MUSICIAN

Per Gessle

1959 - Today

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Per Håkan Gessle (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈpæːr ˈhôːkan ˈɡɛ̂sːlɛ] ; born 12 January 1959) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the male half and primary songwriter of the pop rock duo Roxette, which he formed with Marie Fredriksson in 1986 and which was disbanded after her death in 2019. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Per Gessle has received more than 1,606,329 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Per Gessle is the 318th most popular musician (down from 281st in 2019), the 225th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 199th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Swedish Musician.

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  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Per Gessle ranks 318 out of 3,175Before him are Jacques Dutronc, Robby Krieger, Don Airey, Fats Domino, Manu Dibango, and Stevie Young. After him are Joe Zawinul, Lee Soo-man, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Friedrich Gulda, Djivan Gasparyan, and Sonny Rollins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Per Gessle ranks 57Before him are Michael P. Anderson, Rosanna Arquette, Christian Wulff, Tupou VI, Ving Rhames, and Donna Strickland. After him are Marwan Barghouti, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Sam Raimi, Nina Hartley, Youssou N'Dour, and Victoria Abril.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Per Gessle ranks 225 out of 1,879Before him are Henrik Larsson (1971), Eva Ekeblad (1724), Thomas Bartholin (1616), Karin Boye (1900), Ingemar Johansson (1932), and Georg Brandt (1694). After him are Hans Rosling (1948), Lena Olin (1955), Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland (1973), Princess Margaretha of Sweden (1899), Lars Vilks (1946), and Elsa Beskow (1874).

Among MUSICIANS In Sweden

Among musicians born in Sweden, Per Gessle ranks 5Before him are Benny Andersson (1946), Björn Ulvaeus (1945), Franz Berwald (1796), and Carl Michael Bellman (1740). After him are Yngwie Malmsteen (1963), Stig Anderson (1931), Mikkey Dee (1963), Avicii (1989), Jan Johansson (1931), Tor Aulin (1866), and Eric Ericson (1918).