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Per Gessle

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Per Håkan Gessle (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈpæːr ˈhôːkan ˈɡɛ̂sːlɛ] ; born 12 January 1959) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the male half and primary songwriter of the pop rock duo Roxette, which he formed with Marie Fredriksson in 1986 and which was disbanded after her death in 2019. The duo achieved international success in the late 1980s and early 1990s with their albums Look Sharp! (1988) and Joyride (1991), and topped the charts in the US four times, most notably with "It Must Have Been Love" which was featured in the film Pretty Woman. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Per Gessle is the 310th most popular musician (up from 318th in 2019), the 201st most popular biography from Sweden (up from 225th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Swedish Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Per Gessle ranks 310 out of 3,175. Before him are Mischa Maisky, Phil Taylor, Grigory Sokolov, Fred Durst, Will.i.am, and Bob Klose. After him are John Mayall, Carl Michael Bellman, Roger Daltrey, Heinrich Neuhaus, Grover Washington Jr., and Nick Cave.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Per Gessle ranks 59. Before him are Ramón Díaz, Rigoberta Menchú, Susanna Hoffs, Muhammad bin Nayef, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Morten Harket. After him are Anne Hidalgo, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Michel Preud'homme, Nina Hartley, Li Qiang, and Charlie Murphy.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Per Gessle ranks 201 out of 1,879. Before him are Ingvar Carlsson (1934), Anna of Sweden (1545), Nicolai Gedda (1925), Hans Blix (1928), Hugo Alfvén (1872), and Gunilla Bielke (1568). After him are Axel Fredrik Cronstedt (1722), Gösta Mittag-Leffler (1846), Joe Hill (1879), Michael Nyqvist (1960), Carl Michael Bellman (1740), and Oskar Backlund (1846).

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Among MUSICIANS In Sweden

Among musicians born in Sweden, Per Gessle ranks 5. Before him are Benny Andersson (1946), Björn Ulvaeus (1945), Avicii (1989), and Franz Berwald (1796). After him are Carl Michael Bellman (1740), Stig Anderson (1931), Yngwie Malmsteen (1963), Mikkey Dee (1963), Ludwig Göransson (1984), Eric Ericson (1918), and Åse Kleveland (1949).

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