- He has a 5 octave voice and he tends to forget his lyrics on stage.
- He reunited with a-ha in 1998.
- His former personal assistant, Inez Andersson, has been his girlfriend since 2005. They have 1 daughter together, Karmen Poppy, who was born on 16th September 2008.
- Started playing piano at the age of 4 - his roots are firmly set in classical music.
- (1985-1986) Had a relationship with Bunty Bailey, the girl in a-ha's video clip of their first hit 'Take on me'.
- Political interests: Is fighting for the rights and freedom of the people of East Timor. Gave 60 interviews a day during the days of the "Take on me" glory. Before the comeback, he contributed to the making of 4 a-ha-songs only ("Take On Me", "Living A Boy's Adventure Tale", "Stay On These Roads" and "Touchy!").
- Children with Camilla: Jacob Oscar Martinus Malmquist Harket (b. May 14, 1989), Jonathan Henning Adler Malmquist Harket (b. December 30, 1990) and Anne Katharina Tomine Malmquist Harket (b. April 14, 1993, uses Tomine as her first name).
- On July 2nd 2005 he and his collegues in a-ha performed at the LIVE 8 concert in Berlin, Germany. The concert was one of 9 similar concerts around the world, as part of Bob Geldof's Live 8 concert campaign. An audience of 150,000 was present at the Brandenburger Gate in Berlin. (July 2005)
- Brother of Kjetil Harket.
- Their comeback album from 2000 is called 'Minor Earth, Major Sky'.
- The first live album of a-ha will be released in March across Europe and is called 'How can I sleep with your voice in my head' (2003).
- The first rock album he ever heard was by Uriah Heep at the age of 16... before that he was oblivious to rock music.
- Held a concert and autograph signing session at HMV Oxford Street, London. 500 Wristbands given out, more fans queued overnight than wristbands available. (January 2006)
- Invited to Chile, South America where a-ha performed at the Viña del Mar Festival 24th February 2006. (February 2006)
- Start of the relationship with Camilla Malmquist. (1987)
- a-ha announced in June 2005, that they would play their first concert on American soil, since 1986. The concert will take place in New York 12th of September 2005. (June 2005)
- Their first single which is released is called 'Summer Moved On' - no.1 in the Norwegian Pop Charts
- The new a-ha album is called 'Lifelines' (2002).
- Daughter, Henny, with Anne Mette Undlien, born February 6, 2003.
- Hobby: photography.
- Son of Henny and Reidar Harket.
- 30th October 2006: Attended the Q Music Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London where a-ha received the "Inspiration" Award 2006.
- After launching their 13th album last year a-ha's 2010 world tour is the last chance to see the band in concert before they retire at the end of this year!The 'Ending on a High Note' tour will cover four continents and 15 countries. (March 2010)
- Currently working in studio, together with his two other colleagues in a-ha (Magne Furuholmen Pål Waaktaar) on their 8th album. It will be released later this year with a following tour. (May 2005)
- Held a concert at a small venue called Shepherds Bush Empire for around 2,000 fans. Live set included songs Birthright and White Dwarf from their Analogue album which were played for the first time in London. (February 2006)
- He was the boyfriend of Bunty Bailey who appeared in a-ha's video for Take On Me.
- Touring Russia from 1st November to 11 November (November 2006)
- She looks like actor Patrick Swayze.
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