- Born
- Birth nameRolf Magnus Joakim Larsson
- Nickname
- Jocke
- Height1.85 m
- Joey Tempest is world-known as the lead-singer and frontman of the mega successful hardrock band EUROPE. Starting his career in 1979 together with John Norum, Tempest achieved a nationwide success in Sweden in 1982 by recording the eponymous first album "Europe". The 1984 album Wings Of Tomorrow enabled Europe to tour the whole Scandinavia. Joey Tempest is the author of the world famous anthem of the 80's - The Final Countdown, which reached the top of the Charts in 30 countries of the world. The fame and recognition that he and Europe gained thanks to this song and through other albums (1988 Out Of This World, 1991 Prisoners In Paradise, plus massive touring around the world) endured until 1993 when Europe decided to split. Tempest decided to start his own solo career as a songwriter and singer. His decent and more classic rock oriented albums A Place to Call Home (1995) and Azalea Place (1997) were released only in some European countries and their success was limited only to native Sweden and Norway.- IMDb mini biography by: Jiri Kacetl, kacetl@usa.net
- SpouseLisa Worthington(September 29, 2000 - present) (1 child)
- He likes to wear dark sunglasses
- His band, Europe, used to rehearse under the name "Le Baron Boys" in order to avoid fans.
- The song "Hero" was written as a special tribute to Joey's childhood hero, Phil Lynott from Thin Lizzy.
- In between the disbanding of Europe in 1992 and the reunion of the band in 2003, he had a successful career as a solo artist with 3 CDs: A Place To Call Home (1995), Azalea Place (1997) and Joey Tempest (2002).
- He has an older sister and a younger brother.
- He wrote "Roll With You" for his friend, who is seriously ill and had been in a dark state of mind.
- Nothing is constant, except change.
- Our show in Detroit ended up being one of those small, sweaty rock gigs that had something extra. The place was smaller; the crowd was up close and personal. In these circumstances, it's not about the light show, it's not about the big sound system, it's about raw, intimate communication, and you get carried away to some other place where nothing else seem to matter, all the outside thoughts and worries you might have simply disappears. That's how I want music and concerts to be like.
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