Per Gessle
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| Birth name | Per Håkan Gessle |
| Born | January 12, 1959 |
| Origin | Halmstad, Sweden |
| Genre(s) | Pop, Rock, Soft rock, Dance, Pop rock, Blues rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica |
| Years active | 1978-present |
| Associated acts | Roxette Gyllene Tider Son of a Plumber |
| Website | http://www.gessle.com/ |
Per Håkan Gessle (IPA: [pæːr 'gæslæ], born January 12, 1959, in Halmstad, Sweden) is a pop singer, guitarist, songwriter and harmonica player. He is a lead singer of the Swedish pop groups Gyllene Tider and Roxette.
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[edit] Career
He was a founding member of Gyllene Tider in 1978, and together with a friend, singer Marie Fredriksson, created Roxette in 1986. In 1990 Per Gessle wrote a single The Sweet Hello The Sad Goodbye for Thomas Anders (of Modern Talking fame). He has also participated with the Swedish singer Nisse Hellberg in the project The Lonely Boys and wrote Belinda Carlisle's 1997 UK top 10 hit single Always Breaking My Heart.
The album Mazarin is five times platinum as of February 2004 in Sweden. Only The World According To Gessle and Son of a Plumber are in English; the others are sung in Swedish. Per Gessle and Scener were re-released together with a demo album in 1992 as På Väg. In 1997 Hjärtats trakt - en samling was released, as a best-of album.
Per Gessle released his second English album called Son of a Plumber in November 2005. The album contains all of Gessle's musical heritage. His father was a plumber and the 2-disc album contains a song dedicated to him, Kurt - The Fastest Plumber In The West. On the album, some noted musicians, such as Clarence Öfwerman, Christoffer Lundqvist, Helena Josefsson, and Jens Jansson, partake. In Sweden, the album sold platinum on the first day of release. The album was also released in several other European countries in April 2006. In June 2007, he released another solo album in Swedish with the name En händig man, which shipped triple platinum.
Per Gessle is also one of three people (also including Björn Ulvaeus) who own NoteHeads, a Swedish company which publishes the music notation program Igor Engraver.[1]
[edit] Discography
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[edit] Albums
As of 2007, he has released six solo albums:
- Per Gessle in 1983,
- Scener in 1986,
- The World According To Gessle in 1997,
- Hjärtats Trakt / En Samling in 1998,
- Mazarin in 2003,
- Son of a Plumber in late 2005, and
- En händig man in June 2007.
[edit] Singles
- "Om du har lust" (1983)
- "Blå december" (1985)
- "Galning" (1985)
- "Inte tillsammans, inte isär" (1986)
- "Do You Wanna Be My Baby?" (1997)
- "Kix" (1997)
- "I Want You To Know" (1997)
- "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" (2002)
- "Här kommer alla känslorna (På en och samma gång)" (2003)
- "På promenad genom stan" (2003)
- "Tycker om när du tar på mej" (2003)
- "C'mon / Jo-Anna Says" (2005)
- "Hey Mr. DJ (Won't You Play Another Love Song)" (2006)
- "I Like It Like That" (2006)
- "En händig man" (2007)
- "Jag skulle vilja tänka en underbar tanke" [radio promo only] (2007)
- "Pratar med min müsli (hur det än verkar)"(2007)
[edit] References
- ^ Noteheads.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
