Jonny Jakobsen

Jonny Jakobsen (born 17 November 1963) is a Danish-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 "SOS (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.

Jonny Jakobsen
Birth name	Jonny Jakobsen
Also known as	Dr. Bombay, Dr. MacDoo, Johnny Moonshine, Carlito
Born	(1963-11-17) 17 November 1963 Malmö, Sweden
Genres	Eurodance, comedy, country bubblegum dance
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1995–2007, 2018
Labels	Warner Bros.
Associated acts	Carlito, Dr. Bombay, Dr. MacDoo

He has gained some fame and notoriety in the Europop scene. Two of his songs have appeared in the Beatmania IIDX series of video games,[2] one of them appeared in Samba de Amigo[3] and another one in Pump It Up PRO 2.

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).[4]

Due to the failure of Johnny Moonshine, Jakobsen moved on in search of a newer, more 'annoying' sound.[5] 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",[4] facing controversy along the way.[6] Jakobsen teamed up with Robert Uhlmann, who is famous for his work with Smile.dk

Johnny Moonshine

Albums

Year	Album	Peak chart positions	Certifications (sales thresholds)
		SWE [7]
1995	Johnny 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 celebrating 20th anniversary with new single entitled "Stockholm to Bombay," a year later on 5 October 2019 he published a music video for the song "Stockholm to Bombay".[8]

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions					Certifications (sales thresholds)	Album
		AUT [7]	GER [9]	NOR [7]	SUI [7]	SWE [7]
1998	"Calcutta (Taxi Taxi Taxi)"	31	28	2	35	1	NOR: Platinum[10] SWE: Platinum[11]	Rice & Curry
	"S.O.S (The Tiger Took My Family)"	—	30	6	—	2	NOR: Gold[10] SWE: Platinum[11]
	"Rice & Curry"	—	—	—	—	15
1999	"Girlie, Girlie"	—	—	—	—	46
	"Indy Dancing"	—	—	—	—	—
2018	"Stockholm to Bombay"	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Albums

Year	Album	Peak chart positions			Certifications (sales thresholds)
		FIN [7]	NOR [7]	SWE [7]
1998	Rice & Curry	2	2	1

Dr. MacDoo

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions	Album
		SWE [7]
2000	"Macahula Dance"	4	Under the Kilt
	"Under the Kilt"	41
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Albums

Year	Album	Peak chart positions	Certifications (sales thresholds)
		SWE [7]
2000	Under the Kilt	30

Carlito

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions	Album
		SWE [7]
2005	"Carlito (¿Who's That Boy?)"	17	Fiesta
	"Poco Loco"	20
2006	"Fiesta"	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Albums

Year	Album	Peak chart positions	Certifications (sales thresholds)
		SWE [7]
2006	Fiesta	–
2007	World Wild	–

References

1. https://archive.ph/20130418102756/http://www.sydsvenskan.se/kultur-och-nojen/dr-bombay-byter-skepnad---igen/
2. "beatmania IIDX 3rd style". Giant Bomb. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
3. "Samba de Amigo". Animelyrics.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
4. "Dr. Bombay Official Biography". Bubblegumdancer.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
5. "Dr. Bombay". NNDB. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
6. "Dr. Bombay". NNDB. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
7. International peaks
8. Dr. Bombay released official video for single Stockholm to Bombay
9. German peaks
10. "SØK I TROFÉER". IFPI Norway. Archived from the original on 26 June 2006. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
11. "Sweden's certification-database 1987–1998" (PDF). IFPI (Sweden). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 2010-08-14.

External links

• Dr. Bombay at Bubblegum Dancer