Hunting High and Low Always Shines on T.V.", "Train of Thought" and "Hunting High and Low". The group was nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards in 1986, making A-ha the first Norwegian band to be nominated for a Grammy. As part of a re-release of their first two albums, "Hunting High and Low" was expanded and remastered in 2010. "Take On Me" was the first single released by the band. An early version was recorded and released in late 1984 with an early music video. The song became a #3 hit in A-ha's native Norway but failed to chart in the
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 At the close of the voting the song had received 96 points, placing 4th in a field of 20 competing countries. This high placing was the third of five straight top ten finishes, and was the run-up to Ireland's win in Brussels the next year. Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 Ireland was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, held in Bergen, Norway. The Irish national final to select their entry, the "National Song Contest 1986", was held on 30 March at the Radio Telefís Éireann Studios in Dublin, and was hosted by radio and television presenter Mike