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Europe is a Swedish rock band formed in Upplands Väsby in 1979, by lead vocalist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum, bassist Peter Olsson, and drummer Tony Reno.They obtained a major breakthrough in Sweden in 1982 by winning the televised competition "Rock-SM" (Swedish Rock Championships); it was the first time this competition was held, and Europe became a larger success than the competition ...
- 1979–1992, 1999, 2003–present
- Upplands Väsby, Sweden
Website. europetheband .com. Rolf Magnus Joakim Larsson (born 19 August 1963), known professionally as Joey Tempest, is a Swedish singer based in the UK. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Europe. [1] He has written most of the band's biggest hit songs, including " The Final Countdown ", " Rock the Night ", " Cherokee " and ...
Joey Tempest is world-known as the lead-singer and frontman of the mega successful hardrock band EUROPE. Starting his career in 1979 together with John Norum, Tempest achieved a nationwide success in Sweden in 1982 by recording the eponymous first album "Europe". The 1984 album Wings Of Tomorrow enabled Europe to tour the whole Scandinavia.
- August 19, 1963
Aug 8, 2018 · As a musical force and inspiration, I probably speak for all of the members in the band Europe when I say that this band has been the main source of inspiration throughout our career. From the their unrivalled masterpiece live album Made In Japan to their latest album Infinity, they have always showed us the way. Through all their musical ...
- Joey Tempest
John Gunnar Levén (born 25 October 1963) is a Swedish bassist in the rock band Europe. Levén and vocalist Joey Tempest are the only band members who have performed on all of Europe's studio albums.
- John Gunnar Levén
- 25 October 1963 (age 59), Stockholm, Sweden
- Bassist
When “Europe” was released in 1983, kids in Sweden and Japan really identified with their music. The second album ′Wings of Tomorrow′ gained attention from all over the world. Notably from Epic Records, New York (now Sony Music) who got interested and signed a five album million dollar contract. When it was time to release their third ...
May 3, 2023 · published 3 May 2023. As Europe's 40th anniversary shows approach, frontman Joey Tempest looks back and ponders the legacy of *that* song. (Image credit: Fredrik Etoall) To anyone outside of Sweden, Europe appeared to burst out of nowhere when they topped the charts of 25 different countries with their single The Final Countdown in 1986.
