Roxette, an introduction…
Roxette, a Swedish pop duo, consists of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle. The duo achieved worldwide success in the mid 1980s, and has a total of 17 Top 10 hits. Roxette had four US No. 1 singles, two No. 2 singles and a several other Top 40 hits.
The group has been certified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) with two platinum albums –”Look Sharp!” (1989) and “Joyride” (1991), as well as two gold singles - “The Look” and “It Must Have Been Love”.
In Europe and South America, Roxette’s success was even greater. They have more Top 10 hits, and their several “Best of” CDs received gold, platinum or multi-platinum status in Europe and Latin-America.
