Rewinding the Charts: In 1989, Roxette Roared Onto the Hot 100 With 'The Look' — billboard.com

LONG BEFORE THE INTERNET WIRED the planet, the easiest way for Americans to hear Swedish pop music was to visit the country. That's what exchange student Dean Cushman of Minneapolis was doing when he saw one of Sweden's top acts, Roxette – duo  Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson, then 29 and 30, respectively – in concert. Impressed, he brought a copy of the pair's second album, Look Sharp!, back to the United States and made his local top 40 station, KDWB, aware of it.

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