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Roxette
Company typeDuo
IndustryMusic
Founded1986
FounderMarie Fredriksson, Per Gessle
Headquarters
Sweden
ProductsPop rock music, albums, singles

Roxette is a Swedish pop rock duo originally formed by Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle, both of whom had established solo careers in Sweden before joining forces. Fredriksson had released several successful solo albums, while Gessle was the lead vocalist and songwriter for Gyllene Tider, a band that achieved three number-one albums in Sweden. Acting on advice from Rolf Nygren, CEO of their shared label EMI, they collaborated on "Neverending Love," which became the first single from Roxette's 1986 debut album Pearls of Passion and gained popularity in Sweden.

Their global success was propelled by the 1988 album Look Sharp!, which featured two songs that topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart: "The Look" and "Listen to Your Heart". The track "It Must Have Been Love," included on the 1990 Pretty Woman soundtrack, also reached number one, as did the lead single from their third album, 1991's Joyride. This album remains Roxette’s best-selling record with eleven million copies sold worldwide. Their accompanying "Join the Joyride! Tour" attracted over 1.5 million fans. Following albums—1992's Tourism, 1994's Crash! Boom! Bang!, and the 1995 greatest hits collection Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus!—each surpassed five million copies sold globally.

The albums Have a Nice Day (1999) and Room Service (2001) received numerous gold and platinum awards across Europe and Latin America. After Fredriksson was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2002, Roxette paused their joint activities while both artists pursued solo endeavors; Gessle also reunited with Gyllene Tider. The duo reunited in 2009 for an extensive world tour lasting until 2016, during which they released three albums: Charm School, Travelling, and Good Karma. Fredriksson ceased touring in 2016 due to health concerns and passed away on December 9, 2019, following complications related to cancer.

Roxette stands as Sweden’s second highest-selling musical act after ABBA, with worldwide sales estimated between 75 and 80 million records. They rank among Germany’s most certified artists with nearly six million units sold there. In the United Kingdom, they achieved nineteen top-40 hits and have been awarded over three million certified sales by the British Phonographic Industry. In the United States, they secured four number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and have been certified for more than three million units by the Recording Industry Association of America. Since 2021, Gessle has released music under the name PG Roxette, debuting with Pop-Up Dynamo! in 2022. In 2024, he announced a Roxette tour featuring Lena Philipsson as lead vocalist.

1978–1987: Formation and Pearls of Passion

Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson had been acquaintances since 1978, each already enjoying successful music careers in Sweden during the early 1980s. Gessle was part of Gyllene Tider, whose first two albums each sold over 150,000 copies domestically. In 1981, Fredriksson contributed backing vocals to Gyllene Tider’s track "Ingenting av vad du behöver". The following year, Gessle invited her to audition for producer Lars-Göran "Lasse" Lindbom, who offered her a solo contract with EMI Sweden; however, she declined due to self-doubt and instead joined Lindbom’s band as a backing vocalist for a Swedish tour.

In 1984, Fredriksson provided backing vocals on Gyllene Tider’s English-language debut album The Heartland Café, which was released in North America under the name Roxette. Shortly after this, she began releasing folk-inspired solo albums starting with Het vind (1984). Meanwhile, Gessle continued his solo career with his second Swedish-language album Scener (1985), featuring Fredriksson on background vocals. Fredriksson followed up with her second solo album, Den sjunde vågen, in 1986.

EMI CEO Rolf Nygren proposed that Fredriksson and Gessle collaborate on an English-language track. Despite industry concerns about potential negative effects on her solo career, Fredriksson agreed to proceed. Gessle adapted "Svarta glas" into English as "Neverending Love," which became their initial single released under the Roxette name. Launched in summer 1986, it sold over 50,000 copies within Sweden. Later that year, their debut album Pearls of Passion was released and went on to sell more than 280,000 copies domestically. Although singles like "Neverending Love" and "Soul Deep" were issued internationally, they failed to chart outside Sweden.

In 1987, Roxette issued a remix album titled Dance Passion, derived from their debut work, and toured Sweden alongside Eva Dahlgren and Ratata. The trio collaborated on the single "I Want You". That same year saw Fredriksson release her third solo album Efter stormen, which became her most commercially successful solo project by reaching number one on the Swedish Albums Chart and earning platinum status. It won Best Swedish Album at the Rockbjörnen awards while Fredriksson herself received Best Swedish Female honors.

Later in 1987, Roxette released "It Must Have Been Love (Christmas For the Broken Hearted)", a song written by Gessle at EMI Germany’s request for a Christmas single. It reached the top five in Sweden but was not distributed internationally by EMI’s other branches outside Sweden.

1988–1991: Global Breakthrough

In Sweden, Roxette's second studio album, Look Sharp!, launched with the singles "Dressed for Success" and "Listen to Your Heart", both emphasizing Fredriksson’s vocal performances as selected by Gessle and EMI Sweden. Gessle remarked that he never intended to assume lead vocal duties. Both tracks secured positions within the Swedish top 10, while the album maintained the No. 1 spot for a duration of 14 weeks. Although critical opinions were divided, Look Sharp! earned Roxette their inaugural Rockbjörnen awards and garnered Gessle a Grammis accolade for Best Composer.

The third single, "The Look", achieved top 10 status domestically but initially failed to gain international attention. However, Dean Cushman, an American student from Minneapolis, introduced the album to local radio station KDWB 101.3 FM, which began broadcasting "The Look". The track’s favorable reception among listeners led to extensive airplay across the United States prior to any formal release or promotional efforts. This grassroots momentum compelled EMI to officially release and promote the single globally in early 1989. On 8 April 1989, "The Look" became Roxette’s first No. 1 hit in the US and also topped charts in 25 additional countries, marking their significant international breakthrough.

Initially, EMI had been reluctant to promote Roxette in the American market but reversed its stance following the unexpected success of "The Look". By the end of the year, Billboard ranked the track among the top 20 Hot 100 singles of 1989.

"Dressed for Success", featuring Fredriksson as lead vocalist with Gessle providing backing vocals, peaked at No. 14 on the US Hot 100 and reached No. 3 in Australia. The subsequent single "Listen to Your Heart" presented a stylistic shift as a guitar-driven ballad reminiscent of Heart. It climbed to No. 1 on the US charts in November 1989 and was notable for being the first Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper not commercially available on 7-inch vinyl.

A fourth single, "Dangerous", released toward the end of 1989, entered the US Hot 100 at year-end and held the No. 2 position for two weeks in February 1990. The song also secured top 10 rankings in major markets such as Germany and Australia. In the United Kingdom, it was issued as a double A-side alongside "Listen to Your Heart".

"It Must Have Been Love" – Pretty Woman Soundtrack

During this period, Touchstone Pictures approached EMI and Roxette with a request to contribute a track for the soundtrack of Pretty Woman, starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts.[1] Gessle confirmed that "It Must Have Been Love", recorded two years earlier, was selected because Roxette lacked time to compose a new song.[1] Initially, the film’s producers declined this choice and asked for an alternative song but later reconsidered after re-editing required removal of Christmas-themed lyrics.[1] Consequently, Gessle and producer Clarence Öfwerman refreshed the track by adding new instrumentation and background vocals.

Although not released as the soundtrack’s lead single, "It Must Have Been Love" became Roxette’s most triumphant hit, reaching No. 1 on the Hot 100 for two consecutive weeks in June 1990 and remaining within the top 40 for seventeen weeks. Billboard ranked it as the second biggest Hot 100 single of that year. The song also topped charts in over 20 countries including Australia,[2] and achieved a peak position of No. 3 in the UK—the highest singles chart placement for Roxette there.[3][4] The soundtrack itself attained triple platinum status from the RIAA.[5]

1991–1992: Joyride

Toward the end of 1990, Roxette concluded their touring schedule and headed back to Sweden to begin work on the successor to Look Sharp!. Released in March 1991, the album Joyride featured 15 tracks and was met with both critical acclaim and commercial triumph. It reached the top position on charts across several countries and remains the duo’s highest-selling record. EMI allocated close to $2 million for its promotion,[6] with the album maintaining the No. 1 spot in Germany for 13 consecutive weeks and remaining on the US album chart for more than twelve months.[7] Rolling Stone highlighted its compelling melodies and emotional resonance.[8] The album garnered Roxette two Rockbjörnen awards, recognizing them as Best Swedish Album and Best Swedish Group.[9]

The album’s lead single, "Joyride", marked Roxette’s first chart-topping hit in Sweden and claimed No. 1 in over 25 countries including Germany, Australia, and the United States—becoming their fourth and final American No. 1 single.[10][11][2][4] It also achieved strong placements in the UK and Canada, where it received a 1992 Juno Award nomination for Best Selling Single by a Foreign Artist.[12] The follow-up single, "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)", reached No. 2 on US charts and enjoyed international success.[3][11][2][4]

Roxette embarked on an extensive global tour,[13][14] performing 107 concerts that attracted over 1.5 million attendees worldwide,[15] including dates across the United States. A review from the Los Angeles Times highlighted Fredriksson’s vocal prowess as a contrast to Roxette’s straightforward pop style.[16]

At the close of 1991, SBK, Chrysalis, and EMI merged to form EMI Records Group North America,[17][18] resulting in staff reorganizations that diminished promotional efforts for Roxette. Although Joyride achieved platinum certification,[19] subsequent singles such as "Spending My Time" and "Church of Your Heart" did not replicate this success on US charts.

In late 1991, Roxette was honored with their own Swedish postage stamp alongside other notable artists like Lena Philipsson.[20]

Changes in American musical preferences toward genres like new jack swing, grunge, rap, and hip-hop contributed to Roxette’s waning popularity in that market.[21] Gessle later acknowledged Nirvana’s emergence as a significant influence on this shift.[22] Nevertheless, singles from Joyride, including "Spending My Time" and "The Big L.", sustained international chart presence.[3][2][4]

1992–1993: Tourism

Roxette prolonged their Join the Joyride tour into 1992, during which they recorded the majority of tracks for Tourism: Songs from Studios, Stages, Hotelrooms & Other Strange Places. Instead of delivering a conventional album featuring entirely new compositions, Gessle and Fredriksson revisited and refined previous recordings, including some originally created for Look Sharp! and Joyride. The album also combined live recordings and fresh sessions made in various settings worldwide—ranging from vacant dance clubs to hotel rooms—with the intention of "capturing the band's intrinsic energy". This eclectic collection was released in October 1992.

The album's lead single, "How Do You Do!", secured top-five chart positions throughout Europe and South America. Subsequent releases "Queen of Rain" and "Fingertips '93" experienced more modest chart success. Although Tourism did not perform strongly in the United States, it topped charts in Germany and Sweden, reached number two in the UK, and peaked at number three in Australia, ultimately selling six million copies globally. This commercial achievement garnered Roxette an ECHO nomination for International Group of the Year as well as a Rockbjörnen Award for Best Swedish Group—the final time they received this honor. In October 1992, Fredriksson released her first Swedish solo album in five years titled Den ständiga resan (The Eternal Journey).

In early 1993, Roxette became the inaugural non-native English-speaking act to appear on MTV's Unplugged series; however, no official recording was issued from this performance. That same year saw the release of "Almost Unreal", initially intended for the film Hocus Pocus, but eventually featured on the soundtrack for Super Mario Bros.. Supported by a high-production-value video and moderate radio play, the single briefly entered the lower tiers of the Billboard Hot 100 and reached the UK top ten—their first significant UK chart presence since "Joyride". Despite this success, Roxette expressed ambivalence about the track; Fredriksson described it as "not one of our most inspired moments," while Gessle remarked it sounded like a parody of their typical style.

To coincide with the UK television debut of Pretty Woman, "It Must Have Been Love" was re-released in September 1993, re-entering both UK and Irish singles charts for a second time.

1994–1998: Crash! Boom! Bang! and Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus!

With their 1994 album Crash! Boom! Bang!, Roxette shifted toward a harder rock sound. Bryan Buss from Allmusic observed that while they "rock harder," some of the earlier playfulness is missing.

Crash! Boom! Bang! enjoyed strong chart placements—reaching number one in Sweden, number two in Germany, and number three in both Australia and the UK—but its sales did not match those of prior albums, totaling around five million copies worldwide. EMI America was reluctant to fully back this release domestically; instead, they promoted a condensed ten-track compilation titled Favorites, distributed exclusively through McDonald's, which sold approximately one million units. This unconventional marketing approach bypassed traditional retail channels, resulting in backlash and some retailers boycotting EMI's products. Consequently, relations with EMI's North American division deteriorated, making this Roxette’s final US EMI release until 2011.

The album's lead single "Sleeping in My Car", a guitar-driven pop tune reflecting frustration with the album's mature direction, peaked at number two in Canada and topped charts in Sweden. It also reached the top ten across various European countries and placed within the top fifteen in the UK, Australia, and Germany. In the US market, it attained number fifty on the Billboard Hot 100. Follow-up singles "Crash! Boom! Bang!", "Fireworks", and "Run to You" achieved moderate chart success.

Roxette embarked on a reduced-scale world tour that excluded North America. Notably, they became the first Western band to perform in China (Workers' Indoor Arena, Beijing) since Wham!'s 1985 visit—after more than a year spent obtaining approval that required censoring certain lyrics. In 2008, they were ordered to pay SEK 4.5 million in unpaid taxes related to earnings from this tour.

October 1995 saw Roxette release their inaugural greatest hits collection, Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus!, which reached top-five positions throughout Europe including the UK and entered the top ten in Australia. The compilation sold six million copies worldwide and featured four new songs; among these was the ballad "You Don't Understand Me", co-written by Desmond Child. That same year also brought out Rarities, a collection of demos and remixes released exclusively for Japan and parts of South America.

In 1996, Gessle briefly reunited with his former band Gyllene Tider; meanwhile Roxette adapted many ballads into Spanish for their album Baladas En Español, which earned double platinum certification in Spain and platinum status in Argentina. The single "Un día sin ti" appeared on Latin Pop Airplay charts accompanied by a music video directed by Jonas Åkerlund. Both members subsequently released solo albums—Fredriksson’s I en tid som vår and Gessle’s The World According to Gessle—which charted successfully within Sweden.

1999–2001: Have a Nice Day and Room Service

In 1998, Gessle and Fredriksson reunited to produce Roxette's album Have a Nice Day, which was released in February 1999 and marked their resurgence across continental Europe. The album debuted at number one in Sweden and secured the second position in Germany. The lead single, "Wish I Could Fly", became their highest-charting single in the UK since 1993, reaching number 11, and climbed to number four in Sweden. Although the follow-up single, "Anyone", did not achieve significant success in Europe, the third single, "Stars", performed strongly in Scandinavian countries and German-speaking regions. Despite discussions about releasing the album in the United States, Billboard ultimately decided against it.

In 2000, Fredriksson launched a successful Swedish greatest hits album titled Äntligen, which remained at the top of the charts for three consecutive weeks. Roxette secured a distribution agreement in the US with Edel Music, leading to a reissue of Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus! featuring refreshed tracks from Have a Nice Day. To support this release, Roxette embarked on a brief US tour, including appearances at Boston Mixfest and Virgin Megastore in Times Square. Their song "Wish I Could Fly" reached number 27 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

The 2001 release Room Service garnered mixed critical reception. While Allmusic regarded it as their strongest work since Joyride, Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet offered criticism despite acknowledging standout singles such as "Real Sugar", "The Centre of the Heart", and "Milk and Toast and Honey". The album topped charts in Sweden and peaked at number three in Germany but had minimal impact in the UK market. Plans for a US release via Edel America Records were abandoned due to financial difficulties faced by the label, although the album reached number two on CNN's Worldbeat album chart.

The lead single "The Centre of the Heart" achieved number one status in Sweden and performed well in Spain and Finland. Subsequent singles experienced moderate chart success. Roxette toured extensively throughout Europe but canceled scheduled South African concerts following the September 11 attacks. Critical responses to their live shows were varied; some reviewers noted their reliance on hits from the 1980s, while others commended the overall quality of their performances.

2002–2008: Fredriksson's illness, compilation albums and solo work

At the February 2002 Grammis ceremony, Roxette was honored with an award from the Swedish government. On September 11 of that year, Fredriksson suffered an epileptic seizure resulting in a skull fracture after collapsing at home. Subsequent MRI scans revealed a brain tumour, prompting the cancellation of Roxette’s planned Night of the Proms concerts that year. Following surgery to remove the malignant tumour and subsequent chemotherapy and radiation treatments, Fredriksson endured lasting effects including temporary loss of speech, blindness in one eye, as well as reduced hearing and mobility.

During this challenging period, Roxette released two greatest hits collections: The Ballad Hits in late 2002 and The Pop Hits in early 2003. Accompanying these was a comprehensive 600-page discography book titled The Look for Roxette, which also included a four-track EP featuring previously unreleased songs. Within its first year, The Ballad Hits sold over one million copies, becoming Scandinavia’s best-selling album of 2003. That same year, Roxette received the Litteris et Artibus medal from King Carl Gustaf XVI recognizing their global accomplishments and also won a World Music Award for Best-Selling Scandinavian Artist.

In 2003, Gessle released his most commercially successful solo album to date, Mazarin, which by January 2005 had sold more than 335,000 copies in Sweden and earned several accolades. The band Gyllene Tider reunited in 2004 to celebrate their 25th anniversary with Finn 5 fel!, which sold approximately 230,000 copies domestically by early 2005.

Fredriksson’s first English-language solo effort, The Change, was released in October 2004 and debuted at number one on Sweden’s album chart. Despite ongoing health struggles, she found solace through drawing—using it therapeutically—and personally created the artwork for this album’s cover. She also held her inaugural art exhibition in October 2005. Gessle followed with his second English-language solo record, Son of a Plumber, released that November.

In 2005, remixed versions of Roxette tracks enjoyed renewed popularity: Dancing DJs’ remix of "Fading Like a Flower" entered the UK top twenty charts while Belgian group DHT’s trance rendition of "Listen to Your Heart" became a top ten hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 and received gold certification from the RIAA.

Fredriksson’s seventh solo album, consisting of Swedish cover songs titled Min bäste vän, was released in June 2006. To commemorate Roxette’s twentieth anniversary, they unveiled an extensive four-disc box set called The Rox Box/Roxette 86–06 on October 18, 2006. This collection included two new tracks featured on their simultaneous greatest hits compilation titled A Collection of Roxette Hits: Their 20 Greatest Songs!. Gessle continued his solo career with two additional albums: En händig man (2007) and Party Crasher (2008).

2009–2016: Reunion, touring, and album releases

Speculation about Roxette reuniting emerged in April 2009 when Gessle showed enthusiasm for collaborating again with Fredriksson. She appeared alongside him on stage during his concert on 6 May 2009 in Amsterdam, where it was announced that Roxette would join the 2009 Night of the Proms tour. Initially planned for 2002, their participation was cancelled due to Fredriksson's health problems. The tour commenced on 23 October 2009, featuring 42 performances across Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands. At the same time, Roxette had been working on new recordings since May.

In 2010, the duo held preparatory concerts throughout Europe and performed at Stockholm Concert Hall for Crown Princess Victoria’s royal wedding. Early in 2011, they embarked on "The Neverending World Tour" to promote their eighth studio album, Charm School, which was released on 11 February 2011. The lead track, "She's Got Nothing On (But the Radio)", became their highest-charting single in Germany since 1992. The album reached number one in Germany, earned gold certification, and sold approximately half a million copies globally by the end of that year.

During this touring period, Roxette unveiled Travelling in March 2012, a hybrid album combining fresh studio recordings with live and soundcheck tracks. Its lead single "It's Possible" garnered notable radio airplay. By April 2012, their global concerts had attracted over one million attendees. In 2013, Gessle reunited with Gyllene Tider for a Swedish arena tour and an album release, while Fredriksson focused on a solo album and accompanying tour. Later that year, Roxette issued their first live album titled Live: Travelling the World, included within a DVD/Blu-ray collection.

Touring activities resumed in late 2014 alongside the release of the greatest hits compilation Roxette XXX – The 30 Biggest Hits. This was followed by an expanded box set in early 2015 called The RoxBox!: A Collection of Roxette's Greatest Songs. Their touring continued through 2015, accompanied by a reimagined version of their classic "The Look". That same year, French DJ Sebastien Drums produced a remix of their new track "Some Other Summer". The documentary Roxette Diaries became available via video on demand in March 2016. In April, Fredriksson announced her retirement from live performances due to health concerns, concluding a tour that had drawn more than 2.5 million fans across over 50 countries.

Their tenth and final studio effort, Good Karma, was released in June 2016. This record featured increased electronic influences and was produced by Gessle alongside longtime collaborators Clarence Öfwerman and Christoffer Lundquist, as well as Swedish duo Addeboy vs. Cliff. It yielded three singles: "It Just Happens", "Some Other Summer", and "Why Don't You Bring Me Flowers?".

2017–2023: Losses, archival releases, and PG Roxette

Following the release of Good Karma, Fredriksson and Gessle returned to individual projects. Gessle put out two Swedish-language solo albums in 2017—En vacker natt and En vacker dag—followed by his tenth solo album, Small Town Talk (2018), which featured English adaptations of earlier material. All these were recorded in Nashville. Meanwhile, Fredriksson released standalone singles "Alone Again" and "I Want to Go" in 2017 and later "Sing Me a Song" in 2018. Roxette celebrated the 30th anniversary of Look Sharp! with a special edition released in October 2018 containing previously unreleased demos and outtakes. In late 2018, Gessle toured Europe under the name "Per Gessle's Roxette", featuring Helena Josefsson as lead vocalist and focusing primarily on Roxette’s repertoire.

Marie Fredriksson passed away on 9 December 2019 at age 61 due to complications linked to her brain tumour diagnosis from 2002. Gessle honored her memory by describing her as “an exceptional musician” and longtime companion. In November 2020, he released his eleventh studio album titled Gammal kärlek rostar aldrig. That December also saw the arrival of Bag of Trix, a four-disc collection of Roxette rarities led by the single "Let Your Heart Dance with Me", among Fredriksson’s final recordings. On 19 December 2020, longtime drummer Pelle Alsing died aged 60.

In 2021, Roxette issued a special edition marking the 30th anniversary of Joyride, which included two additional discs filled with unreleased tracks. Gessle then introduced a new venture named PG Roxette, featuring vocalists Helena Josefsson and Dea Norberg—both collaborators from his solo work and previous Roxette tours. Their debut release was a cover of Metallica’s "Nothing Else Matters" for the compilation The Metallica Blacklist (September 2021). In 2022, Roxette delivered the triple-disc remix collection ROX RMX (Remixes from the Roxette Vaults). PG Roxette followed with their first album, Pop-Up Dynamo!, in October 2022 and subsequently released the four-track EP Incognito in 2023.

2024–present: Reunion tour and stage production

On 2 May 2024, Gessle revealed Roxette's reunion for live performances, featuring Lena Philipsson as the new lead singer. The group has scheduled tours across Australia and South Africa commencing in February 2025. In September 2024, a 3-CD collection titled ROX RMX (Remixes from the Roxette Vaults) was launched. Furthermore, a stage musical named Joyride the Musical, inspired by Roxette's songs and Jane Fallon's novel Got You Back, is set to be performed at Malmö Opera from September 2024 through April 2025.

Impact and legacy

Roxette stands as Sweden's second highest-selling musical act after ABBA, with worldwide record sales estimated between 75 and 80 million. In Germany, their sales exceed 5.7 million units, placing them among the country's top certified artists. Within the UK market, they have secured nineteen top 40 singles and have shipments certified above three million by the British Phonographic Industry. In the United States, the RIAA has recognized them for 3.5 million certified units, including over two million albums sold since Nielsen SoundScan's tracking began in 1991.

The band achieved four number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart: "The Look", "Listen to Your Heart", "It Must Have Been Love", and "Joyride". Gessle penned three of these chart-toppers solo, establishing him as one of the most successful individual songwriters in Hot 100 history. Their music continues to enjoy significant radio presence; in 2014, both "Listen to Your Heart" and "It Must Have Been Love" received accolades from music publisher Broadcast Music, Inc. after surpassing five million US radio plays each. The latter track was honored again in 2021 upon reaching six million plays.

Awards

|- |rowspan=3|1988 |rowspan=2|Look Sharp |Grammis (Sweden) – Composer of the Year (Gessle) | |- |Rockbjörnen (Sweden) – Best Swedish Album | |- |rowspan=2|Roxette |Rockbjörnen (Sweden) – Best Swedish Group | |- |rowspan=5|1989 |Smash Hits Poll Winners Party – Most Promising New Group | |- | rowspan=2|"The Look" |MTV Video Award (USA) – International Viewer's Choice (Europe) | |- | Music & Media Year-End Awards – Pan European Award | |- |rowspan=6|Roxette |Rockbjörnen (Sweden) – Best Swedish Group | |- |Silver Bravo Otto (Germany) – Best rock/pop Group | |- |1990 |Bronze Bravo Otto – Best rock/pop group | |- |rowspan=7|1991 |Brit Awards (UK) – Best international group | |- |Silver Bravo Otto – Best rock/pop group | |- |Rockbjörnen (Sweden) – Best Swedish Group | |- |rowspan=2|Joyride |Rockbjörnen (Sweden) – Best Swedish Album | |- |Grammis – Pop Group of the Year | |- |"Joyride" |MTV Video Award – International Viewer's Choice (Europe) | |- |rowspan=3|Roxette |Australian Music Awards – Most Popular International Group | |- |rowspan=4|1992 |Gold Bravo Otto – Best rock/pop Group | |- |Rockbjörnen (Sweden) – Best Swedish Group | |- |"Joyride" |Juno Award (Canada) – Best Selling Single by a Foreign Artist | |- |rowspan=2|Roxette |Echo (Germany) – International Group of the Year | |- |rowspan=2|1993 |Echo (Germany) – International Group of the Year | |- |'Join the Joyride! Tour' |'Hungarian Music Awards' – Best Foreign Concert | |- |'1995' |'Roxette' |'Echo' (Germany) – International Group of the Year | |- |'1999' |"Wish I Could Fly" |'Fono Music Award' (Europe) – European No. 1 Airplay hit | |- |'2000' |'rowspan=3'|'Roxette' |'World Music Awards – Best-Selling Scandinavian Artist' | |- |'2002' |'Grammis' (Sweden) – Government Music Export Prize | |- |'2003' |'WMA – Best-Selling Scandinavian Artist' | |- |'2006' |"Listen to Your Heart" |'BMI Pop Awards – Award-Winning Song' | |- |'2007' |'The Rox Box/Roxette 86–06' |'Grammis' (Sweden) – Best Compilation |


Current lineup

  • Per Gessle – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica, percussion, banjo, keyboards (1986–2019; 2024–present)
  • Lena Philipsson – lead vocals (2024–present)

Past members

Discography

Tours

See also

External links

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