Jonny Jakobsen (born 17 November 1963) is a Danish-Swedish former bubblegum dance/

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singer better known under his fictitious identity as Indian taxi driver Dr. Bombay. He began as a

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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

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is Danish. He speaks both Danish and Swedish. He has gained some fame and notoriety in the

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scene. He is featured in several video games.

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 or 1993. His twin sister Susanne and he 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 or 1984. Before his music career, he was a taxi driver in

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. 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). After the limited success of Johnny Moonshine, Jakobsen moved on in search of a newer, more 'annoying' sound. 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", facing controversy along the way. Jakobsen teamed up with

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, who is famous for his work with

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Johnny Moonshine

Albums

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,

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player,

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and avid fan of elephant racing. He appears clad in traditional Indian garb, such as a

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and

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, 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".

Albums

Singles

Dr. MacDoo

Albums

Singles

Carlito

Albums

Singles

In video games

References

External links

Dr. Bombay at Bubblegum Dancer
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jakobsen, Jonny 1963 births Living people Video game musicians Eurodance musicians English-language singers from Sweden Swedish dance musicians Swedish people of Danish descent 20th-century Swedish musicians 21st-century Swedish musicians Musicians from Malmö