Editing Joey Tempest (section)

=== 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.