Magne Furuholmen (Mags) (born November 1, 1962, Oslo), is best known as the guitarist/keyboardist in a-ha. He was born to father Kåre and mother Annelise and grew up in Manglerud, Oslo, along with a-ha colleague and co-writer Paul Waaktaar-Savoy. is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of Norway. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the genre of popular music. ... For the popular-music magazine, see Musician (magazine). ... The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of activities to do with creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making music. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... Piano, a well-known instance of keyboard instruments A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. ... A harmonica is a free reed wind instrument. ... is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of Norway. ... a-ha is a Grammy Award-nominated band from Norway. ... Manglerud was a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway up to January 1, 2004, when it became part of the borough of Østensjø. Manglerud was built in the 1960s as a suburb to Oslo, connected by the T-bane subway system. ... This article is about the capital of Norway. ... a-ha is a Grammy Award-nominated band from Norway. ... Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (born September 6, 1961, Oslo). ...

Magne has one sister, Line, and two half brothers, Thorstein and Trygve Christian. Magne's father, a jazz musician, (who played trumpet with Bent Solve's Orchestra) was killed in an aeroplane crash over Drammen, south of Oslo in 1967, when Magne was just five. For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... Trumpeter redirects here. ... This article is about the capital of Norway. ...

Magne married Heidi Rydjord, his high school sweetheart, on the 8th August 1992, in the garden of their Nesøya home. They have two sons, Thomas Vincent (born 20 April 1990) and Filip Clemens (born 2 October 1993). Nesøya is a small island in the municipality Asker, Norway. ... is the 110th day of the year (111th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 275th day of the year (276th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Magne's Career as a-ha's keyboard player and guitarist has spanned 20 years and he has co-written many of the band's hits with Guitarist Paul Waaktaar-Savoy. Songs include "Stay On These Roads", "Manhattan Skyline" and "Take on Me" which was famously accompanied by Michael Patterson's ground-breaking animated video. Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (born September 6, 1961, Oslo). ... Take on Me is a song by the Norwegian band a-ha. ... Michael Patterson and his wife Candace Reckinger were driving forces behind the early days of MTV. Winners of an MTV award for the animation in a-has groundbreaking video for Take On Me, they went on to animate and direct Paula Abduls Opposites Attract. Patterson himself voiced the...

Magne is widely acknowledged to be the band's 'joker' but this belies his creative powers, as Magne has had considerable success with his solo projects, such as Timbersound, formed in 1994 with Magne's friend Kjetil Bjerkestrand, and later, Swedish singer, Freddie Wadling. Their work has been used on film soundtracks such as "Hotel Oslo", which also featured the vocal talents of Anneli Drecker. Freddie Wadling (born August 2, 1951 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a Swedish singer, actor and opera writer, whose over 30-year musical career spans from punk to classical ballads. ... Anneli Drecker appears on the album by Röyksopp Anneli Drecker (born 12 February 1969) is a Norwegian singer & actor from the town of Tromsø. She is the vocalist in the track Sparks by Röyksopp, appearing on the album Melody A.M.. She is also the vocalist for Bel...

Magne also recorded "'Past Perfect Future Tense" in 2004, with appearances from Guy Berryman and Will Champion of Coldplay, and from Andy Dunlop of Scottish band Travis. Guy Rupert Berryman (born 12 April 1978) is a Scottish musician and a member of the group Coldplay. ... Will The Chump Champion (born William Champion, 31 July 1978) is the drummer of the band Coldplay. ... Coldplay are an English rock band and formed in London, in 1998. ... The subject of this article may not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ... Travis are a Scotish rock band from Glasgow, comprising Fran Healy (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Dougie Payne (bass, backing vocals, occasional lead vocals), Andy Dunlop (lead guitar, banjo, keyboards, backing vocals) and Neil Primrose (drums, percussion). ...

Magne is also a talented artist, working with glass, paint, etching and woodcuts. His art has been displayed at The Henie Onstad Kunstsenter in Oslo, and he has also shown his work at The London Art Fair. In 2001, Magne was commissioned to design an official Norwegian postage stamp. The stamp is today a sought-after collectors' item among Furuholmen and a-ha fans.

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Discography

• "Ti Kniver I Hjertet" (Soundtrack, as Timbersound) (1994)
• "Hotel Oslo" (Soundtrack, as Timbersound) (1997)
• "Hermetic" (Soundtrack from the film 1732 Høtten, as Timbersound) (1998)
• "Dragonfly" (Single, from the film Øyenstikker as Furuholmen / Timbersound) (2001)
• "Past Perfect, Future Tense" (2004)
• "A Dot of Black In The Blue Of Your Bliss" (2008)

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External links

• Official Magne Furuholmen website
• Official Magne Furuholmen's art website
• Magne Furuholmen at MySpace
• Official a-ha website
• Magne F - Paul Stolper Gallery, London
• "Kunstverket Galleri" To view and buy Magne's artwork