John Norum (born on February 23, 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 M...
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John Norum (born on February 23, 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 May 21, 2008 from a cystic growth in her brain. John Norum is the older brother of the singer Tone Norum.
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