Roxette are a Swedish
pop rock duo, consisting of
Marie Fredriksson (vocals) and
Per Gessle (vocals and guitar). Formed in 1986, the duo became an international act in the late 1980s, when they released their breakthrough album
Look Sharp!. Their third album
Joyride, which was released in 1991, became just as successful as its predecessor. Roxette went on to achieve nineteen UK Top 40 hits and several US
Hot 100 hits, including four US number-ones with "
The Look", "
Listen to Your Heart", "
It Must Have Been Love", and "
Joyride". Other hits include "
Dangerous", "
Fading Like a Flower", "
Dressed for Success" and "
The Centre of the Heart".