Europe (band)

Europe
Europe
	Europe in 2016
Background information
Origin	Upplands Väsby, Sweden; St. Cloud, Minnesota, U.S.
Genres	Arena rock; hard rock; glam metal; blues rock; heavy metal;
Years active	1979–1992; 1999 (partial reunion); 2003–present;
Labels	Hot Records, Epic, Sanctuary
Members	Joey Tempest; John Norum; John Levén; Mic Michaeli; Ian Haugland
Past member(s)	Kee Marcello; Tony Reno; Peter Olsson; Marcel Jacob
Website	europetheband.com

Europe is an American-Swedish rock band. It was started by Joey Tempest and John Norum in 1979. Their song "The Final Countdown" was a big hit in 1986.

Europe took a break in 1992, but came back in 2003.

Albums

Force (1982)
Europe (1983)
Wings of Tomorrow (1984)
The Final Countdown (1986)
Out of This World (1988)
Prisoners in Paradise (1991)
Start from the Dark (2004)
Secret Society (2006)
Last Look at Eden (2009)
Bag of Bones (2012)
War of Kings (2015)
Walk the Earth (2017)

Other websites

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Personnel

Vocals - Joey Tempest (1979-present)
Keyboards - Joey Tempest (1979-1984), Mic Michaeli (1984-present)
Electric Guitar - John Norum (1979-1986; 1999-present), Kee Marcello (1986-1992)
Bass Guitar - Peter Olsson (1979-1981), Marcel Jacob (1981-1981), John Levén (1981-present)
Drums - Tony Reno (1979-1984), Ian Haugland (1984-present)

↑ Thomas, Stephen (n.d.). "Europe: Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
↑ Reynolds, Dave (August 1983). "Europe – Europe". Metal Forces. No. 1. p. 22. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
↑ McPadden, Mike (24 September 2015). "The Hair Metal 100: Ranking the '80s Greatest Glam Bands, Part 4". VH1. Viacom. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Simms, Kelley (17 March 2015). "Europe – War of Kings". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

[1] Thomas, Stephen (n.d.). "Europe: Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved May 3, 2022.

[2] Reynolds, Dave (August 1983). "Europe – Europe". Metal Forces. No. 1. p. 22. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

[3] McPadden, Mike (24 September 2015). "The Hair Metal 100: Ranking the '80s Greatest Glam Bands, Part 4". VH1. Viacom. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

[Simms-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Simms, Kelley (17 March 2015). "Europe – War of Kings". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

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