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Joey TempestIn 1982, Tempest's girlfriend entered Force in the Swedish rock talent contest Rock-SM.

Competing against 4000 bands, they won the contest thanks to two songs, " In the Future to Come " and " The King Will Return ".

The reward was a record deal with Hot Records.

Tempest won the individual award for Best Lead Singer, and Norum won the award for Best Guitarist.

Just before the contest, Force changed their name to Europe.

The self-titled debut album was released the following year, and sold well both in Sweden and Japan.

The album charted at number 8 in the band's home country and the single " Seven Doors Hotel " became a Top 10 hit in Japan.