Norwegian trio Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, Magne Furuholmen and Morten Harket came together in the early 1980s to form the synth-pop, new wave group a-ha. The three lads moved to the UK in search of musical glory and were quickly signed by Warner Bros. Their debut single "Lesson One" failed to chart upon its first release and was rereleased under a new title, "Take on Me." Despite a catchy melody, the song again failed to chart, but with the help of a pencil-sketched music video the track eventually became an international phenomenon, climbing to the number two spot in the U.K. and the top spot in the United States.Although considered somewhat of a one hit wonder in the states, a-ha experienced great success with their debut album, 1985's Hunting High and Low, which produced four significant hits in Europe. Though the group was generally marketed as a boy band due to their youthful good looks, there was more substance to the group than met the eye. The trio wrote all of their own music and played the instruments heard on their records. Unable to shake the boy band image, the trio released a much darker follow-up effort in the form of Scoundrel Days in 1986. Spanning the two aforementioned albums, a-ha's first six singles in the U.K. reached the top 10.The trio proceeded to change their image several times, recording more mature and melancholy music as the years went by. There was an eight-year gap between their fifth and sixth releases, the latter coming in 2000. 2002's Lifelines produced the megahit single "Forever Not Yours," which topped the charts in seven different countries.Though commonly known simply as one hit wonders who hit it big with "Take on Me," a-ha has carved out a substantial niche in Europe with their highly successful return in the 2000s. The fact that they may have never found fame without a drawn music video speaks to the notion that even talent needs the right opportunity.