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Joey Tempest

ジョーイ・テンペスト　/　じょーい・てんぺすと

Singer from Sweden

August 19, 1963 (age 62)　・　Stockholm, Sweden

singer
singer-songwriter
composer

My Take

Joey Tempest wrote one of the most recognizable intros in rock history, and I can't help but envy that a little. Born in Stockholm, the frontman and chief songwriter of the band Europe penned The Final Countdown, a song so globally embedded that almost everyone knows those opening notes. As a singer-songwriter he's driven the band with a melodic, distinctly Scandinavian sense of hooks. People love to file him under one-hit wonder, but he's kept the band going and kept singing for decades, which takes real staying power. To write something that still makes a crowd erupt on the first chord is a songwriter's dream, and I admire the longevity behind it.

Overview

Rolf Magnus Joakim Larsson (born 19 August 1963), known professionally as Joey Tempest, is a Swedish musician and the lead vocalist of the rock band Europe. He wrote most of the band's hit songs, including "The Final Countdown", "Rock the Night", "Cherokee", "Open Your Heart" and "Carrie".

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Joey Tempest
Name (Japanese): ジョーイ・テンペスト
Reading: じょーい・てんぺすと
Born: August 19, 1963 (age 62)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Rabbit
Origin: Stockholm, Sweden
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: singer / singer-songwriter / composer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
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4. Personality

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6. Links

Official sitehttp://www.joeytempest.com/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9A%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88

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