Europe (band)
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Europe is a Swedish rock band formed in Upplands Väsby in 1979,<ref name="dn.se">Template:Cite web</ref> 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 itself.
Since their formation, Europe has released eleven studio albums, three live albums, three compilations and twenty-four music videos. Europe's current lineup comprises Tempest, Norum, bassist John Levén, keyboardist Mic Michaeli, and drummer Ian Haugland.
Europe rose to international fame in the 1980s with their third album, 1986's The Final Countdown. Template:As of, Europe had sold 10 million albums worldwide.<ref name="BBC News October 3, 2003">Template:Cite news</ref> The band has had two top 20 albums on the Billboard 200 chart (The Final Countdown and Out of This World)<ref name="US">Template:Cite magazine</ref> and three top 30 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart ("The Final Countdown", "Rock the Night" and "Carrie", which reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100).<ref name="US S">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Europe went on hiatus in 1992, reunited temporarily for a one-off performance in Stockholm on New Year's Eve 1999 and announced an official reunion in 2003. Since then the band has released six albums, Start from the Dark (2004), Secret Society (2006), Last Look at Eden (2009), Bag of Bones (2012), War of Kings (2015) and Walk the Earth (2017).
Europe gained new attention in the US after being featured in a GEICO cable television commercial campaign during 2015–2016.
History
Europe and Wings of Tomorrow (1979–1984)
The first incarnation of the band was named Force and came together in 1979, in Upplands Väsby, Stockholm, and was integrated by vocalist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum, bass guitarist Peter Olsson, and drummer Tony Reno.<ref name="1982-1992 booklet">Template:Cite AV media notes</ref> "I remember when we started the band Force we were playing covers in the rehearsal room, because we just wanted to learn our instruments, like all bands," Tempest said, "Then one day I said maybe we should do our own stuff. Nobody had any ideas, so I brought mine into the rehearsal room, and that is when we started writing our own stuff."<ref name="fireworks-26">Template:Cite web</ref>
The band sent several demos to record companies, but were told that in order to be published they had to cut their hair and sing in Swedish. Two years later, Olsson left the band and was replaced by John Levén.<ref name="1982-1992 booklet"/> Just a couple of months later, Levén joined Yngwie Malmsteen's band Rising Force, and Malmsteen's former bassist, Marcel Jacob, joined Force. This only lasted for three months, though; Levén apparently had issues with Malmsteen, so he and Jacob traded places again.<ref name="rockdrömmen">Template:Cite book</ref>
In 1982, Tempest's girlfriend entered Force in the Swedish rock talent contest Rock-SM. Competing against 4000 bands, they won the contest thanks to two songs, "In the Future to Come" and "The King Will Return". The reward was a record deal with Hot Records. Tempest won the individual award for Best Lead Singer, and Norum won the award for Best Guitarist.<ref name="1982-1992 booklet"/> Just before the contest, Force changed their name to Europe. Tempest got the name from the Made in Europe album by Deep Purple.<ref name="foxnews.com">Template:Cite web</ref>
The self-titled debut album was released the following year, and sold well both in Sweden and Japan. The album charted at number 8 in the band's home country and the single "Seven Doors Hotel" became a Top 10 hit in Japan.<ref name="1982-1992 booklet"/>
The second album Wings of Tomorrow was released one year later. The album got interest from CBS Records who offered them an international contract in 1985.<ref name="1982-1992 booklet"/> "I think one of the most important albums for the band was Wings of Tomorrow," Tempest said, "We were learning how to write songs and John started playing some really cool stuff on the guitar. We became a better band and that was a good period for the band."<ref name="metal-express-radio">Template:Cite web</ref> Keyboardist Mic Michaeli was soon recruited to play in live concerts, and became an official member of the band shortly after.<ref name="1982-1992 booklet"/> At the same time, Tony Reno was fired because of his lack of motivation and alleged slacking off on rehearsals. Bassist Peter Olsson also claims that Reno was replaced on the albums by a drum machine.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> His replacement was Ian Haugland.<ref name="1982-1992 booklet"/>
The Final Countdown (1985–1987)
In 1985 Europe recorded the soundtrack for the film On the Loose, which gave them the hit "Rock the Night".<ref name="1982-1992 booklet"/> Several months later Joey Tempest was asked to write a song for the charity project Swedish Metal Aid.<ref>Template:CitationTemplate:Cbignore</ref> He wrote "Give a Helping Hand", which would feature the biggest stars of Swedish rock and metal.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The income from the sales of the single, which was produced by Easy Action guitarist Kee Marcello, was donated to the starving people of Ethiopia.<ref name="1982-1992 booklet"/>
In September 1985, Europe was approached by an executive from Epic Records. They helped Europe start the recording of its next album with Journey producer Kevin Elson. The result was The Final Countdown. Released on 26 May 1986, the album gave the band its international breakthrough, was certified Triple Platinum in the USA<ref name="riaa">Template:Cite web</ref> and reached number 8 on the Billboard 200 chart.<ref name="US"/> The title track, which was based on a keyboard riff composed by Tempest as early as 1981–82,<ref name="1982-1992 booklet"/> was released as the first single and became a worldwide success, peaking at number 1 in 25 countries,<ref name="BBC News October 3, 2003"/> such as the UK,<ref name="UK S">Template:Cite web</ref> France,<ref name="FRA S">Template:Cite web</ref> Spain, and Germany.<ref name="GER">Template:Cite web</ref> The hit "Rock the Night" was in the top 10 charts in European countries. The power ballad "Carrie" peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.<ref name="US S"/> "Cherokee" was the other single released.
Not satisfied with the album's keyboard-dominated production nor the band's commercialized image, John Norum decided to leave Europe in October 1986 to pursue a solo career.<ref name="1982-1992 booklet"/> "I didn't really like the direction the band was going in," Norum said, "We became this teeny-bopper, bubblegum band and I hated that whole image, the spandex, poodle-rock type of thing. I was more into the heavier, guitar-oriented stuff and it seemed like the keyboards were taking over more and more, and we were becoming more commercial. So I decided to leave. I just wanted to move on and do something else."<ref name="Blabbermouth January 29, 2007">Template:Cite web</ref>
Kee Marcello was asked to replace him, and after some consideration, he decided to join the band.<ref name="1982-1992 booklet"/> Marcello joined the band at its commercial peak.
Three singles from The Final Countdown reaching the US Top 30.<ref name="US S" /> The following year included successful tours through Europe and the USA.Template:Citation needed
Out of This World and Prisoners in Paradise (1988–1992)
The follow-up to The Final Countdown was entitled Out of This World and was released in 1988. The biggest hit from the album was "Superstitious" which peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 9 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks. "Superstitious" would be the last Europe song to chart in the USA.<ref name="US S" /> The album was certified platinum in the States and peaked at number 19 on the Billboard 200 chart.<ref name="US" /><ref name="riaa"/> More touring followed, including an American tour with Def Leppard and a festival gig at the National Bowl in Milton Keynes, England with Bon Jovi, Skid Row and Vixen.<ref name="1982-1992 booklet"/>
In September 1989, Europe did a gig at the Whisky a Go Go club in West Hollywood, California, under the pseudonym Le Baron Boys.<ref name="Prisoners in Paradise booklet">Template:Cite AV media notes</ref> That name would later be used as a title for a much-circulated Europe bootleg, which contained demo recordings from 1989 to 1990. Two years later, the album Prisoners in Paradise was released, but received limited media attention due to the "boom" of the grunge movement, started by Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains and Pearl Jam. Although the sales were low compared to previous albums, the single "I'll Cry for You" managed to hit number 28 on the UK charts.<ref name="UK S"/> On New Year's Eve 1991, Europe kicked off a new tour with a show at the Tokyo Dome, in which Tesla, Thunder and Metallica also performed. The show was called "Final Countdown '91".<ref name="1982-1992 booklet"/><ref name="tokyo-dome">Template:Cite web</ref>
After ten years of living, recording, and touring together, Europe decided to take a break at the end of the 1992 tour.<ref name="1982-1992 booklet"/> "I remember in the tour bus afterwards we were talking about where the whole thing was going and I think at the time the consensus of the band was we really felt ready for a break," Tempest said, "We felt that it was time to put some roots down and I was really into the idea of making my own solo album."<ref name="fireworks-18">Template:Cite web</ref> In that time, Tempest, Norum and Marcello released solo albums whilst the other members participated in several different projects and bands. In return, Europe was dropped from Epic Records.Template:Citation needed
Reunion and Start from the Dark (2003–2005)
The band members started to discuss the possibility of a Europe reunion in 1998.<ref name="fireworks-18"/> "Mic and Ian came over to see me in Ireland," Tempest said, "Then whilst we were there, John Norum called from LA, and we were like 'Yes, maybe now is the right time to get things started again'."<ref name="fireworks-18"/> For the 2000 millennium celebrations, Europe was asked to do a concert in Stockholm on New Year's Eve 1999. That would be Europe's first and, to date, only concert with both of their lead guitarists, since both John Norum and Kee Marcello had accepted the offer to play that evening with the rest of the group. They played "Rock the Night" and "The Final Countdown".<ref name="fireworks-18"/><ref name="fireworks-17"/>
Over the years, there were several reunion rumors, and on 2 October 2003 it was made official: Europe announced plans for a new album and world tour.<ref name="Blabbermouth October 2, 2003">Template:Cite web</ref> The band then switched back to The Final Countdown line-up, with John Norum as the only lead guitarist.<ref name="fireworks-18"/> "There was no doubt that we wanted John back, and John wanted to get back," Tempest said, "For me it was important to get that spark going again that we had before."<ref name="fireworks-26"/> Kee Marcello claimed that he was too busy with his own projects. "I told them I didn't want to participate in a [new] studio album because musically, I want to go in a different kind of direction than the music Europe stands for," Marcello said, "Then we talked for a while about doing a six-piece tour – it didn't turn out that way because of different reasons."<ref name="fireworks-17">Template:Cite web</ref>
The songwriting for a new album, Start from the Dark, began early in 2003.<ref name="fireworks-18"/> "It was just a matter of moving forward and writing songs for the new album," Tempest said, "That was always our intention. We thought that if we were gonna make a comeback, we wanted to do it properly, and that meant we wanted to write and record some new songs, a new album."<ref name="fireworks-18"/> For the recording of Start from the Dark, the band decided to work with producer Kevin Elson, who had also produced The Final Countdown.<ref name="fireworks-18"/> "We could either go with a younger producer, or we could go with someone that we knew, someone experienced who is on the same wavelength as the band," Tempest said, "So in the end we decided that Kevin would be the perfect choice."<ref name="fireworks-18"/>
In the summer of 2004, Europe went on a festival tour through the European continent.<ref name="fireworks-18"/> The concert setlists included the old hits, but also introduced the title track from Start from the Dark.<ref name="fireworks-18"/> The album was released on 22 September 2004, the same day that John Norum became a father. Start from the Dark featured a more modern sound compared to Europe's previous albums. "We wanted to be doing something at least that was a little bit relevant now; bit of a dry mix, detuned a bit," Tempest said, "So we felt like we didn't want to do an 1980s album per se, we just wanted to start like a fresh band really."<ref name="Blabbermouth July 10, 2005">Template:Cite web</ref> Eventually, the album sold in excess of 600,000 copies worldwide.<ref name="fireworks-26"/>
Secret Society and Last Look at Eden (2006–2010)
Europe released its seventh album, Secret Society on 26 October 2006. "We think it's one of the strongest albums that Europe has ever done," Tempest said, "There is definitely some more melodic stuff on this one. Start from the Dark was very raw and made a statement, which is cool but for us it felt like a debut album in a way, so we wanted to branch out a bit on this one and take it to new levels."<ref name="fireworks-26"/>
On 26 January 2008, Europe did a semi-acoustic live concert at Nalen in Stockholm, calling the event Almost Unplugged. The band was accompanied by a string quartet and played reworked versions of its own songs, as well as cover versions of songs by bands that have influenced Europe's sound throughout the years – Pink Floyd, UFO, Led Zeppelin and Thin Lizzy. The show was broadcast live over the Internet on Europe's official website.<ref name="Blabbermouth January 31, 2008">Template:Cite web</ref> It was released on CD on 17 September 2008<ref name="Almost Unplugged CD">Template:Cite web</ref> and on DVD on 19 August 2009.Template:Citation needed
On 23 July 2008, Europe did a co-headlining concert with Whitesnake in Padua, Italy. During Whitesnake's performance of their encore "Still of the Night", Joey Tempest joined David Coverdale on stage for the last chorus.<ref name="Blabbermouth July 26, 2008">Template:Cite web</ref> In August 2008 Europe was the opening act for Deep Purple for two concerts in Sweden, in Linköping on 8 August and Ystad on 9 August.<ref name="Blabbermouth February 8, 2008">Template:Cite web</ref> John Norum joined Deep Purple on stage in Ystad for a performance of "Smoke on the Water".<ref name="The Highway Star">Template:Cite web</ref>
On 21 July 2009, bass guitarist and former member of Force, Marcel Jacob, committed suicide. He was 45 years old.<ref name="jeff scott soto">Template:Cite web</ref>
Europe's eighth studio album, Last Look at Eden, was released on 9 September 2009.<ref name="Universal Music">Template:Cite web</ref> The title track was released as a single in June.<ref name="Blabbermouth April 8, 2009">Template:Cite web</ref> The band has described it as a modern retro rock album.<ref name="ETB blog some answers">Template:Cite web</ref> "This time, we're taking some new directions with our songs, and we're exploring different styles," they stated, "There is a definite classic rock vibe on some of the tracks... a tip of the hat to groovin', funkin' 1970s rock songs - but ones we have bought into the here and now."<ref name="ETB blog new directions">Template:Cite web</ref> The second single, "New Love in Town", was released as a digital download on 3 September 2009.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Bag of Bones and War of Kings (2011–2016)
On 6 August 2011, Europe headlined the closing ceremonies of the 22nd World Scout Jamboree in Rinkaby, Sweden before an audience of 40,061 Scouts and Guides which included King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Silvia of Sweden. <ref name="worldscoutjamboree.se August 7, 2011">Template:Cite web</ref>
On 12 July 2011, Europe confirmed that Kevin Shirley would produce their ninth studio album. The recording sessions started on 3 October 2011.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Blabbermouth July 12, 2011">Template:Cite web</ref> On 24 January 2012 the band announced the album title, Bag of Bones.<ref>[1] Template:Webarchive</ref><ref name="Blabbermouth January 26, 2012">Template:Cite web</ref> The album was released on 18 April 2012 in Japan by Victor Entertainment<ref name="Victor">Template:Cite web</ref> and on 25 April in Sweden by Gain Music Entertainment.<ref name="Gain Music Entertainment">Template:Cite web</ref> "Bag of Bones" debuted at number 2 on the Swedish album chart on 4 May 2012 and was certified Gold in Sweden on 12 July 2012.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The band played at the Sweden Rock Festival in 2013, with their performance recorded for a 30th anniversary double CD, DVD and Blu-ray Disc, which was released in October 2013.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2014, Europe celebrated the 30th anniversary of their second studio album Wings of Tomorrow. They performed the entire Wings of Tomorrow album on several shows, including in Sweden.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Europe's tenth studio album, War of Kings was released on 2 March 2015 by UDR Records.<ref name="MelodicRock.com Dec 5, 2014">Template:Cite web</ref> It was produced by Dave Cobb, producer for bands such as Rival Sons.<ref name="MelodicRock.com Dec 5, 2014"/> This was followed in March 2015 by a 14-date tour of the UK co-headlining with Black Star Riders, supported by The Amorettes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Europe participated in a major cable television GEICO advertising campaign which started airing September 2015 in the US; in a television commercial, they are featured singing "The Final Countdown" to the background of an office break room, as a microwave oven cooks a burrito.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Europe released the War of Kings Special Edition together with Live Performance from Wacken Open Air Festival which was performed on 29 July 2015. The digital version was released on 27 November 2015 by UDR Records and the Blu-ray & DVD version released in early 2016.Template:Citation needed
In November 2016, Europe announced the 30th Final Countdown Anniversary Tour to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their top selling album "The Final Countdown". In this tour, they performed the entire "The Final Countdown" album and the entire "War Of Kings" album in every concert. They also filmed the concert performed in Roundhouse, London on 12 November 2016 and released it on 21 July 2017 via Blu-ray, DVD & iTunes Digital Download.Template:Citation needed
Walk the Earth (since 2017)
In mid-2017, Europe announced their eleventh studio album, titled Walk the Earth. The album was released on 20 October via CD with bonus DVD and digital download.
In 2023 they announced their 40th anniversary tour titled Time Capsule, with dates in Europe across eight countries. The tour started on 30 September 2023 in Lausanne, Switzerland, and ended on 26 October 2023 in London, England.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Musical style and influences
Europe's music has been described as arena rock,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> hard rock,<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> glam metal,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Simms">Template:Cite magazine</ref> blues rock<ref name="Simms"/> and heavy metal. <ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The band is mainly influenced by Whitesnake, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Led Zeppelin, Thin Lizzy, UFO and Michael Schenker Group.<ref name="metal-rules.com">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="uberrock.co.uk">Template:Cite web</ref>
Band members
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Current
- Joey Tempest – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1979–1992, 1999, since 2003), keyboards, piano (1979–1984, occasionally since 1984)
- John Norum – lead guitar, backing vocals (1979–1986, 1999, since 2003)
- John Levén - bass, backing vocals (1981–1992, 1999, since 2003)
- Mic Michaeli – keyboards, piano, keytar, backing vocals, occasional guitars (1984–1992, 1999, since 2003)
- Ian Haugland – drums, percussion, snare drum, backing vocals (1984–1992, 1999, since 2003)
Former
- Tony Reno – drums, percussion (1979–1984)
- Peter Olsson – bass, backing vocals (1979–1981)
- Marcel Jacob – bass, backing vocals (1981, died 2009)
- Kee Marcello – lead guitar, backing vocals (1986–1992, 1999)
Timeline
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Discography
Template:Main Studio albums
- 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)
Accolades
Awards and nominations
| Year | Nominee / work | Award associations | Result | Template:Abbr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Small | Template:Small | ||||
| 1986 | Themselves | Rockbjörnen Template:Small | Best Swedish Group | Template:Won | <ref name="Rockbjornen">Template:Cite news</ref> |
| Gold Bravo Otto Template:Small | Hard 'n Heavy | Template:Won | <ref name="Bravo Otto 1986">Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| 1987 | Gold Bravo Otto Template:Small | Hard 'n Heavy | Template:Won | <ref name="Bravo Otto 1987">Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| 1988 | Gold Bravo Otto Template:Small | Hard 'n Heavy | Template:Won | <ref name="Bravo Otto 1988">Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| 1989 | Silver Bravo Otto Template:Small | Bands Hard 'n Heavy | Template:Won | <ref name="Bravo Otto 1989">Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| 1990 | Bronze Bravo Otto Template:Small | Bands Hard 'n Heavy | Template:Won | <ref name="Bravo Otto 1990">Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| 2015 | Rockbjörnen Template:Small | Best Hard Rock/Metal | Template:Won | <ref name="Rockbjornen"/> | |
| Classic Rock Roll of Honour Template:Small | Comeback of the Year | Template:Won | <ref name="Blabbermouth Dec 23 2015">Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
| 2018 | Walk the Earth | Grammis Template:Small | Best Hard Rock/Metal | Template:Won | <ref name="Grammis">Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Year | Award | Result | Template:Abbr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Pan European Awards 1986 (Music & Media) | Template:Won | <ref>Template:Citation</ref> |
| Year | Award | Nominee / work | Result | Template:Abbr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | YouTube Billion Views Award | "The Final Countdown" | Template:Won | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
Other honors
| Year | Award | Result | Template:Abbr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Swedish Music Hall of Fame | Template:Won | <ref name="Swedish Music Hall of Fame">Template:Cite news</ref> |
See also
References
External links
- Pages with broken file links
- 1970s establishments in Stockholm County
- 1979 establishments in Sweden
- English-language musical groups from Sweden
- Musical groups disestablished in 1992
- Musical groups established in 1979
- Musical groups from Stockholm County
- Musical groups reestablished in 2003
- Swedish blues rock musical groups
- Swedish glam metal musical groups
- Swedish hard rock musical groups
- Swedish heavy metal musical groups
- Swedish musical quintets
- Swedish progressive metal musical groups
- Upplands Väsby Municipality