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Roxette

Origin
Halmstad, Sweden
Genre
Rock
Formed
1986
Roxette

Roxette was a Swedish pop rock duo, consisting of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle. Formed in 1986, the duo became an international act in the late 1980s, when they released their breakthrough second album Look Sharp! Their third album Joyride, which was released in 1991, became just as successful as its predecessor. Roxette went on to achieve nineteen UK Top 40 hits and several US Hot 100 hits, including four US number-ones with "The Look", "Listen to Your Heart", "It Must Have Been Love", featured on the soundtrack of Pretty Woman, and "Joyride". Their other hits include "Dressed for Success", "Dangerous", and "Fading Like a Flower". Before coming together to form the duo, Fredriksson and Gessle were already established artists in Sweden, she having released a number of solo albums and he being the lead singer and songwriter of Gyllene Tider, a band that had three No. 1 albums.

Origin Halmstad, Sweden
Genres Pop rock, soft rock, pop, dance-pop, power pop
Years active 1986–2019
Labels EMI, Edel Music, Capitol, Warner Music, Parlophone
Associated acts Gyllene Tider

关于Roxette

Pop rock duo that became an international hit with a breakthrough album called Look Sharp! Their follow-up Joyride was just as successful.

Roxette的成就

They earned 19 UK Top 40 hits as well as four US number-ones called "The Look," "Listen to Your Heart," "It Must Have Been Love" and "Joyride."

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关于Roxette的最新信息于2021年7月28日更新.