Per Gessle
Background information
Birth name	Per Håkan Gessle
Born	January 12, 1959 (1959-01-12) (age 49)
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. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Halmstad is a port university industrial and recreational city at the mouth of the Nissan River in the province of Halland on the "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Soft rock, also referred to as light rock or easy rock, is a style of Music which uses the techniques of Rock and roll to compose a softer This article is about music for dancing in general You may also be looking for Electronic dance music. Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs Blues-rock is a hybrid musical genre combining Bluesy improvisations over the 12-bar blues and extended Boogie jams with Rock A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles A harmonica is a free reed Wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes (reed chambers or Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Roxette is a Swedish pop duo consisting of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle. Gyllene Tider is a famous Swedish pop group. The name "Gyllene Tider" means 'Golden ages' or 'Golden times' in English Son of a Plumber ( Capitol Records) is an album released by Per Gessle, who is one of Sweden ’s most famous artists today Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Halmstad is a port university industrial and recreational city at the mouth of the Nissan River in the province of Halland on the "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both A harmonica is a free reed Wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes (reed chambers or He is a lead singer of the Swedish pop groups Gyllene Tider and Roxette. Gyllene Tider is a famous Swedish pop group. The name "Gyllene Tider" means 'Golden ages' or 'Golden times' in English Roxette is a Swedish pop duo consisting of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle.

Contents 1 Career 2 Discography 2.1 Albums 2.2 Singles 3 References 4 External links

Career

He was a founding member of Gyllene Tider in 1978, and together with a friend, singer Marie Fredriksson, created Roxette in 1986. Gyllene Tider is a famous Swedish pop group. The name "Gyllene Tider" means 'Golden ages' or 'Golden times' in English Marie Fredriksson ( May 30, 1958) is a Swedish pop Singer-songwriter and Pianist, best known as one half of the pop In 1990 Per Gessle wrote a single The Sweet Hello The Sad Goodbye for Thomas Anders (of Modern Talking fame). Thomas Anders (born Bernd Weidung, 1 March 1963, in Koblenz, West Germany) is a German Singer, Composer Modern Talking was a German Pop music duo consisting of composer/producer Dieter Bohlen and singer Thomas Anders. 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 Lonely Boys (in Swedish ”De Ensamma Pojkarna” is a Fiction book by Swedish author Mats Olsson about a young rhythm band from the south of Sweden Belinda Carlisle (born on August 17, 1958 in Hollywood California) is an American Singer-songwriter, as well as the lead vocalist

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. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Swedish ( is a North Germanic language spoken by more than nine million people predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the 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. Hjärtats trakt - en samling was released on September 10 1997 and is a Compilation album from Swedish pop artist Per Gessle

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. Clarence Öfwerman, born 22 November 1957, is best known as the longtime producer of Roxette, having been with the band from Pearls of Passion Carl Christoffer Lundqvist is a Swedish multi-talented musician and producer Helena Josefsson is a Swedish singer composer and lyrics writer and lead singer in the band Sandy Mouche 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. En händig man is a Swedish language album released by Per Gessle.

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. Björn Kristian Ulvaeus, bjœɳ ɵlˈveɵs (born April 25 1945 is a Swedish Musician, Composer, a former member of the Swedish musical group A scorewriter, or music notation program, is Software used to automate the task of writing and engraving Sheet music. Igor Engraver is a music notation program, published by the Swedish company NoteHeads and was produced for the Macintosh and Windows Operating systems ^[1]

Discography

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. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Per Gessle was released on 5 April 1983 and is a Studio album from Swedish pop artist Per Gessle. Scener was released on 25 October 1985 and is a Studio album from Swedish pop artist Per Gessle. The World According To Gessle is a solo album by Per Gessle, released on 2 May 1997. Mazarin is Studio album by Swedish pop musician Per Gessle, released on June 16 2003. Son of a Plumber ( Capitol Records) is an album released by Per Gessle, who is one of Sweden ’s most famous artists today En händig man is a Swedish language album released by Per Gessle.

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. " Do You Wanna Be My Baby? " is the first single from the Per Gessle album The World According To Gessle. " Kix " is the second single from the Per Gessle album The World According To Gessle. " I Want You To Know " is the third single from the Per Gessle album The World According To Gessle. " I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend " is a song by the Ramones from their 1975 album Ramones. 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)

References

External links

• Per Gessle Official Site
• Son Of A Plumber Official Site
• The Daily Roxette
• R2R - Per Gessle Forum
• Per Gessle Net
• The Lonely Boys
• Official page for En Händig Man

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