Editing Joey Tempest (section)

== Career ==
=== Europe ===
Larsson started performing in 1979, creating the stage name "Joey Tempest", inspired by [[William Shakespeare]]'s [[tragicomedy]] ''[[The Tempest]]'' as well as the song "Sparks of the Tempest" by American progressive rock band [[Kansas (band)|Kansas]]. He formed the band Force with guitarist [[John Norum]], bassist [[Peter Olsson (bassist)|Peter Olsson]] and drummer [[Tony Reno]].<ref name="1982-1992 booklet">{{cite AV media notes |title=1982-1992 |title-link=1982–1992 (Europe album) |others=Europe |year=1993 |type=CD booklet |publisher=Epic Records |id=EPC 473589-1 }}</ref> Force immediately began building a reputation and a fanbase in the suburbs of Stockholm. In 1982, they changed their name to Europe and won the music competition Rock-SM. The first prize was a record deal with Hot Records.<ref name="1982-1992 booklet" /> With Tempest as the frontman, Europe released its [[Europe (Europe album)|self-titled debut studio album]] in 1983 and ''[[Wings of Tomorrow]]'' in 1984.

During his years with Europe, Tempest wrote numerous international hits. "[[The Final Countdown (song)|The Final Countdown]]" was the biggest; it topped the sales chart in 26 countries, sold 15 million copies, was played at the closing ceremony of the [[EuroBasket 1987|1987 EuroBasket]] and [[1988 Summer Olympics]], became the musical theme of the millennium celebrations and a ringtone in hundreds of thousands of mobile phones across the world.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} After ''The Final Countdown'', Europe released two more studio albums, namely ''[[Out of This World (Europe album)|Out of This World]]'' (1988) and ''[[Prisoners in Paradise]]'' (1991), before their final concert in March 1992. Europe ended their final tour in [[Portsmouth]] and did not perform together again until New Year's Eve, 1999 to 2000.

=== Solo career ===
[[File:Joey Tempest 2013.jpg|thumb|Tempest in 2013]]
In 1995, Tempest's solo debut album, ''[[A Place to Call Home (album)|A Place to Call Home]]'', was released.<ref name="LarkinHR" /> He recalled it his "singer/songwriter album". The album, which was produced by Dan Sundquist, was recorded in Stockholm and London using Swedish musicians. Europe bandmate John Norum guest-starred on one of the tracks. Tempest also played guitar on the album. ''A Place to Call Home'' went platinum in Sweden and sold well internationally.

Later the same year, he commenced his first European tour as a solo artist. The following year, he was nominated for a "Best Swedish Artist" Grammy. Four singles were taken from the album, "A Place to Call Home", "Under the Influence", "We Come Alive" and "Don't Go Changing On Me".

Tempest's second solo album, ''[[Azalea Place]]'', was released in 1997. The next solo album was recorded in Nashville by producer Richard Dodd, known for producing artists such as The Traveling Wilburys and Tom Petty. Where ''A Place To Call Home'' had Tempest writing all the material, the new album was written together with others. Among these were Chris Difford from Squeeze and Will Jennings. "''Azalea Place'' was mostly written in the studio and was therefore more improvised and experimental", Tempest commented on the production.{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}} "The Match", "The One In The Glass" and "If I'd Only Known" were released as singles. "The Match" became one of the most played songs on Swedish radio and the album achieved gold status.

In the autumn of 2002, Tempest released his third solo album [[Joey Tempest (album)|named after himself]]. The production team behind the album was "DeadMono", consisting of Malcolm Pardon and Fredrik Rinman. The team also worked with [[Eskobar]], [[Lisa Miskovsky]] and [[Stakka Bo]]. Also collaborating on the album were Chris Difford, former Europe member Mic Michaeli and guitarist Adam Lamprell. The first session took place in Konk Studios, The Kinks old London studio, where Tempest jammed with English musicians, who had formerly played with Massive Attack. This session produced "Magnificent", "Kill For A Girl Like You" (B-side of the first single "Forgiven") and "Sometimes". Work continued in Stockholm, this time with Swedish musicians, including Mic Michaeli. "Superhuman" originated from this session. After that, Tempest kept on working with Adam Lamprell in a temporary studio in London.

Of his songwriting Tempest has said, "Dreamless and Magnificent have a lot of London in them. Losers is influenced by both London and Dublin. Living there can be very intense, almost chaotic. They're tough cities and I'd never have written the lyrics I did without living there."{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}} Some lyrics can also be related to his homeland, reflections on living abroad and learning to live with new people.

=== Resurrection of Europe ===
Nearly twelve years after disbanding, Europe announced a comeback with the same lineup that made ''The Final Countdown''. In 2004, they released their sixth studio album, ''[[Start from the Dark]]''. The seventh, ''[[Secret Society (album)|Secret Society]]'', followed in 2006, then ''[[Last Look at Eden]]'' in 2009, ''[[Bag of Bones (album)|Bag of Bones]]'' in 2012, ''[[War of Kings (album)|War of Kings]]'' in 2015 and ''[[Walk the Earth]]'' in 2017.