Roxette's Per Gessle was the big winner at the 2004 Grammis Gala -- Sweden's oldest and most prestigious music prize, arranged and presented by the local affiliate of the IFPI -- on Monday (Feb. 9)… ...

Fredriksson began her music career as a solo artist in Sweden in the late 1970s and early 1980s and found great success before teaming up with Per Gessle to form Roxette in 1986. Fredriksson provided ...

Based on a Jane Fallon novel and directed by Guy Unsworth, a new show is powered by the Swedish pop duo’s songs. Co-founder Per Gessle reflects on Roxette’s arrival at the opera Greeting visitors in ...

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Roxette performs 'It Must Have Been Love' at Jurmala New Wave festival 2009 Per Gessle, one-half of pop duo Roxette, has paid tribute to singer Marie Fredriksson, who has died after suffering a long ...

Marie Fredriksson, the female half of the Swedish pop duo Roxette, has died at age 61, her management agency said Tuesday. Fredriksson formed Roxette with Per Gessle in 1986. The two released their ...

Roxette are back on the road in 2025—nearly a decade after what was believed to be their final live shows. Frontman and songwriter Per Gessle has reignited the beloved pop powerhouse, teaming up with ...

As the half of Roxette who came up with the tunes, Per Gessle is one of the most successful songwriters of the last three decades. But he’s had to get used to life without singer Marie Fredriksson, ...

Per Gessle calls it a “miracle” that Marie Fredriksson, his partner in the Swedish pop duo Roxette, survived the brain tumors that required surgery in 2002. “Only 1 in 20 survive,” he says. Slowly but ...

Per Gessle thought of this album as his little side project but it turned out to be a huge success, gaining five × platinum status in his home country. He even played some of the songs from it on the ...