Nearly 12 years after disbanding, Europe announced that they would start making a comeback with the same lineup since The Final Countdown was released. They're tough cities and I'd never have written the lyrics I did without living there." Some lyrics can also be related to his homeland, reflections on living abroad, and learning to live with new people. Living there can be very intense, almost chaotic. Losers is influenced by both London and Dublin. Of his songwriting Tempest has said, "Dreamless and Magnificent have a lot of London in them. After that, Tempest kept on working with Adam Lamprell in a temporary studio in London. "Superhuman" originated from this session. Work continued in Stockholm, this time with Swedish musicians, including Mic Michaeli. This session produced "Magnificent", "Kill For A Girl Like You" (B-side of the first single "Forgiven") and "Sometimes". The first session took place in Konk Studios, The Kinks old London studio, where Tempest jammed with English musicians, who had formerly played with Massive Attack. Also collaborating on the album were Chris Difford, former Europe member Mic Michaeli, and guitarist Adam Lamprell. The team also worked with Eskobar, Lisa Miskovsky, and Stakka Bo. The production team behind the album was "DeadMono", consisting of Malcolm Pardon and Fredrik Rinman. In the autumn of 2002, Tempest released his third solo album named after himself. "The Match" became one of the most played songs on Swedish radio and the album achieved gold status. "The Match", "The One In The Glass" and "If I'd Only Known" were released as singles. " Azalea Place was mostly written in the studio and was therefore more improvised and experimental", Tempest commented on the production. Among these were Chris Difford from Squeeze and Will Jennings. Where A Place To Call Home had Tempest writing all the material, the new album was written together with others. The next solo album was recorded in Nashville by producer Richard Dodd, known for producing artists such as The Travelling Wilburys and Tom Petty. Tempest's second solo album, Azalea Place, was released in 1997. Four singles were taken from the album, "A Place to Call Home", "Under the Influence", "We Come Alive" and "Don't Go Changing On Me". The following year, he was nominated for a "Best Swedish Artist" Grammy. Later the same year, he commenced his first European tour as a solo artist. A Place to Call Home sold platinum in Sweden, and it was a big success internationally. Europe bandmate John Norum guest-starred on one of the tracks. The album, which was produced by Dan Sundquist, was recorded in Stockholm and London using Swedish musicians. He recalled it his "singer/songwriter album". In 1995, Tempest's solo debut album, A Place to Call Home, was released. Europe ended their final tour in Portsmouth and did not perform together again until New Year's Eve, 1999 to 2000. After The Final Countdown, Europe released two more studio albums, namely Out of This World (1988), and Prisoners in Paradise (1991), before their final concert in March 1992. "The Final Countdown" was the biggest it topped the sales chart in 26 countries, sold 15 million copies, was played at the closing ceremony of the 1987 EuroBasket and 1988 Summer Olympics, became the musical theme of the millennium celebrations and a ringtone in hundreds of thousands of mobile phones across the world. With Tempest as the frontman, Europe released its self-titled debut studio album in 1983 and Wings of Tomorrow in 1984.ĭuring the years with Europe, Tempest wrote numerous international big hits.
The first prize was a record deal with Hot Records. In 1982, they changed their name to Europe and won the music competition Rock-SM. Force immediately began building a reputation and a fanbase in the suburbs of Stockholm. He formed the band Force with guitarist John Norum, bassist Peter Olsson, and drummer Tony Reno. In 1979, Larsson settled in with a self-created stage name, "Joey Tempest", inspired by William Shakespeare's tragicomedy The Tempest as well as the song "Sparks of the Tempest" by US prog rock band Kansas. At that time, Larsson alternated between playing rhythm guitar and bass, in addition to lead vocals. During his teens, Larsson played in a number of bands such as Jet, Blazer, Made in Hong Kong, and Roxanne. His biggest influences were Thin Lizzy and Led Zeppelin. Like many of the other Europe members, Larsson grew up in Stockholm suburb Upplands Väsby. Larsson played football and ice hockey and competed in go-cart racing he once came in fourth place in the Junior Cart Race, a Swedish championship.
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