Post by Keith on Dec 10, 2019 15:50:29 GMT -6
Marie Fredriksson, Singer of Roxette, Dies at 61 (Video)
Marie Fredriksson, singer of Swedish 80s pop duo, Roxette, died on Dec. 9. She was 61. Fredriksson died after a long battle with brain cancer for which she received aggressive treatment after being diagnosed in 2002, her management team said in a statement.
“It is with great sadness we have to announce that Marie Fredriksson of Roxette has passed away in the morning of December 9, following a 17-year long battle with cancer,” read a release from Dimberg Jernberg Management, who described Fredriksson as “one of Sweden’s most loved and successful artists.”
Roxette, which featured guitarist and singer Per Gessle, was an immensely successful group that notched several hits including the No. 1 1989 smash “The Look” and “It Must Have Been Love.” The latter was used in the movie “Pretty Woman.”
variety.com/2019/music/news/marie-fredriksson-roxette-singer-dies-dead-1203431181/
Marie Fredriksson, singer of Swedish 80s pop duo, Roxette, died on Dec. 9. She was 61. Fredriksson died after a long battle with brain cancer for which she received aggressive treatment after being diagnosed in 2002, her management team said in a statement.
“It is with great sadness we have to announce that Marie Fredriksson of Roxette has passed away in the morning of December 9, following a 17-year long battle with cancer,” read a release from Dimberg Jernberg Management, who described Fredriksson as “one of Sweden’s most loved and successful artists.”
Roxette, which featured guitarist and singer Per Gessle, was an immensely successful group that notched several hits including the No. 1 1989 smash “The Look” and “It Must Have Been Love.” The latter was used in the movie “Pretty Woman.”
variety.com/2019/music/news/marie-fredriksson-roxette-singer-dies-dead-1203431181/