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Rune Klakegg is a Norwegian musician, composer, and producer. He is best known for his work with the band A-ha, for which he was the keyboardist and backing vocalist from 1982 to 1988. He has also released several solo albums and collaborated with other artists. Klakegg was born in Skien Municipality, Norway, and began playing the piano at the age of five. He studied music at the University of Oslo and the Norwegian Academy of Music. He joined A-ha in 1982 and was a member of the band until 1988. During his time with the band, he wrote and co-wrote several songs, including "Take On Me" and "The Sun Always Shines on TV". Klakegg has released several solo albums, including "Rune Klakegg" (1989), "The Big Picture" (1995), and "The Best of Rune Klakegg" (2005). He has also collaborated with other artists, including Morten Harket, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, and Magne Furuholmen. Klakegg is currently married to his wife, Kari, and they have two children. He is 62 years old.

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Occupation Musician, composer
Age 66 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 30 January, 1958
Birthday 30 January
Birthplace Skien, Norway
Nationality Norway

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2012

Klakegg's Romantic Notions (2012) is his debut in the acoustic piano trio format, with bassist Jan Olav Renvåg and drummer Roger Johansen, and serves nine of their own later compositions with certain pianistic hand and eloquent improvisations.

2006

He has also composed music to texts by the poet Jacob Sande, released on the album Sundslegen, herja og naken (2006) with Lars Klevstrand, Bjørn Klakegg and Jan Olav Renvåg. Klakegg has played within "Øvrevoll spelemannslag" with Ragnar Heyerdahl, Eilif Moe and Kjetil Sandum, and they reseased the album Spillegal (2006). He also contributes on an album with Tine Asmundsen Band, Elin Ødegaard (2000), Lars Martin Myhre (2001, 2006) and within Guro Gravem Johansen Trio, play in trio with Carl Størmer and Jan Olav Renvåg, and has toured with Brit Bildøen, Bjarne Magnus Jensen and Johannes Martens. With Roy Nikolaisen he played in the Quartet "Changes".

1995

In 1995 he was awarded "Work of the Year" by "NOPA" Prize for the tune "Pamplemousse". Klakegg has taught jazz piano at Foss videregående skole and was editor of "Jazznytt" (1984–87). He lives in Skien (2012) and teaches at Skien videregående skole.

1986

Klakegg played within and composed music for bands like Cutting Edge, "Søyr", Fuzzy Logic, and "Out to Lunch". He led his own Rune Klakegg Trio (from 1986) with Frank Jakobsen (drums) and Olaf Kamfjord (bass) on the album Anaerobics (1991). Later they were replaced by Edvard Askeland (bass) and Helge Nordbakken (drums). He has also contributed on releases by Espen Rud, Susanne Fuhr, Morten Halle, Guttorm Guttormsen, Bjørn Kjellemyr, Alfred Janson, Sigurd Janson and Per Eriksen.

1955

Rune Klakegg (born 19 April 1955 in Skien, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer, the older brother of guitarist Bjørn Klakegg, and known from a number of recordings and jazz bands including Oslo 13, Cutting Edge, Fuzzy Logic, Out to Lunch and Søyr.