Editing Roxette (section)

===2017–2023: Fredriksson and Alsing's deaths, vault releases and PG Roxette===
Fredriksson and Gessle resumed solo work following the release of ''Good Karma''. Gessle released two Swedish-language solo albums in 2017, ''En vacker natt'' (''A Beautiful Night'') and ''En vacker dag'' (''A Beautiful Day'').<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.barometern.se/kultur/per-gessle-vacker-nytt-liv-i-roxette-be7111f0/|title=Personlig Per Gessle i Nashville-kostym|language=sv|trans-title="Personal Per Gessle in Nashville costume"|work=[[Barometern]]|date=25 April 2017|access-date=5 October 2024}}</ref> His tenth solo album, ''Small Town Talk'', was released in 2018, and consisted of English versions of songs from ''En vacker natt'' and ''En vacker dag''. All three records were recorded in [[Nashville]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/per-gessle-nick-lowe-nashville-8455151/|title=Roxette's Per Gessle on Working With 'Musical Hero' Nick Lowe & Heading to Nashville for Solo Album|author-link=Fred Bronson|author=Bronson, Fred|magazine=Billboard|date=5 August 2018|access-date=5 October 2024}}</ref> Fredriksson released the non-album singles "Alone Again" and "I Want to Go" in 2017,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/vmPy5L/marie-fredriksson-om-att-fylla-60-jag-firar-med-min-kara-familj |title=Marie Fredriksson om att fylla 60: 'Jag firar med min kära familj' |language=sv |trans-title="Marie Fredriksson on turning 60: 'I will celebrate with my dear family'"|author=Peterson, Jens |work=Aftonbladet |date=30 May 2018 |access-date=14 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612005146/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/vmPy5L/marie-fredriksson-om-att-fylla-60-jag-firar-med-min-kara-familj |archive-date=12 June 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gp.se/kultur/kultur/postum-låt-av-marie-fredriksson-släpps-i-dag-1.38294314|title=Marie Fredriksson sista låt släpps postumt|language=sv|trans-title="Marie Fredriksson's last song is released posthumously"|author=Domellöf-Wik, Maria|work=[[Göteborgs-Posten]]|date=9 December 2020|access-date=10 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209094319/https://www.gp.se/kultur/kultur/postum-l%C3%A5t-av-marie-fredriksson-sl%C3%A4pps-i-dag-1.38294314|archive-date=9 December 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> and "Sing Me a Song" in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gp.se/kultur/marie-fredriksson-firar-60-med-singelsläpp-1.6291453 |title=Marie Fredriksson firar 60 med singelsläpp |language=sv |trans-title="Marie Fredriksson celebrates 60 with single release" |work=Göteborgs-Posten |publisher=Stampen Group |date=30 May 2018 |access-date=14 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714200228/https://www.gp.se/kultur/marie-fredriksson-firar-60-med-singelsl%C3%A4pp-1.6291453 |archive-date=14 July 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Roxette issued a 30th-anniversary edition of ''Look Sharp!'' in October 2018, containing a bonus disc of previously unreleased outtakes and demos.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.warnermusic.de/news/2018-10-23/ein-pop-meilenstein-wird-30-roxette-feiern-drei-jahrzehnte-look-sharp|title=Roxette: Ein Pop-Meilenstein wird 30: Roxette feiern drei Jahrzehnte "Look Sharp!"|date=23 October 2018|publisher=[[Warner Music]]|language=de|trans-title="Roxette: A pop milestone turns 30: Roxette celebrates three decades of ''Look Sharp!''"|access-date=30 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031052436/https://www.warnermusic.de/news/2018-10-23/ein-pop-meilenstein-wird-30-roxette-feiern-drei-jahrzehnte-look-sharp|archive-date=31 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Gessle toured Europe in October and November 2018 as "Per Gessle's Roxette", with set lists for the tour consisting primarily of songs from Roxette's back catalogue.<ref name="MusicWeek">{{cite web|url=https://www.musicweek.com/talent/read/we-are-playing-85-roxette-tracks-per-gessle-talks-one-off-uk-show/074114|title='We are playing 85% Roxette tracks': Per Gessle talks one-off UK show|author=Paine, Andre|work=[[Music Week]]|date=15 October 2018|access-date=5 October 2024}}</ref>

Marie Fredriksson died on 9 December 2019, at the age of 61. Her cause of death was not initially specified,<ref name="NYT">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/10/arts/music/marie-fredriksson-roxette-dead.html |title=Roxette Singer Marie Fredriksson Is Dead at 61 |author1=Edwards, Gavin |author2=Magra, Iliana |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=10 December 2019 |access-date=3 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215144948/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/10/arts/music/marie-fredriksson-roxette-dead.html |archive-date=15 December 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> but it was later confirmed she died from complications stemming from her 2002 brain tumour diagnosis.<ref name="NME">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/roxette-drummer-pelle-alsing-died-aged-60-2842866|title=Roxette's drummer Pelle Alsing has died, aged 60|author=Daly, Rhian|work=[[NME]]|date=20 December 2020|access-date=6 October 2024}}</ref> Paying tribute to Fredriksson, Gessle said she was "the most wonderful friend for over 40 years", and "an outstanding musician, a master of the voice, an amazing performer."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-50730052|title=Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson dies, aged 61|first=Mark|last=Savage|date=10 December 2019|access-date=10 December 2019|newspaper=BBC News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210125557/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-50730052|archive-date=10 December 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Gessle released his eleventh studio album, ''Gammal kärlek rostar aldrig'' (''Old Love Never Rusts''), in November 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gp.se/kultur/musik/skivrecension/recension-per-gessle-gammal-karlek-rostar-aldrig.b8a4a6db-f2b5-4279-a46e-ae1337c5b81b|title=Recension: Per Gessle 'Gammal kärlek rostar aldrig'|author=Andersson, Jan|work=[[Göteborgs-Posten]]|language=sv|trans-title="Review: Per Gessle 'Old Love Never Rusts'"|date=5 November 2020|access-date=7 October 2024}}</ref> A four-disc compilation of Roxette outtakes titled ''[[Bag of Trix]]'' was released the following month.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/a/wed0wL/roxette-bjuder-pa-fina-minnen-fran-arkivet|title=Roxette bjuder på fina minnen från arkivet|language=sv|trans-title="Roxette offers fond memories from the archive"|author=Azarmi, Natasha|work=[[Aftonbladet]]|date=11 December 2020|access-date=18 December 2020|archive-date=16 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216130720/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/a/wed0wL/roxette-bjuder-pa-fina-minnen-fran-arkivet|url-status=live}}</ref> An outtake from the ''Good Karma'' sessions, "[[Let Your Heart Dance with Me]]", was issued as the lead single from the compilation two months earlier. It was one of the final songs Fredriksson recorded before her death.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2100831/roxette-let-your-heart-dance-with-me-previously-unreleased/music/ |title=Hear Roxette's Previously Unreleased 'Let Your Heart Dance With Me' |author=Helman, Peter |work=[[Stereogum]] |date=2 October 2020 |access-date=4 October 2020}}</ref> On 19 December 2020, Roxette's longtime drummer Pelle Alsing died at the age of 60.<ref name="NME"/>

In 2021, Roxette released a 30th-anniversary edition of ''Joyride'', containing two bonus discs of previously unreleased outtakes and demos.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/the-30th-anniversary-edition-of-roxettes-joyride-proof-that-less-really-is-more|title=The 30th anniversary edition of Roxette's Joyride: proof that less really is more|author=Elliot, Paul|work=[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]|date=26 November 2021|access-date=7 October 2024}}</ref> That same year, Gessle created a new project called [[PG Roxette]]. The band features Gessle alongside vocalists [[Helena Josefsson]] and [[Dea Norberg]], who had both provided vocals on Gessle's previous work, either on his solo material or as backing vocalists on Roxette's live shows.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.svt.se/kultur/roxette-fortsatter-under-nytt-namn|title=Roxette fortsätter – under nytt namn|author=Daniel Wyser|work=[[Sveriges Television]]|date=23 March 2022|access-date=7 August 2023|language=sv|trans-title="Roxette continues – under a new name"|archive-date=9 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609171419/https://www.svt.se/kultur/roxette-fortsatter-under-nytt-namn|url-status=live}}</ref> The band's first release was a cover of the [[Metallica]] song "[[Nothing Else Matters]]",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2168376/the-number-ones-roxettes-joyride/columns/the-number-ones/|title=The Number Ones: Roxette's 'Joyride'|author=Tom Breihan|work=[[Stereogum]]|date=24 November 2021|access-date=11 August 2023|archive-date=7 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207104406/https://www.stereogum.com/2168376/the-number-ones-roxettes-joyride/columns/the-number-ones/|url-status=live}}</ref> released on ''[[The Metallica Blacklist]]'' in September 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/metallica-announce-special-reissue-of-the-black-album-and-star-studded-covers-album-2975279|title=Metallica announce special reissue of 'The Black Album' and star-studded covers album|author=Sam Moore|work=[[NME]]|date=22 June 2021|access-date=11 August 2023|archive-date=31 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831235609/https://www.nme.com/news/music/metallica-announce-special-reissue-of-the-black-album-and-star-studded-covers-album-2975279|url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, Roxette digitally issued a triple volume compilation of remixes titled ''ROX RMX (Remixes from the Roxette Vaults)''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/rox-rmx-vol-1-remixes-from-the-roxette-vaults/1629770955|title=ROX RMX Vol. 1 (Remixes From The Roxette Vaults)|work=[[Apple Music]]|date=24 June 2022|access-date=7 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624092749/https://music.apple.com/us/album/rox-rmx-vol-1-remixes-from-the-roxette-vaults/1629770955|archive-date=24 June 2022|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/rox-rmx-vol-2-remixes-from-the-roxette-vaults/1630234656|title=ROX RMX Vol. 2 (Remixes From The Roxette Vaults)|work=Apple Music|date=22 June 2022|access-date=7 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624092748/https://music.apple.com/us/album/rox-rmx-vol-2-remixes-from-the-roxette-vaults/1630234656|archive-date=24 June 2022|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/rox-rmx-vol-3-remixes-from-the-roxette-vaults/1630234994|title=ROX RMX Vol. 3 (Remixes From The Roxette Vaults)|work=Apple Music|date=22 June 2022|access-date=7 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701064648/https://music.apple.com/us/album/rox-rmx-vol-3-remixes-from-the-roxette-vaults/1630234994|archive-date=1 July 2023|url-status=dead}}</ref> PG Roxette released their debut album, ''[[Pop-Up Dynamo!]]'', in October 2022,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/a/KnndQE/pg-roxette-pop-up-dynamo-recension|title=PG Roxette lyser som starkast i balladerna|author=Natasha Azarmi|newspaper=[[Aftonbladet]]|date=28 October 2022|access-date=3 August 2023|language=sv|trans-title="PG Roxette shines brightest in the ballads"|archive-date=29 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221029063614/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/a/KnndQE/pg-roxette-pop-up-dynamo-recension|url-status=live}}</ref> with a 4-track EP titled ''Incognito'' following in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/incognito-ep/1680028410|title=Incognito – EP by PG Roxette, Roxette & Per Gessle on Apple Music|work=Apple Music|date=28 April 2023|access-date=11 August 2023|archive-date=31 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831235613/https://music.apple.com/us/album/incognito-ep/1680028410|url-status=live}}</ref>