1. John Terry Norum was born on 23 February 1964 and is a Norwegian-Swedish guitarist and one of the founders of the rock band Europe.
18 Facts About John Norum
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John Norum's influences include Gary Moore, Michael Schenker, Frank Marino, John Sykes and Ritchie Blackmore.
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In 1979, John Norum formed Force, which was Europe's first name, with vocalist Joey Tempest.
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Europe participated in and won the "Rock Sm", Swedish championship of rock, broadcast on television in 1982, with John Norum being voted best guitarist and Joey best vocalist.
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John Norum sang on almost all of the songs, while Goran Edman sang on the other three.
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John Norum won all the music awards of the year in the country in 1988.
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John Norum was enlisted to contribute to the album Up from the Ashes, which came out as Don Dokken's first solo album in 1990, and they went on tour in 1991.
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In 1990, John Norum released a mini EP live, recorded in 1988, Live in Stockholm.
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John Norum toured behind the album in Sweden with new vocalist, Kelly Keeling, who had sung on the album.
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In 1999, John Norum released his last solo album before his return to Europe, Slipped into Tomorrow, with him on vocals.
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John Norum went on tour in Scandinavia, with Thin Lizzy guitar player Brian Robertson playing songs of that band.
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At the turn of the millennium, John Norum participated in Europe's inaugural concert for Swedish TV, playing with the band again after 14 years of absence.
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John Norum again joined the band that same year, this time at the Hard Rock Cafe in Stockholm, to play "Rock the Night".
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In 2003, Europe announced its official reforming of the classic five-man lineup, with John Norum officially returning to the band, having not been a member for 17 years.
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John Norum refused an offer by UFO before rejoining Europe.
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Since 2004, Europe has released six further studio albums, while John Norum released a further sixth and seventh solo album, Optimus in 2005, and Play Yard Blues in 2010, singing on both albums.
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John Norum started and developed his musical career in Sweden, but has lived in the United States for a few years, where he met and married Michelle Meldrum, founder and lead guitarist of the all-female hard rock band Phantom Blue and the Swedish metal band Meldrum, in 1995.
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John Norum's guitar goes through the Wah into the chorus pedal, from where the separate outputs connect to the two amp heads, with the delay connected in the effects loop of the JCM 800 only.