STOCKHOLM - After preliminary voting by the readers of the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, Per Gessle's name shows up as a final nominee in three categories for this year's Rockbjörnen awards.

  Per is a finalist in all of the three categories that he could have been nominated in: Best Swedish Male Artist, Best Swedish Album ("Mazarin") and Best Swedish Song ("Här kommer alla känslorna").

  Update Dec. 20: The gala will be televised on Swedish TV3 with a two hour delay, at 21:00 CET. Artists performing include Broder Daniel, The Rasmus, Moneybrother and Per Gessle.

  Update Jan. 8: The gala is held at Cirkus in Stockholm Jan 18. The tickets are for sale on TicNet. Phone # +46-(0)771-707070.

• Aftonbladet's "Rockbjörnen" site (In Swedish)
• BiljettDirekt/TicNet (Get your tickets here)