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Europe is a rock band that formed in Upplands Väsby, Sweden.
==History==
===Formation===
The band formed as Force in early 1979 by vocalist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum, bassist Peter Olsson, and drummer Tony Reno. They sent several demo tapes to record label companies, but were turned down by all accounts. In addition, the band was asked to cut their hair and sing in the Sweedish language if they were to meet the requirements if signing a deal with a record label. Two years later, Olsson resigned, and John Levén took over at the bass position. Months later, Levén stepped down to join Yngwie Malmsteen and Marcel Jacob stepped in at the bass position. Three months later, Levén felt that he was not satisfied playing with Malmsteen and decided to return with Force, while Jacob worked with Malmsteen instead.
In 1982, the band competed in a tournament as one of 4,000 auditions called Rock-SM. The winner of the tournament would receive a record label to Hot Records. Force performed "In the Future to Come" and "The King Will Return" during the contest, earning them first place in the tournament and a record deal with Hot Records. Just before the tournament, Tempest changed the band's name to Europe.
===Self-titled album===
After obtaining a deal with Hot Records in lieu of winning a recent tournament, Europe entered Electra Studios in Stockholm, Sweden to begin development for an album. Europe's first album was named after the band itself and released on March 14, 1983. The album included nine tracks. "Seven Doors Hotel" was released as a single, which did not garner much attention worldwide, but became a Top-10 hit in Japan.
===Wings of Tomorrow===
Shortly after the conclusion of developing their self-titled album, Europe went over to Polar Studios in Stockholm to develop material for another album. The band's second studio album, Wings of Tomorrow, was released on February 24, 1984. The album included ten tracks. "Open Your Heart" proved to be a successful single. After releasing the album, Europe toured Sweden to promote their latest content. During the tour, the band was introduced to Mic Michaeli, who helped play the keyboards during some of the band's live performances. Impressed with his skill, Europe hired him full time. Around the same time, Reno was discovered to have lacked some motivation and slacked off during rehearsals, and was eventually fired. Southpaw Ian Haugland took over as the next drummer.
===The Final Countdown===
With Haugland in for the drums, Europe was featured in a short film titled On the Loose, which was released in April 1985. In addition, Europe released a three-track EP named after the short film with "Rock the Night" becoming the best track in the EP.
Looking for their first big breakthrough, Europe met an executive of Epic Records, who offered them a contract. By September 1985, Europe went to Powerplay Studios in Zürich, Switzerland to develop material for their next album. Kevin Elson, who also worked with Journey and Lynyrd Skynyrd, helped Europe produce this album. However, as development was in session, Tempest had allergic reactions from bread products and Norum changed his diet, which delayed the development for a little while. The vocals for the tracks took place at Soundtrade Studios in Stockholm, Mastersound Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, and Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California.
Europe's third studio album, The Final Countdown, was released on May 26, 1986. The album included ten tracks. It became triple platinum in the United States. The title track was one of the band's most successful tracks as of up to date, receiving a large amount of radio play, especially on pop stations. The music video turned out to be largely successful, receiving large amount of plays on MTV and VH1. It has also become a staple track during school dances as a closing song as well as a decent port for various event venues. The song was based on the riff of a Korg Polysix keyboard Michaeli had practiced with since development for the album began. The riff also blended in with a Yamaha TX-816 rack unit and a Roland JX-8P synthesizer. Many sources revealed that The Final Countdown was named after the 1980 film, but Europe opposed.
Other songs that were released as singles were "Carrie", "Rock the Night", and "Cherokee". "Carrie" became the second most successful track Europe released and was voted for Best Power Ballad. "Cherokee" was based on Tempest finding fondness in history of Native Americans. "Rock the Night" that was previously in the On the Loose EP received a new version in the third album garnered success, especially having a music video shot at a Hard Rock Café.
Despite the album's success, Norum was not pleased with the final results, claiming that the keyboards "buried" the rhythm guitars in the mix. Europe embarked on a worldwide tour to promote their latest release. Shortly after the conclusion of the tour, Norum resigned to pursue a solo career. Kee Marcello took over as the next guitarist.
===Out of This World===
By March 1988, Europe began development for their next album, which took place at Olympic Sound Studios and Townhouse Studios in London, England. The band's fourth studio album, Out of This World, was released on August 9, 1988. The album included twelve tracks. It did not garner much success than the prequel release, but four of the tracks became singles. One of the singles was a newer version of "Open Your Heart", which turned out to become a decent music video. Other singles were "Let the Good Times Rock", "More Than Meets the Eye", and "Superstitious". Out of This World was certified platinum in the United States. Europe embarked on another world tour to promote the album. One of the band's most notable performances was at Whisky a Go Go in West Hollywood, California.
===Prisoners in Paradise===
By late 1990, Europe entered Enterprise Studios in Burbank, California to develop new material for their next album. Their fifth studio album, Prisoners in Paradise, was released on September 23, 1991. The album included twelve tracks. The title track, "Halfway to Heaven", and "I'll Cry For You" were singles. It did not garner much success due to the rise of the grunge genre uprising on the market. Sales for this release turned out to be much lower than usual, so the band toured worldwide yet again to promote the album. On new years eve of 1991, Europe, along with fellow bands Tesla, Thunder, and Metallica, performed at the Tokyo Dome, and the show was called "The Final Countdown '91".
===Initial disbandment & compilations===
After the tour, Europe decided to take a break from all activities. Europe eventually disbanded in late 1992 with Tempest pursuing a solo career and other band members doing side projects. Just before their disbandment, Europe was dropped by Epic Records.
On August 21, 1993, a compilation album titled 1982–1992 was released. The compilation included seventeen tracks. One of those tracks was "On Broken Wings", which was originally intended for The Final Countdown, but went unreleased until this compilation took effect on the market. In addition, two other tracks that were previously intended for Prisoners in Paradise featured "Sweet Love Child" and "Yesterday's News".
On April 30, 1997, Sony Music Entertainment released another Europe compilation titled Definitive Collection. The compilation included a two-disc collection of Europe's past recordings in various albums. Disc one had eighteen tracks and disc two had five tracks, bringing the compilation to 23 tracks altogether.
On January 27, 1998, the third compilation, Super Hits, was released. This compilation included ten tracks, mostly singles between 1984 and 1991. A re-issue of the 1982-1992 compilation, titled 1982-2000 was released in early 2000, which featured the same tracks as the first compilation plus a bonus track titled "The Final Countdown 2000", which was performed by Europe's one-off reunion before New Years Day 2000.
On March 3, 2004, the fourth compilation, Rock the Night: The Very Best of Europe, was released. This compilation featured a two-disc collection with sixteen tracks in each disc, bringing the track total to 32.
===Start from the Dark===
On October 2, 2003, Europe reunited after an eleven-year hiatus with the same lineup that came about since releasing The Final Countdown. Back in action, the band went to Studios 301 and the Little Big Room in Stockholm to develop material for a new album. Europe released their sixth studio album, Start from the Dark, on September 22, 2004. The album included twelve tracks. Since their reunion, Tempest's voice and hormones changed deeply since releasing his first solo album, A Place to Call Home. "Got to have Faith" and "Hero" both became singles. The release featured a modern sound as sound technology changed mostly due to electronic pop becoming popular on the market. The album sold only 600,000 copies worldwide, however.
After the album's release, Europe went on a European tour, but played songs from their past albums. Around the same time, the band's first live album, The Final Countdown Tour 1986, was released. The live album included nine tracks, which were all live performances in Solna, Sweden.
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