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A-ha frontman Morten Harket has revealed helium has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
The 65-year-old has been pb vocalist of the Norwegian set since it was founded successful 1982 - and sung the way "Take On Me" which remains 1 of the astir fashionable songs of the 1980s.
In a connection connected the band's website, and confirmed by grounds statement Sony Music, Harket said helium had undergone
several rounds of encephalon country and that helium was managing the symptoms of the disease.
Parkinson's causes deterioration successful the brain's tense system, starring to tremors and different symptoms that tin become
progressively worse implicit time.
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The illness tin beryllium treated with country and medication, but determination is nary cure.
Harket said helium underwent neurological procedures to person electrodes implanted wrong his encephalon past twelvemonth and that this had reduced the symptoms.
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Known for the wide scope of his voice, Harket said helium did not cognize if helium would beryllium capable to execute again.
"I've got nary occupation accepting the diagnosis," helium said, adding that it was hard to equilibrium medicine and managing
side effects of the treatment.
"I'm trying the champion I tin to forestall my full strategy from going into decline," Harket said.
Formed successful 1982 by Harket and his friends Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and Magne Furuholmen, A-ha saw a planetary breakthrough successful 1985 with their debut medium "Hunting High and Low" featuring "Take On Me" and the deed "The Sun Always Shines connected TV".
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