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Let to me to present to you a group of "legend": Europe! I could begin my history with "Once upon a time" so much the history is beautiful. It is like a fairy tale, there is action, adventure, bounces, there are the nice ones (us, the fans) and then there are the madmans (those which did not want the demo-tape of Europe at the beginning). There are also sorrows, but there are also joys. Moreover, Joey even found its "princess" (unfortunately it is not me,  lol) then, who request people? But fortunately as very good fairy tale which is respected, all is well which finishes well!<o:p></o:p>

Now listen to-well or rather read-well this...<o:p></o:p>

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1978/1979 : Joey Tempest and John Norum melt the Force group with Peter Olsson to the bass and Tony Reno with the drum.<o:p></o:p>

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1980 : a demo-tape of 6 titles is born, it obtains negative answers.<o:p></o:p>

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1981 : arrived of John Leven o the bass who replaces Peter Olsson.. A new demo-tape is born, but the houses of discs still do not want any.<o:p></o:p>

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1982: the girl friend of Joey sends a demo-tape to the greatest contest of Rock'n'roll: the Rock'n'roll SM. The 1st price is the recording of an album. Approximately 4000 demonstrations were sent to this contest only approximately 80 groups will have the advisability of occurring into live, the demo-tape of Force is chosen and they can take part in the contest. They decide to change name and take the name of Europe. Europe arrives finally and they win the contest, it was the 12/12/1982. More OF WIN this final, Joey is elected better singer and John is elected better guitarist.<o:p></o:p>

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They thus record their first album which leaves in February <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:metricconverter w:st="on" ProductID="1983. In">1983. In</st1:metricconverter> a few weeks the album is classified 8th better sale of album in Sweden and they will become gold disc. At the same time, they learn their success in Japan with "Seven doors hotel" thanks to a Japanese journalist.<o:p></o:p>

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In 1984, leaves the 2nd album "Wings of tomorrow", Mic Michaeli joined the band, it will replace Joey, which until now in more of the song ensured the keyboards. Tony Reno wearying and finding the group "less fun" decides to leave. He is replaced by Ian Haugland.<o:p></o:p>

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At the end of 1984, Europe takes down the top 12 Japanese of the foreign artists.<o:p></o:p>

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1985: Europe signs with CBS. Joey takes part and written "Give has helping hand" with the profit of the assistance to the Third World with Swedish Hard Rock' S Own Band Aid. Kee Marcello is the producer and Joey amongst other things shares the vocal parts with Robert Ernlund of the Treat group.<o:p></o:p>

This same year Joey writes to the music of film "One the loose" which includes "Broken dreams" and the first versions of "Rock'n'roll the night" and "One the loose".<o:p></o:p>

The remainder of the year occurs to the writing future album...<o:p></o:p>

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1986 : Joey, following a bad disease with problems of voice, but individual "The final  countdown" produces by Kevin Elson leaves in February. In September, Europe makes a tour in Japan and benefits from it to take part in various emissions TV, interviews and promotions. Then return towards Sweden for concerts and emissions TV through all Europe. The choc occurs in October when John Norum announces his departure of the group. After several refusal Kee Marcello thus agrees to be its substitute. John continues all the same the tour to leave time with Kee to learn the songs. He will leave the scene with Europe at the time of his last concert in Amsterdam. As for Kee, it will make its 1st concert in Germany.<o:p></o:p>

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1987 : beginning of the world tour in March in Norway, the group is with its apogee, the album was sold to approximately 8 million, it is 1st in France, Sweden, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg... and even in the United Kingdom however famous difficult market "final The countdown" the individual one was n°1 in 26 countries, 8th in the USA. Europe will prove that they are not only the group of one hit: 4 titles of the album were classified with signal 20 and "Carrie" became n°1 in the USA. The album remained classified approximately 70 weeks: it is enormous!! The United States is "ripe" to receive the Europe beachcomber, follows a round of 22 cities lasting avril/mai 1987. The USA fell under the attacks from our Vikings!! <o:p></o:p>

"final The countdown" is played on all the occasions: sporting competition with the political meeting (Jacques Chirac in made its music of countryside at the time of Presidential of 1988) with the meetings of motivations the commercial ones...<o:p></o:p>

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1988 : it is time to go back to work, after some concerns for compositions, Joey returns to work in his parents. It written there the 12 titles of "Out of this world". It is Ron Nevison the producer, the recording is done in London and leaves at the summer 1988.<o:p></o:p>

Europe will in tour the USA with Def Leppard. At the end of the year in fact Asia accomodates Europe with a concert in Bombay in front of 60000 people.<o:p></o:p>

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1989 : European tour with more than 50 dates. 19/08/89 a concert with Milton Keynes with Skid Row, Bon Jovi and Vixen (happy birthday to you Joey, happy birthday to you!!) in front of 60000 people.<o:p></o:p>

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1990 : session writing, then turned to Southeast Asia and South America with a great concert in Chile: Vina Del Mar: 2 evenings in front of 30000 people and of the million televiewers. <o:p></o:p>

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1991 : left "Prisoners in paradise" produces by Beau Hill. Europe makes an appearance noticed with the Paris-Moscow concert in September in front of several thousands of people and several million televiewers. I remember that, at the time I believe that it was already Claire Chazal who had spoken about the "formidable message of the singer of Europe: Joey Tempest ".<o:p></o:p>

They also turned the clip of "Prisoners in paradise" to Paris: at the Institute of the Arab World.<o:p></o:p>

The 31/12/91, they play the dome of Tokio with Metallica and Thunder. <o:p></o:p>

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In <st1:metricconverter w:st="on" ProductID="1992, a">1992, a</st1:metricconverter> European tour passing by France 2 march 92 with the Zenith of Paris (I was there, I were there, nananananèrrreeeee!!!) lol Mic take the guitar leaving its keyboards for some songs!!!<o:p></o:p>

Then at the end of the tour, Europe decides to make a station-wagon.<o:p></o:p>

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In 1993 the best-of 1982-1992 leaves.<o:p></o:p>

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Kee works and takes part in the group Red Fun, Ian, Mic and John works on various projects. In short, the boys do not remain inactive, far from there!<o:p></o:p>

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From 1995 : to see bio Joey Tempest<o:p></o:p>

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31/12/99 : a few minutes before midnight in Stockholm, they play "final The countdown" and "Rock the night" in front of thousands and thousands of people. The line-up is as follows: Joey Tempest: song, John Leven: low, John Norum and Kee Marcello: guitars, Ian Haugland: battery, Mic Michaeli: keyboards<o:p></o:p>

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April 2000 : Meeting of the group (the 6 complete ones) for gold handing-over disc to Hard rock Coffee of Stockholm.<o:p></o:p>

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2 october 2003 : announce official reformation of Europe. The line-up is as follows: Joey Tempest: song, John Leven: low, John Norum: guitar, Ian Haugland: battery, Mic Michaeli: keyboards. Kee Marcello being occupied with its K2 group.<o:p></o:p>

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Spring 2004 : left a double best-of and a DVD: Rock the night "<o:p></o:p>

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Summer 2004 : concerts and tour of summer (of which passage in Colmar on August 10, 2004), I was there!!! (see report, soon) Europe is one of the "heads of poster" of Sweden Rock Festival in June.<o:p></o:p>

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28/09/2004 : Left "Start From the dark" to see chronic further in the blog, and yes is necessary to seek... lol<o:p></o:p>

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as from October 2004 : European tour of which passage in Paris

10/11/2004 : I was there also (see report soon)<o:p></o:p>

January 2005 : in Japan tour<o:p></o:p>

March 2005 : addition of tour including 9 March in Switzerland: I would be there!!<o:p></o:p>

April at May 2005 : tour in the USA and Canada<o:p></o:p>

May 21, 2005 : festival in Belgium<o:p></o:p>

June 04, 2005 : free concert with Lièges <o:p></o:p>

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between June and August taken again in some concerts of which it: <o:p></o:p>

August 13, <st1:metricconverter w:st="on" ProductID="2005 in">2005 in</st1:metricconverter> Bardonnecchia in Italy.<o:p></o:p>

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Here, that to say moreover if it is not that Europe is alive! Europe is a great band! For me, the best of the world and as well worse for those and those which will say as I am not objective... I found the band of my dreams and I will not exchange them for nothing in the world. Then thank you... thank you Messrs for this formidable history for love, passion, friendship which I live with you. Without you, I would not be what I am now, I would not be this "adult" who I am now... I grow up with you, I knew all with you, the joys and the sorrows, are delirious them, the doubts and the insane-laughter, and I always left myself there because you were there with me (like my parents also nevertheless lol). I love you and I have an admiration without limits for you. Thank you still... thank you to have returned, I cried about it of joy when I learned your return! Thannnxxxxxx!!!<o:p></o:p>

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Thank you with Mike which authorized me to inspire to me by the chronology of its bio of Europe (the remainder is pure Valérien language  for those which know me it does not have there aucuns doubts lol filled of anecdotes and reflexions persos) to go here to visit its super Europe site in french :

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 europe paradise<o:p></o:p>

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official site of Europe<o:p></o:p>

http://www.europetheband.com/<o:p></o:p>