Rolf Magnus Joakim Larsson (born 19 August 1963), better known as Joey Tempest, is a Swedish lead singer, and main songwriter of the rock band Europe, he has written hits which include "The Final Countdown", a song by Swedish rock band Europe, released in which year?
The Final Countdown (song) "The Final Countdown" is a song by Swedish rock band Europe, released in 1986. Written by Joey Tempest, it was the first single from the band's third studio album, also named "The Final Countdown". The song reached No. 1 in 25 countries, including the United Kingdom, and was certified gold in the United Kingdom in 1986. In the United States the song peaked at No. 8 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and at No. 18 on the "Billboard" Album Rock Tracks chart.
Friends (Swedish band) Friends was a Swedish "dansband" or pop group formed in 1999 and made up of Stefan Brunzell, Tony Haglund, Kristian Hermanson, Nina Inhammar, Kim Kärnfalk and Peter Strandberg. They were put together from auditions on the reality television show Friends på turne ("Friends on Tour"), made by Bert Karlsson for TV4. The show was a success and Friends competed on Melodifestivalen 2000, reaching second place. They won Melodifestivalen 2001 with "Lyssna till ditt hjärta" and represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the English version of the song, "Listen to Your Heartbeat" wearing sexy, tight, leather fitted clothing. Prior to the Eurovision performance, the Swedish delegation was forced to pay royalties to the team behind "Liefde is een kaartspel", an earlier Belgian entry, making the song the first admitted case of plagiarism in Eurovision history.