Per Gessle to receive “Lisebergsapplåd” award
Written by Jud on April 7, 2005 to Per Gessle.
GOTHENBURG (UPDATED) - 
This year’s “Lisebergsapplåden” [Liseberg’s Applause] award will go to Per Gessle “because he has made Sweden a happier place in the past 25 years with his sparkling pop-pearls” says Liseberg’s marketing manager Pelle Johannisson in a note published on the amusement park’s website today.
Per is expected to receive his award in person – a bronze sculpture of two clapping hands first created by Astri Bergman Taube in 1978 – at the Stora Scenen on April 23, the day Liseberg opens its doors for this year’s season.
“I’ll probably show up a few days early,” says Per to GT, “as my big idol Nick Lowe performs in Gothenburg and I want to see that”. Per also confirms that he’s working on new material. “I’ve been goofing around in the studio with Clarence Öfwerman and Christoffer Lundquist. Slowly but surely we’re putting new material together,” Per says without giving any more details.
Other winners of this award include Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, Astrid Lindgren and Povel Ramel to name but a few.
- Liseberg Press release
- GT (In Swedish)
Other articles with the same topic
- Happy birthday, Per (January 12, 2011)
- Per tells TDR that he and Marie are "thrilled" with what's to come in 2011 (January 3, 2011)
- Radio Halland’s annual interview with Per Gessle today (December 28, 2010)
- Macca at the Apollo (December 14, 2010)
- Per Gessle one of Sweden's most played songwriters (October 8, 2010)
28 comments
per_mson said on April 7, 2005 16:14:
Ahh cool! :)
The reason with “sparkling pop-pearls” was really funny I thought!
nicci_The-Look said on April 7, 2005 19:45:
I agree Gessle has made the life happier to live and I love read on Lisebergs hompage about Per so many nice words about a very nice Gessle
Congratulations
konstpaus said on April 8, 2005 02:19:
great work per, keep them tunes comming!
p.s. does anyone out there know the web adress for repeat records in halmstad? ive lost it and cant fint it anywhere!
nicci_The-Look said on April 8, 2005 19:36:
konstpaus why do want the adress? Repet records in Halmstad has shut down as far as I know. It is a hairdresser in the old shop now
Do any know if they have another shop? I heard that they took of because they had the police after them they had copie Rox, Per, Gyllene cds and sold them.I think I have one of them
Do any one know more?
lonely_girl said on April 9, 2005 08:24:
Oh, no new album this year please - or at least not a new tour... I still try to reover from the last two years ;-D
imazombieinthem... said on April 9, 2005 10:36:
’Slowly but surely’ is code for ’it will be ready in a few months :) I dont trust what Per says anymore. I hope whatever he is recording is in English.
CRIZ said on April 9, 2005 14:06:
Repeat records once had the web-addy: www.algonet.se/~permarie but it doesn’t work anymore...Last summer the shop was still alive
So..and Vollsjö is rocking again! Okay..! Good luck guys!! Would be nice if you also invite Marie....(just a tiny little wish...)
tevensso (moderator) said on April 9, 2005 15:09:
Per has confirmed earlier that the new material is indeed in English.
imazombieinthem... said on April 10, 2005 02:49:
good stuff! All I knew was he was thinking of doing a follow up to Mazarin, so there was a possibilty of another swedish release.
Zargo said on April 10, 2005 08:16:
fabulicious!
Take all the time you need Mr Gessle!
(as long as it’s here by August of course :))
zeeshan said on April 10, 2005 21:56:
WOW!!!!!!!!!!
When did Per confirm that the new material is going to be in English?
Bunio said on April 10, 2005 22:24:
Great news, Per! But english please! :) I have enough of swedish in past 2 years :)
Small tour or promotion in Poland would be also nice :) (no, I won’t stop dreaming about it :) )
abysmo said on April 11, 2005 19:19:
There’ s nothing better to listen that Per is back in studio. I’ m already looking forward to new material.
Hope, that it be in English. TWATG 2 would be nice. And please, more songs like Wish I Could Fly.
Jud (moderator) said on April 7, 2005 15:31:
award-man hits again ;)
congrats!