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Per appears in Dutch Newspaper Tuesday!

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stevier said on September 2, 2003 07:02:

Hey!

Per is mentioned in an article in Dutch Newspaper Algemeen Dagblad about Summer Hits.
In a piece of the article about Europe’s greatest summer hits of the year, Per solo-succes is mentioned. They tell about the succes of Har kommar alla kanslorna and the record together with Mazarin (8 weeks on top together). Marie’s recovery is also mentioned.

Here a -I hope working - link to a part of the story.

http://www.ad.nl/artikelen/VrijeTijd/1062393693588.html

Enjoy!!

Kiwein1 said on September 2, 2003 08:31:

I don’t understand a word but thx anyway (:

japeke said on September 2, 2003 09:26:

Algemeen dagblad rules! They always write about roxette, and it is almost the only dutch newspaper which does!

Pascal said on September 2, 2003 10:05:

Can you please post the article on the forum because you have to be subscribed to the newspaper in order to see the article?

m-cvk said on September 2, 2003 10:44:

Here’s the article in Dutch:

In Zweden is Roxette-zanger Per Gessle in de pers tot koning van de zomer uitgeroepen. Hij staat met zijn solosingle Här kommar alla känslorna (på en och samma gång) (Hier komen alle gevoelens (allemaal tegelijk)) nu al acht weken op de eerste plek van hitparade. Doordat zijn Zweedstalige solo-album Mazarin de eerste plek van de albumlijst al tien weken bezet, was er een hitrecord voor Gessle, wiens Roxette-collega Marie Fredriksson goed herstelt van een operatie aan een hersentumor. Niet eerder stond een artiest acht weken lang tegelijk met een single én een album op de eerste plaats.

CU,
MC

m-cvk said on September 2, 2003 10:53:

OK, here’s a translation of the article:

In Sweden, Roxette-singer Per Gessle is called “the king of the summer” by the press. His solo-single HKAK (PEOSG) has been #1 for already 8 weeks now. His Swedish solo-album Mazarin has held the #1 spot since 10 weeks and because of that Gessle holds a new hitrecord. His Roxette-colleague Marie Fredriksson is recovering well from her operation of a brain tumour. It hasn’t happened before that an artist has held the #1 spot with both a single
and an album.

CU,
MC

Pascal said on September 3, 2003 09:23:

Fantastisch dat een Nederlandse krant daar over schrijft!

daniel_alv said on September 3, 2003 10:45:

almost true... it hasn’t happend that someone held both for 8 weeks...

stevier said on September 4, 2003 08:26:

@daniel
I think there was a little mistake in the translation into English. The article says it never happened before someone held both topspots for 8 weeks:-)

But ayway, very cool they write about it!

colinvdbel (moderator) said on September 4, 2003 08:49:

Yep, but too bad Roxette isnt very popular here...they almost never play their newer songs on the radio....just Joyride and IMHBL...

Stefan said on September 4, 2003 18:12:

Is it coincidence that there is an advertisement for Algemeen Dagblad at the bottom of this page?

Remco said on September 4, 2003 18:44:

I think it indeed is since the advertisement on the right is a Dutch Newspaper as well...