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Swedish “Got Talent” finalist covers Per and Marie?

STOCKHOLM - Erik Linder, who made it to the finals in "Sweden's Got Talent" this spring, is set to release his first album this week. Read the full story...


Scotts covers “It Must Have Been Love”

The Swedish group Scotts was very successful on a popular Swedish TV-show called "Dansbandskampen" fall of 2008. Read the full story...


Roxette duo both lose fight over taxes from 1995

STOCKHOLM - Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson have been involved in what's been labeled by the Swedish government as tax evasion.   After the "Crash! Read the full story...


Elevator Entertainment ranked 3rd most profitable company in Sweden

STOCKHOLM - According to the business and finance newspaper Dagens Industri (Industry Today), Per Gessle's Elevator Entertainment was the third most profitable company in Sweden in 2004 with a profit margin of 61 percent.  They write that Per Gessle has become Sweden's most successful artist at the beginning of this century (mentioning his success with "Mazarin" and the relaunch of Gyllene Tider). Read the full story...


Gyllene Tider supports tsunami victims, indirectly

EVA Records, the company behind the popular Nordic compilation series "Absolute Music", will release an album called "Grammis 2005". Read the full story...


New GT single February 2

STOCKHOLM - As reported previously, the third single from "Finn 5 Fel!" will be "Jag borde förstås vetat bättre." Read the full story...


Gessle on “Svensktoppen” – a success

STOCKHOLM - Last year Per Gessle's hit song "Här kommer alla känslorna" was the most successful song in one of Sweden's popular radio charts, Svensktoppen. Read the full story...


Ullevi concert to be shown on Swedish TV4

STOCKHOLM - TV4 will broadcast one hour of highlights from Gyllene Tider's concert at Ullevi last summer. Read the full story...


Cover for “GT25 Live!” DVD revealed

STOCKHOLM (UPDATED) - Today Swedish Internet site CDON published the cover for the new Gyllene Tider live DVD "GT 25 live! Read the full story...


“Parkliv” and “Karaoke Hits!” to be released

The long wait is over. Today Ginza.se revealed the release date of Gyllene Tider's "Parkliv" DVD, recorded in 1981. Read the full story...


“Finn 5 Fel!” drops a notch, but achieves 3x platinum

STOCKHOLM - In "Finn 5 Fel!"'s seventh week on the album charts, it falls to the second postion, having premiered on the chart at #1. Read the full story...


Återtåget DVD to be released July 28th

STOCKHOLM - While it will be some time before this summer's Gyllene Tider tour is available on DVD, July 28th has been announced as the scheduled release date for the DVD version of the edited films from Återtåget 1996. Read the full story...


Dance covers of Gyllene Tider featured on new CD

STOCKHOLM - A couple of years ago, a CD called "Replay Dance Mania" was released in Sweden. Read the full story...


“Här kommer alla känslorna” back on radio chart

STOCKHOLM - After being out from the official Swedish radio chart for ten weeks, Per's summer hit "Här kommer alla känslorna" came back at #49 this week. Read the full story...


Tracklist for “Finn fem fel” revealed

STOCKHOLM - EMI Capitol revealed the tracklist for "Finn fem fel" ("Find Five Mistakes") today, the new Gyllene Tider album scheduled for release on June 9th. Read the full story...


“GT25 – Samtliga Hits!” enters the charts at #3

STOCKHOLM - Gyllene Tider's new compilation album "GT25 - Samtliga Hits!" enters the Swedish official album chart at #3 this week, behind Marit Bergman's and E-Type's new albums, which enter the chart at #1 and #2. Read the full story...


“Tycker om när du tar på mej” reaches #1

STOCKHOLM - This week, "Tycker om när du tar på mej" climbed to #1 on the official Swedish radiochart (Music Control) after being #2 for three weeks in a row. Read the full story...


“Här kommer alla känslorna”most played on Swedish radio 2003

STOCKHOLM - The year of 2003 was a huge success for Per Gessle. Read the full story...


Per nominated for three “Rock Bears”

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. Read the full story...


Per and Marie candidates for a special award of the Swedish Grammis jury

STOCKHOLM - Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson are both nominated for the jury's special Honorary Award at the Swedish Grammis awards 2003. Read the full story...


Gessle nominated for Radio NRJ awards

STOCKHOLM (UPDATED) - On January 25 2004 Radio NRJ have their annual NRJ Radio Awards where they give prices to the best artists of the year. Read the full story...


Four times platinum for “Mazarin”

STOCKHOLM - This week "Mazarin" falls two spots to #16 on the official Swedish album charts. Read the full story...


Miio have more Gyllene in store

STOCKHOLM - Swedish artists Miio will release their first album, "På vårt sätt" (In our way), soon. Read the full story...


Three Gessle-penned songs to appear on 2003 hits collection

STOCKHOLM - The Swedish collection series Absolute will include both "Opportunity Nox" and "Här kommer alla känslorna (På en och samma gång)" on their upcoming collection "Absolute Hits 2003." Read the full story...


“Här kommer alla känslorna” the 5th biggest #1 ever on Svensktoppen

STOCKHOLM - This week "Här kommer alla känslorna" is still at #1 on Svensktoppen, a very long-running and popular show where listeners vote.   This means that – with 18 weeks in a row now at the top – Per has entered Svensktoppen's record list. Read the full story...


Gessle sets new album/single chart record

STOCKHOLM - Per Gessle has set a new record with "Mazarin" and "Här kommer alla känslorna", he is the first person that has been #1 on both the single and album charts in Sweden for 7 weeks (and they're still #1). Read the full story...


Marie’s CDs from the box to be sold separately

STOCKHOLM - Not surprisingly, as it was the intention from the very beginning, EMI has now released Marie's five remastered solo albums that were packaged together last year in the box set "Kärlekens Guld." Read the full story...


New songs online soon

GERMANY - The German website of EMI has now put links to snippets of the new songs from "Pop Hits" online on their website. Read the full story...


Airplay for “Opportunity Nox” to begin this week in Germany

STOCKHOLM - German radio listeners will get a chance to hear the new Roxette single "Opportunity Nox" a week earlier than the rest of Europe as the song is being released for airplay in Germany tomorrow, January 27th. Read the full story...


SPUN’s premiere delayed in Sweden

STOCKHOLM - Jonas Åkerlund's first full-length movie, "SPUN," will have its premiere in Sweden after the new year. Read the full story...


“Spun” to open in Sweden in late November

STOCKHOLM - Jonas Åkerlund's film "Spun," which includes a Roxette version of Per Gessle's song "Stupid" in the soundtrack is scheduled to open in Sweden on November 22nd. Read the full story...


Peas vanish from album titles and cover art

STOCKHOLM - The peas are gone… and possibly, we had something to do with it. Read the full story...