Biography
The Beginning
A foremost incarnation of the band was known as Click & close on the season of 1979, in Upplands Väsby, Stockholm, and was integrated by vocalist and keyboardist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum, bassist Peter Olsson and drummer Tony Reno. A band sent many demos to record companies, but were told that sequentially to become published it got to cut their hair & sing within Swedish. Both years late, Olsson left a b& and was replaced by John Levén. Only a few months late, Levén joined Yngwie J. Malmsteen's band Rising Force, and Malmsteen's former bassist Marcel Jacob joined Force. This lone lasted for ternary months, though; Levén apparently got issues by owning Malmsteen, thus he & Jacob traded site over again..

Worldwide Success
. Since so, Tempest, Norum & Marcello use freed solo albums, when a more members use at times participated within many different projects & elastic.

Reunions
. Begin from either a Dark was freed around late 2004, & received proficient reviews from either music critics. Europe recently finished higher a globe tour & is planning to record the fresh album, which is potential to hit the market within 2006.

Band members
Current Line-up
Joey Tempest - Vocals (1979-92; 2003-present) John Norum - Guitar (1979-86; 2003-present) John Levén - Bass (1981-92; 2003-present) Mic Michaeli - Keyboards (1984-92; 2003-present) Ian Haugland - Drums and percussion (1984-92; 2003-present)

Former Members
Peter Olsson - Bass (1979-81) Marcel Jacob - Bass (1981) Tony Reno - Drums and percussion (1979-84) Kee Marcello - Guitar (1986-92)

Discography
Studio Albums
Europe (1983) Wings of Tomorrow (1984) The Final Countdown (1986) Out of This World (1988) Prisoners in Paradise (1991) Start from the Dark (2004)

Compilations
1982-1992 (1993) 1982-2000 (1999) - 1982-1992 reissue Rock the Night: The Very Best of Europe (2004)

Singles
Seven Doors Hotel (1983) Lyin' Eyes (1983) - Withdrawn shortly fallowing a release Dreamer (1984) Stormwind (1984) Open Your computers Heart (1984) Rock a Nighttime (1985) Escaped (1985) - Soundtrack The Final Countdown (1986) Love Chaser (1986) Rock a Nighttime (1986) - Recently version Carrie (1986) Cherokee (1986) Superstitious (1988) Open The Heart (1988) - Fresh version Let a Adept Days Rock (1989) Supplementary Than Meets a Eye (1989) Tomorrow (1989) Captive within Paradise (1991) We'll Cry out for Smart shoppers (1991) Midway to Heaven (1991) Sweetly Illegitimate (1993) A Final Countdown 2000 (1999) - Remix Had to Keep around Faith (2004) Hero (2004)

Promotional Music Videos
Later to Are (1983) A Final Countdown (1986) Rock a Nighttime (1986) Carrie (1986) Cherokee (1987) Superstitious (1988) Open Your computers Heart (1988) Let a Dependable Days Rock (1988) Captive around Paradise (1991) I personally'll Cry out for We (1991) Midway to Heaven (1992) A Final Countdown 2000 (1999) Had to Develop Faith (2004) Hero'' (2004)

DVD's
Rock a Nighttime: Collectors Edition (2004) - Discharged when Rock the World in the USA A Final Countdown Tour 1986 (2004) - Discharged around Japan only