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Fans of the zany ITV singing show The Masked singer are convinced they've worked out the identity of Viking - and they say the clues stack up.

The viking character with the ethereal voice is A-ha frontman Morten Harket according to viewers.

Fans of the guessing show flocked to Twitter to claim the Take On Me hitmaker is behind the Viking costume.

They reckon the clues to Viking's identity all add up to it being the Norwegian singer and songwriter.

And mysteriously, Morten's personal life section on his wikipedia reads 'currently feel like a viking.'

One clue is that Viking broke a world record and Morten, who shot to fame in the early 80s, did.

In 2000 Morten broke the world record for the man who could hold the longest single note in a song, holding a note for 20.2 seconds in his song Summer Moved On.

Another was Viking has a Blue Peter badge which Morten, 61, also does from his appearance on the children's TV show in 1986.

"Morten Harket has a Blue Peter badge!!!" cried one viewer on Twitter.

Another wrote: "Still think Morten Harket is the Viking.

"In 2000 he broke the world record for the longest note to be held by a male singer."

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"Viking is Morten Harket - he has a Blue Peter badge!" said another.

While other fans say the voice is unmistakably Morten's.

"Viking sounds so much like Morten Harket I can't think of anyone else," said one.

"Convinced The Viking on #TheMaskedSingerUK is Morten Harket. I have A-ha tickets booked for May, so please be true!" tweeted another.

And another wrote: "Literally as soon as he opened his mouth on the first performance he did, I shrieked 'NEVER IS MORTEN HARKET ON THIS SHOW!'"

So far singers Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Mel B, former EastEnders and Love Actually star Martine McCutcheon and former England manager Glenn Hoddle have been unmasked.

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