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• Roxette is a Swedish pop-rock duo made up of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle. They've sold over 50 million albums and 25 million singles, worldwide, making them one of the top groups in the entire world, in sales and fame. In the US, they've had four number one hit songs and seven top 20 hits total.

  Roxette has toured around the world and performed at places in Buenos Aires, Frankfurt, Mexico City, Montevideo, Paris, Rome, Lima, Santiago de Chile, Stockholm and Sydney.

  The group sang such hit songs as "Listen To Your Heart," "It Must Have Been Love" and "Joyride." They released their debut album, Pearls of Passion, in 1986

• Fast Facts

  1. Years Active: 1986 - present
  2. Origin: Sweden
  3. Labels: EMI Music, Edel Music
  4. Released their first studio album Pearls of Passion in 1986
  5. Their song, "It Must Have Been Love", appears on the Pretty Woman soundtrack

• Noteworthy Recordings

  • 1986: Pearls of Passion
  • 1988: Look Sharp!
  • 1991: Joyride
  • 1991: Tourism
  • 1994: Crash! Boom! Bang!
  • 1995: Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus!
  • 1996: Baladas En Español
  • 1999: Have A Nice Day
  • 2001: Room Service
  • 2002: The Ballad Hits
  • 2003: The Pop Hits
  • 2006: A Collection of Roxette Hits: Their 20 Greatest Songs

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