Joey Tempest - Career

Career

In 1979, he formed the band Force with guitarist John Norum, drummer Tony Reno and bassist Peter Olsson. Force immediately began building a reputation and a fanbase in the suburbs of Stockholm. In 1982, they changed their name to Europe and won the music competition Rock-SM. The first prize was a record deal with Hot Records. Europe released five albums between 1983 and 1991, with Joey Tempest as the singer, frontman and songwriter.

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