Littlemarie News

It´s time to say goodbye

2010-09-09T09:33:00.001+01:00

(September 9, 2010)
By Littlemarie.net team
The team of Littlemarie wants to say: thank you very much for all the happiness that you have given us all these years.

Thank you for your loyalty, your passion, your help and your support.
Now we have to say good bye. Thank you very much to Per and Marie for transmitting us strengh and energy to continue forward. Thank you to all. We hope that you remember us and that you continue with Roxette's spirit always alive.

Big hughs,

Happy Birthday Marie!!!!!!!

2010-05-30T18:34:00.001+01:00

(May 30, 2010)
By Littlemarie.net team

Today is the most important day of the year.
Today is the birthday of the most beautiful swedish singer.

The team of Littlemarie.net want to wish you a very special day. Marie Fredriksson turns 52.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARIE!!

Backwards Bullets

2010-05-12T10:22:00.001+01:00

(May 12,2010)

Source: Billboard

ROX-Y MUSIC: On the Billboard Hot 100 dated May 11, 1991, Roxette earned its fourth No. 1, as "Joyride" motored 2-1. The Swedish pop duo had previously led with "The Look" and "Listen to Your Heart" in 1989 and "It Must Have Been Love" in 1990.

While Roxette hasn't recorded a new album since 2001 - the pair went on hiatus after Marie Fredriksson was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2002 - the twosome reunited last year on-stage on Per Gessle's European tour. Warmly received, Roxette is now planning a series of live dates.

"Both Marie and myself want a total live situation these days, no click tracks, no sequencers or computers on stage," says Gessle. "This is by far the best power pop combo we know. Lots of ad lib, great harmonies and silly jokes in the dressing rooms.

"Not long ago I was totally convinced there wouldn't be any more Roxette-shows ever, but Marie proved me wrong. I'm very grateful for that."

The Roxette revival extends to the studio, as a new album is due next year.

"Marie's vocals are terrific; I'm writing the poetry," says Gessle.

"We're looking at recording 16 tracks of pure elegance."

BADD BOYS: 19 years ago this week, Billboard's "New on the Charts" column shined the spotlight on a quartet of then-21-year-olds, Color Me Badd.

As the group jumped 20-12 on the Hot 100 with its debut hit, "I Wanna Sex You Up," from the "New Jack City" soundtrack," then-Giant Records head of urban A&R told Billboard of the label's new hip-hop signing, "There's a chemistry here. Add to that a great song, producer and act, and you have all the elements of perfect timing. That's the part of this business that no one can plan."

"I Wanna Sex You Up" would go on to peak at No. 2 on the Hot 100. The group would then score two No. 1s: "I Adore Mi Amor" in September 1991 and "All 4 Love" in 1992. It collected nine top 40 hits in all through 1996.

Color Me Badd split in 2000, with Sam Watters since maintaining the highest profile of the foursome. Not only has he produced tracks by such "American Idol" graduates as Kelly Clarkson, Fantasia and Blake Lewis, he also married one: first season finalist Tamyra Gray, in 2006. The couple is expecting its first child this July. "I'm just trying to take care of myself," a joyous Gray said recently. "This is way harder than 'Idol'."

'TOUCH'-Y SUBJECT: While Roxette reigned on the Hot 100 this week in 1991, two similar (yet opposite) songs placed back-to-back in the top 10: Cathy Dennis' "Touch Me (All Night Long)" and Divinyls' "I Touch Myself."

The same week, two then-future No. 1s entered the top 40: EMF's "Unbelievable" (43-32) and Paula Abdul's "Rush Rush," the chart's Hot Shot Debut at No. 36. Also new to the top 40 on the May 11, 1991, Hot 100 were two tracks that remain modern R&B classics: Luther Vandross' "Power of Love/Love Power" (42-33) and LL Cool J's "Mama Said Knock You Out" (46-39).

Here is the top 10 on the Hot 100 19 years ago this week:

Position, Title, Artist(s)
No. 1, "Joyride," Roxette
No. 2, "Baby Baby," Amy Grant
No. 3, "I Like the Way (the Kissing Game)," Hi-Five
No. 4, "Here We Go," C&C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams & Zelma Davis
No. 5, "Touch Me (All Night Long)," Cathy Dennis
No. 6, "I Touch Myself," Divinyls
No. 7, "Rhythm of My Heart," Rod Stewart
No. 8, "I Don't Wanna Cry," Mariah Carey
No. 9, "More Than Words," Extreme
No. 10, "Cry for Help," Rick Astley

New Roxette Album Maybe Out In February 2011

2010-04-18T17:26:00.003+01:00

(April 18,2010)

Source: TDR

By Lionel.

STOCKHOLM - After a great time in the Aerosol Grey Machine studio down in Skåne, and after a not-so-great time driving up to Stockholm due to the fact that all airports in Sweden are closed, The Daily Roxette has gotten hold of Per Gessle. Per says that the studio work goes awesomely and that they have a "killer album" on their hands. "Most things feel tremendous! We'll record 16 tracks, I think." On the question if the album will be out before Christmas Per responds: "We're taking a break over the summer, and we'll be done in October the way it seems now. But no, the album will likely be released in February 2011. And hopefully we'll pop out a single for X-mas. Oh and by the way, Marie's vocals are exceptional."

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKAEL!!

2010-04-06T00:32:00.004+01:00

(April,6,2010)
By Lionel

In the name of Littlemarie-team & in the name of ALL the fans around the world,we wanna wish you: HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mikael!! We love you.
Have a great day.

Unofficial Russian Merchandise shop

2010-03-17T00:56:00.003Z

(March 16,2010)

Thx to Evgeny

By Lionel

Roxette unofficial merchandise shop for Russia concerts.

Go HERE

Roxette to play in Norway and Denmark

2010-03-08T09:31:00.001Z

(March 08,2010)
Source: TDR
By Tomos85 & Randall

The Norwegian newspaper Aftenbladet reported yesterday that Roxette will perform in Viste Strand pop festival in Stavanger August 21. The pop festival "Den store sommerfesten" ("The Big Summer Fest") is arranged for the fourth time.

According to one of the organizers, Per Vervik, this will appeal to people throughout the Rogaland southern county as well as pop fans far beyond the country borders. He also points out that it will be an outdoor concert as well as the only Roxette performance in Norway.

"Per Gessle knows what it takes to capture listeners' attention with his songs. In addition, Marie Fredriksson is a brilliant vocalist and together they have played themselves into people's minds", says Per Vervik to the journal.

He continues to add that Roxette will go to Randaberg with a full band and full stage production, just as the other gigs in Sweden and Russia. 8000 tickets will go on sale Friday March 5 09.00 on www.billettservice.no and the cost is between 550NOK and 850 NOK (€68-105).

The supporting act is Paperboys.

Update: Roxette will also play in Denmark, at Smukfest, which takes place between 4th and 8th of August. That makes a total of five dates and according to d&d management that is all:

August 8 - Skanderborg, Denmark
August 14 - Anderstorp, Sweden
August 21 - Stavanger, Norway
September 10 - Moscow, Russia
September 12 - St. Petersburg, Russia

Roxette will play in Russia next September!

2010-02-20T02:03:00.003Z

(February 19,2010)
Source: TDR & Roxette.se
By Lionel

This just in! Roxette is to play Russia this fall. So far dates confirmed are:

September 10 - Moscow Mega Sport Arena
September 12 - St. Petersburg New Arena

Per comments on Roxette.se:

It feels fab to start the new year announcing live concerts by Roxette. Both Moscow and St Petersburg should be great fun! And if we're all lucky there's even more to come. By the way, the new recordings are going great, we'll continue sweatin' it out for the next six months or so. You'll find videos/pics from the recordings on Snowfish.

Cheers, P.

Get your tickets HERE

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY FOR ALL OF YOU!

2010-02-14T17:18:00.007Z

(February 14th,2010)
By LittleMarie-team
Source Youtube

FÖR DOM SOM ÄLSKAR

Det är kallt i Paris och London.
Det är kallt här i Stockholm stad.
Kylan sveper ner från norr
varenda natt sjunker
ännu någon grad.
Kom hit ikväll och värm dej.
Kom hit med vin och bröd.
Du vet lika väl som jag
att det här är en kamp
på liv och död.

För dom som älskar
är det aldrig försent
För dom som älskar
är ljuset alltid tänt
För dom som älskar
dom har sin egen lag
För dom som älskar
finns alltid ännu en dag

Dom trötta gamla männen
som har världen i sin hand
Med en ryckning från ett finger
kan dom förvandla
rosorna till sand
Det blåser en vind över världen
den blåser kall över land och stad
och den vinden vill inget hellre
än att få lägga kärleken
i sin grav

Inga lögner mer jag säjer
vad jag ser
och jag vägrar sluta slåss
Om den vinden har
någonting att frukta
så vet du att det är oss

Jag håller mej hårt intill dej
Jag vill känna ditt hjärta slå
Känna din lunga andas
Känna att vi tror ändå att
För dom som älskar...

PARA AQUELLOS QUE AMAN

Hace frío en Paris y Londres.
Hace frío aquí en la ciudad de Estocolmo.
El frío baja desde el norte
cada noche cae
un grado más.
Ven aquí esta noche y caliéntate.
Ven aquí con vino y pan.
Tu sabes tan bien como yo
que esto es una pelea
por la vida o la muerte.

Para aquellos que aman
nunca es muy tarde.
Para aquellos que aman
la luz está siempre encendida.
Para aquellos que aman
ellos tienen su propia ley.
Para aquellos que aman
siempre hay otro día.

El cansado viejo hombre
que tiene el mundo en sus manos.
Con el giro de un dedo
puede convertir
rosas en arena.
Un viento sopla por el mundo.
Sopla viento sobre el campo y la ciudad
y ese viento mejor que nada
que poder poner el amor
en su tumba.

No digo más mentiras,
solo lo que veo.
Y me rehúso a dejar de pelear.
Si ese viento tiene
algo que temer,
tú sabes que es a nosotros.

Me aferro a ti.
Quiero sentir tus latidos.
Sentir tus pulmones respirar.
Sentir que todavía creemos que
Para aquellos que aman...

VIDEO

Follow Roxette's recordings on youtube

2010-02-05T01:28:00.005Z

(February 4,2010)
Source: Roxette.se
By Lionel.

Follow Roxette in studio recording new album!!
You can watch videos on new Youtube channel.
Watch 'em here

Tickets available finally in Biljettnu!!

2010-01-31T21:17:00.002Z

(january 31,2010)

Source: The Race Legends & Biljettnu

By Lionel

The Race Legends is happy to announce that Biljett Nu is the official agency for tickets to the evening concert with Roxette. There will be a limited amount of tickets.

Only standing tickets for 650 SEK including booking fee are available.

Get your tickets here

Tickets available next Monday

2010-01-29T01:39:00.004Z

(January 28th,2010)
Source: Biljettnu
By Lionel

The tickets for the Roxette's concert in August will be available next February 1st at 9am.You can get tickets from 550SEK to 950SEk
Get your tickets HERE

Expressen talks about the Roxette's concert too.

2010-01-28T17:29:00.002Z

(January 28th,2010)
Source: Expressen.
Posted by Lionel.

Roxette makes his first concert in Sweden for nine years.
In the summer Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle will play at Anderstorps Raceway in Småland.
- "It will be fun. They have not played in Sweden in a long time, "says Sofia Gynge, press officer at Ticket Now.

Those who are waiting for that good things come for a long time. The term applies to all Roxette fans that have passed, and waited for the Swedish super-duo to perform in Sweden again.

"Many who longed"
On 14 August, takes the stage at Anderstorps Raceway in Småland. It is Roxette's first concert in Sweden since 2001.
- We are proud to deliver concert tickets for Roxette fans and we expect both foreign and Swedish concert-goers, thanks to my situation in the south of Sweden. There are many who have longed for a real Roxette concert, so this has all the makings of this year's peak, "says Sofia Gynge in a statement.

Ticket release February 1
Tickets to the concert is released on Monday, 1 February at 09.00 at Biljettnu.se.
The price is 550 SEK and 950 SEK.
- The usual standing limits costs SEK 550 and the "Golden Circle" tickets ", are standing closest to the stage, costing 950 kronor. Three Crowns of the ticket price goes to the Foundation My Big Day," said Sofia Gynge.
The concert is organized by The Race Legends, which is a competition with Formula 1 legends for the benefit of SOS Children's Villages in South Africa.

A short interview to Per about new Roxette's concert

2010-01-28T16:54:00.006Z

(January 28th,2010)

Source: roxette.se

Posted by Lionel

You can read a short interview to Per about the new "real" Roxette's concert next August 14th here

Roxette will play a full concert on next August 14th

2010-01-28T16:01:00.004Z

(January 28th,2010)
Source: Aftonbladet,TDR,Roxetteblog.
Posted By Lionel.

Roxette play in Sweden

Makes a comeback on the MOTOR RACE summer
Roxette has sold million albums.

Charts worldwide.

Now they make a comeback at home - in a Småland engine stadium.

- It feels absolutely fantastic, "says Per Gessle.

It is the engine contest The Race of Legends Anderstorp Raceway announcing the sensational nights exclusively for Amusement blade.

The event runs from June 13 and 15 August at a stadium with a capacity of 45 000 spectators.

- Roxette has not played in Sweden since 2001 and it feels absolutely fantastic to be on a Swedish stage again. Extra fun that takes place at Anderstorp Raceway, a motor court, I have visited, and actually hit, several times, "says Per Gessle in a statement.

"Dream Artists"
Urban Stamming, CEO of The Race Legends, comments nights like this:

- It is the first, and as it stands, the only appearance they make in Sweden this year. Roxette is an artist's dream for us. Per think it's really fun, he is very interested in the engine.

The actual concert will be held on 14 August. Anyone who buys a ticket for the competition will see the concert. Then put a few tickets to the concert only.

Per is asking on his facebook which songs do you want Roxette play in the concert :)

"Hitlåtens Historia" Special on TV

2010-01-19T03:33:00.005Z

(January 19, 2010)
Source: SVT
By Lionel

If you've missed the program: "Hitlåtens Historia" about The Look on SVT last Saturday,you can watch & enjoy the videos here:

Video 1 + Video 2 + Video 3

Sånt Är Livet Special

2010-01-13T12:16:00.003Z

(January 13, 2010)

Source: Youtube
By Lionel

The team of Littlemarie wants to share with the fans our new video´s channel in Youtube. For this special moment Lionel put some special moments taken from the "Sånt Är Livet" movie. Just enjoy it!!!! :D

Video1 + Video2 + Video3 + Video4 + Video5 + Video6 + Video7 + Video8 + Video9

The story of the Hit: THE LOOK

2010-01-08T09:57:00.003Z

(January 8, 2010)

Source: SVT
By Lionel

Hit song history Part 1 of 6.
The Look - Roxette.

The whole idea was about how Roxette,Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson wanted penetration internationally. But even if we in Sweden loved Roxette from the first moment it was non-existent interest abroad.

In addition to a magical feeling for pop songs, it took also a fracture and an assertive exchange student to spread Roxette's music over the world.

The program Roxette reunited in the studio where they recorded their breakthrough hit "The Look". In addition, we met people who were Per and Marie's dream to come true.

SVT1 Saturday, January 16th at 21:45: hit songs history (1:6)

In Memoriam of Vanesa Noziglia a.k.a. Roxvan

2010-01-05T17:05:00.003Z

(January 5, 2010)
By the Littlemarie team

The team of Littlemarie wants to remember the first anniversary of our companion and friend’s death. We request a prayer for her. Thank you.

2010 Marie Fredriksson´s calendar

2009-12-30T16:21:00.006Z

(December 30, 2009)

Source: The team of Littlemarie.
Photos by Rosina Marmion,
Cristian Dario Brizuela,
Chrissie Roehrs

The team of Littlemarie wants to wish you a very happy new year 2010 with a little present. The 2010 Marie Fredriksson´s calendar.

The photos are copyright of Rosina Marmion, Cristian Dario Brizuela, and Chrissie Roehrs.

The photos are taken in some of the concerts that Roxette made this year 2009 in the Night Of The Proms. Thank you very much guys for your nice help!!! :D

Size: 16cmts x 27cmts aprox.
Just enjoy it!!

Download here
Just for private use. Not for sale.

The Story of the Hit

2009-12-29T19:26:00.001Z

(December 29, 2009)
Source: Per Gessle in Facebook

Swedish television, SVT, will premiere its new show "Hitlåtens historia" ("The Story of the Hit") with the story of Roxette's "The Look."

The first episode will be shown January 16 on SVT1 21.45 CET with a re-run January 17. NB! New date!

Roxette tour home videos now over 300.000 hits

2009-12-29T19:22:00.003Z

(December 29, 2009)
Source: Mr. Per Gessle
+ Youtube Roxette channel

According Per Gessle write in his Facebook, Roxette tour home videos now over 300.000 hits in Youtube. Congratulations!!!!

Next Year Roxette Give A Real Fresh Start!

2009-12-29T19:05:00.004Z

(December 29, 2009)
Source: Sr.se
By Lionel

Next year plans Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson of Roxette give a real fresh start.

The idea is that both will be a new album and a concert tour. During the autumn, Per and Marie took part in the big tour, Night of the Proms, which ended a week ago. And after 42 concerts around Europe, where Per Gessle was writing new songs, he wants to Roxette to stand on its own feet again.

- This tour has given you a taste so ambition is to make clear a new album and I think it will be more concerts by Roxette. The band I had with me on my tour in the spring is probably the band we want to be Roxette. So I think there will be tours here and there, "says Per Gessle. Is Sweden on the concert map?

- It may be we'll see if it becomes a turn. Nothing is concrete yet, but had you asked the question six months ago, I had said that it was not up to date but now of course the door ajar.

Listen a part of the interview here

Marie and Per among the 100 biggest Swedish celebrities of 2009

2009-12-28T19:05:00.001Z

(December 28, 2009)
Source: Expressen 26-50 + Expressen 76-100 + Roxetteblog
By tomos85

Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle found their places on the list of 100 biggest Swedish celebrities of 2009 published by a tabloid newspaper Expressen. Per Gessle is at #33 (the last year he was #22) and Marie Fredriksson debutes at #84.

The Look Live In Night Of The Proms Broadcasted on TV

2009-12-23T12:54:00.001Z

(December 23, 2009)
Source: Uitzendinggemist.nl + Youtube
By Lionel

The Look Live In Night Of The Proms Broadcasted on TV

The story about the meeting of Michi

2009-12-21T15:07:00.004Z

(December 21, 2009)
By Michi

We arrived in Munich more than 2 houres before the concert and got a good parking place very near of the entry of the VIPs.

We stood outside there just a few minutes when the bus arrived and all the "big Stars" from the Night of the Proms.
First Christina Stürmer steped out and we took some autographes from her for my little Marie.

She also took the time to make a very sweet photo together with her.
In the mean time a lot of other people from the stuff came out too. Than I saw Marie. I run to her and told her the best wishes from our website and our fans, that we are very happy that she feels so good to be back on stage again and give us the magic from Roxette again. She was very very happy to hear this all and send the best wishes back. She also told me that she loves our website a lot and thanks our fans for the support.

Than Per came out. He had hear our talking about the littlemarie.net, smiled and joked that he didn´t believe that by littlemarie.net work so little people- he meant me ´cause I´m not very high :)

It was really very sold, windy and icy that day and the security helped Marie to walk inside.

My husband was trying to make work is IPhone in the mean time, but we were not able to make a photo together with Marie, but we have one with Per.
I think the cold didn´t let work the camera of the IPhone.

I asked him to come where my kids and my husband stood too, to get a nice memory for my son too (the last time he was sleeping). We was very gently and again joking around about my tallness. About this we have a small videoclip, ´cause the handy of my husband was running :)

The concert was really great- from all the artists, but the part were tears ran about my face was by "The Look". Per was singing "she´s a miracle man" and
his hand signed to Marie. That was really really great.

It´s really a wonderful feeling when over 6000 people sing instanding ovation our favourite Roxette songs....

At the end of the concert, by the final my little Marie run down to the stage and got some picks of Per and was very very happy about this...
This sunday afternoon was already christmas for me......

Report About The Comeback (Germany 19.12.09)

2009-12-21T15:03:00.002Z

(December 21, 2009)
Source: Youtube
By Crashroxer
Thanks to Alexey!

Enjoy the video in youtube.

Roxette wish you MERRY XMAS!!!!!!

2009-12-15T15:12:00.001Z

(December 20, 2009)
Source: Roxette.se
By Per

Toodiloo all Roxers!

2009 turned out to be a killer year after all!

Per’s small but heartwarming Party Crasher Tour around Europe in the spring was followed by the huge and glorious Rox comeback at the Night of the Proms.

Thanks everyone for your support (appreciated!) and for those loud voices in the front row (interesting!).

Also, we started recording a new Rox-album on the road. So far so good but there are, of course, lots more to be done. And for next year we have even more mighty plans. Will let you know what’s goin’ on in Roxville before long. But for now we wish y’all a great xmas och a extraordinarily swell new year. See ya around the corner.

Cheers from Marie & Per.

ROXETTE VIDEO XMAS GREETING

Special about Roxette in SVT on January 20th

2009-12-15T14:38:00.000Z

(December 15, 2009)
Source: Roxette.se
By Lionel

Roxette on SVT1 - on the show "Hitlåtens historia" ("The Story of the Hit") which will follow the successful story of "The Look." The first episode will be shown January 20. Other songs featured include Metallica's "Enter Sandman" and Chris Isaacs' "Wicked Game."

Photos Munich December 11th

2009-12-15T14:22:00.003Z

(December 15, 2009)

Source: Littlemarie.net
By Lionel

Photos taken by Nelida Ampuero

Exclusive pix from Roxette live in Munich, Dec 11st.

Fotos taken by Nelida Ampuero :) for Littlemarie Download Part1 + Part2

Interview With Staffan Öfwerman from "Grand Pop Station"

2009-12-10T10:41:00.004Z

(December 10, 2009)
Source: Littlemarie.net
By Lionel (exclusive)

If i think about Staffan Öfwerman, as a Roxette's fan, I can say he is a great musician,he's the younger brother of Clarence.He toured with Roxette in late 80's and early 90's. He's a great singer, keyboard player player and percussionist.

He is married, and he has two children (Jackie, 1986 and Hampus, 1989) from an earlier relationship.

He have released some singles with his old band "The Breeze" (I still can recall : "Shine Your Love" ). But i know he has something really new under the sun.

So let's go step by step.

Hi Staffan!

I let you introduce yourself...

Hello there. I hope everything is great in your part of the world, since, here in Sweden, it's getting darker and colder everyday.

Maybe it's good in one way, since I can stay indoors working with some of the new things I'm up to. My new band Grand Pop Station is really taking up most of my spare time these days, since I'm very much involved in this. It's my own record label, it's recorded in my studio, I'm the recording engineer, the mixing engineer and I write most of the songs and lyrics as well. But the whole band is involved in the songs and they come up with their personal inputs, which is very good to have our own sound.

I'm also programming our new web site, delivering our new single to as many radio stations around the world as I can. Therefore I'm also building a very large database that I have made myself and it's a lot of work to be done, before it's complete. So, it is great if our fans around the world can help us with the contact e-mail to their local radio station, where they think our music might be played. A lot of stations already started playing it and it seems they like it, since some of them play it on A-rotation (which is a couple of times every week or maybe even a couple of times every day, I think).

So, now we hope people will buy our single, so we can afford to release more songs to all of you. And the new songs we have in the pipeline sounds really, really good. Just a few more words here and there that has to be written before it's ready.

Now,here comes the questions . Hope you have a good time answering them:

- Why you decided to change "The Breeze" name for "Grand Pop Statation" ?

When my friends heard some of my songs I've written and some of the old stuff, they said we should start a band and keep the old name from my old band.

So, we started to write new material and tried some songs in the rehearsal studio. The old record company decided to re-release 3 of the old singles with The Breeze as digital downloads and people liked the old stuff. But all of a sudden a band from Holland wrote me and said they had been called The Breeze since the early 90's (and so did we in a way). But since we were a new band with new members, we decided to change the name instead.

We had a little competition on our web site, where fans could send us a new name and in the end we were voting for the best name. We had a lot of names to pick from and all of the band members voted, without knowing where the names came from. In the end Grand Pop Station won and the one who sent that name was our own keyboard player.

- Are new members on GPS or are you still the same guys who played in
the Breeze ?

The Breeze was a duo. It was me and an old friend called Gunnar Skoglund (Woodgroove). We played all the instruments ourselves and did only record songs. We never played live. So, this new band is something new and Gunnar is not in this band.

- How is to work with them (Per H,Robert W,Isak & Sonny F) ?

These are really great guys and soooo kind. They are great musicians and very funny people. We have a great time together.

- The new site of Grand Pop Stations looks great & very promising. Is it
finished or still under construction ?

Since I'm the one doing the web site and all other things right now, I decided to wait a little for the finishing touch. I might open up a couple of floors on the web site, so people will have as much fun as we in the band are having, when trying the site. Some people say, they don't wanna register to access the web site, but I hope it's worth it.

This is our home and home page. Do you invite strangers to your own home? I guess not, that's why people have to register, so we know who is in the house. And in the future this login will probably be used so people can meet inside the house as well. It's going to be a fun place.

- "Daddys Little Boy" is your brand new single, how did it born ? I mean
who wrote the lyrics and music ? Where the idea came from for this song ?

Actually this song was written by me in the old Breeze days. But when we had that band, we always put both names under a song. But this song I think I wrote everything on my own. I really don't remember where I got the idea from, but I think I wrote it pretty quick with the lyrics and sound all in my head.

- "Daddys Little Boy" is doing really well in Itunes . Congratulations
for that ! Will be a physical release for the single or only is for
digital download ?

This will only be a digital download, but if people buy a lot, we can afford to release a physical album someday. But right now it looks like we will only release digital stuff.

It peaked at top 30 on iTunes the first day, but people couldn't buy from iTunes all over the world, so I decided to release it on Amazon as well and today it is available there as well, so get your own copy of Daddys little boy in your local Amazon Store.

- Are you recording more new songs ? Can you tell us something about them ?

The new songs are really good and I hope people can hear that it's our own sound. The lyrics are both simple pop lyrics and also about stuff like the environment problems we have in the world, which is something I care about. So it feels a lot singing about it.

- When are you planning release the brand new album of "Grand Pop
Station" ?

Like I said earlier, this will be a digital release only. But if people buy our single, we might have enough money to print real cd's as well. But there might be other solutions as well that we are thinking about.

- Any working title for the album ?

Funny, I thought about that yesterday and just haven't started thinking about it yet. So, the answer must be no. I need to start thinking...

- Are you planning go out on tour with the album ? we hope so!

So do we. We really hope that people buy and like our music and that people around the world will ask their local radio stations to play our songs. Then wwe might come and play. We would really like to take GPS on tour. Great music, great band and great fans.

Band Info:
Per Hesselrud, guitars and backing vocals.
Robert Wirensjö, keyboards and backing vocals.
Isak Isaksson, drums.
Staffan Öfwerman, lead vocals.
Sonny Forsberg, bass and backing vocals.

Daddys Little Boy Brand new Single:
Release date: OUT NOW!

Gets "Daddys little boy" on iTunes here:

http://www.itunes.com/grandpopstation

On Amazon here (it should be available in all Amazon Stores):

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0030AHFP0

Grand Pop Station site:

http://www.grandpopstation.com

Well,that's all for now.We hope you have a little fun with the questions.
In the name of Littlemarie-team: Blanca, Michi & Lionel ENORMOUS thank you Staffan!

Official vids of the meeting in roxette.se

2009-12-08T11:44:00.002Z

(December 8, 2009)

Source: Roxette.se
By Lionel

Video 1

Video 2

Video 3

Video 4

Video 5

Video 6

Video 7

Pix from the Show in Frankfurt Dec 6th

2009-12-08T11:38:00.004Z

(December 8, 2009)

By Lionel

Fotos taken by Annie Musa (thanx to her for share the pix)
Download here the photos

Annie & Silvana went to the last show in Frankfurt.

Annie was the lucky one! She got the roses from Marie!!

After the show Sil & Annie met to Cristopher,Clarence,Pelle & Jonas.

Meeting pix + stories part 2

2009-12-06T19:24:00.005Z

(December 6, 2009)

Source: Argentinean & greece
Roxette fans
By Lionel in exclusive
for Littlemarie.

Here are more pix about the meeting.
We're missing 4 guys from Greece (including Andreas) and a guy from Argentina: Jose Luis :)

All the guys are still living their own Roxette dream in Germany.
But here are some funny stories from the yesterday meeting.

For Cristian it was the very first time he met Marie!! He was in shock,as he said: Marie looks terribly great,she's like an angel!

He couldn't stop to crying and Marie hold to him really hard.he expressed how much he love her.

In a moment Cris took a picture that he brought for Marie's autograph.But he saw to Oscar and went for him (Cristian met to Oscar in 2007 and took a pic with him in the Marie's front door house) Cristian started to talk with Mike & Oscar and gave to them some presents sent for some friends from Argentina.Suddenly he realized someone is touching his back.He turned around and it was Marie!! She said: Hey,here is your pic with autograph!! very funny!

Then Nelida was her dream came true. She met Roxette after 10 years!! She was talking with Marie and Per about her little child called. Facundo.

She explained to Marie & Per that Facundo loves Roxette! Specially the song: Opportunity Nox.As facundo call it: "Mekiu" (he's only 5 years old and "mekiu" is the part where Per sings: When i met u,when i met you) And Per & Marie laughted tenderly.

Per did a leif in a paper for Facundo and Marie her autograph.Then Per watching to the Nelida's cam said: "Hello Facundo! We hope you have a great life! We love you"

Eloy had his opportunity and said to Marie:
Marie, this is the first time I meet you and I just gotta say that you are really beautiful. Marie looked at him into his eyes and said: Thank you,with a special brightness in her eyes. yeah ... you are absolutely beautiful ...said Eloy again.

And took him by his shoulder and Eloy felt to die,went to heaven and cameback.
Obviously it was a great moment for all of them.
Thanx Marie,Thanx Per.THANK YOU ROXETTE FOR COMEBACK!!

Download here more photos of the meet & greet
Photos1 + Photos2 + Photos3

Meet & Greet with Rox & Argentinean fans, photos and stories

2009-12-06T12:57:00.010Z

(December 6, 2009)

Source: Argentinean
Roxette fans
By Lionel
in exclusive for Littlemarie.

The argentiean fans had an exclusive meet & great with Roxette in Frankfurt Dec 5th.

The meet & greet in Frankfurt was arranged for some lucky guys.Most of them from Argentina.

The lucky ones were: Silvana, Cristian, Nelida, Eloy, Alejandro, Myriam, Soledad, Diana, Laura, Qrox, Roxana, Juanjo, Claudia (all of them from Argentina) Andreas, MARIA, Konstantinos, Ketsetzi (Greece)

The meet was really A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!!

Marie was in a PERFECT MOOD!! She was extremely kind and nice as always.She smiled ALL the time.Per & Marie really enjoyed to meet their fans.

They received letters & presents.

Marie & Per signed some stuff and took pix with all and every fan.

Everybody was shocked with the gorgeous marie.All of them think that Marie looks BETTER than ever!!

The fans said thanx to Marie for comeback with Roxette!!
And said how much we missed and NEEDED to Roxette.

Silvana in a moment of true deep emotion,told to Marie:

"Marie i love you with all my heart & soul,i need u so much.I've missed you so much all those rough years,don't leave me anymore" And started to crying (she didn't want to say that,but was her heart speaking) And Marie hold to her really hard through her chest and staring at her eyes say to her: " I didn't leave you - I'm feeling ok now.I'm feeling great!"

Then Juanjo became his dream true.Thanked to Marie for all those greatest years.And thanked to her because he met his beloved boyfriend thanks to Roxette.Marie smiled and caressed his face tenderly.

More about this magical M&G will come...

Videos

Roxette: Report About NOTP - Frankfurt Dec 5th

Roxette: Wish I could fly - Notp - Frankfurt Dec 5th

Roxette: The Look - Notp - Frankfurt Dec 5th

Roxette: Listen to your heart - Notp - Frankfurt Dec 5th

Download the photos

Roxette articles in Germans newspapers about Frankfurt Dec 5Th concert

2009-12-06T12:46:00.005Z

(December 6, 2009)

Source: Internet
By Lionel

Roxette articles in Germans newspapers about Frankfurt Dec 5Th concert

Yahoo news

Stern.de

Markische-Allgemeine

Frakfurten Neue Presse

Landeszeitung

Echo Online

Ad-hoc-news.de

Per talks about new Roxette's album to Hallandsposten

2009-12-06T12:39:00.002Z

(December 6, 2009)
Source: Hallandsposten
Translation by Lionel

Gessle: "Roxette release a new"
Roxette is back in Stuttgart. At the end of next year the duo released their first album in nine years. It reveals Per Gessle of the newspaper during the band's current tour with the "Night of the Proms 2009".

Good feeling. "It feels amazing," says Per Gessle on the next album to be recorded in Stockholm and in Österlen.
- I have already written 14 new songs. Two more and we have a disc, "Per is on the cell phone before Marie & him appear on stage in Stuttgart.

Now it becomes a reality. The first completely newly recorded Roxette album since "Room Service" 2001.

- It feels great, admits Per.

Studio time is booked in the spring of Atlantis and the Polar Studio in Stockholm and with Christoffer Lundquist down Österlen where Gessle has recorded his latest album as a solo artist and with Son of a Plumber..

- Since Marie wanted to put the song in Stockholm, we chose to do so.

With the tour are studio equipments, so Per, Marie, Christopher and Clarence Öfwerman between gigs have been in the business with the new material.

- We test ourselves with different arrangements and so put Marie on vocals. It's funny how any time and Marie really passionate for it.

He describes the upcoming album with a working title of Roxette in 2010, "has not come up with something else, like a modern version of 21-year-old breakthrough album" Look Sharp! ".

- Perhaps not too much synthesizers. But just in production with a lot of machines, but with all the instruments, everything is clearly audible. Idiot Clearly, as Clarence puts it.

Of the on going "Night of the Proms" tour makes Roxette tonight in Frankfurt on 30th gig of a total of 42 years ending in Dortmund on 20 December.

- It is a rather strange concept with a mix of rock, pop and classical. But for us it's a perfect start, because we only run five songs, "says Per.

He refers to Alan Parsons (Project) is now on the trip while the harmonica legend Toots Thielemans formerly belonged to the 200 men (!) Big tour company, including a full symphony orchestra.

But what is about a new Roxette tour?

there has been a tremendous response, both publicly and in the media, and thus a very emotional journey, as we have encountered old Roxette fans from around the world and simultaneously a new audience.

It was in connection with that Per was on his way to a press conference at "Night of the Proms" in 2002 which shocked the news reached him - Marie Fredriksson had collapsed because of a later discovered brain tumor.

Everything collapsed. And then, nobody could believe that the duo would be on the same stage again.

But step by step, Marie, after having overcome the disease, fought back and now the dream a reality.

- It's been a long road, but now that it gets easier and better to bring the texts and it shows really how Marie enjoying every moment, describing Per.

Therefore, all also want to hasten slowly in case of a Roxette tour on their own again.

- The next step would possibly be 45-minutes gigs. But the concerts in nearly two hours, still feels too long.

At the same time believe they have discovered a greater interest in Roxette again, where even the "old foxes", guitarist Jonas Isacsson (part of the whole ensemble) and drummer Pelle Alsing included.

- Yes, it feels as if it played more Roxette again compared to several years ago and that we are timely. I received an email from Anders Herrlin past which are in New Zealand. He said that there Roxette was played several times a day and he took nothing ... Per laughs.

But so does Roxette after "Wish I Could Fly" - "the only song that was written for strings and this is really powerful" - in the first act, then four U.S. ones to deliver in the second section, "The Look", " It must have been love, "Joyride" and "Listen to your heart."

Or as Per is not without a certain pride Notes:

- There is not anyone who can do it ...

But then it is understood that the voice is also to hold. Therefore, it became doctors and hormone cortisone drip (!) To get the energy to continue the tour.

- To set up is not an option. I mean, we're talking about an audience of 620 000 persons. It is even bigger than our golden tour in 2004 when it was half a million.

Nokia Night of the Proms 2009 Interview

2009-12-03T19:26:00.002Z

(December 3, 2009)
Source: Notp + Youtube

Watch here the new interview

Marie pushes Roxette into prestigious Australian Radio Countdown!

2009-12-03T19:24:00.000Z

(December 3, 2009)
Source: Hummingbird 100 + Roxetteblog
By Steve

Roxette, in particular Marie Fredriksson, has made the “Hummingbird 100“. The countdown is an all female list and is run in conjunction with Australian Music Channel “MusicMax”.

Four Roxette tracks made the list, “It Must Have Been Love”, “Listen To Your Heart”, “The Look” and “Joyride”. Pink, meanwhile, claims the most spots of any female artist with seven tracks inside the 100. Beyonce, Roxette and Madonna both have four and Blondie, Rihanna and Alanis Morissette have three apiece.

The poll results have been picked up by several Australian online news sites including Queensland’s “Courier Mail“.

Roxette Night Of The Proms 2009 Berlin

2009-12-03T19:06:00.005Z

(December 3, 2009)
Source: Youtube
By JustiInLove

Enjoy those videos in high quality taken from the Berlin´s concert!

Wish I could fly

Joyride

The look

It must have been love

Listen to your heart

Thank you people!!!!!!

More Roxette photos 23th november

2009-11-29T14:30:00.002Z

(November 29, 2009)
Source: Derwesten.de
Thanks to Lionel

Photos by
Andreas Winkelsträter (AWi)

Watch here the photos

Roxette report about Hamburg concert

2009-11-29T14:24:00.002Z

(November 29, 2009)
Source: Youtube
Thanks to Alexey

Report About Hamburg Concert (Brisant 28.11.09)

Roxette exclusive interview by Lasse Bengtsson

2009-11-28T15:55:00.005Z

(November 28, 2009)

Source: Tv4
Thanks to Lionel

Watch here the interview.

20 photoscreen to download.

Photo Gallery Antwerp Shows

2009-11-26T19:16:00.002Z

(November 26, 2009)
Source: Notp Fanpage + Roxetteblog
Thanks to Christophe Courouble

Below is a gallery with MUCH pictures of the Antwerp shows on the 6th and 7th November 2009. All pictures are from Christophe Courouble and we thank him for them. Notp Fanpage

Videos from Rotterdam 20.11.09

2009-11-26T19:12:00.000Z

(November 26, 2009)
Source: Youtube
Thanks to Alexey

Roxette - Wish I Could Fly 
(Live In (Night Of The Proms) Rotterdam 20.11.09)

Roxette - The Look 
(Live In (Night Of The Proms) Rotterdam 20.11.09)

Roxette - It Must Have Been Love 
(Live In (Night Of The Proms) Rotterdam 20.11.09)

Roxette - Joyride 
(Live In (Night Of The Proms) Rotterdam 20.11.09)

Roxette - Listen To Your Heart 
(Live In (Night Of The Proms) Rotterdam 20.11.09)

Roxette - NOTP Final 
(Live In (Night Of The Proms) Rotterdam 20.11.09)

Gelredome 13,14.11.09

2009-11-25T22:57:00.003Z

(November 25, 2009)

Source: Youtube
Thanks to Alexey

Roxette - Wish I Could Fly
(Live In (Night Of The Proms) Gelredome 13.11.09)

Roxette - The Look
(Live In (Night Of The Proms) Gelredome 13.11.09)

Roxette - It Must Have Been Love + Joyride
(Live In (Night Of The Proms) Gelredome 13.11.09)

Roxette - Listen To Your Heart
(Live In (Night Of The Proms) Gelredome 13.11.09)

Roxette - The Look
(Live In (Night Of The Proms) Gelredome 14.11.09)

Roxette - Wish I Could Fly
(Live In (Night Of The Proms) Gelredome 14.11.09)

Roxette - It Must Have Been Love
(Live In (Night Of The Proms) Gelredome 14.11.09)

Roxette - Joyride
(Live In (Night Of The Proms) Gelredome 14.11.09)

Roxette - Listen To Your Heart
(Live In (Night Of The Proms) Gelredome 14.11.09)

Roxette - Afscheid Roxette 14.11.09

Toots is the man!

2009-11-25T22:55:00.002Z

(November 25, 2009)
Source: Roxette.se
Thanx to Lionel

Us with Toots! Toots is the man.

Ten new videos added!

2009-11-25T22:47:00.002Z

(November 25, 2009)
Source: Roxette Youtube Channel + Roxette.se
Thanks to Lionel

Ten new videos added to the Roxette channel in Youtube. Just enjoy!!!

Listen to the snippets of NOTP CD

2009-11-25T22:44:00.003Z

(November 25, 2009)
Source: Roxetteblog + Amazon.de
By Tomos85

From now on you can listen to the snippets from forthcoming “Night of the Proms 2009″ live CD on Amazon.de – two Roxette songs are included – “Listen to your heart” (5:14) & “The look” (5:27)

Roxette on Swedish TV

2009-11-25T22:42:00.002Z

(November 25, 2009)
Source: Roxette.se + TDR
Thanx to Lionel

Saturday 28 November on Swedish TV4 there will be an interview with Roxette made by long time fan Lasse Bengtsson. The program is as always Nyhetsmorgon. Tune in or tune out.

Recording of the new Roxette album in Rotterdam

2009-11-23T09:55:00.002Z

(November 23, 2009)
Source: Youtube + Roxetteblog
By Tomos85

Video1 + Video 2

Interview with Per at The Daily Roxette

2009-11-16T10:22:00.001Z

(November 16, 2009)
Source: TDR
By Colinvdbel

The Daily Roxette interviewed Per Gessle in Arnhem in the Netherlands. Read about Roxette’s new album and Per’s future plans here.

Comeback at Night of the Proms

2009-11-15T11:23:00.001Z

(November 15, 2009)
Source: Muziek
Translation by Lionel

(AP) - Friday the 25th regional edition of The Night of The Proms in the Netherlands after Belgium down. The event this year brought a world first, the Swedish group Roxette shone for the first time in seven years on the podium again. Toots Thielemans with among others, Sharon den Adel and Fine Fleur pulled the duo a crowded Gelredome in Arnhem.

Roxette, consisting of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle, disappeared from the spotlight after Fredriksson, singer with a brain tumor was removed. Friday heard the songs like 'The Look', 'Joyride' and It Must Have Been Love "again as usual. With thunderous applause and a standing ovation after the audience showed their joy over the comeback show.

The 87-year-old Belgian Toots Thielemans knew the audience with his harmonica to move in with the popular tune of the popular television series Robb and the catchy tune of 'Turkish delight'. Thielemans worked with great musicians like Ella Fitzgerald, Billy Joel and Paul Simon. Other artists who were attended by OMD, Peter & Zoltan Karona, John Miles and Il Novecento.

Saturday the artists do it over again in Arnhem. Wednesday moved the show to the Rotterdam Ahoy, where five concerts.

Roxette is resurrected plans for new album

2009-11-15T11:20:00.003Z

(November 15, 2009)
Source: Muziek
Translation by Lionel

(AP) - Roxette had not dared to dream once again on the stage again. Seven years ago, a brain tumor removed when singer Marie Fredriksson.

In an appearance on the Night of the Proms the Swedish duo made his comeback. Roxette is back even plans for a new album. "I had honestly never expected that we would ever act together," says Gessle, the male half of the duo, to Novum Nieuws.

"We make it easy. No concerts lasting two hours with countless numbers, which means Marie is currently just not full. Five songs a night, which is perfect for us. It is not verkoudheidje where Marie had to do. It is a terrible thing. "

"We are calmer now. We run such not many around the stage," says Gessle. "This is not because Marie has the brain tumor lost sight in one eye. Therefore she has difficulty with balance. I've never pushed her. She had only five percent chance to survive the brain and then I had never expect that we would act together yet again. "

In an interview on Belgian television that she already gave Marie the launch of a new album would find fun. And in talking about a possible new album is on Gessle a twinkle in his eyes.

"We have some extra stuff so we brought in our Night of the Proms tour to write new songs. We can not promise anything, but we have already rented a studio, so who knows."

Another photo of Marie Fredriksson from 30th september

2009-11-12T19:37:00.002Z

(November 12, 2009)

Source: Ibl.se
Thanks to Lionel

Marie attended to the Premiere of : "Kvarteret Skatan" in Rival,Stockholm together with her wonderful family in last September 30th. You can watch it here.

New Roxette pic

2009-11-12T19:33:00.001Z

(November 12, 2009)
Source: Roxette.se
Thanks to Lionel

You can find another new one photo of the band in the official Roxette website. Enjoy it!

En Andra Chans subtitled in spanish

2009-11-12T19:27:00.002Z

(November 12, 2009)
Source: Youtube
By Lionel

Thanks to Lionel, you can enjoy in Youtube the documental "En Andra Chans" that talks about the ill of Marie Fredriksson.

You can read the spanish subtitles.

Part 1 + Part 2 + Part 3 + Part 4 + Part 5

Roxette web merchandise

2009-11-12T19:23:00.002Z

(November 12, 2009)
Source: Roxette.se
Thanks to Lionel

Roxette has opened an official merchandise webstore, please check it out.

NOTP tour: CD release on November 27

2009-11-11T17:43:00.002Z

(November 11, 2009)
Source: Roxetteblog & NOTP

The night the German Night of the Proms start in Hamburg, the official CD for Germany will be released. The question is: Will there be live versions on it or not? The CD features Christina Stürmer and Alan Parsons who have their first performance at the first show of the 27th.

Roxette, Katona twins, John Miles, classical pieces will be live versions. Last week Christina Stürmer and Heaven 17 had rehearsals in Antwerp, those were recorded. These recordings will be mixed with audience sounds (faked live versions).
Alan Parsons will probably be live recordings from NotP 2008 (Charleroi and/or Spain).

The CD can be ordered at Amazon.
Thanks to Project_Z.

NOTP tour: Programme book for Antwerp

2009-11-11T17:34:00.005Z

(November 11, 2009)
Source: Roxetteblog & NOTP
Thanks to Lionel

At the official Proms page it’s now possible to go through a virtual programm book for Antwerp. Roxette on page five!

Source: NOTP Antwerp

Update: There’s an ad for NOTP on Belgian TV channel EEN on December 27.

Videos from Antwerp 29.10.09

2009-11-03T10:44:00.000Z

(November 03, 2009)
Source: Youtube
Thanks to Alexey

Roxette - Joyride 
(Live In (Night Of The Proms) Antwerpen 29.10.09)


Roxette - It Must Have Been Love 
(Live In (Night Of The Proms) Antwerpen 29.10.09)


Roxette - The Look 
(Live In (Night Of The Proms) Antwerpen 29.10.09) 


Roxette - Wish I Could Fly 
(Live In (Night Of The Proms) Antwerpen 29.10.09)

More photos from Antwerp 23.10.09

2009-10-28T17:30:00.002Z

(October 28, 2009)
Source: Jakke16.be
Thanks to Lionel

Download more photos from the first concert of Roxette at Antwerp, 23.10.09 from the Jakke16.be website.

Antwerp videos 25.10.09

2009-10-27T08:34:00.001Z

(October 27, 2009)
Source: Youtube
Thanks to Alexey

Roxette - The Look
(Live In (Night Of The Proms) Antwerpen 25.10.09)

Roxette - It Must Have Been Love, Joyride, Listen To Your Heart
(Live In (Night Of The Proms) Antwerpen 25.10.09)

Roxette - Listen To Your Heart
(Live In (Night Of The Proms) Antwerpen 25.10.09)

Rox photos Antwerp 24.10.09

2009-10-26T10:15:00.006Z

(October 26, 2009)
Source: Vrtfansite.be
Thanks to Lionel

If you visit the link, you won´t download the photos of the performance that Roxette did the last 24.10.09. The Roxette photos are between 36 - 56 numbers.

Don´t worry, we put to you a compressed file to download all. Just enjoy them!!!!! :)

Author: Marc.ras

Joyride - 24.10.09 Antwerp

2009-10-25T19:43:00.004Z

(October 25, 2009)
Source: Youtube
Thanks to Lionel

Roxette - Joyride
(Live In (Night Of The Proms) Antwerpen 24.10.09)

Toots meets Roxette op 'Night of the Proms'

2009-10-25T09:46:00.002Z

(October 25, 2009)

Source: Skynet.be
Thanks to Alexey

Toots meets Roxette
op 'Night of the Proms' video

Tour in swedish winter 2010

2009-10-24T23:45:00.001+01:00

(October 25, 2009)
Source: Sr.se + Roxetteblog
Thanks to Lionel

Tonight's gig in Antwerp is Roxette big return.

- It was down here we were on the road in 2002 when Marie became ill, this is a revenge in many ways, "says Per Gessle.

20 years have passed since Roxette broke through with The Look. Now we are ready for a comeback.

- There is much at once. We have prepared a new album and it is a dream of being able to go on your own big tour, but we'll see how it feels, "says Per Gessle.

Listen here

Photos of the first performance of Roxette at Antwerp

2009-10-24T15:31:00.003+01:00

(October 24, 2009)
Source: Showbizzsite.be + Roxetteblog
By Alexey

Follow this link to find the rest of the 105 photos from Showbizzsite.be taken by (c) Edwin Houdevelt

http://twitpic.com/mmdq8 (Before the opening)

http://proms.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/show-roxette-2.jpg?w=420&h=248

Videos of songs in Antwerpen 23.10.09 [UPDATED]

2009-10-24T15:21:00.009+01:00

(October 24, 2009)
Source: Youtube
By Alexey

Roxette - Wish I Could Fly to entrance to stage
(Live In (Night Of The Proms) Antwerpen 23.10.09)

Roxette - The Look
(Live In (Night Of The Proms) Antwerpen 23.10.09)

Roxette - The Look
(Live In (Night Of The Proms) Antwerpen 23.10.09)

Roxette - Listen To Your Heart 
(Live In (Night Of The Proms) Antwerpen 23.10.09)

Roxette - It Must Have Been Love
Live In (Night Of The Proms) Antwerpen 23.10.09)

The first video and interview NOTP

2009-10-24T15:01:00.003+01:00

(October 24, 2009)
Source: Youtube + Nieuwsblad.be
By Lionel

The first video of the show + interview.
Enjoy it!! :)

Roxette is recording new material

2009-10-24T14:58:00.003+01:00

(October 24, 2009)
Source: Expressen
By Lionel

Roxette recording new material
Friday's event in Antwerp is Roxette's big return - but the tour is also a test for the future.

- It is possible that there may be a major tour with Roxette eventually. It depends on how this works and what Marie wants, "says Per Gessle.
Roxette will also rehearse and record newly written songs between concerts.

Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson came to Antwerp on Sunday and has since been repeated before the evening's premiere tour for Night of the proms.
It's been twenty years since Roxette had his international breakthrough with "The Look" and the eight years since the last tour.

- It feels a bit unreal. If you had asked for four years ago, I was guaranteed to have said no - I did not think it would be slightly more by Roxette, "says Per Gessle.

Soft start for Marie
Night of the Proms tour is a concept where several artists are included and where classical music meets pop and rock. Roxette will be on stage almost an hour per week. Per Gessle says that it will be a soft landing for Marie, instead of running the two-hour concerts on their own directly.
- We will do 42 or 43 concerts in a short time, so it will be routine for Marie. It's good for her, "says Gessle.

- You have to take what she endured. That she is here today is absolutely senseless.
What are your thoughts about the program? Over 40 gigs in less than two months sounds intense.

- That's not a problem for Marie. Her only problem is that she lost a bit of sight in one eye, so that she may be a bit difficult to balance when it is dark. She sings just as well as she did in the past. The only thing is that she is not as mobile as before and therefore find it difficult to push an audience for two hours.

Working on new material
During the tour in Belgium, Holland and Germany, five of Roxette's greatest hits that are in the repertory. But with him to Antwerp Per Gessle also 16 newly written songs. Then in May, he has worked with the materials for any future albums.

- We have with us recording stuff and rented an extra hotel suite in both Antwerp and Rotterdam. It fits well, for we are available all day between concerts. I would try to make pre-recordings and see how it works.

Per Gessle clarifies:

- It's the creative process, I want to. Should it be something more to Roxette, will it be with new material. At the same time want the fans to have the old hits. If we are going out on a major tour by Roxette, it is clear that we will play our hits.

Get ready!!!!!!

2009-10-23T17:57:00.001+01:00

(October 23, 2009)
Thanks to Lionel

Belgian newspaper articles on Roxette at NOTP

2009-10-23T16:10:00.001+01:00

(October 23, 2009)
Source: Dailyroxette
Thanks to Lionel

Today, two of Belgium's major newspapers published articles on Roxette's 'comeback' at Night of the Proms:

"Swedish supergroup Roxette makes comeback at Night Of The Proms"

"We have missed the stage and our fans"

They were supposed to come seven years ago, if it wasn't for the fact that Marie Fredriksson (51) was diagnosed with a brain tumor. She fought for her life, and kept dreaming of a Roxette comeback. Belgium gets that honor. Tonight she will stand on the stage of Antwerp's Sportpaleis, together with Per Gessle (50). "No-one can imagine how much we are looking forward to this."

One big question remains this year at Night Of The Proms: can Roxette, the Swedish pop duo consisting of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle, still manage to overwhelm an audience with their hits? And most importantly: is Marie's voice still as good as before 2002, when she was diagnosed with cancer? At the Diamond room of the Antwerp Radisson Blu hotel, Marie left a somewhat weak impression. She was a bit timid, said few words in a slow pace. However, we don't have to worry, according to her entourage. On stage she's still a bomb.

Doing a comeback at the Night Of The Proms. Isn't that bizarre, Per?

Per Gessle: "It's the perfect way to take a new start. We want to take things slowly this time. No world tour, no heavy concerts. Here we can stay at the same place for a long time, we have to perform no more than four or five songs each night. And still it's a huge leap for us. If you would have asked three years ago whether Roxette would ever perform on stage again or not, I would have said no. And look, now I'm sitting here next to Marie."

Is this a one-time pleasure or is it a real comeback?

Per: "We will decide around Christmas time, when the Proms are behind us. But we'd love to pick things up again. One room at our hotel in Antwerp is fully equipped as a recording studio, and on stage we are accompanied by fellow Roxette musicians, so they could come over to the hotel to jam and perform. Chances are big a new album is coming. During my career I finished every album I started working on. I think it will be same this time again."

Marie, you have been very ill. Does your voice still sound as before?

Marie Fredriksson: "I kept singing during my illness. Every day. It has strenghtened me to keep fighting. Fans don't have to worry."

Are you nervous to be in front of huge crowds again?

Marie: "Nervous is a big word. We've done things like this before. I'm very curious on what will happen because I missed the stage and fans. Last year I did some small concerts in Sweden, and then I felt the urge to work with Per again."

Do you think Swedish fans will be disappointed because you picked Belgium for a comeback?

Per: "I think they are rather happy Roxette is back. And Belgium is not that far away. I'm sure a lot of Swedes will pack their bags. Actually, a lot of fans have already mentioned they will head over to Antwerp. There are even some South-American people who will fly to Europe to see us."

Do you know the other guest artists?

Per: "I've met John Miles in 2002, that's the year in which we had to cancel our visit, unfortunately. I didn't know the other artists, but we have been doing some rehearsals now. Toots Thielemans is an incredible musician. My God, how he is standing on stage, at his age. He really blew my socks off. They told me he's 87. Respect! I can only dream I'm still healthy at that age. I thought my mother was the oldest person on earth, but no, it's Toots!" (laughing).

You are staying in our country for a couple of weeks. Any other plans besides performing and recording?

Per: "I have no idea. We will enjoy our stay as much as possible. Maybe I could go buy some diamonds. Or take a visit to the zoo, together with my son who will attend the premiere. I heard a baby elephant was born there. What's his name again? Kai-Mook? We surely have to see that."

"The first Proms night will be very emotional" Gazet Van Antwerpen, October 23 2009.

Per Gessle: "It's unbelievable how often you keep hearing our old songs. That's a sign of above that people are still interested in Roxette. The songs pop up in lists everywhere. Cause they are good songs? It helps, but there are so many good songs. I think another reason is that we always have chosen to keep the production in Stockholm and keep control of everything ourselves. In the USA they were hungry to get us to Los Angeles or New York, but then our records would have sounded like all other records out there while our music definately emerges from the '60s tradition. That's something very different to what you can hear nowadays. There's a big difference between 'The Look' and Lady Gaga. But don't get me wrong, there's nothing bad about Lady Gaga."

Per: "We are not really thinking about a next step."
Marie: "But it would be really great to make a new album together."
Per: "We can't imagine spending time together for a long time without working on new songs. That's an advantage we have when doing the Proms: between the gigs we have time to work on new material, especially in Belgium. However, we don't have any deadlines. There's no urge to release a new album within a certain time frame."

Per: "We have never felt any pressure from the Proms organizers. Since Marie got ill, we received a friendly phone call from them every six months without getting bored. And when the idea of a comeback rose, we immediately came to think about the Proms. They are sweet, professional people. And this is their 25th anniversary. Of course this leads to a strange problem: a comeback tour outside of Sweden. People in our home country have been waiting for Roxette for a long time. I guess things will be alright nonetheless. The Proms tour takes us to three major Roxette markets: the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. We'll see what happens after that. We're still young, we still have the future." (laughs)

Marie: "I'm doing this because I feel well again and want to work. It will be fantastic to be back on stage with my friends, it's been a long time. I've been looking forward to this for such a long time, and in my heart I alway knew this would happen."
Per: "I was less optimistic. I played Roxette songs during my own tour, but it felt different. Now that Marie is back again the picture is right. There are plenty of bands in the world that do not have any problem going further with a new lead singer, just to preserve their branding. Look at Queen and Paul Rodgers for instance. That's not what I want. When I played the Roxette songs in my shows, I tried not to replace Marie. To me Roxette is a holy thing: Marie and I both together, and nothing else."

Per: "The first Proms night will be very emotional."

Translations by Pascal.

Marie & Her Family in the premier

2009-10-23T12:53:00.002+01:00

(October 23, 2009)
Source: DAM + Roxetteblog
Thanks to Lionel

Marie Fredriksson, Micke Bolyos and their children had a fun night at Rival.

Last Wednesday evening was the premiere of the show "Magpie Headquarters - 'Til Death" at Rival in Stockholm, with subsequent celebrity mingle.

The popular humor program Headquarters Magpie on television has turned into an entertaining stage show about love, marriage and relationship tangles. Another participant, among others, comedians and Johan Glans David Batra. Many celebrities were on hand to get himself a laugh, see the slide show which ones were there.

Interview video to Per according NOTP

2009-10-21T19:17:00.004+01:00

(October 21, 2009)
Source: Rode Loper
Thanks to Lionel

In the Rode Loper website you can find a fantastic video interview to Per according the NOTP. Just enjoy it!! Rode Loper Per Interview

Expressen Interview About NOTP

2009-10-21T19:12:00.003+01:00

(October 21, 2009)
Source: Expressen
Thanks to Lionel for the translation!

Roxette play together again
Twenty years after "The Look" became a number-one single in the United States, eight years after the last tour - Roxette is still? On Friday agrees Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle again on stage together.
- We do not even know ourselves what we expect, "says the duo's producer Clarence Öfwerman.

INTENSIVE TOUR

Roxette is the large number of Night of the Proms, which will tour in Belgium, Holland and Germany right up to Christmas. Roxette played only five songs per week, but the tour program is intense:

ANTWERP: 13 concerts, October 23 to November 11.
ARNHEM: 2 concerts, 13-14 November.
ROTTERDAM: 7 concerts, 18-24 November.
HAMBURG: 2 concerts, 27-28 November.
BERLIN: 1 concert, November 29.
OBERHAUSEN: 1 concert, 1 December.
MANNHEIM: 1 concert, 2 December.
STUTTGART: 1 concert, 3 December.
FRANKFURT: 3 concerts, 4-6 December.
Erfurt: 1 concert, 8 December.
MUNICH: 4 concerts, 10-13 December.
BREMEN: 1 concert, 15 December.
HANNOVER: 2 concerts, 16-17 December.
COLOGNE: 2 concerts, 18-19 December.
DORTMUND: 1 concert, 20 December.
October 21 17:17

On Youtube there is a cut scene where Per Gessle spex backstage.
It is the evening 6 May of this year, after a concert in Amsterdam. A bit into the movie Gentleman comes up with a big smile.
- I feel great, "she says. Better than great!
When she earlier that night got up on stage at Melkweg, it was a surprise to much of the audience.
- People around me started to cry. It was a very special experience, "says Sandra Vets, one of Roxette's most devoted fans Belgian.
The audience was also in Amsterdam in January Vereecken, who had just signed a contract with the group of involvement in an autumn tour in Belgium, Holland and Germany. He was not quite sure what he had booked - Roxette had had a long break - but after the concert, he breathed out.
- At first I felt safe, I realized that it would be really good. Marie had the same charisma as before and the same great voice, "says Jan Vereecken.
Now on Friday kept premiere performance of Night of the Proms in Antwerp, a touring concept with 25 years where classical music meets pop and rock. Roxette will play five songs, five of the group's biggest hits: "The Look", "Listen to your heart," "Joyride," "It must have been love" and "Wish I Could Fly".

"Been tumultuous years"
Roxette really would have been in the "Night of the Proms" in 2002.
Per Gessle will never forget the phone call he got in the car on the way to Kastrup seven years ago. His close friend and colleague had fallen in the bathroom and in the hospital the doctors discovered that she had suffered a brain tumor.
Eventually became a Gentleman declared healthy, and a dream of a reunion began to sprout.
- There are actually eight years since we toured together. There is a long time and there has been a tumultuous year, especially for Marie, Per Gessle said in an interview in the "P4 Extra" last spring.
- I have always waited for her to take the initiative, I have definitely not wanted to push her into anything.
January Vereecken:
- I must say I was surprised when they said yes to do a tour. We have called their manager every six months since 2002, and asked: "Is there possibly any chance of Roxette want to come here?" But every time the answer has been: "No, no, it is not even certain that they ever stand on stage together again." Until now.

"Did you feel unreal"
It is now 23 years since Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson recorded their common first single, "Neverending love". For the rest, a song that Pernilla Wahlgren first offered, but despised.
Roxette - which was originally a name Goldfinger used during a failed international launch - have since sold 55 million albums and 20 million singles worldwide.
- I could not in my wildest dreams imagine that this would be so great in the world. It felt unreal, something had happened once with Abba, but would never happen again, "said Clarence Öfwerman, Roxette producer.
Songwriter and producer Andreas Carlsson, juror of "Idol," explains the phenomenon Roxette:
- Per Gessle really love pop music of his youth. His songs have a tremendous vitality which enables them to live on. I can be fascinated by his ingenuity. While you can not remove Gentleman - just as it is possible to imagine without Abba Agnetha and Anni-Frid. Marie has a very special voice and she sang the course of most of the greatest hits.
Roxette will be back right now, in autumn 2009, is not really surprising. It says Magnus Broni, a journalist on SVT's "Music Agency", which is working on a documentary about the band's first megahit - "The Look".

90s will again
- Everything goes in cycles. Right now we are in the period when much of what happened in the early 90's go again. There are many examples: Peter Lemarc, grunge or the courage to Robyn - completely without irony - picked up Dr. Alban on the scene in Way Out West. It actually feels like the whole Roxette "Look sharp!" Album works pretty well right now, "said Magnus Broni.
- The main reason for Roxette's comeback is, of course, Marie's health, that she had become so strong. But I think even they realize that the timing is right for other reasons.
Andreas Carlsson notes that "many reunion tours going really well right now." While pointing out the audience has high expectations when Roxette go up on stage in Antwerp.
- When you make a comeback to compete not only with the past but also with people's memories of the past. There lies the risk. Somewhere we must find a way to bring something new, so that the audience knows: 'Oh hell! "

Love songs
Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson traveled to Belgium on Sunday and has since been rehearsed with his band and a hundred-strong symphony orchestra included in the tour.
- It sounds good, everyone is happy and satisfied. But we do not even know ourselves what we expect. This is an unprecedented situation, "said Clarence Öfwerman which is on the scene in Antwerp.
What drives Gessle and Fredriksson in their comeback? What makes them - after eight years of break - to go out on tour again? Clarence Öfwerman silent, think it is an unusually stupid question.
- There are millions of people who love these songs. It's amazing to get up on stage and run them. You do not need a bigger engine for it.

First reharsal of Roxette for NOTP

2009-10-20T14:02:00.004+01:00

(October 20, 2009)

Source: Roxette.se + Youtube
Thanks to Lionel

First rehearsal with the whole orchestra & choir today.
Feel like David Gilmour.

Luv, P

PS. Check out the rehearsals!

Performance of Marie Fredriksson at Cafe Opera in 2005

2009-10-14T11:45:00.003+01:00

(October 14, 2009)
Source: Youtube
Thanks to Evgeny

Marie Fredriksson did a great performance last december 2005 at the Cafe Opera in Stockholm. She sang "I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)"

The autor of the video in Youtube is The Chiparamba Foundation.

The Chiparamba Foundation supports young children in Zambia who live on the streets and/or have been orphanaged due to AIDS.

Roxette video :: Surrender

2009-10-11T10:55:00.003+01:00

(October 11, 2009)
Source: Youtube
Thanks to Alexey

Our friend Alexey has sent to us a new link for this blog. It is a link to watch the video of the song "Surrender". This song never had official video. Thanks to the fans in Youtube we can see in high quality the performance of Roxette in Jakobs's program in 1986. The wardrobe that Marie and Per wear was designed by Efva Attling.

Roxette "Surrender" Video playback performance

Become a fan of Littlemarie in Facebook

2009-10-04T15:07:00.001+01:00

Don´t wait more and become a fan of Littlemarie at Facebook.
There you can see all the news, videos, photos that the team upload daily.

New Roxette photo

2009-10-04T08:16:00.002+01:00

(October 4, 2009)
Source: Roxette.se

Whatta hey, here's another photo of Rox.
Click it to get a bigger version!

A brand new photo of Roxette at EMI Studios, Stockholm. Roxette has been interviewed by Magnus Broni who's making a documentary about "The Look." Magnus has been all over the US interviewing Brian Philips (former EMI boss) and Dean Cushman (former exchange student), among others.

Official Trailer Video for Nokia Night of the Proms

2009-09-18T17:00:00.001+01:00

(September 18, 2009)
Source: Roxetteblog.com
By Sasha + Project_Z

There’s a new official trailer for the German leg of the Night of the Proms tour! Meanwhile EMI Germany updated their Roxette site with some news and tour dates. View trailer on YouTube

An unknow interview with Marie from 2008

2009-09-18T16:57:00.001+01:00

(September 18, 2009)
Source: Roxetteblog.com
By Tomos85 + Hotblooded

An unknown interview with Marie Fredriksson was posted on YouTube on September 12. It comes from the autumn 2008 just before the opening of Marie’s third art exhibition and the very first one in Lilla Galleriet in Gothenburg.

WATCH IT

Marie Fredriksson documentary from 1992

2009-08-24T12:44:00.002+01:00

(August 24, 2009)
Source: Roxette.ro + Youtube 1 + Youtube 2
By Mixella

Thanx to Diego Núñez now we can watch and understant this beautifull Marie Fredriksson documentary from 1992.

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Remember that you can get the translations of the docus of Marie Fredriksson. We hope you will enjoy them!! :D

EN ANDRA CHANS docu translations.

ENGLISH || ITALIAN || SPANISH || GERMAN || FRENCH

DEN STÄNDIGA RESAN docu translations.

ENGLISH || ITALIAN || SPANISH || GERMAN || FRENCH

Special thanx to Sara, Michi, Xavi, Marie Claire and Muriel :D

Extra concert in Antwerp announced today.

2009-08-24T12:42:00.000+01:00

(August 24, 2009)
Source: Roxetteblog.com + NOTP + Twitter
By Tomos85

It seems like the 25th edition of The Nokia Night of the Proms is not only a kind of success in Germany, but also in Belgium. Today the 11th (eleventh!) concert in Antwerp, Belgium at Sportpaleis Antwerpen on November 10 (Wednesday) was announced. The advanced sale has started today. The tickets are one of the cheapest on NOTP tour – from 19 euros for standing till 39 euros for sitting place.

Buy it here.

OMD is also the last artist that was added today till The Nokia Night of the Proms in Antwerp, Rotterdam and Arnhem.

Roxette albums to be rereleased on September 30th

2009-08-23T15:54:00.002+01:00

(August 23, 2009)
Source: EMI + Roxetteblog.com
By Kiwein

According to EMI Sweden the remastered Roxette albums will be released on September 30th. The albums come with bonus tracks and a brand new booklet.

So far the date is not confirmed by Per Gessle or EMI, we’re referring to the information EMI Sweden is giving on their homepage. So this could also only be the release date for the remastered albums in Sweden.

Pearls of passion, 1986 (3 bonus tracks e.g. Neverending Love [Tits and Ass demo 1986])

Look sharp!, 1988 (3 bonus tracks)

Joyride, 1991 (3 bonus tracks e.g. “The sweet hello, the sad goodbye”)

Tourism, 1992 (2 bonus tracks e.g. “Fingertips ‘93″)

Crash!Boom!Bang!, 1994 (3 bonus tracks e.g. “Almost unreal”)

Have a nice day, 1999 (3 bonus tracks)

Room service, 2001 (3 bonus tracks)

4 ROXETTE songs from Jurmala

2009-08-07T23:49:00.001+01:00

(August 7, 2009)
Thanks to Alexey & Evgeny

Download here the 4 Roxette songs from Jurmala.

Marie enjoy U2 in Gotheburg [updated]

2009-08-02T22:12:00.004+01:00

(August 2, 2009)

Source: Expressen.tv + Roxetteblog.com
Thanks to Cristian

Marie Fredriksson was on U2 360° Tour concert in Gothenburg on August 1. Expressen published a little interview with her where she admitted that she liked U2 very much.

Download here the video.
Special thanks to Sweepie!! :D

Roxette in Latvia [updated]

2009-07-28T21:01:00.007+01:00

(July 28, 2009)

Source: Tvnet
By Lionel

Translation by Lionel

International contest "New Wave 2009" Opening morning arrived in the Riga airport to one of the most popular Swedish music stars - a group "Roxette". After a seven-year break the group back together to give performances!

Roxette arrives in Riga

As already reported, this year's contest "New Wave 2009" program promises to be especially vivid and varied, not only with their competitors, but also for its guests. Many of the surprises, this year's concert was also confirmed in the Swedish band "Roxette", which will perform today, 28. July, the tender opening day.

Seems Swedish group in May has already released a statement on the reunification, to give several concerts in the "Night of the Promo" in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands.

Although the two musicians' first formal kopkoncerts provides only 23. October, the band "Roxette" after a seven-year break in bed together on the stage already an international competition "New Wave 2009" program. 'For us, this is a great honor that the group agreed to speak to our tender opening day. Moreover, before the official merger of their concert, "the arrival of the group's invitation to the Director-General is delighted Alexander Rumjancevs.

Groups, "Roxette" participants Marie Fredriksson (51) and Per Gessle (50) arrived in Riga Airport this morning, they expected a large number of press representatives. Singer arrived at the airport escorted by her husband's Mikael.

"I am delighted to appear in Latvia. Although I know little about this country, I will have the opportunity to get acquainted closer now," short for journalists in Riga said Marie.

Admittedly, the singer, unlike his counterpart Per Group after the flight looked very tired. Perhaps they are still present brain tumor effects. However, the group representatives were full of optimism, promises viewers a fun and joyful performances.

Download here 19 fantastic photos

Watch the videos:

The Look + Listen to your heart

Here the new photos of the performances

Enjoy them!!! :D

Erik Linder sing two Marie's songs

2009-07-21T18:30:00.003+01:00

(July 21, 2009)

Source: Kulturbloggen.com
By Lionel

Erik Linder became the favorite of people to the final of the Talent 2009 in TV 4. He won the viewers' hearts for his beautiful singing voice. Now he has to issue its first album "Inifrån". He did not disappear with the finale still received record directly.

The former jury members in IDOL Peter Swartling and Daniel Breitholtz, now on Sony's newly established production company The Nursery, stuck for Eriks singing talent and gave him a record deal with Sony Music. His debut album has now out in July 2009.

It is a cover album.

Among the titles are:

Tro & Ännu Doftar Kärlek (Marie Fredriksson),
Ingen kan älska som vi (Krister Linder),
Utan dina andetag (Kent),
Kom änglar (Lars Winnerbäck),
Miraklet (Di Leva),
Ängeln i rummet (Eva Dahlgren),
and För kärlekens skull (Ted Gärdestad).

Erik Linder has a nice voice. But all the tracks on this disc is very subtle: almost all about cute, beautiful love.

You can watch those fabulouse videos made by Lionel.
There you can listen the songs versionated by Eric.

Video 1 TRO + Video 2 ANNU DOFTAR KARLEK

Marie at Marianne and Sigvard Bernadotte Artist Fund Gala in Stadshuset [updated]

2009-06-21T20:22:00.005+01:00

(June 21, 2009)

Source: Roxetteblog + Stureplan.se + Expressen + Finest.se + Nightlife.se
By Tomos85

Marie Fredriksson and Mikael Bolyos attended on a June 18 gala at Stadshuset where Crown Princess Victoria was handing out this year’s prizes from the Marianne and Sigvard Bernadotte Artist Fund. Agnetha Fältskog of ABBA was also among the other guests.

[Updated by Roxetteblog.com]
As we previously informed, Marie Fredriksson and Mikael Bolyos attended on a June 18 gala at Stadshuset where Crown Princess Victoria was handing out this year’s prizes from the Marianne and Sigvard Bernadotte Artist Fund.

And yes, Marie did perform in the Golden Hall, where “Fading like a flower” video was shot. It is still unknown which song she sang. Most likely it was “Tro”.

Swedish Television SVT published on its website a short report from Artist Fund Gala in Stockolm’s City Hall on June 18. You can spot Marie and Mikael arriving for this event. Watch it here.

AFTONBLADET report

Singstar's games Roxette's packaging ballad

2009-06-10T10:09:00.006+01:00

(June 10, 2009)

Source: Singstar + Mrgessle news
By Luis + Marcos Carballo

Sony's official shop will go to the collection of Singstar's games Roxette's packaging ballad, next thursday .

It will contain the following songs:

-Fading Like To Flower

-It Must Have Been Love

- lists To Your Heart

- Run To You

- Spending My Time

Marie answered the questions of the winners fans

2009-06-08T09:04:00.005+01:00

(June 8, 2009)

Source: Marie Fredriksson + Mikael Bolyos
Thanks to Lionel, Michi, Katerina, Brunella and Eloy

At first of all, we want to say a big THANK YOU to Marie and Mikael for their big help and support in this competition.

Now we put to you the questions and answers that Marie send to us.
Just enjoy!!!!!!!!!

1 - What would you do if you were a man just for one day and why?
I would do exactly the same as I do right now.

2 - Marie, you met a lot of people through you life or career. Sometimes it was nice meeting, sometime certainly not. Do you think that it´s possible to make a real friendship between you and your fan? ... Did it happen to you?
Yes , some fans followed and supported us for so many years, so it really feels that you know each other.

3 - Regarding your definition of the word 'happiness' ... I would like to know which were your 3 happiest moments in your life until the present day :-)
When I met Micke , when Jossi and Oscar where born and finally when Roxette hit the #1 in U.S. for the first time.

4 - Are you aware that in many countries of the world,there are big groups of friends even couples who got together (and they fell in love) due to their devotion towards you? What do you think of that?
Love is Magic.

5 - Any exciting news? We've heard about you are releasing a new solo album in autumn? Is it true? Can you tell us something about that please?
Sorry , no solo stuff this year. Roxette is high priority right now and for a while.

Marie video from the World Childhood Foundation

2009-06-01T14:45:00.002+01:00

(June 1, 2009)
Source: Youtube
Thanks to Tomasz + Susannedr

Here you can enjoy the little video of the song "Tro" that Marie Fredriksson sang the last 18 may, in the World Childhood Foundations for celebrate their 10 anniversary at the GöteborgsOperan.

The winners of the competition

2009-06-01T10:22:00.002+01:00

This is the end of the first Littlemarie´s competition.
Thank you very much to the people who sent these fantastic questions. We have received more than 200!!!! For us, it has been very difficult to choose the three best!!!

The list of the winners:

01.- Katerina Vargová

02.- Eloy Mathesan

03.- Brunella Cataldi

Congratulations to the winners and thank you very much to everybody for taking part of this contest.

We will published the questions answered as soon as possible.
Also we will send the tin luxe boxes this week by insurance.

Download the Marie special at P4 radio, part 2

2009-06-01T10:18:00.002+01:00

(June 1, 2009)
Thanks to Lionel

If you haven´t got the lucky to listen the second part of the Marie special at the P4 radio programm, download it here. Mp3 format. 51Mb.

Marie and Family performed at a local restaurant!

2009-06-01T10:11:00.005+01:00

(June 1, 2009)
Source: Hotgossip.se 1/2 + Roxette.ro + Roxetteblog.com
By Mixella + Kiwein

Marie Fredriksson seems eager to act, again and again. And so she obviously likes to surprise. A few days ago she appeared, to many people's surprise, in their home areas, Djursholm, on the local delicatessen shop Monrad's.

It became a mini-folk, a nice-folk-festival, where many of Marie's neighbors came to say hello to her as real rock-fanatics.

On stage there was also her husband Micke Bolyos and his son Oscar, who now has been shown to have every opportunity to be the next big star in the family. Here on WEBB-TV you can see her and his son sing.

Some of the songs that Marie performed were:

"It must have been love" and "Tro"
Her son Oscar played Duffys "Mercy".

Thanks to Lionel and Poppe Linge

Happy Birthday Marie!!!

2009-05-29T23:31:00.004+01:00

(May 30, 2009)

By Littlemarie.net team

Today is the most important day of the year.
Today is the birthday of the most beautiful swedish singer.

The team of Littlemarie.net want to wish you a very special day. Marie Fredriksson turns 51.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARIE!!

Ewa from roxette.pl send to us this fantastic poem:

On your special day I wish you:
For the only tears appearing in your eyes
To be crystal tears of joy
So that an ecstatic smile on your face
Would never be covered with gloomy clouds
For rose petals to set out the journey towards your destiny
And for prosperity, health, joy, and love to be the destination of all your days

Love, Ewa

Special Video made by Lionel

Littlemarie News

It´s time to say goodbye

Happy Birthday Marie!!!!!!!

Backwards Bullets

New Roxette Album Maybe Out In February 2011

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKAEL!!

Unofficial Russian Merchandise shop

Roxette to play in Norway and Denmark

Roxette will play in Russia next September!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY FOR ALL OF YOU!

Follow Roxette's recordings on youtube

Tickets available finally in Biljettnu!!

Tickets available next Monday

Expressen talks about the Roxette's concert too.

A short interview to Per about new Roxette's concert

Roxette will play a full concert on next August 14th

"Hitlåtens Historia" Special on TV

Sånt Är Livet Special

The story of the Hit: THE LOOK

In Memoriam of Vanesa Noziglia a.k.a. Roxvan

2010 Marie Fredriksson´s calendar

The Story of the Hit

Roxette tour home videos now over 300.000 hits

Next Year Roxette Give A Real Fresh Start!

Marie and Per among the 100 biggest Swedish celebrities of 2009

The Look Live In Night Of The Proms Broadcasted on TV

The story about the meeting of Michi

Report About The Comeback (Germany 19.12.09)

Roxette wish you MERRY XMAS!!!!!!

Special about Roxette in SVT on January 20th

Photos Munich December 11th

Interview With Staffan Öfwerman from "Grand Pop Station"

Official vids of the meeting in roxette.se

Pix from the Show in Frankfurt Dec 6th

Meeting pix + stories part 2

Meet & Greet with Rox & Argentinean fans, photos and stories

Roxette articles in Germans newspapers about Frankfurt Dec 5Th concert

Per talks about new Roxette's album to Hallandsposten

Nokia Night of the Proms 2009 Interview

Marie pushes Roxette into prestigious Australian Radio Countdown!

Roxette Night Of The Proms 2009 Berlin

More Roxette photos 23th november

Roxette report about Hamburg concert

Roxette exclusive interview by Lasse Bengtsson

Photo Gallery Antwerp Shows

Videos from Rotterdam 20.11.09

Gelredome 13,14.11.09

Toots is the man!

Ten new videos added!

Listen to the snippets of NOTP CD

Roxette on Swedish TV

Recording of the new Roxette album in Rotterdam

Interview with Per at The Daily Roxette

Comeback at Night of the Proms

Roxette is resurrected plans for new album

Another photo of Marie Fredriksson from 30th september

New Roxette pic

En Andra Chans subtitled in spanish

Roxette web merchandise

NOTP tour: CD release on November 27

NOTP tour: Programme book for Antwerp

Videos from Antwerp 29.10.09

More photos from Antwerp 23.10.09

Antwerp videos 25.10.09

Rox photos Antwerp 24.10.09

Joyride - 24.10.09 Antwerp

Toots meets Roxette op 'Night of the Proms'

Tour in swedish winter 2010

More links to photos

Photos of the first performance of Roxette at Antwerp

Videos of songs in Antwerpen 23.10.09 [UPDATED]

The first video and interview NOTP

Roxette is recording new material

Get ready!!!!!!

Belgian newspaper articles on Roxette at NOTP

Marie & Her Family in the premier

Interview video to Per according NOTP

Expressen Interview About NOTP

First reharsal of Roxette for NOTP

Performance of Marie Fredriksson at Cafe Opera in 2005