Roxette Lead Singer Dead at 61.

[happyrat1]

I loved their song, Joyride.

Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson dies aged 61

The voice behind It Must Have Been Love had suffered from health problems after undergoing radiation treatment for a brain tumour

www.theguardian.com

Marie Fredriksson, who as the singer of Roxette was one of the most recognisable voices in 1980s and 90s pop, has died aged 61 following a long illness.

Her family said in a statement to Expressen, a newspaper in her native Sweden: “It is with great sadness that we have to announce that one of our biggest and most beloved artists is gone.”

In September 2002, Fredriksson had a seizure in her bathroom and suffered a cracked skull. A subsequent MRI scan revealed she had a brain tumour, and she was given a 25% chance of survival. She survived, but had health problems as a result of radiation therapy. She was able to perform until 2016, when she announced her retirement due to the effects of her illness.

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RIP Marie... Too quick, too young...

Gary

 

[b3maniac]

So young. RIP