Marie Fredriksson
Gun-Marie Fredriksson, known as Marie Fredriksson (Swedish: [ma¹riː ²freːdrɪkˌsɔn] (listen); 30 May 1958 – 9 December 2019) was a Swedish pop rock singer-songwriter, pianist and painter. She was born in Össjö, Sweden.
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Fredriksson was known for forming pop rock duo Roxette in 1986 alongside Per Gessle. They are known for their six top two hits on the Billboard Hot 100: "The Look", "Listen to Your Heart", "Dangerous", "It Must Have Been Love", "Joyride" and "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)".
She had a solo career for a short time which included her single "Sparvöga" and two albums Den ständiga resan (1992) and I en tid som vår (1996) from 1989 through 1997.
In 2002, Fredriksson was diagnosed with a brain tumour. She died from problems caused by the disease on 9 December 2019 in Danderyd Municipality, Sweden at the age of 61.[1]
References
change- ↑ Savage, Mark (10 December 2019). "Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson dies, aged 61". BBC News. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
Other websites
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- Official website
- MarieFredriksson.net Archived 2020-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
- Marie-Fredriksson.com Archived 2009-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
- Official Roxette website
- Marie Fredriksson (fan website)
- Marie Frederiksson on Europopmusic.eu Archived 2020-12-29 at the Wayback Machine (English)