Jonny Jakobsen

This article is about the musician. For the character in the TV series "Bewitched", see Dr. Bombay (character).
Jonny Jakobsen
Dr. Bombay 2022.
Born (1963-11-17) 17 November 1963 (age 61)
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
InstrumentVocals
LabelsEMI

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.

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

  1. ^ "Dr Bombay byter skepnad - igen - Kultur & Nöjen - Sydsvenskan-Nyheter…". 18 April 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013.