By the time Roxette was formed, Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle were already well known in Sweden. Per played and sang in the band Gyllene Tider, which, however, was losing popularity. Marie was doing well, her solo albums were very well received by the public. Marie does not listen to advice not to spoil a well-built solo career, and in 1986 together with Per recorded the song "Neverending Love". It was the beginning of Roxette’s long journey. In the same year, the duo recorded their first album,
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By the time Roxette was formed, Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle were already well known in Sweden. Per played and sang in the band Gyllene Tider, which, however, was losing popularity. Marie was doing well, her solo albums were very well received by the public. Marie does not listen to advice not to spoil a well-built solo career, and in 1986 together with Per recorded the song "Neverending Love". It was the beginning of Roxette’s long journey. In the same year, the duo recorded their first album, Pearls of Passion.
In 1987, the band toured Sweden and made the whole country talk about themselves with the Christmas single Christmas For The Broken-Hearted.
The second triumphant album, Look Sharp!, was released in 1988, and the song from it, "The Look", accidentally hit American radio stations, became a hit. The album has sold over 8 million copies worldwide.
Then follow: 1991 - Joyride (10 million copies), 1992 - Tourism (first places in the European charts), 1994 - Crash! Boom! Bang!, after which Per and Marie take a break in joint work until 1998, in which they begin work on the next album. It was released in 1999 as Have a Nice Day. 2001: Room Service, "The Centre of the Heart" /