RoxBox gets nominated for Grammis award
STOCKHOLM - Roxette's 20th anniversary release, "The RoxBox/Roxette 86-06", has been nominated for a Grammis award in the open category. Other nominees in the category include Peter Jöback and Evert Taube's compilations, "En kärlekshistoria," a collection of songs from Swedish indie records (including "At School" by Brainpool) and "Bra dagar," a homage to folk singer Totta Näslund who died last year.
According to the Grammis rules, albums containing previously released material can only be nominated in the open category. At least 50% of the material on the album must be Swedish to be able to take part.
The winners will be announced on January 30, 2007 at Hovet in Stockholm. The gala will be broadcast "live" on TV4.
Update: In other news, Roxette got nominated in Aftonbladet's Rockbjörnen awards to the Best Swedish Group category. Go vote now!
Auryte contributed to this article.
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9 comments
roxtexanet said on December 8, 2006 23:18:
Anyone notice that all of these artists are affiliated with Roxette in some way?!
Peter Joback - recorded Per’s “Varmt Igen”
Evert Taube - Marie recorded his “Så Skimrande Var Aldrig Havet”
Brainpool - discovered by Per’s Jimmy Fun records
Totta Näslund - duetted with Marie on one of his songs
roxboy2006 said on December 9, 2006 10:49:
Its great to be nominated to grammis award, i vote for roxette, of course.
R-O-X-E-T-T-E
W-E
S-T-I-L-L
L-O-V-I-N-G Y-O-U Gacel, from Spain
roxeteer (moderator) said on December 9, 2006 11:49:
Brainpool has actually been very much more involved with Roxette and Per Gessle.
Christoffer Lundquist, the multi-talented bass player of Brainpool, has co-produced “Mazarin” and “Son Of A Plumber” and performed on those two albums, as well as on Roxette’s “Room Service” and Per’s “The World According To Gessle”.
Another Brainpool member, Jens Jansson, has played drums on “The World According To Gessle”, “Mazarin” and “Son Of A Plumber”.
David Birde, third Brainpool member, played guitar on “Room Service”.
Lundquist and Jansson have also been in the Roxette’s live band.
Galadriel said on December 10, 2006 17:43:
QUOTE “At least 50% of the material on the album must be Swedish to be able to take part.”
Does this refer to the nomination rules in the open category? If yes, how does the RoxBox suit this rule?
roxeteer (moderator) said on December 11, 2006 04:56:
Not performed in Swedish, but by Swedish artists. Compilations that have songs by foreign artists can also take part, but their ratio can’t be more than 50%.
AURYTE said on December 8, 2006 21:39:
I’d like to add that Roxette got nominated as the Swedish group of the year in Rockbjornen:
http://www.aftonbladet.se/ettor/webb/3341_normal.html
So let’s vote!