A-ha icon Terry Slater dies aged 85: ‘The most important person in our career’

Terry Slater (centre left) has died aged 85 (Picture: Ilpo Musto/Shutterstock)

A-ha’s first manager, Terry Slater, who was pivotal in launching the band’s high-profile career, has died aged 85.

The Norwegian band, founded by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, Magne Furuholmen, and Morten Harket in 1982, had mega success with their 1985 hit Take On Me.

Slater, at one time a board member of the record label EMI, took on the then-unknown trio in 1983. They would go on to become pop superstars under his management for 12 years after signing with W...