Rock band, Europe's history is dominated by their 1986 power ballad The Final
Countdown, a smash hit all over the world which took them into the world's
biggest arenas, a far cry from their humble beginnings in Stockholm. Joey
Tempest, John Norum, Pete Olsson and drummer Tony Reno originally got together
in a covers band called Force, getting a record contract after winning a talent
contest when they changed their name to Europe. Their debut album was released
the following year, while their second album Wings Of Tomorrow produced their
first international hit Open Your Heart. In...