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Per Gessle

Swedish musician and songwriter
Person human Q312801

Facts

33 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[33]
Date of birth
January 12, 1959
Place of birth
Halmstad parish
Country of citizenship
Sweden[10]
Occupation
singer-songwriter, guitarist, singer, businessperson, recording artist, record producer, composer, author, musician[12][13][14][15]
Award received
Grammis, Grammis, Grammis, Rockbjörnen, H. M. The King's Medal, Platinagitarren, Lisebergsapplåden, Wikidata item, Halmstad municipality's cultural award[19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
Notable work
Flickan i en Cole Porter-sång, Flickorna på TV 2, Sommartider[16][17][18]
Spouse
Åsa Gessle[8]
Child
Gabriel Gessle[9]
Genre
pop music[34]
Official website
www.gessle.com[43]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Swedish, English[51][52]
Birth name
Per Håkan Gessle
Copyright representative
STIM
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Discography
Per Gessle discography[37]
Family name
Gessle[39]
Given name
Per, Håkan[40][41]
Instrument
guitar, harmonica, voice[44][45][46]
Member of
Gyllene Tider, Roxette, The Lonely Boys, Mono Mind, Pers garage, PG Roxette, Rockfile[26][27][28][29][30][31][32]
Name in native language
Per Gessle
Native language
Swedish[11]
Number of children
+1
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Owner of
Hotel Tylösand
P14750
C57B-AEC6-C5E3-AFA6-5675
Partner in business or sport
Marie Fredriksson, Helena Josefsson, Mats Persson, Lena Philipsson[47][48][49][50]
Pseudonym
Son of a Plumber[42]
Record label
EMI, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.[35][36]
Residence
Halmstad[38]
Social media followers
74k (74k–76k, n=4)
Start of work period
1977
Supported sports team
IS Halmia
🏷️ Also known as
en Per Gessle en Son of a Plumber en Per Håkan Gessle ar بير جيسل cs Per Hakan Gessle da Son of a Plumber da Per Håkan Gessle de Per Håkan Gessle de Son of a Plumber de Gessle es Son of a Plumber es Per Hakan Gessle es Per Håkan Gessle fa پر گسله fi Per Håkan Gessle fi Son of a Plumber fr Per Håkan Gessle fr Son of a Plumber he פר גסל he פר גסלה
🔖 Identifiers · 85
ISNI
0000000118330890
VIAF cluster ID
15980764
Library of Congress authority ID
n2006073665
GND ID
134146107
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Per Gessle-Roxette at Bospop festival The Netherlands 2011.jpg ↗
AZLyrics.com artist ID
p/pergessle
Acharts.co artist ID
per_gessle, son_of_a_plumber
AllMovie person ID
p645838
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000307351, mn0001683168, mn0000558763
AlloCiné person ID
487499
American Film Institute person ID
324129
Apple Music artist ID
23951631, 89128625
Show all 85 identifiers +73
BFI Films, TV and people ID
4ce2ba4a02edf
BIBSYS ID
4093604
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14101037g
Billboard artist ID
per-gessle
CONOR.SI ID
220850787
DBC author ID
87097990798618
DR music artist ID
54056
Deezer artist ID
16844
Described at URL
www.bingolottowiki.se
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134146107
Discogs artist ID
264046, 1654506
Europeana entity
agent/base/60717
Facebook username
RealPerGessle
Fandom article ID
music:Per_Gessle, sweden:Per_Gessle, sv.melodifestivalen:Per_Gessle
Freebase ID
/m/0hpvw
GTAA ID
257425
Geni.com profile ID
6000000052379563937
Genius artist ID
Per-gessle
Genius artist numeric ID
356328
Goodreads author ID
9760063
IMDb ID
nm1220783
IPI name number
00234167189, 00233071309
JRC Names ID
300780
Jaxsta profile ID
cf0ab9be-edc8-4b51-a80c-308a9d302f29
KANTO ID
000190373
Kinobox person ID
932169
Last.fm ID
Per+Gessle, Son+of+a+Plumber
Laut.de artist ID
Per-Gessle
Libraries Australia ID
35730222
Libris-URI
wt799dhf2bp3w8j
LyricsTranslate ID
gessle-lyrics.html
MYmovies person ID
266823
Mellopedia ID
Per_Gessle
MobyGames person ID
422911
Movieplayer person ID
330006
MusicBrainz artist ID
843238f1-ecfa-4a26-9e47-ce52e4ea1e31
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
25842
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000159679
Myspace ID
gessle
NE.se ID
per-gessle
NL CR AUT ID
xx0020399
NLA Trove people ID
1061463
NSK (VIAF) ID
000047931
NSK ID
981005676584509366
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007335191205171
National Library of Latvia ID
000097019
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:Mgr;=B2
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9812433882005606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX892346
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
074260294
Obálky knih ID
xx0020399
Offizielle Deutsche Charts person ID
2079
Plex person key
5d7768c9ad5437001f74fb03
Prabook ID
723111
Quora topic ID
Per-Gessle
Rate Your Music artist ID
per_gessle
Rotten Tomatoes ID
celebrity/per_gessle
Runeberg author ID
gesslper
SELIBR ID
188173
SVKKL authority ID
p0088808-Gessle-Per-1959
SecondHandSongs artist ID
5203
Songkick artist ID
411825
SoundCloud ID
per-gessle-official
Spotify artist ID
5pFJ8lLOUnyEaNrrf7D1KK
TMDB person ID
104718
Tidal artist ID
10092
Topic's main category
Category:Per Gessle
WhoSampled artist ID
Per-Gessle
WikiTree person ID
Gessle-3
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqvWyWrV77T4vvxKBDTHC
X (Twitter) username
PartyPleaser
Yandex Music artist ID
14609
ČSFD person ID
54551

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🔗 Connections
Mb:composer 88
It Must Have Been Love, It Must Have Been Love, Listen to Your Heart, Listen to Your Heart, The Look, The Look, Joyride, Joyride +80 more
Mb:lyricist 84
It Must Have Been Love, It Must Have Been Love, Listen to Your Heart, Listen to Your Heart, The Look, The Look, Joyride, Joyride +76 more
Mb:performer of 25
Small Apartments, Son of a Plumber, The World According to Gessle, En händig man, Mazarin, Party Crasher, The Per Gessle Archives, En händig man +17 more
← Lyricist 18
It Must Have Been Love, Listen to Your Heart, The Look, Joyride, How Do You Do!, Dangerous, Spending My Time, Neverending Love +10 more
← Performer 15
It Must Have Been Love, Listen to Your Heart, The Look, Helena Josefsson, Joyride, Joyride, Sheena Is a Punk Rocker, I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend +7 more
Compositions 14
Runaway Bride, Show Me Love, It Must Have Been Love, The Look, Joyride, How Do You Do!, Sleeping in My Car, Small Apartments +6 more
Mb:member of band 6
Roxette, Gyllene Tider, The Lonely Boys, PG Roxette, Mono Mind, Pers garage
Mb:writer 6
You Don't Understand Me, You Don't Understand Me, Speak to Me, Speak to Me, Way Out, Way Out
Occupation 6
singer, record producer, businessperson, singer-songwriter, guitarist, recording artist
Award received 5
Grammis, H. M. The King's Medal, Rockbjörnen, Lisebergsapplåden, Halmstad municipality's cultural award
← Producer 5
Listen to Your Heart, Good Karma, Wish I Could Fly, Speak to Me, Way Out
Mb:label founder 4
Jimmy Fun Music, Jimmy Fun Music, Elevator Entertainment, Elevator Entertainment
Belongs to 3
Roxette, Gyllene Tider, The Lonely Boys
Instrument 3
guitar, harmonica, voice
Member of 3
Roxette, Gyllene Tider, The Lonely Boys
Partner in business or sport 3
Marie Fredriksson, Lena Philipsson, Helena Josefsson
← Partner in business or sport 3
Marie Fredriksson, Lena Philipsson, Helena Josefsson
Given name 2
Per, Håkan
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Swedish
Mb:translator 2
Marie i växeln, Marie i växeln
Copyright representative 1
STIM
Country of citizenship 1
Sweden
Genre 1
pop music
Instance of 1
human
Native language 1
Swedish
Notable work 1
Sommartider
Record label 1
Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.
Residence 1
Halmstad
Sex or gender 1
male
Supported sports team 1
IS Halmia
Topic's main category 1
Category:Per Gessle
Works by author 1
Dressed for Success
← Category combines topics 1
Category:Songs written by Per Gessle
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Per Gessle
← Mb:vocal supporting musician 1
Helena Josefsson
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Summary

Per Gessle was born on January 12, 1959[1], in Halmstad parish[2]. He has worked as a singer-songwriter[3], guitarist[4], singer[5], businessperson[6], and recording artist[7].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Per Gessle include Dressed for Success[53], a musical work/composition[54].

FAQs

Where was Per Gessle born?

Per Gessle was born in Halmstad parish[2].

Who was Per Gessle married to?

Per Gessle's spouses include Åsa Gessle[8].

What did Per Gessle do for work?

Per Gessle worked as a singer-songwriter[3], guitarist[4], singer[5], businessperson[6], and recording artist[7].

What awards did Per Gessle receive?

Honors received include Grammis[19] and Rockbjörnen[20].

Related Entities

Lena Philipsson Marie Fredriksson Runaway Bride Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc. Sweden

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Sveriges befolkning 2000. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . liseberg.se. Retrieved . liseberg.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . grammis.se. Retrieved . grammis.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . halmstad.se. halmstad.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [35] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  32. [31] ↑ . svt.se. Retrieved . svt.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [39] ↑ . Sveriges befolkning 2000. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [40] ↑ . Sveriges befolkning 2000. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [41] ↑ . Sveriges befolkning 2000. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [51] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  52. [52] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.

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  1. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [54] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 4d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tidal artist ID → 10092
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  2. 17w ago · Sabelöga · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVT Play ID → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ SVT Play ID: medverkande/Per%20Gessle/"
  3. 21w ago · J 1982 · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mellopedia ID → Per_Gessle
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Mellopedia ID: Per_Gessle"
  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Native language → Swedish
    Child → Gabriel Gessle
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Swedish, English
    Genre → pop music
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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