A-ha
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A-ha is a Norwegian synth-pop band best known for their 1980s global hit "Take On Me" and its iconic music video.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5199635 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A-ha Context triple: [Martin Terefe, notableWorkWith, A-ha]
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A.
Spandau Ballet
Spandau Ballet is a British new wave band best known for their 1980s hits like "True" and "Gold."
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B.
The Human League
The Human League is a pioneering British synth-pop band formed in the late 1970s, best known for their influential electronic sound and hits like "Don't You Want Me."
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C.
Duran Duran
Duran Duran is a British new wave and pop rock band, formed in Birmingham in 1978, known for their stylish music videos and hits like "Hungry Like the Wolf" and "Rio."
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D.
Mike + The Mechanics
Mike + The Mechanics is an English pop-rock supergroup formed by Genesis bassist/guitarist Mike Rutherford, known for melodic hits like "The Living Years" and "All I Need Is a Miracle."
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E.
Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears is a British pop-rock band formed in the early 1980s, best known for hits like "Shout," "Everybody Wants to Rule the World," and "Mad World."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A-ha Target entity description: A-ha is a Norwegian synth-pop band best known for their 1980s global hit "Take On Me" and its iconic music video.
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A.
Spandau Ballet
Spandau Ballet is a British new wave band best known for their 1980s hits like "True" and "Gold."
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B.
The Human League
The Human League is a pioneering British synth-pop band formed in the late 1970s, best known for their influential electronic sound and hits like "Don't You Want Me."
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C.
Duran Duran
Duran Duran is a British new wave and pop rock band, formed in Birmingham in 1978, known for their stylish music videos and hits like "Hungry Like the Wolf" and "Rio."
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D.
Mike + The Mechanics
Mike + The Mechanics is an English pop-rock supergroup formed by Genesis bassist/guitarist Mike Rutherford, known for melodic hits like "The Living Years" and "All I Need Is a Miracle."
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E.
Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears is a British pop-rock band formed in the early 1980s, best known for hits like "Shout," "Everybody Wants to Rule the World," and "Mad World."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
band
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synth-pop band ⓘ |
| album |
Analogue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cast in Steel NERFINISHED ⓘ East of the Sun, West of the Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ Foot of the Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ Hunting High and Low NERFINISHED ⓘ Lifelines NERFINISHED ⓘ Memorial Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ Minor Earth Major Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ Scoundrel Days NERFINISHED ⓘ Stay on These Roads NERFINISHED ⓘ True North NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Magne F (solo)
NERFINISHED
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Morten Harket (solo) NERFINISHED ⓘ Savoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor | Take On Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Norway ⓘ |
| debutAlbum | Hunting High and Low NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debutAlbumReleaseYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| formedInCity | Oslo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedInYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
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electropop ⓘ new wave ⓘ pop rock ⓘ synth-pop ⓘ |
| guitarist | Paul Waaktaar-Savoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://a-ha.com ⓘ |
| keyboardist | Magne Furuholmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label |
Warner Bros. Records
NERFINISHED
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Warner Music Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| member |
Magne Furuholmen
NERFINISHED
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Morten Harket NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Waaktaar-Savoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Norwegian ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
Take On Me music video became iconic for its rotoscope-style animation
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global hit single Take On Me reaching number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Crying in the Rain
NERFINISHED
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Hunting High and Low NERFINISHED ⓘ I've Been Losing You NERFINISHED ⓘ Manhattan Skyline NERFINISHED ⓘ Scoundrel Days NERFINISHED ⓘ Stay on These Roads NERFINISHED ⓘ Take On Me NERFINISHED ⓘ The Living Daylights NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sun Always Shines on T.V. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedThemeFor | The Living Daylights (James Bond film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalist | Morten Harket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive |
1982–1994
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1998–present ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A-ha Description of subject: A-ha is a Norwegian synth-pop band best known for their 1980s global hit "Take On Me" and its iconic music video.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
a-ha
this entity surface form:
a-ha
this entity surface form:
a-ha