(1962-11-01) 1 November 1962 (age 61) Oslo, Norway
Genres
Synthpop
new wave
alternative rock
indie rock
Occupation(s)
Musician
songwriter
visual artist
painter
Instruments
Keyboards
guitar
Labels
Passionfruit
Polydor
ZYX
Drabant Music
Member of
A-ha
Apparatjik
Formerly of
Bridges
Timbersound
Website
magnefuruholmen.com
Musical artist
Magne Furuholmen (born 1 November 1962) is a Norwegian musician and visual artist.[1] Also known by his stage name Mags, he is the keyboardist of the synthpop/rock band A-ha and co-wrote hits such as "Take On Me", "Stay on These Roads", "Manhattan Skyline", "Cry Wolf", "Forever Not Yours", "Analogue (All I Want)", "Minor Earth Major Sky", "Touchy!", "You Are the One", "Move To Memphis" and "Foot of the Mountain". A-ha has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide.[2] He was named Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav by King Harald for his services to Norwegian music and his international success.[3][4]
Furuholmen is also a visual artist with solo exhibitions held in Norway, the UK, and elsewhere in Europe.[5] His work is represented in private and public institutions and museums worldwide, among them The Norwegian State Archives, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, and others.[6][7]
In 2016 Magne Furuholmen undertook his biggest commission to date and created the largest ceramic sculpture park in Scandinavia titled "Imprints", which is located in Fornebu outside Oslo.[8][9] In 2017 the University of Agder in Norway nominated five new honorary doctors in connection with the university's 10th anniversary. The degree was awarded for significant scientific or artistic efforts. Magne Furuholmen was one of the recipients.[10]
^"Magne Furuholmen Biography". Store Norske Leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
^"Rhino releases (Find Hunting High and Low and click on the three dots)". Rhino Entertainment. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
^"A-HA RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS AWARD". MusicExportNorway.no. Archived from the original on 17 November 2012.
^"Utnevnelse til St. Olavs Orden" (in Norwegian). Kongehuset.no.
MagneFuruholmen (born 1 November 1962) is a Norwegian musician and visual artist. Also known by his stage name Mags, he is the keyboardist of the synthpop/rock...
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Video Music Awards. "Take On Me" originated from Pål Waaktaar's and MagneFuruholmen's previous band Bridges, who first composed a number called "Miss Eerie"...
consists of bassist Guy Berryman from Coldplay, guitarist/keyboardist MagneFuruholmen from a-ha, singer/guitarist Jonas Bjerre of Mew and drummer/producer...
and MagneFuruholmen; the band's vocalist Morten Harket did not contribute to the songwriting as he had on their first album. Waaktaar and Furuholmen also...
him for giving me some of the sweetest musical memories of my life.” MagneFuruholmen, keyboardist of a-ha talked about a-ha's connection to The Everly Brothers...
a-ha, written and composed by Morten Harket, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, and MagneFuruholmen. "Feel This Moment" received generally favorable reviews from music...
Stories, in 2014. Berryman formed a supergroup called Apparatjik with MagneFuruholmen (from a-ha), Jonas Bjerre (from Mew) and Martin Terefe in 2008. Their...
synth-pop style the band became famous for in the mid-1980s. Keyboardist MagneFuruholmen describes the album thus: "It's an album that incorporates the key...
Future Tense is the first solo album of Norwegian band a-ha's MagneFuruholmen as Magne F. Coldplay members, Will Champion and Guy Berryman collaborated...
Morten Harket, "A rather dark and heavy period for the band", although MagneFuruholmen has said, "I dig Memorial Beach, and 'Dark is the Night for All' is...
ever loved was a-ha." Martin has also performed live together with MagneFuruholmen of a-ha, introducing him as "the best keyboard player in the world"...
Waaktaar-Savoy and Morten Harket began recording the album in New York without MagneFuruholmen. Waaktaar-Savoy said of the process: "It began quite small with Morten...
September 16, 2022. A demo version of the song was first released by MagneFuruholmen on his Instagram page on April 4, 2021, with himself providing the...
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