John Norum (born on 23 February 1964 in Vardø, Norway) is a Norwegian hard rock guitarist co-founder of the Swedish band Europe. Concurrent to his role with Europe, he also maintains a side solo project. During his career, Norum also played with Eddie Meduza & The Roaring Cadillacs, Dokken, Don Dokken's solo band as well as side collaborations with other artists including Glenn Hughes. While living for a few years in the US, he met and married Michelle Meldrum, founder and lead guitarist of the Swedish-American heavy metal band Meldrum. The couple had one son, Jake Thomas, born in September 2004. Meldrum died on 21 May 2008 from a cystic growth in her brain. John Norum is the older brother of the singer Tone Norum.

Discography

Eddie Meduza & the Roaring Cadillacs

• Eddie Meduza & the Roaring Cadillacs (1979)
• The Eddie Meduza Rock 'n' Roll Show (1979)
• Dåren É Lös! - The Roaring Cadillac's Live (1983)
• West A Fool Away (1984)

Europe

• Europe (1983)
• Wings of Tomorrow (1984)
• The Final Countdown (1986)
• Start from the Dark (2004)
• Secret Society (2006)
• Last Look at Eden (2009)

As soloist

• Total Control (1987)
• Face the Truth (1992)
• Another Destination (1995)
• Worlds Away (1996)
• Slipped into Tomorrow (1999)
• Optimus (2005)
• Playyard Blues (2009)

Don Dokken

• Up from the Ashes (1990)

Dokken

• Long Way Home (2002)

Filmography

• On the Loose (1985)
• Far Out Man (1990)

Bibliography

• Tegnér A., Johansson, M. Europe - den stora rockdrömmen, Wiken, 1987, ISBN/ISSN: 91-7024-408-1
• John Norum. En biografi ver en Svensk gitarrhjalte, Sony Music Ent. Sweden, 1992. Contained into the Swedish special edition of "Face the Truth" album.
• Adenborg Å., Biography, [99615], 1997, last updating May 2006
• Adenborg Å., Discography, [99616], 1997, last updating May 2006
• Bevilacqua F., John Norum's biography, [99617], 2006, last updating June 2009
• Bevilacqua F., John Norum's video-discography, [99618], 2006, last updating June 2009
• Stern M., Biography, [99619], Agosto 2006

External links

• John Norum's Official Site
• Europe the band's Official Site

References