Morten Harket facts: A-ha singer's age, wife, children, net worth and more revealed

4 June 2025, 13:27 | Updated: 4 June 2025, 13:37

Morten Harket was one of the biggest pop heartthrobs of the 1980s, and he's still making music as part of a-ha decades later.

The Norwegian superstar took over the charts with his band a-ha, thanks to megahits including 'Take on Me', 'The Sun Always Shines on TV' and James Bond theme 'The Living Daylights'.

In recent years, he has a been a judge on The Voice in his homeland of Norway, and appeared on the second UK series of The Masked Singer.

Morten recently revealed he is suffering from Parkinson's disease, after keeping the information private for a while.

Here's everything there is to know about the a-ha frontman...

1. How old is Morten Harket and where is he from?

   

   Morten Harket was born on September 14, 1959. He celebrated his 65st birthday in 2024.

   He was born in the town of Kongsberg in Norway.

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   Morten is the son of father Reidar, a chief physician at a hospital, and mother Henny, an economics teacher. His brothers are Gunvald, Håkon, Ingunn and Kjetil.

2. Is Morten Harket a Knight?

   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.

   The Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav is granted as a reward for renowned services to their country and humankind.

3. Who is Morten Harket's wife and how many children does he have?

   

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   Morten Harket has three children with his ex-wife Camilla Malmquist Harket.

   Morten and Camilla were married from 1989 to 1998.

   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).

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   Anna, who goes by the name Tomine, is also a singer and appeared on Alan Walker's song 'Darkside'.

   Morten also has a daughter, Henny, (born 2003), with his ex-girlfriend Anne Mette Undlien.

   He also has another daughter, Karmen Poppy, (born 2008), with partner Inez Andersson.

4. Does Morten Harket have Parkinson's disease?

   Yes, on Wednesday, June 4, a-ha released an article on their official website in which Morten Harket revealed he has Parkinson's disease.

   "This isn’t the sort of news anyone wants to deliver to the world, but here it is: Morten has Parkinson’s disease," the band's statement read.

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   Morten himself responded to the news in an interview article, saying: "I’ve got no problem accepting the diagnosis. With time I’ve taken to heart my 94-year-old father’s attitude to the way the organism gradually surrenders: ‘I use whatever works.'"

   He is receiving treatment for the degenerative condition, which while not fatal, will be with him for the rest of his life.

   "Don’t worry about me," was his message to fans. "Find out who you want to be – a process that can be new each and every day.

   "Be good servants of nature, the very basis of our existence, and care for the environment while it is still possible to do so. Spend your energy and effort addressing real problems, and know that I am being taken care of."

5. What is Morten Harket's net worth?

   According to Celebrity Net Worth, Morten Harket has a net worth of around $60 million (£40 million).

6. Was Morten Harket on The Masked Singer?

   

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   In the second series of The Masked Singer UK on ITV, viewers turned detective to try and figure out who each secret performer is.

   One such guess that was doing the rounds was that Morten was Viking, due to the star's singing voice and clues.

   He was in fact revealed to be behind the costume after episode six of the show.