Biography John Norum

Born on February 23 in the year in Vardo Norway. Norwegian-Swedish hard rock musician, composer and one of the founders of the Swedish group Europe. John Norum was born on February 23 in the city of Vardo. At an early age he was passionate about rock music. John Fanatel from Elvis Presley and Cliff Richard. At 10, he got his first guitar, then the future rocker heard and appreciated “Deep Purple” and “Kiss”.

At the age of 14, Norum had already traveled around the country with punk rock with a team, and in the year he met Tony Renault and Peter Olsson, with whom he became part of the WC trio. In the year, thanks to the Tempest girl, the group got into the Rock-SM contest, which first appeared under the name “Europe” and won. Joi Tempens and John Norum received separate awards for the best vocalist and the best guitarist, and the group received a contract with the Hot Records label.

The new name "Europe", the group took from one album the Deep Purple group. John Norum in his youth, the debut album of the group of the same name was released in the year. The album did not achieve much commercial success, did not receive a single certification and took only 8 positions in the Swedish chart, although the Seven Doors Hotel single fell into the top in Japan.

Two years later, in May, the third album of The Final Countdown was released, which glorified the group for the whole world. Epic Records was engaged in producing the album. He took positions in the first ten charts in the first ten, received four certification. However, after its release, John Norum decided to leave the group, disappointed in the dominance of synthesizers during production.

He was replaced by Ki Marsello. In the same year, he left this group.

In the year, Europe participants united for a short period of time to perform at a concert in Stockholm with the songs “The Final Countdown” and “Rock The Night”. After 4 years, the press published an official statement that the group has been reunited and is working on a new album. The group reunited as part with John Norum, who officially returned to the group as the only lead-player.

On the same day, John Norum became a father. The album was sold in the amount of Joya Tempest called the album a repeated debut of the group, in connection with the modernization of the sound and the change of the genre. The growth of John Norum: centimeters. John Norum's personal life: married to Michelle Meldram, founder and guitarist of the Swedish-American Hevi-metal Meldrum. They have a joint son Jake Thomas.