{"name":"Europe","title":"Europe","id":699,"slug":"europe","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/api/v3/core/authors/699/?format=json","bio_short":"Europe is a Swedish <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/rock\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">rock</a> band formed in Upplands Väsby, Sweden in 1979 under the name Force by vocalist <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Joey+Tempest\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Joey Tempest</a> and guitarist <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/John+Norum\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">John Norum</a>. Although widely associated with <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/glam%20metal\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">glam metal</a>, the band's sound incorporates <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/heavy%20metal\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">heavy metal</a> and <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/hard%20rock\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">hard rock</a> elements. Since its formation, Europe has released seven studio albums, three live albums, three compilations and seven videos.  Europe rose to international fame in the 19<a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/80s\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">80s</a> with its third album The Final Countdown, which became a high commercial success and sold over three million copies in the United States.","artist_img":"//guitarparty.overcastcdn.com/images/Europepic_final0.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.format-jpeg.jpg","songs":[{"id":29425,"title":"Carrie","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/carrie/"},{"id":29420,"title":"Cherokee","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/cherokee/"},{"id":29426,"title":"I'll Cry For You","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/ill-cry-for-you/"},{"id":29418,"title":"Rock The Night","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/rock-the-night/"},{"id":29417,"title":"Superstitious","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/superstitious/"},{"id":1099,"title":"The Final Countdown","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/the-final-countdown/"}]}