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I Roxette sono stati un duo pop rock svedese formato da Per Gessle ( voce e chitarra) e Marie Fredriksson ( voce e pianoforte ). L'idea era quella di creare delle melodie orecchiabili.
- Per Gessle
Per Gessle's Roxette. Verso la fine del 2018, Per Gessle...
- Marie Fredriksson
Nel 2014 i Roxette avviano il RoXXXette 30th Anniversary...
- Discografia dei Roxette
Questa pagina contiene la discografia del gruppo musicale...
- Per Gessle
Roxette is a Swedish pop rock group, formerly consisting of Marie Fredriksson (vocals and piano) and Per Gessle (vocals and guitar). They are Sweden's second-best-selling music act after ABBA. Before coming together to form the duo, Fredriksson and Gessle were already established artists in Sweden.
10 dic 2019 · Roxette, è morta Marie Fredriksson, voce e pianista del duo pop rock svedese. Aveva 61 anni. Dal 2002 lottava con un tumore al cervello. Tra i brani più famosi 'The Look' e 'It must have been ...
The discography of Swedish pop duo Roxette consists of ten studio albums (including six Swedish number ones), one live album, thirteen compilation albums, one remix album, eleven video albums, three box sets, fifty-six singles (including three Swedish and four US number ones) and twenty promotional singles, as well as fifty-two music videos.
- 1978–1984: Early Work
- 1984–1989: Solo Work and Roxette
- 1989–1992: Roxette's International Breakthrough
- 1992–2002: Continued Solo Work
- 2002–2003: Brain Tumour Diagnosis and Aftermath
- 2004–2008: Return to Creativity
- 2008–2018: Return to Touring, Roxette Reunion and Solo Work
After graduating from music school in 1977, Fredriksson moved to Halmstad, where she worked in theatre before becoming involved in the local indie music scene. She formed punk group Strul (English: Hassle) in 1978 with then-boyfriend Stefan Dernbrant—the band consisted of an extensive and fractious lineup of musicians, the majority of whom would le...
On Gessle's insistence, Fredriksson agreed to embark on a solo career in late 1983, recording her debut album from December 1983 to June 1984, with Lindbom as co-writer and producer. "Ännu doftar kärlek" (English: "Still the Scent of Love") was issued as her debut single in May 1984, becoming a top twenty hit on Sverigetopplistan, Sweden's national...
"The Look" was issued as the third single from Look Sharp! in Sweden, and was a top ten hit upon release in January 1989. The following month, the track unexpectedly entered the Billboard Hot 100, despite the duo not having a recording contract in the US; the local branch of EMI had previously rejected Roxette as "unsuitable for the American market...
Fredriksson returned to solo work following the recording of Roxette's fourth album, Tourism. She was a featured vocalist on "Änglamark" ("Angel Land"), a Band Aid-style recording spearheaded by former ABBA vocalist Anni-Frid Lyngstad under the banner Artister för Miljö (Artists for the Environment), which was released in July 1992. She also perfor...
On 11 September 2002, Fredriksson complained of feeling unwell after jogging with her husband. She collapsed in a bathroom after becoming nauseated, with the impact of the fall fracturing her cranium. She then had an epileptic seizure. Scans later indicated she had a brain tumour in the back of her head. The diagnosis led to the cancellation of Rox...
Following her diagnosis and treatment, Fredriksson and Bolyos began work on her next studio album as a form of therapy at their home studio in Djursholm. The Change debuted atop the Swedish Album Chart, and was certified gold for shipments in excess of 30,000 units. It ended 2004 as the 18th best selling album in the country. Several of the songs i...
"Där du andas" ("Where You Breathe") was released in August 2008 as the theme song to the film Arn – The Kingdom at Road's End, and became Fredriksson's first number one single in her home country. During the winter of 2008, she took part in the "Stjärnklart" ("Starlit") series of concerts, which saw her performing an abbreviated set alongside othe...
10 dic 2019 · La storia dei Roxette. Nel 1988, due anni dopo la fondazione del duo, Dean Cushman, studente americano in visita in Svezia rientra in patria con in valigia un album che lo ha folgorato, si...
