decades active
137
In collections
Biography
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (born Pål Gamst, 6 September 1961) is a Norwegian musician and songwriter. He is best known for his work as the main songwriter and guitarist in the Norwegian synth-pop band a-ha, which has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide. He has written or co-written most of the band's biggest hits, including "The Sun Always Shines on T.V.", "Hunting High and Low", "Take On Me", the 1987 James Bond theme "The Living Daylights" and the ballad "Summer Moved On". In addition, he is also a painter. Waaktaar-Savoy was named a Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav by King Harald for his services to Norwegian music and his international success.
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Credited work
216 releases · 90 albums · active 1986–2026
- Performance · 677
- Other credits · 138
- Production · 70
- Engineering · 3
Studios: Boogie Park Studio · The Alabaster Room · Lydlab · Rainbow Studio
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Hunting High And Low
1985
Scoundrel Days
1986
Take On Me
1985
Stay On These Roads
1988
MTV Unplugged (Summer Solstice)
2017
25
2010
Analogue
2005
Minor Earth | Major Sky
2000
Ending On A High Note - The Final Concert (Live At Oslo Spektrum December 4th, 2010)
2011
Foot Of The Mountain
2009
East Of The Sun West Of The Moon
1990
Now That's What I Call An Era: (Feels Like) Heaven 1978 >> 1985 (Essential Synth-Pop)
2026
Pharos
2020
Hits South America
2016
Send Me An Angel
2002
Homecoming (Live At Vallhall)
2001
Reasons To Stay Indoors
2001
Frequent collaborators
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