Age, Biography and Wiki
Jonny Jakobsen was born on 17 November, 1963 in Malmö, Sweden, is a Danish-Swedish musician. Discover Jonny Jakobsen's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 60 years old?
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| Occupation |
Singer
songwriter
musician |
| Age |
60 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio |
| Born |
17 November, 1963 |
| Birthday |
17 November |
| Birthplace |
Malmö, Sweden |
| Nationality |
Sweden
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He is a member of famous Singer with the age 60 years old group.
Jonny Jakobsen Height, Weight & Measurements
At 60 years old, Jonny Jakobsen height not available right now. We will update Jonny Jakobsen's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Not Available |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Jimmy Jakobsen |
Jonny Jakobsen Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jonny Jakobsen worth at the age of 60 years old? Jonny Jakobsen’s income source is mostly from being a successful Singer. He is from Sweden. We have estimated Jonny Jakobsen's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Singer |
Jonny Jakobsen Social Network
Timeline
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.
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.
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 Robert Uhlmann, who is famous for his work with Smile.dk
As Johnny Moonshine, Jakobsen released one album titled Johnny Moonshine & The Troubled Water Band (1995).
Due to the failure of Johnny Moonshine, Jakobsen moved on in search of a newer, more 'annoying' sound.
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.
He speaks both Danish and Swedish.
He has gained some fame and notoriety in the Europop scene.
He is featured in several video games (See below).
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".
