This is amazing news!!! Keeping Roxette legacy alive and the music alive is just awesome! I was never expecting Roxette to be touring again, it will absolutely be different than the band with Marie, and I agree that no-one could ever replace Marie, but in my very humble opinion this is not about replacing Marie, but keeping Roxettes' music alive.
Absolutely agree!! Think of ACDC when Bon Scott passed away. Brian stepped in to keep his memory and music alive with the rest of the guys. He was accepted and in this case Lena should be as well. I absolutely miss Marie and still upset about it. Lena will do a brilliant job to keep this spirit of Marie alive through the music.
Roxette is my favourite bands I am so glad that I have the opportunity to go to their concert 2025 Australia . Pers live is music over 35 years wirth he has written majority of the music and these fine lyrics, Marie gad an amazing g voice . I am sure that Marie is so proud of Pers,ans the Band continuing ans honouring her legacy. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉
I ' ve always loved the music of Roxette , from the very first time . I was just a teenager , now i' m 50 old . Talking by myself , i never accepted the loss of Marie . Too sad and bad . Yes , it is so strange to see a new one , on stage , close to Per . But , This Is The Life . BIg Love from Italy . ❤
Those of you who don't know who Lena Philipsson is and those of you who are not from Sweden, she is super famous and super big. Singer in Sweden and she is very popular here in Sweden and Lena Phillipsson sings very well and Per says that she will not replace Marie and she will do her own thing. Per says he doesn't want to start a new band and he doesn't want to start a new duo. Per just wants to continue playing Roxette songs live and all Roxette fans will get to experience that magical moment again, and I, who am Swedish, think it is the right choice that he asked Lena Phillipsson😉
Roxette died when Marie died. I live in Sweden I know who Lena Ph is but she is NOT and never will be ROXETTE. Duo ROXETTE was MARIE AND PER. LENA AND PER IS NOT Roxette. Lena has good voice, but she will never be on the same level as Marie.
@@sonavancova8909 Call me a cynic but I think Per wants to still cash in on the Roxette name. If he started a new band with obviously a new name,it wouldn't be as popular as the well-established Roxette.
U are definitely 💯 right I say the same he tried calling it Pg Roxette nobody was interested then had the audacity to get some "singer" no one out of Sweden has heard of to replace Marie and he has i don't care what Gessle or anyone else says and calls the band Roxette lol no it's NOT ROXETTE and never will be again when Marie passed Roxette died FACT Gessle is a self centred selfish money grabber he should be ashamed of himself 😡👹🤡
Well said Per. Whatever you do in the future I know you will be honouring Marie Fredrickson's memory. The movie" Pretty Woman" was on TV last night.The song"It Must Been Love" in the movie and this post have brought back GREAT memories about Roxette. As an AOR/Melodic/Soft Rock fan I loved Roxette's style of Rock/Pop. My favourite love song band Chicago got a new lead singer, Peter Cetera, after the tragic death of their first lead singer and they went from strength to strength. I hope that's some inspiration. I'd love to see Roxette live but I live in Northern Ireland so the chances of seeing them here is slim although I would'nt rule out going to England,Scotland or Wales to see them. I've went to England numerous times to see concerts.🥁🎹🎸♥️
@@adrianbradley8513 Indeed. 52:43 in the movie. ;-) And there are no dates currently for the UK but PG and LP are calling it a "World Tour" so I suspect more dates are being sorted bit by bit and will start to be added in January as the European leg is in summer into Autumn. But I totally agree re Chicago. I like a few of their songs but their original lead did indeed die and some unfortunately think that bands should die when a singer dies. The thing is that if we look at Queen, Chicago etc it doesn't and shouldn't. I don't know if LP is a strong enough singer, but if she can pull it off then she could kick arse.
So glad to hear the great news Per Gessle. Your tallent as a song writer really touched me as a person. Of all the songs written about myself and AF yours are amoung my personal favorits . So glad that magic worked. I was very sad when I heard the news about Marie. I hope your next stop will be Canada. All the best. Hope to see and hear you again.
Don't think that will happen but it would be nice I agree. But as HJ isn't going to be touring with them given her and PG have parted ways it would make it difficult given HJ is a soprano voice and LP is a Mezzo like MF was.
@@patrickr9417Ermm nope. It would spoil it. AI can't and never will make up for the real person. I believe that Marie shouldn't be used as a pawn piece in a game of chess, which is what people are trying to do with saying "This isn't Roxette" or in your case saying about AI and projection etc. She would be turning in her grave if she wasn't cremated at this kind of wording.
Marie would be happy!!! I hope they return to Argentina!!! I went when I was 12 years old, ugh just imagining it gives me goosebumps!!! I hope they come to Argentina!!!
Incredibly brave of Per to do this and while they will not play yet in Switzerland they are playing in Munich. Am tempted as I grew up with Roxette and Per's previous band. Lena will be great! But how sad it is with Marie. Can t believe its 9 years....
Many bands have lost their main singer and carried on, it's great if he manage to do it, release new material even. I imagine Lena Ph is perfect for this too, great singer, funny and she's a songwriter as well. We have to remember that we're all going away in a not too distant future, we have to make the best of it while we can.
People think that a musician feeds and survives on light when they say that the band comes back because of money. As if everyone here doesn't need cash. Another detail is that Pers is in top shape to continue and is the composer of all of Roxette's songs. Imagine a hit maker sitting at home doing nothing else. Roxette wouldn't be what it was without him even with great singer like Marie.
What many here don’t know was Marie had given Per her own consent to continue Roxette without her, in the future, when she was unwell. Per has stated this in interviews.
Im a Metallica guns n roses AC/DC cold chisel dude and there was something about Roxete that i loved but my friends didn’t 🤘🏽and to this day i still Rock them Yeahhhhhhhhhh
I was lucky enough to see roxette in their prime in the 80s and they were fantastic and i also thought the name of their greatest hits album dont bore us get to the chorus was very funny,i dont think its a case of trying to replace marie,its more like honouring her memory and i hooe it goes well be nice to see them in europe again
@@OtreborDrevkaShe stopped singing LIVE. She did recorded a few more songs with the help of Micke until the end of 2017. Which of course have since been released.
7 Months ago this was posted and i had never even heard anything about a new lead singer of Roxette. Going to end as fast like when Mark McEntee introduced Lauren Ruth Ward as new lead singer of Divinyls. No one can replace Marie or Christine.
They tried a few years ago with the divinyls to do the same thing the girl that they were going to have step in for Christine Ablett was a really killer singer I’m not really sure why it never completely worked out. Roxette is a great band. I’m a fan of there since I first heard of them.
I think it is fantastic that Per and Lena are doing this! And if they are going to do it, better to do it for real, with ambition, under the Roxette name. If they were to call themselves "Popcorn" or "Per & Lena" or something else, it wouldn't sell many tickets and therefore would fail. You might compare it to when KISS brought in two other members and had them wear Ace's and Peter's make-ups. This has divided KISS fans over the last 3 decades. Or Queen still carrying on without Freddie. Anyone can choose not to go to these concerts if they have a problem with them.
sounds like what Status quo did when Rick Parfet retired. Richi Malone took over rick's role in the band when Rick retired and is still doing so. Francis Rossi said, the band is bigger than any one member.
Leute warum denn so negativ ("ohne Marie ist das nicht Roxette" "Namen ändern" usw.) ? Auch in anderen Bands wurden aus welchen Gründen auch immer das ein oder andere Mitglied bzw. Frontmann/-frau ausgetauscht und es ging weiter, ohne dass der Name geändert wurde. Ich jedenfalls freue mich , dass es mit Roxette weiter geht, gebe der neuen Sängerin eine Chance und bin nächstes Jahr in München mit dabei 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
They are calling it a "World Tour", so in turn it seems highly likely. Although I suspect as PG said that they are "touring Europe in summer 2025", you guys may need to wait until autumn/fall or winter or maybe the start of 2026.
I've loved Roxette right from the first tune. I'm not sure if someone else singing the songs is a good thing. They defintely wont be as popular. This happened in the UK when Marti pellow from Wet Wet Wet was replaced, they play smaller venues now!!
Will be weird as I love Roxette and Marie but I'm sure we will get used to it.There his songs so why not as a tribute to Marie.If QUEEN can replace Freddie and as everyone knows he one hell of a front man then I am sure we will adapt.Good luck to them.
I am a big fan of Per's music and I like some of the songs he's released on his own and with his former band but it wpn't feel like Roxette's back. It will be more like a tribute show but in no way would I use the word "comeback". Now if Gabriel and Josefin were involved in it, that would be a game-changer. I wish you the best Per. Always a great musician.
What a Wonderful way to HONOR Marie's Legacy. Nice to See Per Gessle Honoring his Band Mate's Memory.
I see it as a great tribute to Marie, she will never be forgotten, and thats not what he want to...
I miss Marie so much. I was a teen in the 90s and I was so in love with her voice and everyhting about her 💔
No one can replace Marie and sing like here! From sweden
Those with negative comments fail to realize that music lives forever and that musicians keep our souls alive so Bravo Roxette! ❤
Wonderfully said....I agree
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This is amazing news!!! Keeping Roxette legacy alive and the music alive is just awesome! I was never expecting Roxette to be touring again, it will absolutely be different than the band with Marie, and I agree that no-one could ever replace Marie, but in my very humble opinion this is not about replacing Marie, but keeping Roxettes' music alive.
Absolutely agree!! Think of ACDC when Bon Scott passed away. Brian stepped in to keep his memory and music alive with the rest of the guys. He was accepted and in this case Lena should be as well. I absolutely miss Marie and still upset about it. Lena will do a brilliant job to keep this spirit of Marie alive through the music.
Thank you per for keeping the fire burning Marie would be so proud and touched.😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Lena’s voice is incredible! This ensures Roxette lives on! Even Queen continues with a different lead singer. It’s like a tribute in a sense
Roxette is my favourite bands I am so glad that I have the opportunity to go to their concert 2025 Australia . Pers live is music over 35 years wirth he has written majority of the music and these fine lyrics, Marie gad an amazing g voice . I am sure that Marie is so proud of Pers,ans the Band continuing ans honouring her legacy. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉
I grew up with Roxette and look forward🤟!
I wish you all the luck in the world Per, make Marie proud! 🙏
Roxette is Sweden's best gift to the world of music! So glad Per is back to rock us with his iconic music !
R.I.P 😭Going to miss Marie's talented voice and performance.❤❤❤
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I ' ve always loved the music of Roxette , from the very first time . I was just a teenager , now i' m 50 old . Talking by myself , i never accepted the loss of Marie . Too sad and bad . Yes , it is so strange to see a new one , on stage , close to Per . But , This Is The Life . BIg Love from Italy . ❤
Those of you who don't know who Lena Philipsson is and those of you who are not from Sweden, she is super famous and super big. Singer in Sweden and she is very popular here in Sweden and Lena Phillipsson sings very well and Per says that she will not replace Marie and she will do her own thing. Per says he doesn't want to start a new band and he doesn't want to start a new duo. Per just wants to continue playing Roxette songs live and all Roxette fans will get to experience that magical moment again, and I, who am Swedish, think it is the right choice that he asked Lena Phillipsson😉
I thought Agnes would have been great.
@@rebinny Agnes is good. BUT when it comes to keep a large audience in your hand, there´s very few that can beat Lena.. She´s an old school pro...
Roxette died when Marie died. I live in Sweden I know who Lena Ph is but she is NOT and never will be ROXETTE. Duo ROXETTE was MARIE AND PER. LENA AND PER IS NOT Roxette. Lena has good voice, but she will never be on the same level as Marie.
@@sonavancova8909 Call me a cynic but I think Per wants to still cash in on the Roxette name. If he started a new band with obviously a new name,it wouldn't be as popular as the well-established Roxette.
U are definitely 💯 right I say the same he tried calling it Pg Roxette nobody was interested then had the audacity to get some "singer" no one out of Sweden has heard of to replace Marie and he has i don't care what Gessle or anyone else says and calls the band Roxette lol no it's NOT ROXETTE and never will be again when Marie passed Roxette died FACT Gessle is a self centred selfish money grabber he should be ashamed of himself 😡👹🤡
La vida continúa y con Roxette renovado, recordaremos a Marie y sus canciones, es bueno lo que hace Per.
I want to see Per Gessle again 💓🇸🇪🌟🐉✌️💖💐 I like his performances
Good to hear that he is still keeping Marie's legacy alive
the idea is great. No one is going to replace Marie.... it is just to remember the songs, to have the chance to listen to them again, that's all.
I think Helena would be better. Besides, after supporting Per in his solo career and in backing vocals in Roxette, she deserves it.
Nope. Helena & Per have massively parted ways. So that won't be happenin. @@Fu11SpectrumWarrior
Marie will always be The Voice of Roxette! 😘😘😘😘
Per wrote everything. They're his songs.
@@stringer-ik1pc Marie gave them life.
top band!!!! give this guy a chance!!!! from a number one FAN!!!!!❤
Well said Per. Whatever you do in the future I know you will be honouring Marie Fredrickson's memory. The movie" Pretty Woman" was on TV last night.The song"It Must Been Love" in the movie and this post have brought back GREAT memories about Roxette. As an AOR/Melodic/Soft Rock fan I loved Roxette's style of Rock/Pop. My favourite love song band Chicago got a new lead singer, Peter Cetera, after the tragic death of their first lead singer and they went from strength to strength. I hope that's some inspiration. I'd love to see Roxette live but I live in Northern Ireland so the chances of seeing them here is slim although I would'nt rule out going to England,Scotland or Wales to see them. I've went to England numerous times to see concerts.🥁🎹🎸♥️
@@adrianbradley8513 Indeed. 52:43 in the movie. ;-) And there are no dates currently for the UK but PG and LP are calling it a "World Tour" so I suspect more dates are being sorted bit by bit and will start to be added in January as the European leg is in summer into Autumn. But I totally agree re Chicago. I like a few of their songs but their original lead did indeed die and some unfortunately think that bands should die when a singer dies. The thing is that if we look at Queen, Chicago etc it doesn't and shouldn't. I don't know if LP is a strong enough singer, but if she can pull it off then she could kick arse.
Im a huge Roxette fan i was in school and missed both their tours to south Africa so im pray that God make it possible for me to go this one x.
I saw them in Greenpoint Stadium in Cape Town in the 90s. It was one of the best concerts ever.
Love this duo !
Aaawwwww..... Roxette in Munich...... 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
Nós te esperamos aqui no Brasil Per.
🎉🎉Espero que seja em Recife/Pe onde o Roxette tenha uma legião de fãs.❤❤
Brazil will be there!,💕
So glad to hear the great news Per Gessle. Your tallent as a song writer really touched me as a person. Of all the songs written about myself and AF yours are amoung my personal favorits . So glad that magic worked. I was very sad when I heard the news about Marie. I hope your next stop will be Canada. All the best. Hope to see and hear you again.
Great news Per! Bravo. Please tour the U.S.
RIP Marie ❤😥❤😭
I would love to hear some of the new PG Roxette songs in this tour!!!
Don't think that will happen but it would be nice I agree. But as HJ isn't going to be touring with them given her and PG have parted ways it would make it difficult given HJ is a soprano voice and LP is a Mezzo like MF was.
She would want the music to find a new generation. Well done good luck .
I would prefer her being projected on stage and maybe some new and fresh AI vocals.
@@patrickr9417Agreed!! That would have been spectacular. 🌟
Indeed. Anyone who has read her book knows that she has given her blessing to continue Roxette.
@@patrickr9417Ermm nope. It would spoil it. AI can't and never will make up for the real person. I believe that Marie shouldn't be used as a pawn piece in a game of chess, which is what people are trying to do with saying "This isn't Roxette" or in your case saying about AI and projection etc. She would be turning in her grave if she wasn't cremated at this kind of wording.
@@MarkBryson-mk6tq Ermm... You must be the expert on both the 80s and AI. How lucky we are to have you here in the comments section.
Estou Feliz novamente.🎉🎉 Per Geslle fez 100% das musicas do Roxette. Tem uma grande voz e esta na ativa. Obs: Marie nunca será esquecida. ❤❤
Brawo Per ! for Marie💔💔💯💯
We saw her last LIVE performance ever in South Africa. It was her last concert.
Good luck to you both , Roxette rocks on !
Marie would be happy!!! I hope they return to Argentina!!! I went when I was 12 years old, ugh just imagining it gives me goosebumps!!! I hope they come to Argentina!!!
Que emocion!! Exitos Per!!! Te amamos ven a Uruguay !! ❤❤❤❤❤
Incredibly brave of Per to do this and while they will not play yet in Switzerland they are playing in Munich. Am tempted as I grew up with Roxette and Per's previous band. Lena will be great! But how sad it is with Marie. Can t believe its 9 years....
That wonderful News ❤😊
This is going to be the best new year I will ever have
IM SO EXCITED ❤🎉❤🎉🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉🎉❤
wow i'm excited to see this concert.
Bien dicho Per. Lina no es cualquiera, es una super estrella
No one will replace Marie !!!
No one is replacing her.
Many bands have lost their main singer and carried on, it's great if he manage to do it, release new material even. I imagine Lena Ph is perfect for this too, great singer, funny and she's a songwriter as well. We have to remember that we're all going away in a not too distant future, we have to make the best of it while we can.
Exactly 💯 this.
Can’t wait
People think that a musician feeds and survives on light when they say that the band comes back because of money. As if everyone here doesn't need cash.
Another detail is that Pers is in top shape to continue and is the composer of all of Roxette's songs. Imagine a hit maker sitting at home doing nothing else. Roxette wouldn't be what it was without him even with great singer like Marie.
He is not the composer of all but most. Marie is the composer of some.
@@benktlofgren4710 it doesn't change anything.
PG has more than enough money to retire if he really wanted to, as does LP. So that argument of "Doing it for the money" by others is a dead duck. :-)
Hope that the group will come to NZ.The songs and music continues.
What many here don’t know was Marie had given Per her own consent to continue Roxette without her, in the future, when she was unwell.
Per has stated this in interviews.
In 2018 when Per and Helena Josefsson did a few concerts in Europe under the name PG Roxette. That is true!
You cannot revive the 1980s whatsoever.
It's also in the English version of MF's book
@@patrickr9417I disagree. Look at the 80's bands making massive revivals at the moment.
@@MarkBryson-mk6tq Wow you're right. I didn't know that. I never looked into it before your comment!
Det kommer bli fantastiskt, ❤
Genial que siga esta Banda Renovada ! Ojalá logren más éxito debemos acostumbrarnos a su nueva voz de la vocalista Lena !!
Great news!!! Roxette are back!❤
Im a Metallica guns n roses AC/DC cold chisel dude and there was something about Roxete that i loved but my friends didn’t 🤘🏽and to this day i still Rock them Yeahhhhhhhhhh
Please come to Canada!
Good luck hope all works and if it does come too England we would love to see you.
I'm getting ready to see you all soon.
Marie deixou saudades não consigo esquecer Roxette,não sai da minha cabeça,pra mim é como se fosse hoje.
Very exciting!🙏💜💙💚☀️🎵👊😎
glad ur excited :)
Per was Roxette. He wrote everything.
It fits since the wrote one of her songs in 1986, I just listened to it and happened to read that he wrote it.
Love the Lennon photo in the back.
I love roxette seen them 3 times
Love to the hear best music writer since Paul McCartney and the swedish SUPERSSTAR Lena PH togethe.
As long us Per G lives and perform Roxette will remain strong.
Good luck,and hoping all the best❤
Per, its time to think about not just endless music….. but life n death, eternal life
I was lucky enough to see roxette in their prime in the 80s and they were fantastic and i also thought the name of their greatest hits album dont bore us get to the chorus was very funny,i dont think its a case of trying to replace marie,its more like honouring her memory and i hooe it goes well be nice to see them in europe again
0:44 - Come on Per; Marie passed away in 2019 (not 2016). Surprised you of all people didn't know that.
Didn't she get sick in 2016 ???
She stopped singing in 2016
@@OtreborDrevkaShe stopped singing LIVE. She did recorded a few more songs with the help of Micke until the end of 2017. Which of course have since been released.
Hello from Bucharest.
7 Months ago this was posted and i had never even heard anything about a new lead singer of Roxette.
Going to end as fast like when Mark McEntee introduced Lauren Ruth Ward as new lead singer of Divinyls.
No one can replace Marie or Christine.
I have never been in Australia. 😢😢😢 I want to go there too
Rock on ❤
They tried a few years ago with the divinyls to do the same thing the girl that they were going to have step in for Christine Ablett was a really killer singer I’m not really sure why it never completely worked out. Roxette is a great band. I’m a fan of there since I first heard of them.
I remember Lena representing Sweden at Eurovision with “it hurts”
Yup! 2004.!
Love that Roxette is back ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
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I hope in a new cd with PG ROXETTE
You should do a new world tour with Lena & come to the USA 🇺🇸 & do a tour here
USA misses you!
There's no Roxette without Marie.
However i can see this as a tribute to her legacy.
Just don't rerecord anything!
I look forward to Roxette 2.0.
Andy Scott --- Sweet
Roxette ressusitara mais forte do que nunca
The show must go on good luck to him.
I think it is fantastic that Per and Lena are doing this! And if they are going to do it, better to do it for real, with ambition, under the Roxette name. If they were to call themselves "Popcorn" or "Per & Lena" or something else, it wouldn't sell many tickets and therefore would fail. You might compare it to when KISS brought in two other members and had them wear Ace's and Peter's make-ups. This has divided KISS fans over the last 3 decades. Or Queen still carrying on without Freddie. Anyone can choose not to go to these concerts if they have a problem with them.
Lena Philipsson competed for Sweden in Eurovision 2004.
She actually represented it in 2004, came 5th if I recall. Ukraine won that year.
Per, Marie passed away in 2019 not in 2016. 😢
It must be the time difference.
I think he was thinking about when Marie had to stop because of her health, that was 2016.
@@BadMoonandStarsyes I'm also sure that's what he meant ❤️❤️❤️
sounds like what Status quo did when Rick Parfet retired. Richi Malone took over rick's role in the band when Rick retired and is still doing so. Francis Rossi said, the band is bigger than any one member.
Per Please add North America to your tour and especially Washington DC
Leute warum denn so negativ ("ohne Marie ist das nicht Roxette" "Namen ändern" usw.) ? Auch in anderen Bands wurden aus welchen Gründen auch immer das ein oder andere Mitglied bzw. Frontmann/-frau ausgetauscht und es ging weiter, ohne dass der Name geändert wurde. Ich jedenfalls freue mich , dass es mit Roxette weiter geht, gebe der neuen Sängerin eine Chance und bin nächstes Jahr in München mit dabei 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
I hope Roxette will bring the tour to the United States also.
They are calling it a "World Tour", so in turn it seems highly likely. Although I suspect as PG said that they are "touring Europe in summer 2025", you guys may need to wait until autumn/fall or winter or maybe the start of 2026.
@MarkBryson-mk6tq I hope so. I saw the concert dates in Europe on Spotify.
I've loved Roxette right from the first tune. I'm not sure if someone else singing the songs is a good thing. They defintely wont be as popular. This happened in the UK when Marti pellow from Wet Wet Wet was replaced, they play smaller venues now!!
Will be weird as I love Roxette and Marie but I'm sure we will get used to it.There his songs so why not as a tribute to Marie.If QUEEN can replace Freddie and as everyone knows he one hell of a front man then I am sure we will adapt.Good luck to them.
Sounds amazing!
With all due respect to Marie Roxette is mainly Per Gessle, in my honest opinion.
I am a big fan of Per's music and I like some of the songs he's released on his own and with his former band but it wpn't feel like Roxette's back. It will be more like a tribute show but in no way would I use the word "comeback". Now if Gabriel and Josefin were involved in it, that would be a game-changer. I wish you the best Per. Always a great musician.
No different to INXS or Queen who have continued with a new lead singer..
Härligt det är bara så kul
Why no new album? ☹️
Marie är Marie och hon kan man aldrig ersätta!! Hon är och förblir vår största sångerska i norden någonsin! Den rösten och närvaron kan ingen slå!
I See you in Kapstadt🫶♥️