Lauren Waaktaar-Savoy is an American

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 musician

Musician

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, composer

Composer

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, director and photographer.
She was born in 1968 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Since 1995, she has played with husband Paul Waaktaar-Savoy

Paul Waaktaar-Savoy

Paul Waaktaar-Savoy is a Norwegian musician and songwriter. He is best known for his work as guitarist in the Norwegian pop band A-ha...

 and drummer Frode Unneland in the group Savoy

Savoy (band)

Savoy are a Norwegian-American rock trio consisting of Paul Waaktaar-Savoy , Lauren Savoy and Frode Unneland...

.
Savoy has won the Spellemannprisen

Spellemannprisen

Spellemannprisen is an award presented to Norwegian musicians for their contributions.-Operation:The award was established on the initiative of International Federation of the Phonographic Industry , an organization that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide...

 award for Best Pop Band twice (1999, 2001), and has been nominated three times.

Waaktaar-Savoy met her husband when he played with a-ha

A-ha

A-ha were a Norwegian pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. The band was founded by Morten Harket , Magne Furuholmen , and Pål Waaktaar...

 in the 1980s, and after being a couple for ten years, they were married in 1991. In 1999 they had a son together, named True August Waaktaar-Savoy.

The a-ha song "Angel In The Snow

Angel (a-ha song)

"Angel in the Snow" is a song by A-ha, the third single from the album Memorial Beach. The single version of the song is only named "Angel"....

" was written for Lauren Savoy by Paul Savoy and he played it to her on their wedding day. He was too shy to make a speech so he wrote a song instead.
Savoy has not released an album since 2007.

Discography with Savoy

• Mary is Coming (1996)
• Lackluster Me (1997)
• Mountains of Time (1999)
• Reasons To Stay Indoors (2001)
• Savoy (2004)
• Savoy Songbook vol. 1 (2007)

Other appearances

Savoy appeared on the a-ha track "You'll Never Get Over Me" from the album Minor Earth Major Sky

Minor Earth Major Sky

Minor Earth | Major Sky is the sixth album by Norwegian band a-ha, released in 2000. It sold 2 million copies worldwide.-Track listing:# Minor Earth Major Sky – 5:25 # Little Black Heart – 4:35...

, providing backing vocals. She also has several co-writing credits on a-ha songs, including "Sycamore Leaves" and "The Sun Never Shone That Day

The Sun Never Shone That Day

"The Sun Never Never Shone That Day" is a song by A-ha, released as a single from their album Minor Earth Major Sky. The song was written by Lauren Savoy and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy....

".

Filmography

Savoy has made a name for herself as a director of music videos. Among her videos are:

• a-ha "The Sun Always Shines On TV" [Version 2]
• a-ha "Did Anyone Approach You?"
• a-ha "Early Morning"
• a-ha "I Call Your Name"
• a-ha "There's Never A Forever Thing"
• Savoy "Velvet"
• Savoy "Rain"
• Savoy "Star"
• Savoy "Grind You Down"
• Savoy "Empty Of Feeling"
• The September When "Cries Like A Baby"
• Flava To Da Bone "Even If The Rain"
• Flava To Da Bone "Take A Little Time"
• Diva "The Sun Always Shines On TV" (Version 1)
• Saybia

External links

• mvdbase.com