Per Håkan Gessle is a Swedish pop singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known as the male half of Roxette, whom he formed with Marie Fredriksson in 1986. The duo achieved international success in the late-1980s and early-1990s with their albums Look Sharp! (1988) and Joyride (1991), and topped the charts in the US four times, most notably with "It Must Have Been Love" which was featured in the film Pretty Woman. Prior to the formation of Roxette, he had a successful career in native Sweden as the frontman for Gyllene Tider. The band released three number-one albums during the early 1980s but disbanded shortly after their fourth album, The Heartland Café (1984).
Gyllene Tider are a Swedish pop group fronted by Roxette-singer, guitarist and songwriter Per Gessle. They are one of the best selling Swedish bands ever and are known in Scandinavia for numerous hits, starting with the break-through song "Flickorna på TV2" in 1980. The band has earned a legendary status in Sweden based on their power pop, catchy choruses and lyrics about life in a small town.
Mazarin is studio album by Swedish pop musician Per Gessle, released on June 16, 2003.
The Heartland Café is an album released by Swedish pop group Gyllene Tider on 17 February 1984. The group's first recorded foray into the English language, The Heartland Café was the second album to feature vocalist Marie Fredriksson singing back-up and proved to be a precursor to the Swedish super-duo Roxette, which consists of Fredriksson and Gyllene Tider's lead singer, Per Gessle. The album peaked at No. 18 on the Swedish albums chart.
Gyllene Tider was released on 18 February 1980 and is the debut album from Swedish pop group Gyllene Tider. The album peaked at No. 1 on the Swedish albums chart and No. 27 on the Norwegian albums chart.
Moderna Tider is the second album by Swedish pop group Gyllene Tider, released on 10 March 1981. 130,000 copies were ordered in advance. The album peaked at No. 1 on the Swedish albums chart and No. 2 on the Norwegian albums chart.
Parkliv! is a live album from Swedish pop group Gyllene Tider, recorded live in Mjölby Folkets Park on 31 July 1981, and released on 3 July 1990, for the CD box Kompakta Tider. A movie with the same title was released the same time.
Återtåget Live! is a live album from Swedish pop group Gyllene Tider, released on 17 November 1997. The album contains live recordings from the groups summer tour Återtåget, which was held in Sweden in mid 1996. The recordings were made at Trädgårdsföreningen in Gothenburg, Sweden on 3 and 5 August 1996. It reached #19 on the Swedish albums chart.
Finn 5 fel! is an album from Swedish pop group Gyllene Tider, released on 9 June 2004. The album stayed at #1 in Sweden for six weeks. It was the first full studio album recorded by the group since 1984's The Heartland Café.
Halmstads pärlor - Samtliga hits! 1979-95 is a compilation album from Swedish pop group Gyllene Tider, released on 15 May 1995. The album was re-released in 1996, then with Gyllene Tider EP as bonus record.
GT25 Live! - En scen vid en plats is a live album from Swedish pop group Gyllene Tider, released on 24 November 2004. The album includes live performances from the group's 2004 25th anniversary tour.
GT 25 – Samtliga hits! is a compilation album from Swedish pop group Gyllene Tider, released on 24 March 2004.
Instant Hits!, longer title Instant Hits! - Samtliga hits 1979-1989 is a compilation album from pop group Gyllene Tider, released on 5 September 1989. Tracks 18-23 are recorded by Pers garage, which is Gyllene Tider without Anders Herrlin. It reached #3 on the Swedish albums chart.
När alla vännerna gått hem, written by Per Gessle, is a ballad by Swedish pop group Gyllene Tider, released on the 1978 "Gyllene Tider" EP. "När alla vännerna gått hem" is famous for being used as closing song at Gyllene Tider's concerts, and on Gyllene Tider compilations.
"Jag borde förstås vetat bättre" is a single by Swedish pop group Gyllene Tider. Written by the band's lead singer Per Gessle, it was released on February 2, 2005, as the third and final single from Finn 5 fel!, which was the best selling album in Sweden during 2004. The song peaked at number 23 on the Swedish singles chart, becoming the fourteenth single by the band to chart in their home country and became a new entry at number ten on the Svensktoppen before peaking at number seven a week later. The release of the single also saw the album re-enter the charts.
"Gå & fiska!" is a song written by Per Gessle, and recorded by Gyllene Tider for their Gyllene Tider EP for their Återtåget '96 tour. The song appeared at the re-release of the Gyllene Tider compilation album Halmstads pärlor.
"När vi två blir en", written by Per Gessle, also known by the refrain's opening line "Jag vill känna din kropp emot min", is a song with lyrics describing teenage love, released as a single on 29 October 1980 by pop group Gyllene Tider. Göran Fritzson wrote the Farfisa intro and the hook. Gyllene Tider also recorded the song with lyrics in English, as "Beating Heart", releasing it as a promo single on 1 September 1981 using the group name Modern Times.
Thor Görans was a dansband in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, established 1976 and disestablished following the final gig in Lycksele, Sweden 8 April 2006.
På vårt sätt is a 2003 cover album by teen pop group Miio from Sweden, consisting of recordings of several Swedish pop hits. The album peaked at number 15 on the Swedish album chart.
Soldans på din grammofon is a compilation album by Gyllene Tider, released on 3 July 2013. It was also released as a vinyl LP.
