Charm School

Description

The Swedish duo, roxette, responsible for dozens of hits especially during the 1990s, is back with a new album and tour.

the roxettes, were always a stanza case of success. Who doesn't remember themes like the look, it must have been love, sleeping in my car, joyride, listen to your heart, among more than 33 mega top hits, which still play unceasingly on our radio stations?

the per gessle band and marie fredriksson sold over 75 million records worldwide. in 2002 the band's career had to be stopped from urgency due to an operation to a brain tumor that marie fredriksson had to undergo. gradually marie has been recovering and the band is finally back to the joy of thousands of fans.

Artist

Formed in 1986 in Halmstad, Sweden by Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson.

The group enjoyed worldwide success from the late 1980s until the mid-1990s, gaining nineteen UK Top 40 hits and four US #1 singles with, "The Look", "Listen to Your Heart", "It Must Have Been Love" and "Joyride". Two further singles "Dangerous" and "Fading Like a Flower" hit #2. Finally, "Dressed for Success" was a modest hit in the US peaking at #14.

After a hiatus in the mid-1990s, their popularity continued in other territories such as Europe and South America, where they earned various Gold and Platinum awards until the beginning of the new millennium. In 2002 the duo took a break from recording and touring when Fredriksson was diagnosed with a brain tumour. In 2009 Roxette took to the stage together again for the first time in 8 years, during Gessle's European Party Crasher tour.

Their songs continue to receive radio airplay, with "It Must Have Been Love" and "Listen to Your Heart" both recently receiving awards from BMI for achieving four million radio plays. They have sold an estimated 60 million records worldwide, with over 3.5 million record sales in the United States, achieving platinum for Joyride and Look Sharp! there.