John Levén

Infobox musical artist

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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | Instrument = Bass guitar
Name = John Levén
Birth_name = John Gunnar Levén
Born = Birth date and age|1963|10|25
Stockholm, Sweden
Genre = Hard rock
Associated_acts = Europe, Glenn Hughes, Brazen Abbot, Last Autumn's Dream
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Years_active = 1981 - Present
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John Gunnar Levén (born on October 25, 1963 in Stockholm, Sweden) is the bassist in the Swedish hard rock band Europe. When he was 7 years old, he and his family moved to the suburb Upplands Väsby, where several members of Europe grew up. He joined the band in 1981, replacing Peter Olsson. In 1985 Levén was the one who suggested that vocalist Joey Tempest should write a song based on an old keyboard riff Tempest had composed years earlier. The result was the song "The Final Countdown".

After Europe went on hiatus in 1992, Levén recorded and toured with bands like Brazen Abbot, Clockwise, Last Autumn's Dream, Southpaw, Europe colleague John Norum and former Black Sabbath / Deep Purple vocalist Glenn Hughes.

Levén is divorced and currently living in Stockholm. He has two sons, Alex and Daniel.

Discography

* Europe - "Europe" (1983)
* Europe - "Wings of Tomorrow" (1984)
* Europe - "The Final Countdown" (1986)
* Europe - "Out of This World" (1988)
* Europe - "Prisoners in Paradise" (1991)
* Glenn Hughes - "From Now On..." (1994)
* Glenn Hughes - "Burning Japan Live" (1994)
* Thin Lizzy Tribute - "The Lizzy Songs" (1995)
* Johansson Brothers - "Sonic Winter" (1996)
* Brazen Abbot - "Eye of the Storm" (1997)
* Clockwise - "Nostalgia" (1997)
* Brazen Abbot - "Bad Religion" (1998)
* Clockwise - "Naïve" (1998)
* Southpaw - "Southpaw" (1998)
* Thore Skogman - "Än Är Det Drag" (1998)
* Nikolo Kotzev - "Nikolo Kotzev's Nostradamus" (2001)
* Brazen Abbot - "Guilty as Sin" (2003)
* Last Autumn's Dream - "Last Autumn's Dream" (2003)
* Europe - "Start from the Dark" (2004)
* Europe - "Secret Society" (2006)
* Europe - "TBA" (2009)

External links

* [http://www.freewebs.com/towerofpower1/ John Levén - Tower of Power]