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Roxette was the best-selling Scandinavian act of 2002

The traditional World Music Awards will be held in Monte Carlo on October 12th. Read the full story...

Sep 24, 2003 •

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157,000 people saw Per live in Sweden

STOCKHOLM – Per’s Swedish tour this summer was a huge success, as we all know. Read the full story...

Sep 22, 2003 •

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EMI negotiating a merger with Warner Music – again

LONDON – EMI Group Plc, the London-based head office of Roxette’s record company, has returned to the negotiating table with Time Warner. Read the full story...

Sep 22, 2003 •

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Press Council: Expressen violated good journalistic practice

STOCKHOLM – Journalisten.se, the online magazine of The Swedish Union of Journalists, reports that The Swedish Press Council has decided that the newspaper Expressen “violated good journalistic practice” in its coverage on Marie Fredriksson’s illness. Read the full story...

Sep 20, 2003 •

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Per Gessle on Norwegian TV tonight

OSLO – Per Gessle will appear on the Norwegian TV2’s talk-show “Senkveld med Thomas og Harald” (Late Night with Thomas and Harald) tonight. Read the full story...

Sep 19, 2003 •

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Winners of the “Mazarin” contest

HELSINKI – The winners of The Daily Roxette Per Gessle Mazarin summer tour contest have been chosen. Read the full story...

Sep 16, 2003 •

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Copy protected CDs illegal in France?

NANTERRE – Unfortunately not. EMI is not allowed to release defective CDs, a French court decided. Read the full story...

Sep 13, 2003 •

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Iron Maiden kicks “Mazarin” off #1

STOCKHOLM – After 11 weeks of being the solid #1 in Sweden, Per Gessle’s album “Mazarin” finally folds for Britain’s heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Read the full story...

Sep 12, 2003 •

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Relaxed Per on “Ola 21:trettio”

STOCKHOLM – It was a relaxed Per Gessle who visited the second to last episode of the TV show “Ola 21:30” the other day. Read the full story...

Sep 12, 2003 •

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Documentary on Per to be broadcast September 25th

STOCKHOLM – As reported previously Swedish TV1 will broadcast a documentary on Per called “Per Gessle – Ta en kaka till (Have another cookie)”. Read the full story...

Sep 10, 2003 •

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Management stresses rumors about Marie are untrue

STOCKHOLM – It’s been a year now since the fainting incident that brought Marie Fredriksson to the hospital…. Read the full story...

Sep 9, 2003 •

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Per praises director Jonas Åkerlund

STOCKHOLM – In today’s Aftonbladet Per praises the Swedish director Jonas Åkerlund. “Of all the big names we’ve worked with Jonas and Anton Corbijn are the best. Read the full story...

Sep 7, 2003 •

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“Känslorna” falls to #3

STOCKHOLM – After an incredible reign of in total 9 weeks as double #1:s “Här kommer alla känslorna” finally releases the #1 spot and falls to #3. Read the full story...

Sep 6, 2003 •

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Per to appear on Swedish talkshow

STOCKHOLM – On Wednesday September 10th, Per will appear as a guest on Swedish TV show Ola 21:30. Read the full story...

Sep 5, 2003 •

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EMI boss defends music industry; Universal drops prices

The Vice-Chairman of EMI, David Munns, has defended his company’s stance on record prices and the state of the music industry. Read the full story...

Sep 4, 2003 •

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Per still rules the charts

STOCKHOLM – After 10 amazing weeks Per Gessle’s hit album, “Mazarin”, is still at the #1 spot in Sweden. Read the full story...

Aug 31, 2003 •

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Hospital leak will be investigated

STOCKHOLM – Sweden’s chancelor of justice, Göran Lambertz, suspects that someone at the Karolinska hospital leaked information about Marie Fredriksson’s health condition to Expressen while she was being treated there. Read the full story...

Aug 28, 2003 •

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Second single WILL be “På promenad genom stan”

STOCKHOLM (UPDATED) – The Daily Roxette mistakenly reported last week that “På promenad genom stan” wouldn’t be the next single from the “Mazarin” album. Read the full story...

Aug 25, 2003 •

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Expressen’s editor: Our apology still stands

STOCKHOLM – Otto Sjöberg, Expressen’s editor-in-chief, stands by his apology to Marie Fredriksson, in spite of new developments in the legal proceedings reported yesterday. Read the full story...

Aug 22, 2003 •

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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...

Aug 22, 2003 •

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Lawsuit postponed as Expressen claims their story about Marie was correct

STOCKHOLM – The lawsuit between Marie Fredriksson and Expressen has taken a sudden turn. Read the full story...

Aug 21, 2003 •

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Per Gessle’s pop favorites

STOCKHOLM – In this month’s Premiär magazine (a free magazine) Per gives us the recipe for a perfect pop CD. Read the full story...

Aug 21, 2003 •

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Gessle to perform in Oslo and Helsinki

HELSINKI/OSLO (UPDATED) – The Daily Roxette has now found out the dates and venues of Per’s first concerts outside Sweden, in Oslo, Norway and Helsinki, Finland. Read the full story...

Aug 19, 2003 •

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“Sommar-Mazarin” ends with delight

STOCKHOLM – On Sunday, August 17th, “Sommar-Mazarin ’03” ended. Over 155,000 people have attended the three-week long tour and only one word can best describe it… success! Read the full story...

Aug 19, 2003 •

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SVT will air Gessle documentary

STOCKHOLM (UPDATED) – Swedish Television will air a new half-hour long Per Gessle documentary on September 25 at 20.00 CET. Read the full story...

Aug 18, 2003 •

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Per to appear on Bingolotto’s season premiere

GÖTEBORG – Per Gessle will once again make a guest appearance on the popular Swedish television program “Bingolotto.” Read the full story...

Aug 15, 2003 •

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EMI UK drops prices of CD singles

LONDON – Music giant EMI is to introduce a new system of prices for CD singles in an attempt to revive sales. Read the full story...

Aug 8, 2003 •

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Stockholm gig could be moved to the stadium

STOCKHOLM – Per Gessle’s summer tour has been a success in every town so far. Read the full story...

Aug 7, 2003 •

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Per: “There will be more solo albums”

STOCKHOLM – “Mazarin’s” success has made Per want even more. “Of course there will be more solo albums,” says Per to Aftonbladet. Read the full story...

Aug 4, 2003 •

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Per: “Marie and I are the biggest fans of Roxette”

HELSINKI – Per was interviewed this evening on Finnish TV in a weekly series called Popsmart where popular musicians are interviewed for a half an hour. Read the full story...

Aug 4, 2003 •

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Swedish girl sings “Sleeping in my Car” in contest

JURMALA, LATVIA – Each year in late July, a contest is held in Jurmala, Latvia for aspiring young pop singers. Read the full story...

Aug 3, 2003 •

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Gothenburg concert to be filmed?

GOTHENBURG (UPDATED) – “Will you go to Per Gessle’s concert on Wednesday? Then you may appear on his live-DVD” starts an article published today in Göteborgs-Posten. Read the full story...

Jul 31, 2003 •

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