Per Gessle
Per Håkan Gessle (Swedish pronunciation: [¹pæːr ²ɡɛsːlɛ] (
listen); born 12 January 1959) is a Swedish pop singer-songwriter, guitarist, and harmonicist. He is the lead singer of the Swedish pop group Gyllene Tider and formed Roxette with Marie Fredriksson.
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.jpg) Gessle in 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Per Håkan Gessle |
| Born | 12 January 1959 Halmstad, Sweden |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
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| Years active | 1976–present |
| Labels | |
| Associated acts | Roxette Gyllene Tider Son of a Plumber Mono Mind |
| Website | Gessle.com |
Singles
| Year | Single | SWE |
Certifications (sales thresholds) (SWE) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | "Do You Wanna Be My Baby?" | 1 | Gold |
| "Kix" | 28 | ||
| "I Want You to Know" | 48 | ||
| 2002 | "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" | 44 | |
| 2003 | "Här kommer alla känslorna (På en och samma gång)" | 1 | Platinum |
| "På promenad genom stan" | 20 | ||
| "Tycker om när du tar på mej" | 9 | ||
| 2005 | "C'mon"/"Jo-Anna Says" | 5 | |
| 2006 | "Hey Mr. DJ" | 23 | |
| "I Like it Like That" | 47 | ||
| 2007 | "En händig man" | 1 | |
| "Jag skulle vilja tänka en underbar tanke" | 29 | ||
| "Pratar med min müsli (hur det än verkar)" | 47 | ||
| 2008 | "Silly Really" | 1 | |
| "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" | 47 | ||
| 2009 | "Sing Along" | 41 | |
| 2017 | "Småstadsprat" (with Lars Winnerbäck) |
72 [1] |
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| 2018 | "Name You Beautiful" (featuring Helena Josefsson) |
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Per Gessle Media
Per Gessle and Helena Josefsson during a concert in Grebbestad, 21.07.2017 - En vacker kväll sommarturne 2017
Roxette on stage in Amsterdam (May 2009) during their first performance in 7 years.
Notes
- ↑ "Name You Beautiful" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 10 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[2]
References
- ↑ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ↑ "Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 22, 1 juni 2018". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 1 June 2018.