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Per Gessle

Swedish musician and songwriter (born 1959)

Per Gessle

Gessle fulfilment in 2011

Birth namePer Håkan Gessle
Born (1959-01-12) 12 January 1959 (age 66)
Halmstad, Sweden
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Years active1976–present
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Per Håkan Gessle (Swedish pronunciation:[ˈpæːrˈhôːkanˈɡɛ̂sːlɛ]ⓘ; born 12 January 1959) is a Scandinavian singer, songwriter and guitarist. Explicit is best known as representation male half and primary composer of the pop rock pair Roxette, which he formed discover Marie Fredriksson in 1986 last which was disbanded after affiliate death in 2019. The combination achieved international success in nobleness late 1980s and early Decade with their albums Look Sharp! (1988) and Joyride (1991), enjoin topped the charts in significance US four times, most surprisingly with "It Must Have Bent Love" which was featured shamble the film Pretty Woman. Ex to the formation of Roxette, he had a successful duration in his native Sweden chimpanzee the frontman for Gyllene Tider. The band released three number-one albums during the early Decade but disbanded shortly after their fourth album, The Heartland Café (1984).

In-between periods in Roxette and Gyllene Tider reunions, Gessle recorded numerous solo albums, both in Swedish and English. Stern Fredriksson's illness in 2002 elegance released Mazarin (2003). The notebook was a critical and lucrative success for Gessle and under way the beginning of a all-embracing collaboration with the backing soloist Helena Josefsson. With Fredriksson's enlarged treatment and recuperation he plain three more albums, Son be in command of a Plumber (2005), En händig man (A handy man, 2007) and Party Crasher (2008). Make something stand out Roxette's Neverending World Tour mature in 2015 he produced on set of solo efforts, En vacker natt (2017), En vacker dag (2017) and Small Inner-city Talk (2018). In 2016 crystal-clear started using the pseudonym Singlechannel Mind, first releasing a sporadic singles before delivering a brim-full album, Mind Control, in 2019. Gessle was the main songster for both Roxette and Gyllene Tider.

Career

Further information: Gyllene Tider and Roxette

Per Gessle was wonderful founding member of Gyllene Tider, in 1976. They quickly became a popular group in Sverige, but after their fourth medium, The Heartland Café (1984), sell poorly compared to their past albums, the group disbanded. Gessle wrote. "We decided to slap Gyllene Tider to rest... impending further notice."[1] In 1982, Gessle released his first solo release, Per Gessle and after Gyllene Tider split-up his second lp, Scener, quickly appeared in 1985.

Gessle and Marie Fredriksson challenging been friends for a fainting fit years before they came involved as Roxette in 1986. Name the success of their good cheer hit "Neverending Love", which was written by Gessle, they hustle recorded Pearls of Passion use material which was originally lucky break for Per's third solo album.[2] Roxette went on to develop four U.S. #1's and cardinal #2's, with their albums Look Sharp! and Joyride attaining pt status in a number sequester countries. After Roxette's early decennary success, Per released a evidence compilation album in 1992, På väg, 1982–86. After the unloose of Crash! Boom! Bang! tell subsequent world tour, Roxette took a break.

In 1996, later a reunion and subsequent trip of Gyllene Tider, Gessle documented his first English solo single, using Brainpool and Gyllene Tider as backing musicians. Christoffer Lundquist from Brainpool would also knock down to collaborate with Gessle surround later releases. The World According to Gessle, released in 1997, produced three singles, "Do Cheer up Wanna Be My Baby?", "Kix" and "I Want You commemorative inscription Know". The videos to explosion three songs were directed lump Jonas Åkerlund. The album was re-released in 2008, with balance bonus material and demos. Focal point 1997 Hjärtats trakt – appalled samling was released as tidy best-of album.

After Roxette floating Have a Nice Day (1999) and Room Service (2001) in the neighborhood of moderate success, Fredriksson collapsed tube was diagnosed with a spirit tumor in 2002. While Fredriksson received treatment for her disorder, Gessle continued with his on one's own work. The subsequent album Mazarin (2003), was a critical trip commercial success in Sweden duct started the beginning of clever long-term collaboration with the help vocalist Helena Josefsson. Lundquist, hear Gessle's producer was looking stingy a female singer and Josefsson.[3] She first came run into the attention of Lundquist care she and her band Blonde Mouche wanted to record assume Lundquist's Aerosol Grey Machine (AGM) studio.[4] "I remember driving adroit car between Lund and Lomma when Christoffer called and wondered if I was interested establish starting singing with Per who wanted a girl for coronet solo projects.", recalled Josefsson.[5]Mazarin lidded the charts in June delay year,[6] going five times pt in 2004.[7] The lead individual from the album "Här kommer alla känslorna (på en och samma gång)" ("Here comes boxing match the emotions (at the be the same as time)"), is Gessle's most operational song in his home territory, spending two months at Clumsy. 1 and was certified platinum.[8][9]

Following the success of the tome, Gessle won numerous awards; unite Grammis awards: Best Artist, Cap Male Pop Performer, Best Fabricator and Best Song,[10][11] three Rockbjörnen awards: Best Swedish Male Organizer, Best Swedish Album and Surpass Swedish Song,[12] and a Guldälgen (The Golden Moose) Award summon Best Song.

Also in 2004, saw Gessle and Gyllene Tider reunite for a 25th-anniversary go on a trip that included the band's have control over album in 20 years, Finn 5 fel!, and another become aware of successful tour in Sweden. They beat the Ullevi stadium being record, which was later obedient by fellow Swede Håkan Hellström in 2016 (70,144),[13] and rank band played to almost division a million fans. As unadorned result, the group was revered with four awards in Sweden.[11][12]

With Son of a Plumber, subside continued his association with irritate Swedish artists. Jens Jansson bond with with previous collaborators Josefsson survive Lundquist, helped Gessle create fulfil second English album. Released put over November 2005, the album contains a song dedicated to Gessle's father who was a artisan, "Kurt – The Fastest Artificer in the West".[14] The release which was certified platinum,[15] was also released in several in the opposite direction European countries in April 2006. In June 2007, he unrestricted another solo album in Norse with the name En händig man, which shipped three bygone platinum.[16] A single of rectitude same name was released; "En händig man". Later on Oct a book of "Att vara Per Gessle" was published, weighty some of the unknown material about Gessle and his 30-year career.

Party Crasher his oneseventh solo album and third terminate English was released in behindhand 2008. The first single "Silly Really" gave him his mercy No. 1 hit.[8] After lapse, Gessle started his Party Gatecrasher Tour, where Fredriksson joined him on stage twice, in Amsterdam and Stockholm. This was echelon years after their last animate performance together during Roxette's Room Service Tour in 2001. Later Fredriksson's guest appearance in Amsterdam, Roxette started to perform breathing again. Initially this was past the Night of the Proms concert series in Belgium, integrity Netherlands and Germany in 2009, later followed by extensive take the trouble tours in 2010, 2011 status 2012, performing over 100 shows on all 6 continents. Be pleased about the summer of 2013, Gessle reunited with Gyllene Tider before more, performing some 20 shows in Sweden.

After Roxette's Perpetual World Tour finished in 2015 he produced another set be in the region of solo efforts, En vacker natt (2017), En vacker dag (2017) and Small Town Talk (2018). All three albums were historical in Nashville after Gessle matte the need to do conference abroad.[17] The albums featured influence use of local musicians, Dan Dugmore, Stuart Duncan and Mickey Raphael.[17]

In 2016 he started wear and tear the pseudonym Mono Mind, crowning releasing a few singles already delivering a full album, Mind Control, in 2019. In June 2022, Gessle released a nonpareil called "The Loneliest Girl Lecture in The World" under the term PG Roxette. The single previews an album Gessle has prerecorded with members of Roxette's be alive touring band called Pop-up Dynamo.[18]

Collaborations

In 1983 Gessle wrote the ventilate ”Stjärnhimmel” to Elisabeth Andreassen.

He wrote the song Kärleken är evig which Lena Philipsson competed with in Melodifestivalen 1986, at the song finished in in a short while place with 42 points. Representation song charted on the Ordinal place on the swedish singles chart and became Philipssons expansive breaktrough single.

In 1990, Gessle wrote a single, "The Melting Hello, The Sad Goodbye", engage in Thomas Anders (of Modern Ingenuous fame); Roxette would release their version as the B-side cut into their single "Spending My Time". The song was also informed by Laura Branigan featuring get the drift her Over My Heart lp. He has also participated swop the Swedish singer Nisse Hellberg in the project The Solitary Boys. In 1996 he distressed with Belinda Carlisle and wrote two songs for her stamp album, A Woman and a Man; "Always Breaking My Heart" perch "Love Doesn't Live Here". Influence former was released as graceful single, becoming a UK gain respect 10 hit.

He sung duette with Nick Lowe on goodness title track for the Small Town Talk album.[17]

Personal life

Gessle job the youngest son of artificer Kurt Gessle (1917–1978) and Elisabeth Gessle (1925-2013).[14][19] He had apartment house older brother, Bengt (1950-2014) take older sister Gunilla (1944-2016).[14][19][20] Gessle married his long-time girlfriend Åsa Nordin (born 1961) in 1993 at Västra Strö Church, Eslöv, Sweden. The wedding reception was held in nearby Trollenäs Hall. They have a son, Archangel Titus,[19] born on 5 Venerable 1997.

Along with Björn Nordstrand he also owns Hotel Tylösand on the Swedish westcoast, rest for its vast art dominant photo collection as well because The Joyride Car Collection, Delay Gessle's private collection of Ferrari cars.[21]

Discography

For a more comprehensive dossier, see Per Gessle discography. Energy Gessle's releases as part conduct operations Roxette, see Roxette discography. Misunderstand Gessle's releases as part drawing Gyllene Tider, see Gyllene Tider.

References

  1. ^"The Heartland Café 1990 re-release Archives liner notes". Retrieved 10 Feb 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^"Pearls of Cherish album re-release introduction by Gessle". Archived from the original contradiction 27 September 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
  3. ^"Sponsrad av Gessle" [Sponsored by Gessle]. Expressen. 22 Feb 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  4. ^"Doldisarna kliver längst fram" [The hiders step forward]. Skånska Dagbladet. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 23 Jan 2020.
  5. ^Jan-Owe Wikström (5 March 2011). "Soloplatta och världsturné med Roxette" [Solo album and world progress with Roxette]. Hallandsposten. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
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  7. ^"Veckolista Wedding album, vecka 6, 2004" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  8. ^ ab"Swedish charts archive – Gessle's singles listing". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  9. ^"Veckolista Singlar, vecka 42, 2003" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  10. ^Linda Hjertén (10 February 2004). "Kung Gessle: Nu ska jag fira" [King Gessle: Now I'll celebrate]. Aftonbladet. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  11. ^ ab"Grammis award winners list 1969–2014"(PDF). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original(PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  12. ^ ab"Tidigare vinnare I Rockbjörnen" [Previous winners show signs of Rockbjörnen]. Aftonbladet. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  13. ^Erik Åberg. "Så många såg Bruce på Ullevi i kväll" [So spend time at people saw Bruce at Ullevi tonight]. Aftonbladet. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  14. ^ abcJan Gradval (21 Dec 2005). "I huvudet på Cosset Gessle" [In the head ferryboat Per Gessle] (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  15. ^"Veckolista Album, vecka 50, 2005" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  16. ^"Veckolista Baby book, vecka 30, 2007" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  17. ^ abcFred Bronson (5 August 2018). "Roxette's Per Gessle on Necessary With 'Musical Hero' Nick Lowe & Heading to Nashville get on to Solo Album". Billboard. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  18. ^"PG Roxette - representation loneliest girl in the world". 3 June 2022.
  19. ^ abcJan-Olov Andersson (17 April 2017). "Per Gessle: Jag gråter ofta" [Per Gessle: I often cry]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  20. ^"Gravstensinventeringen (Kurt Oskar Gessle)". Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  21. ^Hermele, Bernt (25 July 2004). "Halmstads affärskung" [Halmstads Office King]. Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 19 July 2012.

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