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Paul Waaktaar-Savoy

1961 - Today

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Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (born Pål Gamst, 6 September 1961) is a Norwegian musician and songwriter. Waaktaar-Savoy 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, Waaktaar-Savoy is also a painter. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Waaktaar-Savoy is the 1,058th most popular musician (up from 1,124th in 2019), the 244th most popular biography from Norway (up from 255th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Norwegian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy ranks 1,058 out of 3,175. Before him are Buddy Bolden, Doug Clifford, Tony Thompson, Tommy Dorsey, Sabicas, and Roy Buchanan. After him are James Galway, David Sanborn, Billy Hart, Harry Edison, Holger Czukay, and Tony Visconti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy ranks 171. Before him are Rodrigo Chaves Robles, John Key, Christopher Atkins, Vladimir Potanin, Alexander Bard, and Oh Se-hoon. After him are Vince Neil, Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, Elias Koteas, Lui Morais, Jean-Christophe Grangé, and Tom Perez.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy ranks 244 out of 1,039. Before him are Jacob Aall (1773), Colin Archer (1832), Thorvald Asvaldsson (950), Magne Furuholmen (1962), Torbjørn Falkanger (1927), and Kjetil André Aamodt (1971). After him are Molla Mallory (1884), Simon Slåttvik (1917), Leonhard Stejneger (1851), Þjóðólfr of Hvinir (900), Sonja Wigert (1913), and Kjartan Fløgstad (1944).

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Among MUSICIANS In Norway

Among musicians born in Norway, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy ranks 8. Before him are Agathe Backer Grøndahl (1847), Ole Bull (1810), Varg Vikernes (1973), Euronymous (1968), John Norum (1964), and Magne Furuholmen (1962). After him are Aurora (1996), Olve Eikemo (1973), Ketil Bjørnstad (1952), Terje Rypdal (1947), Shagrath (1976), and Truls Mørk (1961).

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