{"id":16058,"date":"2025-04-15T16:01:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T16:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=16058"},"modified":"2025-04-15T16:01:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T16:01:45","slug":"morten-harket-facts-a-ha-singers-age-wife-children-net-worth-and-more-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=16058","title":{"rendered":"Morten Harket facts: A-ha singer&#8217;s age, wife, children, net worth and more revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/imgs.smoothradio.com\/images\/211551?crop=16_9&amp;width=660&amp;relax=1&amp;format=webp&amp;signature=xGV1sSPhlzhh_fOnJmclsSFvU7k=\" alt=\"Morten Harket\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"standfirst\">Morten Harket was one of the biggest pop heartthrobs of the 1980s, and he&#8217;s still making music as part of a-ha decades later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article Intext Links\">The Norwegian superstar took over the charts with his band a-ha, thanks to megahits including\u00a0&#8216;Take on Me&#8217;, &#8216;The Sun Always Shines on TV&#8217; and\u00a0James Bond theme\u00a0&#8216;The Living Daylights&#8217;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"teads-container\">\n<div id=\"Teads_ad1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article Intext Links\">In recent years, he has a been a judge on\u00a0<em>The Voice\u00a0<\/em>in his homeland of Norway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article Intext Links\">But where is Morten Harket from and how old is he? Here&#8217;s all the important facts you need:<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">How old is Morten Harket and where is he from?<\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"content-image\" src=\"https:\/\/imgs.smoothradio.com\/images\/211559?crop=16_9&amp;width=660&amp;relax=1&amp;format=webp&amp;signature=bn_m1SA9tp5Xm6B8DLY7qHZfNPw=\" sizes=\"auto, \n                (max-width: 375px) 375px,\n                (max-width: 420px) 420px,\n                660px\" srcset=\"\n                https:\/\/imgs.smoothradio.com\/images\/211559?crop=16_9&amp;width=375&amp;relax=1&amp;format=webp&amp;signature=QxcGeDTyyjxHqRGk8lITGbxyXPk= 375w,\n                https:\/\/imgs.smoothradio.com\/images\/211559?crop=16_9&amp;width=420&amp;relax=1&amp;format=webp&amp;signature=4ZSJtgWQAjg48GresGL0Bu-2Clk= 420w,\n                https:\/\/imgs.smoothradio.com\/images\/211559?crop=16_9&amp;width=660&amp;relax=1&amp;format=webp&amp;signature=bn_m1SA9tp5Xm6B8DLY7qHZfNPw= 660w\" alt=\"Morten Harket in 1988\" width=\"660\" height=\"370\" data-image-catalogue-id=\"211559\" \/><figcaption>Morten Harket in 1988.\u00a0<span class=\"attribution\">Picture:\u00a0<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Morten Harket was born on September 14, 1959. He celebrated his 61st birthday in 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">He was born in the town of Kongsberg in Norway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Morten is the son of father Reidar, a chief physician at a hospital, and mother Henny, an economics teacher. His brothers are Gunvald, H\u00e5kon, Ingunn and Kjetil.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Is Morten Harket a Knight?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Along with his a-ha band members Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, Morten was appointed a Knight of the 1st Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav by King Harald for their contribution to Norwegian music in 2012.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">The Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav is granted as a reward for renowned services to their country and humankind.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Who is Morten Harket&#8217;s wife and how many children does he have?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div class=\"video-facade video-facade__youtube\" data-video-provider=\"youtube\" data-video-id=\"_1VOGqVS9Eg\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"113\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_1VOGqVS9Eg?enablejsapi=1\" data-facade-initialized=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/_1VOGqVS9Eg\/hqdefault.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"title\">\n<p>VG-Lista 60 \u00e5r: Tomine Harket &#8211; Paid My Dues<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button class=\"play-btn\" aria-label=\"Play video\"><\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-facade video-facade__youtube\" data-video-provider=\"youtube\" data-video-id=\"_1VOGqVS9Eg\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"113\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_1VOGqVS9Eg?enablejsapi=1\" data-facade-initialized=\"true\">Morten Harket has three children with his ex-wife Camilla Malmquist Harket.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Morten and Camilla were married from 1989 to 1998.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Their three kids are Jakob Oscar Martinus Malmquist Harket (born 1989), Jonathan Henning Adler Malmquist Harket (born 1990), and Anna Katharina Tomine Malmquist Harket (born 1993).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Anna, who goes by the name Tomine, is also a singer and appeared on Alan Walker&#8217;s song &#8216;Darkside&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Morten also has a daughter, Henny, (born 2003), with his ex-girlfriend Anne Mette Undlien.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">He also has another daughter, Karmen Poppy, (born 2008), with partner Inez Andersson.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">What is Morten Harket&#8217;s net worth?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">According to\u00a0<em>Celebrity Net Worth<\/em>, Morten Harket has a net worth of around $60 million (\u00a340 million).<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Is Morten Harket on The Masked Singer?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div class=\"video-facade video-facade__youtube\" data-video-provider=\"youtube\" data-video-id=\"SuJ0Z0ktX4w\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"113\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SuJ0Z0ktX4w?enablejsapi=1\" data-facade-initialized=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/SuJ0Z0ktX4w\/hqdefault.jpg\" \/><button class=\"play-btn\" aria-label=\"Play video\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">In the second series of\u00a0<em>The Masked Singer<\/em>\u00a0on ITV, viewers have turned detective to try and figure out who each secret performer is.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">One such guess that&#8217;s doing the rounds is that Morten is in fact Viking, due to the star&#8217;s singing voice and clues so far.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">We&#8217;ll just have to wait and see if this is the case or not&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morten Harket was one of the biggest pop heartthrobs of the 1980s, and he&#8217;s still making music as part of a-ha decades later. 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