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Roxette

Genre(s): Adult Contemporary Pop/Rock, Club Dance, Swedish Pop/Rock

Biography

It's tempting to write Roxette off as nothing more than a shallow pop/rock band, but their shameless hooks are precisely what makes them so enjoyable. Roxette has a knack for writing extremely catchy and simple hooks and melodies that are sweet but not saccharine; it's radio-friendly pop, but the hooks don't wear thin with repeated plays. The duo of guitarist Per Gessle and vocalist Marie Fredriksson released an album in 1986 that didn't display much of their talents, but the infectious follow-up, 1988's Look Sharp!, brought them to the top of the charts in America and England; 1991's Joyride was almost equally successful. After a couple years off, Roxette returned with a new album, Crash! Boom! Bang!, in 1994; Baladas en Espaсol followed in 1997, and two years later the duo returned with the EP Stars. In 2000, Roxette signed to Edel and released the greatest-hits collection Don't Bore Us Get to the Chorus and began work on their next album. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Discography

“Heartland” (1984)
“Pearls of Passion” (1986)
“Look Sharp!” (1988)
“Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave)” (1991)
“Joyride” (1991)
“Joyride” (1991)
“Tourism” (1992)
“MTV Unplugged” (1993)
“Crash! Boom! Bang!” (1994)
“Sleeping in My Car” (1994)
“Don't Bore Us - Get to the Chorus! Roxette's Greatest Hits” (1995)
“Rarities” (1995)
“Baladas En Espanol” (1996)
“Have a Nice Day” (1999)
“Stars” (1999)
“Stars (Remix)” (1999)
“Wish I Could Fly (Remixes By Todd Terry & StoneBrige)” (1999)
“Anyone” (2000)
“Centre Of The Heart” (2001)
“Centre Of The Heart Remix” (2001)
“Milk And Toast And Honey” (2001)
“Room Service” (2001)
“The Ballad Hits” (2002)
“The Look For Roxette” (2002)
“Thing About You” (2002)
“Myths (Demo Version Hits) (CD1)” (2003)
“Myths (Demo Version Hits) (CD2)” (2003)
“Opportunity Nox” (2003)
“The Pop Hits (CD1)” (2003)
“The Pop Hits (CD2)” (2003)
“Hits!” (2006)
“One Wish (CDM)” (2006)
“The Roxbox: Roxette 86-06 (CD1)” (2006)
“The Roxbox: Roxette 86-06 (CD2)” (2006)
“The Roxbox: Roxette 86-06 (CD3)” (2006)
“The Roxbox: Roxette 86-06 (CD4)” (2006)

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