Ian Haugland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ian Haugland
Haugland performing in 2015
Background information
Birth name	Jan-Håkan Haugland
Born	(1964-08-13) 13 August 1964 (age 61) Storslett, Norway
Genres	Heavy metal, hard rock, glam metal
Occupation(s)	Drummer
Years active	1981–present
Associated acts	Europe, Baltimoore, Glenn Hughes, Brazen Abbot, Last Autumn's Dream, Clockwise

Jan-Håkan Haugland, better known as Ian Haugland, is a talented drummer famous for playing in the Swedish rock band Europe. He was born in Storslett, Norway, on August 13, 1964. When he was just eight months old, his family moved to Märsta, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden.

Ian joined the band Europe in the summer of 1984, taking over from their previous drummer, Tony Reno. Before becoming a part of Europe, Ian had already played with several other bands. These included a group called Trilogy and guitarist Yngwie J. Malmsteen's band, Rising Force.

Career with Europe and Other Projects

Haugland on stage in 2009

Europe became a world-famous band, but they decided to take a break in 1992. During this time, Ian Haugland stayed busy. He recorded music and went on tour with many other artists and bands. Some of these included Brazen Abbot, Clockwise, and Last Autumn's Dream. He also worked with his bandmate from Europe, John Norum, and the famous singer Glenn Hughes, who was once in the bands Black Sabbath and Deep Purple.

In 1998, Ian recorded a cover version of the Black Sabbath song "Changes". This was for a tribute album dedicated to the singer Ozzy Osbourne.

When he is not touring with Europe or recording in the studio, Ian has another cool job. He works as a radio host for the station 106.7 FM Rockklassiker in Stockholm. He also sometimes plays drums for other musicians in the studio.

Discography

Ian Haugland has played drums on many albums. Here is a list of his work with Europe and other artists.

Albums with Europe

• The Final Countdown (1986)
• Out of This World (1988)
• Prisoners in Paradise (1991)
• Start from the Dark (2004)
• Secret Society (2006)
• Last Look at Eden (2009)
• Bag of Bones (2012)
• War of Kings (2015)
• Walk the Earth (2017)

Albums with Other Artists

• Tone Norum – One of a Kind (1986)
• Baltimoore – Thought for Food (1994)
• Trilogy – ... Provider (1994)
• Niva – No Capitulation (1994)
• Glenn Hughes – From Now On... (1994)
• Glenn Hughes – Burning Japan Live (1994)
• R.A.W. - First (1995)
• Brazen Abbot – Live and Learn (1995)
• Peter Jezewski – Swedish Gold (1996)
• Brazen Abbot – Eye of the Storm (1996)
• Clockwise – Nostalgia (1996)
• R.A.W. - Now We're Cookin' (1997)
• Brazen Abbot – Bad ... (1997)
• Brains Beat Beauty – First Came Moses, Now This... (1997)
• Clockwise – Naïve (1998)
• Ozzy Osbourne Tribute – Ozzified (1998)
• Thore Skogman – Än Är Det Drag (1998)
• Candlemass – Dactylis Glomerata (1998)
• Totte Wallin – M M M Blues (och lite country) (1998)
• Nikolo Kotzev – Nikolo Kotzev's Nostradamus (2001)
• Baltimoore – The Best of Baltimoore (2001)
• Sha-Boom – FIIIRE!! - The Best of Sha-Boom ( 2002)
• Brazen Abbot – Guilty as ... (2003)
• Last Autumn's Dream – Last Autumn's Dream (2003)

See also

In Spanish: Ian Haugland para niños