Jonny Jakobsen

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Jonny Jakobsen
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Dr. Bombay 2022.
Born (1963-11-17) 17 November 1963 (age 60)
Malmö, Sweden
Other names
  • Dr. Bombay
  • Dr. MacDoo
  • Carlito
  • Johnny Moonshine
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Years active
  • 1995–2007
  • 2018–present
ChildrenJimmy Jakobsen
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Labels EMI

Jonny Jakobsen (born 17 November 1963) is a Dano-Swedish former Bubblegum dance/eurodance singer better known under his fictitious identity as Indian taxi driver Dr. Bombay. He began as a country singer called Johnny Moonshine, but became famous only after developing the persona of Dr. Bombay. His debut was in 1998 with the album Rice and Curry, hitting the charts with the title track "Rice & Curry", as well as "Calcutta (Taxi Taxi Taxi)" and "S.O.S. (The Tiger Took My Family)". Subsequently, he went on to record albums as faux-Scottish Dr. MacDoo and faux-Mexican Carlito. Even though he grew up in Sweden, his citizenship is Danish. [1] He speaks both Danish and Swedish.

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He has gained some fame and notoriety in the Europop scene. He is featured in several video games (See below).

Before "Dr. Bombay"

Jonny Jakobsen was born in Sweden on 17 November 1963 to Danish father Ejner Jakobsen and a Swedish mother who died in 1992/3. His twin sister Susanne and him are the youngest of five children. He has two older sisters Vinni and Lis and an older brother Niels. He has a son called Jimmy Jakobsen born in 1983/4.

Before his music career, he was a taxi driver in Copenhagen.

He began his career as a faux-country/pop singer called Johnny Moonshine. As Johnny Moonshine, Jakobsen released one album titled Johnny Moonshine & The Troubled Water Band (1995). [2]

Due to the failure of Johnny Moonshine, Jakobsen moved on in search of a newer, more 'annoying' sound. [3] He chose the style of eurodance, which was just becoming popular in the mid 1990s, and began his career as the fake Indian "Dr. Bombay", [2] [ dead link ] facing controversy along the way. [4] Jakobsen teamed up with Robert Uhlmann, who is famous for his work with Smile.dk

Johnny Moonshine

Albums

YearAlbumPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
SWE
[5]
1995Johnny Moonshine & The Troubled Water Band 

Dr. Bombay

Jakobsen's earliest career success was prompted by the introduction of the Dr. Bombay character in 1998. In his lyrics, the character is portrayed as an Indian taxi driver, mystic, sitar player, chef, snake charmer and avid fan of elephant racing. He appears clad in traditional Indian garb, such as a kurta and pagri, with the addition of dark glasses that are also worn by the other characters portrayed by Jakobsen. In 2018 Dr. Bombay celebrated his 20th anniversary with a new single entitled "Stockholm to Bombay". a year later on 5 October 2019 he published a music video for the song "Stockholm to Bombay". [6]

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Album
AUT
[5]
GER
[7]
NOR
[5]
SUI
[5]
SWE
[5]
1998"Calcutta (Taxi Taxi Taxi)"31282351Rice & Curry
"S.O.S. (The Tiger Took My Family)"3062
"Rice & Curry"15
1999"Girlie, Girlie"46
"Indy Dancing"
2018"Stockholm to Bombay"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Albums

YearAlbumPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
FIN
[5]
NOR
[5]
DEN SWE
[5]
1998 Rice & Curry 221 [10] 1

Dr. MacDoo

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
SWE
[5]
2000"Macahula Dance"4Under the Kilt
"Under the Kilt"41
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Albums

YearAlbumPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
SWE
[5]
2000 Under the Kilt 30

Carlito

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
SWE
[5]
2005"Carlito (¿Who's That Boy?)"17Fiesta
2006"Fiesta"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Albums

YearAlbumPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
SWE
[5]
2006 Fiesta  
2007 World Wild  

In Video Games

SongGames
S.O.S. (The Tiger Took My Family) Beatmania IIDX 3rd Style (Console), [11] Samba de Amigo Ver.2000 (Arcade and Dreamcast) [12]
Calcutta Beatmania IIDX 3rd Style (Console) [11]
Poco Loco Pump It Up PRO 2 (Arcade), StepManiaX (Arcade) [13]
Stockholm to Bombay StepManiaX (Arcade) [14]


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