Jonny Jakobsen is a Swedish-Danish Bubblegum dance

Bubblegum Dance

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/eurodance

Eurodance

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 artist better known under his fictitious identity as India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n taxi driver Dr. Bombay. He began as a country

Country music

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 singer called Johnny Moonshine, but became famous only after his metamorphosis into Dr. Bombay. His debut was in 1998 with the album Rice and Curry, hitting the charts with the title track, as well as Calcutta (Taxi Taxi Taxi) and SOS (The Tiger Took My Family). Subsequently, he went on to record albums as faux-Scottish

Scotland

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 Dr. MacDoo and faux-Mexican

Mexico

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 Carlito.

He has gained some fame and notoriety in the Europop

Europop

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 scene. Two of his songs have appeared in the Beatmania IIDX

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is a series of rhythm video games and the sequel to Beatmania that was first introduced by Konami in Japan on February 26, 1999. IIDX has since spawned over 19 arcade releases and over 13 console releases on the Sony PlayStation 2...

 series of video games, and one of them appeared in Samba de Amigo

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.

Before "Dr. Bombay"

Jonny Jakobsen 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).

Below is a description of the Moonshine Project from "Roastinghouse.com":

"Johnny, born and raised in the southern part of Sweden. He´s been working as a troubadour for many years and been in several bands, and during that time he wrote hundreds of songs. Johnny´s music is country-rock with a melody that sticks to your mind. The lyrics are very personal and easy to sing along with. RoastingHouse decided to record an album with Johnny and the Troubled Water Band, and the final mix was completed in July 1995. This debut album is available for licensing / sub-publishing all over the world except Scandinavia."

Due to the failure 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 late 90s, and began his career as the fake Indian "Dr. Bombay". Jakobsen teamed up with Robert Uhlmann, who is famous for his work with Smile.dk

Smile.dk

Smile.dk is a Swedish bubblegum dance group with Veronica Almqvist and Cecilia Reiskog as the current members. The band is well-known around the world partly due to their many songs in Dance Dance Revolution, including "Butterfly", "Golden Sky", "Boys", "Mr...

, and together they produced some of the most memorable tracks in eurodance.

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 India

India

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n taxi driver, mystic

Mysticism

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, sitar

Sitar

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 player, chef

Chef

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, snake charmer

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 and avid fan of elephant racing

Elephant Festival

Elephant Festival is a festival celebrated in Jaipur city in Rajasthan state in India. It is held on the day of Holi festival, usually in the month of March.The festival features Elephant polo and Elephant Dance. The Elephant Festival begins with a beautiful procession of bedecked elephants,...

. He appears clad in traditional Indian garb, such as a kurta

Kurta

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 and pagri

Pagri (turban)

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, with the addition of dark glasses that are also worn by the other characters portrayed by Jakobsen.

Singles

• Calcutta, 7 September 1998, WEA Records
  Calcutta (Taxi Taxi Taxi)
  "Calcutta " is the second single from Swedish eurodance artist Dr. Bombay's album Rice & Curry, released in 1998. The song is sung from the perspective of Dr...
  
    (#1 SWE, #2 NO, #31 AT, #35 CH)
  1. Calcutta - Original Version (3:20)
  2. Calcutta - Extended Version (4:16)
  3. Calcutta - Karaoke Version (3:18)
  4. Calcutta - Alternative Mix (4:16)

• Girlie Girlie, 1999
  1. Girlie Girlie
  2. Girlie Girlie - Extended Version

• Rice & Curry
  Rice & Curry (song)
  "Rice & Curry" is the third single and title track from Swedish Eurodance artist Jonny Jakobsen's album Rice & Curry, released in 1998.The song has a humorous tone and is sung from the perspective of Dr. Bombay, a rice and curry chef who operates a restaurant in Calcutta while his uncle, a rice...
  
    (#15 SWE)

• S.O.S (The Tiger Took My Family), 1998
  S.O.S (The Tiger Took My Family)
  S.O.S is the first single from Swedish Eurodance artist Jonny Jakobsen's album Rice & Curry, released in 1998. The song has a humorous theme and is sung from the perspective of Dr...
  
    (#1 SWE, #6 NO)
  1. S.O.S - Original Version
  2. S.O.S - Extended Ravi - Dance Version
  3. S.O.S - Instrumental - Be Your Own Dr. Version
  4. S.O.S - S.O.S. Shaky Snake's Meditation

Albums

• Rice and Curry, 1998, WEA
  Rice & Curry
  Rice & Curry is the first studio album by Swedish bubblegum dance artist Jonny Jakobsen under his pseudonym Dr. Bombay, released in 1998....
  
  
  1. Intro
  2. Dr. Boom-Bombay
  3. Calcutta (Taxi, Taxi, Taxi)
  4. Rice & Curry
  5. Safari
  6. S.O.S (The Tiger Took My Family)
  7. Holabaloo
  8. Shaky Snake
  9. Girlie Girlie
  10. My Sitar
  11. Indy Dancing
  12. Outro......

Albums

• Under the Kilt, 2000, Metronome
  Under the Kilt
  Under the Kilt is the third studio album by Swedish eurodance artist Jonny Jakobsen and his first album under the pseudonym Dr. Macdoo. It was released in 2001....
  
  
  1. Intro
  2. Family Macdoo
  3. Macahula Dance
  4. Loch Ness
  5. Under The Kilt
  6. Hokey Pokey Man
  7. Highland Reggae (From Glasgow To Bombay)
  8. Scottish Ghost (Extra Extra)
  9. Mayday! Mayday!
  10. The Mad Piper
  11. Bagpipe Song
  12. (Grandfather) Macdoo
  13. Outro

Singles

• Who's That Boy? 8 June 2005

• Poco Loco, 28 September 2005

• Fiesta (Japanese title, Mexican hero), 12 July 2006

Albums

• Fiesta, 2006
  Fiesta (Carlito album)
  Fiesta is the fourth studio album by Swedish Eurodance artist Jonny Jakobsen and his first album under the pseudonym Carlito. It was released on 12 July 2006....
  
  
  1. Go Go Carlito (Who's That Boy?)
  2. Taco Boy
  3. Poco Loco
  4. Casa De Carlito
  5. El Camino
  6. Adios Amigo
  7. Ialarma Caramba!
  8. I Like It
  9. Vacaciones
  10. My Salsa
  11. Manana
  12. Fiesta Night

• World Wild, 2007
  World Wild
  World Wild is the fifth studio album by Swedish Eurodance artist Jonny Jakobsen, released in 2007.The tone and lyrical style of the songs continue Jakobsen's ethnic satire theme but, this time, each song is dedicated to a different nation and the typical subjects of their respective cultures, such...
  
  
  1. Russkij Pusskij
  2. Sukiyaki Teriyaki
  3. Be My Pharaoh
  4. Americo
  5. Africa
  6. All Around The World
  7. Bolero
  8. Jamaica
  9. Crazy Carlito
  10. Final Call
  11. Holiday
  12. Backpack Girl
  13. D Samba De Janeiro
  14. Home Sweet Home

External links

• Carlito
• Carlito Official web site in Japan
• House Management, production and publishing for Carlito
• Dr. Bombay at Bubblegum Dancer
• Dr. Macdoo at Bubblegum Dancer
• Carlito at Bubblegum Dancer
• Link to Albino Blacksheep feature, ScientLOLojyuuichi!! or Tom Cruise vs. The Internet in which "Under the Kilt" is used as a closing theme