Europe videos
Europa, Европа, Юръп
Hair / Glam Metal (Heavy Metal) band from Upplands Väsby, Stockholm, (Sweden). Europe formed in 1979. The band rose to international fame in the 1980s with its third album, 1986's The Final Countdown, which sold over three million copies in the United States. Europe sold over 23 million albums worldwide. 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. 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. In mid-2017 Europe announced their eleventh studio album, titled Europe (2) - Walk The Earth. The album was released on October 20th via CD with bonus DVD and digital download. Europe Mark I: - Joey Tempest : Vocals, Keyboards, Acoustic Guitar - John Norum : Guitars - John Levén : Bass - Tony Reno : Drums, Percussion Europe Mark II: - Joey Tempest : Vocals - John Norum : Guitars - John Levén : Bass - Mic Michaeli : Keyboards - Ian Haugland : Drums, Percussion Europe Mark III: - Joey Tempest : Vocals - Kee Marcello : Guitars - John Levén : Bass - Mic Michaeli : Keyboards - Ian Haugland : Drums, Percussion Europe Mark II (reunited): - Joey Tempest : Vocals - John Norum : Guitars - John Levén : Bass - Mic Michaeli : Keyboards - Ian Haugland : Drums, Percussion
Europe is a Swedish rock band formed in Upplands Väsby, Stockholm in 1979 under the name Force by vocalist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum, bassist Peter Olsson and drummer Tony Reno. Since its formation, Europe has released nine studio albums, three live albums, three compilations and nineteen videos.Europe rose to international fame in the 1980s with its third album The Final Countdown (1986), which became a substantial commercial success and sold over three million copies in the United States. Europe was one of the most successful rock acts of the 1980s and sold over 20 million albums worldwide. The band has achieved two top 20 albums on the Billboard 200 chart (The Final Countdown and Out of This World) and two top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart ("The Final Countdown" and "Carrie").
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 four albums, Start from the Dark (2004), Secret Society (2006), Last Look at Eden (2009) and Bag of Bones (2012).
The band is mainly influenced by Whitesnake, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Led Zeppelin, Thin Lizzy, UFO and Michael Schenker Group.