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Member of. Europe. 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 ...
Europe is a Swedish rock band formed in Upplands Väsby in 1979, [5] 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 ...
help. " The Final Countdown " is a song by Swedish rock band Europe, released in 1986. Written by lead singer Joey Tempest, it was based on a keyboard riff he made in the early 1980s, with lyrics inspired by David Bowie 's " Space Oddity ". Originally made to just be a concert opener, it is the first single and title track from the band's third ...
A Place to Call Home is the first solo album by Joey Tempest, the vocalist in the Swedish hard rock band Europe. It was released on 20 April 1995 and presented a different sound compared to Europe. "I needed a change from the Europe sound," Tempest said in an interview, "I wanted to prove myself as a singer/songwriter for sure, but for me it ...
The discography of Europe, a Swedish hard rock band, consists of 11 studio albums, 35 singles, eight live albums, one extended play (EP), 24 music videos and 11 video albums. This list does not include solo material or side projects performed by the band members. The band was formed under the name Force by vocalist Joey Tempest and guitarist ...
Seven Doors Hotel. " Seven Doors Hotel ", written by Joey Tempest, was the first single released from the Swedish heavy metal band Europe's self-titled debut album. It was a big hit in Japan, reaching the Top 10. It was one of the first songs he ever wrote. Tempest was inspired to write the song after watching the Italian horror film The Beyond ...
1982–1992 is a compilation album by the Swedish rock band Europe, released in 1993 by Epic Records.Vocalist Joey Tempest chose the songs for this album. The album reached the top 10 in France compilation charts in April 1993.
Carrie (Europe song) " Carrie " is a power ballad by the Swedish rock band Europe released in 1987. It was the third single released internationally from the album The Final Countdown, and it is their highest-charting song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart—peaking at #3 (#1 on the Radio and Records chart) during the fall of 1987.