Magne Furuholmen
- January 5, 2024
- Guitarist
Quick Facts
Magne Furuholmen Biography
| Name | Magne Furuholmen |
| Birthday | Nov 1 |
| Birth Year | 1962 |
| Place Of Birth | Oslo |
| Birth Country | Norway |
| Birth Sign | Scorpio |
| Siblings | Trygve Christian, Line Furuholmen, Thorstein Christian |
| Spouse | Heidi Rydjord |
| Children(s) | Thomas Vincent Furuholmen, Filip Clements Furuholmen |
Magne Furuholmen is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on November 1, 1962 in Oslo, Norway. Guitarist and keyboardist of A-ha, the pop group that released “Take on Me” as the number one single.
He founded A-ha with Mortenharket.
Magne Furuholmen (born 1 November 1962) is a Norwegian musician and visual artist. 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. Furuholmen, better known to music fans by his stage name Mags, 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”. The band A-ha has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide.
Furuholmen (keyboards and vocals) formed Bridges with Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitars and vocals), drummers Erik Hagelien and Øystein Jevanord, and bassist Viggo Bondi. In 1980, Bridges released their only album, the self-financed LP Fakkeltog. Although the title is Norwegian (meaning torchlight procession), the songs are in English. At the request of A-ha frontman Morten Harket, A-ha performed the Faeltog song “The Vacant” (renamed “Sox of the Fox”) during their 2017 MTV Unplugged performance, released as MTV Unplugged – Summer Solstice.
His father was a trumpet player and jazz musician.
Magne Furuholmen Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Guitarist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Magne Furuholmen is one of the richest Guitarist from Norway. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Magne Furuholmen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was born in Norway and his father died in an aircraft crash in 1967.
Timbersound was his solo album.
Furuholmen was born in Oslo, the son of jazz trumpeter Kåre Furuholmen (1940–69) and Anne-Lise Furuholmen (b. 1941). He was raised in Manglerud, Oslo (along with A-ha colleague and co-writer Paul Waaktaar-Savoy). He has one sister, Line, and two half brothers, Thorstein and Trygve Christian. His father, a jazz musician who played trumpet with Bent Sølves Orkester, was killed in an aeroplane crash over Drammen, south of Oslo in 1969, when Magne was just six. Remarkably, this very accident was witnessed by a nine-year-old Morten Harket, thirteen years before the two were to meet for the first time.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 6 ft 1 in |
Magne Furuholmen height 6 ft 1 in Magne weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Magne Furuholmen Dating?
According to our records, Magne Furuholmen married to Heidi Rydjord. As of December 1, 2023, Magne Furuholmen’s is not dating anyone.
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Furuholmen released his first solo album “Past Perfect Future Tense” in 2004, with appearances from Guy Berryman and Will Champion of Coldplay, and from Andy Dunlop of the Scottish band Travis.
Facts & Trivia
Magne Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Norway. Magne Furuholmen celebrates birthday on November 1 of every year.
In 2008 Furuholmen collaborated with Coldplay bassist Guy Berryman and Mew vocalist Jonas Bjerre under the band name of Apparatjik for the theme to the BBC Two series, Amazon. The theme was made available (along with exclusive tracks from various other artists) on the Survival International charity album, Songs for Survival.
How old is Furuholmen?
59 years (November 1, 1962)
What genre was a ha?
Genres
Who are the members of a ha?
Members
Where is AHA now?
a-ha reunited to perform at Rock in Rio 2015 , and later that year they released their 10th studio album, Cast in Steel, with an accompanying tour of Europe. They performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert for the third time in 2016.
How rich is a ha?
Net Worth: $60 Million
Profession:| Singer, Songwriter, Musician
Nationality:| Norway