Practice your Hungarian! Great review of the opening show in Budapest by Attila Balázs D. /PP

https://magyarnemzet.hu/kultura/2025/11/roxette-budapest-koncert-magyar-dal

“Those who missed Tuesday's Roxette concert will regret it. The world-famous Swedish band proved in Budapest on November 4 that they were able to get back on their feet after the passing of their legendary singer, Marie Fredriksson. Time has not taken a toll on frontman Per Gessle, and the new singer, Lena Philipsson, is the humility herself that is instilled in professionalism.”

“Of course, it is obvious that a huge, glorious era has ended with Marie Fredriksson, as her person and voice are inseparable from Roxette. But the band has now proven that they can get up, move on, and come to their senses, because the original singer would never have stopped either.

It was very touching when Lena Philipsson dedicated one of the band's most famous songs, It Must Have Been Love, to Marie's memory and confessed how deeply she respected her predecessor. At that moment, we knew that everything was in place in the band.”

“Roxette's great virtue is their timeless sound, their many catchy, sophisticatedly arranged rock-pop songs, and their many ballads, which they manage to add something extra to at every concert.”

“The band's frontman, singer-guitarist Per Gessle, brought the old feeling in every respect, as neither his characteristic stage movements nor his voice have changed – fortunately.”