Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
- January 4, 2024
- Guitarist
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Paul Waaktaar-Savoy Biography
| Name | Paul Waaktaar-Savoy |
| Birthday | Sep 6 |
| Birth Year | 1961 |
| Birth Country | Norway |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
| Spouse | Lauren Savoy |
| Children(s) | True August Waaktaar-Savoy |
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on September 6, 1961 in Norway. Norwegian composer and guitarist, most well-known for his participation in the group A-ha. He composed a number of the group’s most popular songs, such as “Take on Me” and “The Sun Always Shines on T.V.”
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Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (born Pål Waaktaar Gamst, 6 September 1961) is a Norwegian musician and songwriter. He was named Knights First Class of the Order of St. Olav by King Harald for his services to Norwegian music and his international success. Pål Savoy is best known for his work as the main songwriter and guitarist in the Norwegian pop band A-ha. 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 James Bond theme “The Living Daylights” and the ballad “Summer Moved On”. In addition, Waaktaar-Savoy is also a painter. The band A-ha has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide.
Waaktaar-Savoy is the lead guitarist and main songwriter for A-ha, one of the most successful bands of the 1980s. Once “Q Magazine” named him as one of the best unknown lyricists of his generation. A-ha performed “Summer Moved On” live at the Nobel-Peace-Prize-Concert following a hiatus. After this, they decided to record a new album and, in 2000, A-ha had the comeback of the year, followed by a sold-out tour. The A-ha album “Lifelines” was released in 2002. The following tour was documented in A-ha’s second official live album, How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head, which was released in March 2003.
He got married to American musician Lauren Waaktaar-Savoy. they had a baby called True August Waaktaar Savoy in 1999.
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Guitarist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy is one of the richest Guitarist from Norway. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
As an artist in a group known as Bridges and released an album in 1979 entitled Fakkeltog.
An artist of the visual arts and an artist, he showed his artwork in 1998 at an art exhibition located in Lillehammer, Norway.
Waaktaar-Savoy was born in Oslo, Norway, in 1961 and grew up in the Manglerud suburb. He is a distant relative of Norwegian footballer Morten Gamst Pedersen. He is married to American filmmaker and musician Lauren Waaktaar- Savoy and they have one child together, True August Waaktaar-Savoy (b. 1999). The family divides its time between New York City and Oslo.
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Who is Paul Waaktaar-Savoy Dating?
According to our records, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy married to Lauren Savoy. As of December 1, 2023, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy’s is not dating anyone.
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With Jimmy Gnecco he presented Weathervane as a new project in June 2011. Their self-titled single (Weathervane) appears on the soundtrack for the movie Headhunters (based on the book “Hodejegerne” by Jo Nesbø).
Facts & Trivia
Paul Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Norway. Paul Waaktaar-Savoy celebrates birthday on September 6 of every year.
In February 2014 Waaktaar-Savoy premiered a new track under the name Waaktaar through a-ha.com. The track is called “Manmade Lake”.