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Gyllene Tider
Biography
During a brief period of fame in the early '80s, Gyllene Tider managed to stir up hysteria among Swedish teens, and their first two albums sold extremely well; but the band is now mainly remembered for bringing Per Gessle into the spotlight for the first time. When Gyllene Tider failed to break abroad, the determined Gessle tried out a number of other lineups, finally scoring with the duo Roxette. Musically, Gyllene Tider may have been even more lightweight than Roxette, not to mention the lyrics, but Gessle undeniably already had a talent for hit melodies and catchy hooks in the early '80s.

Gyllene Tider was formed in Halmstad in 1977, out of a duo called Grape Rock, consisting of vocalist, keyboard player, and guitarist Per Gessle and guitarist Mats Persson. Changing their name to Gyllene Tider, they recruited bassist Janne Carlsson and drummer Mikael Andersson, financing and releasing their debut EP, Billy, by themselves. But, almost before the band had formed, conflicts started to build up, and for a short time bassist Janne Carlsson was the only member, while all the others had left for Gessle's newly founded Hjärtekrossaren. Gyllene Tider was soon re-formed though, and Janne Carlsson was replaced by Anders Herrlin and Göran Carlsson.
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