Full name:

Per-Hеkan Gessle

Nicks:

Pelle, Parre, Gellner

Date of birth:

12 January 1959

Height:

183 sm

Weight:

80 kg

Hair color:

Blondie

Eyes color:

Brown

Matrial status:

Wife Asa "Woody" Nordin-Gessle since 21 August 1993, they are together for 15 years since they met each other at the night club.

Children:

(To see Per with his wife and son, click here.)

Played with:

Grape Rock, Peter Pop & The Helicopters, Gyllene Tider, Per's Garage, The Lonely Boys

Family:

Mother Elisabeth, Father Kurt, Brother Bengt and Sister Gunilla

Spending spare time:

Reading, playing guitar, tennis, collectioning vines, paintings and the music records of the 60-s

Favourite food:

Sea food

Favourite drink:

Prefers red wine - Bordeaux claret

Favourite color:

Green

Favourite instrument:

None

Favourite Roxette songs:

"The Look" and "Crash! Boom! Bang!"

Favourite country for rest:

France

Favourite city:

Buenos Aires

Some words about himself:

Greedy, dishonest, calculating (prudent), cold and indifferent

Some bio-solo-discography:

Per Gessle was born in Halmstad (Sweden) in 1959. His a guitarist and a singer in Roxette. This is him, who writes the most part of all of Roxette songs. He has had a very successful musical career. He played in different groups, and Gyllene Tider (Golden Time) was the most successful one. They were very popular in Sweden in early 80-s and in the whole Scandinavia (among the groups who released their albums in Scandinavia). The group sold more than 1 million of their CDs. (In 1995 they released Greatest Hits album, which name was "Halmstad Pеrlor" (Pearls of Halmstad). The album was quite successful.

In 1997 Per released his third solo album in English. And this time it wasn't a successful one too, as in Sweden the single "Do You Wanna Be My Baby?" and the album "The World According To Gessle" were number 1 (each one) during one week only.

1959:

Per Gessle was born in Halmstad (Sweden).

1967:

Per buys his first CD Kinks "The Kink Kontroversy" from his elder brother, who needed 5 korunas to buy to smoke.

1973:

Watching David Bowie and beeing under impression, Per colours his hair red. He's walking through the streets of Halmstad and thinks all are watching him and enjoying this idea.

1976:

Halmstad, known as "Swedish Liverpool" in the 60-s, was under the influence of all the modern music. Per is keep on different groups.

1977:

Sex Pistols make a concert in a small club in Halmstad. While Marie Fredriksson tries to get in, Per is at home watching "The Monkees" on TV.

1978:

The beginning of his career. Per sings, writes plays a guitar with Gyllene Tider. The group pays for it's first album itself as EMI doesn't want to work with them.

1979:

EMI signs the contract with Gyllene Tider at last.

1980-81:

Gyllene Tider-mania burst out of in Scandinavia. Hit songs, the best sold albums, tours, forgotten records, work...

1983:

Per records his first solo album "Per Gessle", which is strongly unlike Gyllene Tider.

1984:

Gyllene Tider makes their last album "Heartland Cafe". It's their first try to be famous abroad. They released an album in the USA not as Gyllene Tider, but as Roxette. An album was a failure.

1985:

Gyllene Tider split up. Per records his second solo album "Scener", which was his worst.

1986:

After EMI suggestions and after long talks about work plans Per and Marie Fredriksson together record the only one single "Neverending Love" calling theirselves Roxette. The single became a big hit in Sweden that summer of 1986. Marie is advised not to spoil her solo career with playing in Roxette. But she decides to be recorded with Per. The songs, planed for his third solo album, were used for Roxette first album "Pearls of Passion". The born of a new duet in Sweden begans. "Neverending Love" is a hit in Europe.

1993:

Per Gessle marries Asa "Woody" Nordin.

1996:

After Swedish fans and mass media asks and suggestions, Per desides to make with Gyllene Tider a summer tour. Greatest Hits "Halmstads Pеrlor" are released as a new vercion and with both new songs. Album remains number one for the whole summer, not giving even a small chance to the others to occupy the first chart line. The tour is the best successful swedish one - 250 000 of the people came to she show. The gropup recieved 2 Grammy Prizes.

Per begins writing and recording the material for his first album in English. He also invited his favourite Swedish pop group Brainpool and the friends from Gyllene Tider.

1997:

On the August 5, Per's first son was born, whose name became Gabriel Titus Gessle.