Morten Abel was born and grew up near Bodø, but moved to Stavanger when he was 15 years old.

They released two albums in Norwegian language in 1981 and 1982, and had a big hit with a song called "Tore Tang".

Some of his biggest solo hits include "Tulipz", "Be My Lover", "Trendsetter" and "Birmingham Ho".

Abel has also acted in two Norwegian movies, "Hodet over vannet" (1993) and "Alt For Egil" (2004).

In 2006, Morten Abel performed at the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo.