Per Håkan Gessle is a Swedish singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the male half and primary songwriter of the pop rock duo Roxette, which he formed with Marie Fredriksson in 1986 and which was disbanded after her death in 2019. 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 his 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).
Pearls of Passion is the debut studio album by Swedish pop duo Roxette, originally released on cassette and vinyl on 31 October 1986 in Scandinavia and Canada. The album was remastered and released on CD on 31 October 1997, with several previously unreleased bonus tracks. It was remastered and re-released again in 2009.
Gun-Marie Fredriksson was a Swedish singer, songwriter, pianist, and lead vocalist of pop-rock duo Roxette, which she formed in 1986 with Per Gessle. The duo achieved international success in the late 1980s and early 1990s with their albums Look Sharp! (1988) and Joyride (1991), and had multiple hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including four number ones.
Mazarin is the fourth studio album by Swedish pop musician Per Gessle, released on 16 June 2003.
Son of a Plumber is the fifth solo album by Swedish singer-songwriter Per Gessle, released on 23 November 2005 by Capitol in conjunction with Gessle's own label Elevator Entertainment. The record was originally issued pseudonymously as Son of a Plumber, although a 2021 reissue includes Gessle's name on the album cover, and it now appears as part of his solo discography on music download and streaming services. The album was recorded at Christoffer Lundquist's Aerosol Grey Machine studio in Scania, and was produced by Gessle, Lundquist and Clarence Öfwerman. It features vocals from Swedish vocalist Helena Josefsson.
Kärleken är evig is the debut studio album from Swedish pop singer Lena Philipsson, released in 1986. The album peaked at #20 at the Swedish album charts.
Puls is the third studio album by Swedish pop group Gyllene Tider, released on 26 August 1982. The album peaked at number one on the Swedish Albums Chart and number 12 on the Norwegian Albums Chart.
"Opportunity Nox" is a song by Swedish pop music duo Roxette, released on 25 February 2003 as the lead single from the duo's third greatest hits compilation album, The Pop Hits (2003).
En händig man(A handy man) is a Swedish language album released by Swedish pop-rock singer and composer Per Gessle. The title track "En händig man" was the first single, followed by the Promo / Digital-only single, "Jag skulle vilja tänka en underbar tanke", while the last single was "Pratar med min müsli".
Till dig is Swedish singer Sonja Aldén's debut studio album. It was released on 25 April 2007. Aldén wrote or co-wrote all the songs, except for "Det är inte regn som faller". She wrote "Hjälte utan mod", "Om du vill", "Vila tryggt", "Till en ängel" and "Du är allt" on her own.
Hjärtats trakt – en samling was released on 10 September 1997 and is a compilation album from Swedish pop artist Per Gessle, who was one half of the duo Roxette. EMI released this low price album as a part of a whole series of albums by Swedish artists, and the CDs were mainly supposed to be sold at gas stations and convenience stores.
Hjärtats trakt was released on 20 April 1993 and is a compilation album from Swedish pop artist Per Gessle. The album includes songs taken from Gessle's solo albums Per Gessle and Scener. It was also released under license by the British record company Pickwick and it is the only Gessle album released by another label than EMI. In 1998 the album was re-released by the Dutch record company Disky Communications B.V. which is a subsidiary of EMI.
På väg, 1982–86 is a three CD box set from Swedish pop artist Per Gessle. It was released on 1 July 1992 and includes Gessle's first two solo albums, Scener and Per Gessle, plus a Demos CD titled Demos, 1982-86.
Kung av sand - en liten samling 1983–2007 was released on 30 August 2007 through Aftonbladet and is a compilation album from Swedish pop artist Per Gessle.
"C'mon"/"Jo-Anna Says" is a double A-side single released by Swedish musician Per Gessle as the first single from his Son of a Plumber album. Issued on 4 November 2005, the single was a top five hit on the Swedish Singles Chart, and was one of the best-selling singles of the year in the country. "C'mon" is a glam rock song, while music journalists compared "Jo-Anna Says" to the psychedelic pop work of The Beatles. The artwork for the cover was shot by Anton Corbijn.
C'est La Vie is the third studio album by Swedish singer and songwriter Johan Christher Schütz, released in May 2009 worldwide, with a pre-release in Japan in December 2008.
Schytts is a Swedish dansband, established in 1962 as Public Killers before changing their name the upcoming year. The name Schytts was taken from their founding drummer Yngve Schytt. Their major breakthrough came in 1973, with the song "Aj, aj, aj", which appeared on their debut studio album Hålligång 1, released the same year.
Mats Bergmans is a dansband from Nyköping, Sweden, established in 1973 as Sjösa kustband, before a naming dispute made them change name to Sjösagrabbarna. The band became a full-time band in 1981, and changed name to Mats Bergmans in 1987.
Dags att tänka på refrängen is a studio album by Gyllene Tider, released 24 April 2013. The album topped the Swedish Albums Chart and was certified 2× platinum in the country.
Håkan boma ye! was released on 5 December 2014, and is a Håkan Hellström live album. It was recorded during his concert at Ullevi in Gothenburg in Sweden on 7 June 2014, and was subsequently released as CD and LP.
