Europe rules the world with “The Final Countdown” in 1986

Inspired lyrically by David Bowie’s “Space Oddity,” Europe’s “The Final Countdown” reached number one in 25 countries, including the United Kingdom on December 6th, 1986

Europe’s bass man John Levén turns 61 today

John Levén joined the band Europe as a bass player in 1981 and together with lead singer Joey Tempest is the only band member to have played on all Europe’s studio albums. Europe rose to fame in 1986 with “The Final Countdown”

Remembering Jim Diamond

In 1984 with “I Should Have Known Better,” his most memorable song, he reached No.1 in the U.K and charts in other countries in Europe and Australia, we remember Diamond on his birthday

When Jim Morrison “died” in Amsterdam and The Doors performed as a trio

During The Doors European Tour in 1968 Jim Morrison collapsed due to a drug overdose and was rushed to the hospital with no vital signs

German group Culture Beat tops the world charts in 1993 with their techno/euro-dance hit “Mr. Vain”

A smash hit and one of the most memorable songs of the 1990’s, Culture Beat’s “Mr. Vain” remains also one of the most successful euro-dance hits of all time

Europe’s lead singer Joey Tempest turns 61

The Swedish band Europe frontman Joey Tempest composed and sung one of the most popular songs of all time: “The Final Countdown,” a pastiche of Heavy Metal and Synth Pop with a catchy riff, became one of the most iconic rock anthems of the 1980s and topped the sales chart in 26 countries