John Norum

John Norum
Background information
Birth name	John Norum
Born	23 February 1964 (1964-02-23) (age 45) Vardø, Norway
Genres	Hard rock[1], heavy metal[1], glam metal[1], pop rock[1]
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Guitar, vocals
Years active	1978–present
Associated acts	Europe, Dokken, Don Dokken, Eddie Meduza & The Roaring Cadillacs
Website	www.johnnorum.se

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

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, [1], 1997, last updating May 2006
• Adenborg Å., Discography, [2], 1997, last updating May 2006
• Bevilacqua F., John Norum's biography, [3], 2006, last updating June 2009
• Bevilacqua F., John Norum's video-discography, [4], 2006, last updating June 2009
• Stern M., Biography, [5], Agosto 2006

External links

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

References