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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 1,463,429 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Per Gessle is the 281st most popular musician (up from 361st in 2019), the 200th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 235th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swedish Musician.

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  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Per Gessle ranks 281 out of 2,662. Before him are Émile Waldteufel, Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller, Roger Daltrey, Sidney Bechet, Nick Cave, and Beck. After him are Clara Haskil, Alan Parsons, Will.i.am, Dave Mustaine, Tiësto, and Ornette Coleman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Per Gessle ranks 42. Before him are Gerhard Berger, Ramón Díaz, Christian Wulff, Guy Parmelin, Michel Preud'homme, and Kelly Lynch. After him are Mauricio Macri, Rigoberta Menchú, Sade, Anne Hidalgo, Victoria Abril, and Rosanna Arquette.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Per Gessle ranks 200 out of 1,612. Before him are Lars Levi Laestadius (1800), Gideon Sundback (1880), Maj Sjöwall (1935), Mats Wilander (1964), Nicolai Gedda (1925), and Johan Gottlieb Gahn (1745). After him are Sigvard Bernadotte (1907), Axel Fredrik Cronstedt (1722), Stig Dagerman (1923), Carl Bildt (1949), Stig Anderson (1931), and Yngwie Malmsteen (1963).

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Among MUSICIANS In Sweden

Among musicians born in Sweden, Per Gessle ranks 4. Before him are Björn Ulvaeus (1945), Benny Andersson (1946), and Franz Berwald (1796). After him are Stig Anderson (1931), Yngwie Malmsteen (1963), Carl Michael Bellman (1740), Mikkey Dee (1963), Avicii (1989), Jan Johansson (1931), Eric Ericson (1918), and Åse Kleveland (1949).

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