Musician Dictionary

Per Gessle

Swedish musician and songwriter · Swedish singer and guitarist

DescriptionSwedish musician and songwriter
Source: Wikidata
Born1959-01-12
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceHalmstad Halmstad parish
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaSweden
Source: MusicBrainz
CountrySE
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipSweden
Source: Wikidata
Occupationguitarist record producer businessperson singer-songwriter recording artist singer author musician composer
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentsharmonica voice guitar
Source: Wikidata
Genrespop music
Source: Wikidata
Record labelsSony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc. EMI
Source: Wikidata
Member ofGyllene Tider Peter Pop and the Helicopters Roxette Pers Garage The Lonely Boys Mono Mind PG Roxette Grape Rock Roxette Mono Mind Pers garage Gyllene Tider Rockfile The Lonely Boys PG Roxette
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AwardsRockbjörnen Stimgitarren Platina Grammis Q118799214 Halmstad municipality's cultural award Lisebergsapplåden H. M. The King's Medal
Source: Wikidata

Also known as

Gessle Håkan Gessle Peer Gessle Per Gesle Per Gessel Per Gessl Per Gessle Per Ghessle Per Håkan Per Håkan Gessle Pere Gessle Pyr Gessle Son of a Plumber Thomas Nyberg

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Identifiers

mbid: 843238f1-ecfa-4a26-9e47-ce52e4ea1e31 · wikidata: Q312801 · isni: 0000000118330890, 0000000372722718 · ipi: 00233071309, 00234167189 · discogs: 1654506, 264046, 3579939 · apple_music: 89128625, 23951631 · spotify: 5pFJ8lLOUnyEaNrrf7D1KK

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