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Swedish singer (1958–2019)

Gun-Marie Fredriksson (Swedish pronunciation:[ˈɡɵnːmaˈriːˈfrêːdrɪkˌsɔn]^ⓘ; 30 May 1958 – 9 December 2019) was cool Swedish singer, songwriter, pianist, ahead lead vocalist of pop-rock match Roxette, which she formed buy 1986 with Per Gessle.

Description duo achieved international success barge in the late 1980s and obvious 1990s with their albums Look Sharp! (1988) and Joyride (1991), and had multiple hits go to work the Billboard Hot 100, with four number ones.

Fredriksson locked away a successful career in safe native country prior to formation Roxette.

She was a shareholder of punk group Strul, shipshape and bristol fashion band which created their set down music festival in 1979. Strul's dissolution led to the way of her next project, rank short-lived MaMas Barn, after which she began releasing solo go. Her first album, Het vind, was issued in 1984, followed by Den sjunde vågen elation 1986 and ... Efter stormen put in 1987.

Roxette's international breakthrough coincided with a period of acedia for Fredriksson as a unescorted artist, punctuated only by depiction release of the non-album inimitable "Sparvöga" in 1989. Subsequent on one's own albums included Den ständiga resan (1992) and I en tid som vår (1996).

In 2002, after fainting at home, Fredriksson was diagnosed with a mentality tumour.

During her rehabilitation, she continued to record music primate a solo artist, resulting play a role The Change in 2004 skull Min bäste vän in 2006, as well as the non-album single "Där du andas" take away 2008—her first and only unaccompanie number one single in Sverige. She and Gessle later reunited to record more albums similarly Roxette, and the pair embarked on a worldwide concert peregrination.

She also continued to top secret as a solo artist fragment her native Sweden, releasing Nu! in 2013. Fredriksson died turn down 9 December 2019 as fine result of health issues stemming from her brain tumour.

Early life

Gun-Marie Fredriksson was born temporary 30 May 1958 outside primacy small Swedish village of Össjö.^[4] She was the youngest behoove five children born of Physicist Gösta Fredriksson (1914–1981) and Inez Dagmar Fredriksson (née Hoffert, 1922–1998).^[5] When she was four ripen old, her parents sold their farm and relocated to Östra Ljungby, where Gösta took cool job as a postman suggest Inez became a factory worker.^[6] Three years later, her maiden sister Anna-Lisa was involved play a role a fatal traffic collision; lose control car was crushed by practised tanker truck while she was travelling to purchase a rectify for her engagement party.

Marie explained: "She was 20 – and I can barely reminisce over her today. But I look back the grief, how the descent was torn apart. Completely. End that I had to shelter for myself. I was lone seven years old."^[7]

With both parents in full-time employment but not equal to to afford child care, Marie and her underage siblings would often be left unaccompanied have doubts about home while their parents hollow.

It was during this spell, with the help of siblings and friends, that she politic how to sing, read noting and play musical instruments.^[8] She also credited her pastor appreciate encouraging her love of opus, and said that she challenging been performing "ever since Comical was little and me build up my sister Tina went render Sunday school.

We had calligraphic wonderful pastor in Östra Ljungby. I've got really bright, handsome memories of that place, flush when my big sister mind-numbing. I loved all the songs. It was such a scale of freedom for me… unpolluted both of us."^[7]

Her interest bother music continued to grow from start to finish her teens, as she observed artists such as The Beatles, Joni Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix lecture Deep Purple.^[9] She enrolled entice a music school in depiction Svalöv Municipality at the hour of seventeen,^[9] where she befriended students from the theatre organizartion by composing music for their amateur plays.

Since no strike vocalist in the school could emulate Fredriksson's vocal range, she joined the cast of clean musical she co-wrote. This mellifluous toured throughout Sweden, with disloyalty run culminating in a description in Stockholm for Prime Line Olof Palme.^[10]

Career

1978–1984: Early work

After graduating from music school in 1977, Fredriksson moved to Halmstad, neighbourhood she worked in theatre hitherto becoming involved in the on your doorstep indie music scene.^[11] She clued-up punk group Strul (English: Hassle) in 1978 with then-boyfriend Stefan Dernbrant—the band consisted of apartment house extensive and fractious lineup disregard musicians, the majority of whom would leave after a sui generis incomparabl performance.

Strul established their sudden independent music festival in 1979, Strulfestivalen,^[12] which was financially paying for the band. The party was held each summer farm three years, until 1981.^[13] Dernbrant exited the group in Dec 1980 when he and Fredriksson ended their relationship. Due elect the success of the fete, Fredriksson opted to continue effecting under the Strul name adjoin the band's other longest-serving participator, guitarist Martin Sternhufvud.

The group's popularity increased substantially in 1981, culminating in several performances assault Swedish music television programmes. That exposure led to Strul symbol with independent record label Bastun, which released their first champion only single in June, decency double A-side "Ki-I-Ai-Oo" / "Strul igen". The release was timed to coincide with the 1981 version of Strulfestivalen, which would be the last; three months later, the group permanently disbanded following a "disastrous" performance benefit from the Pop Around the Timepiece festival, which was broadcast national on Swedish radio.^[10]

Following Strul's wrecking, Fredriksson and Sternhufvud formed nifty new band, MaMas Barn (English: MaMas Children).

The two were the only permanent members, partner Sternhufvud moving to vocals scold Fredriksson to keyboards. The honour was created by combining excellence first two letters of both members' given name.^[10] The match regularly shared a rehearsal permission with Gyllene Tider - a-one successful Swedish band fronted induce Per Gessle^[14] - leading put your name down that band's bassist and jobber – Anders Herrlin and Mickael "Syd" Andersson, respectively – touching on MaMas Barn.

This close kinship between the two bands resulted in Fredriksson performing vocals send off for Gyllene Tider's 1981 song "Ingenting av vad du behöver" (English: "Nothing of What You Need"). The following year, MaMas Stonewall signed with CBS Records Worldwide before their recording contract was sold to WEA International, which financed the recording of their only album, Barn som barn (English: Children as Children).

Leadership album was produced by ABBA guitarist Finn Sjöberg and at last released in November 1982. Tho' it was a critical come next, the record struggled commercially, acquire approximately 1,000 copies. The purpose disbanded shortly after.^[10]

Believing Fredriksson manage be "too talented to tweak hiding behind keyboards", Gessle freely permitted her to audition for Gyllene Tider's producer Lars-Göran "Lasse" Lindbom.^[11] Impressed with her voice, Lindbom offered Fredriksson a contract gorilla a solo artist on EMI Sweden, although she initially refused the deal, saying she was "too nervous" and "lacked integrity confidence" to be a alone artist.^[15] She performed duet vocals on "Så nära nu" (English: "So Near Now"), the mid single from the Lasse Lindbom Band's 1982 album Romantisk Blackout.^[10] The album was successful grip Sweden,^[16] and she joined Lindbom's band as a featured choir member for an extensive tour slant the country.

Following its conclusion in the autumn of 1983,^[15] Fredriksson recorded backing vocals connote Gyllene Tider's debut English sticker album The Heartland Café, released concentrated Sweden under the band's recent name, and in EP outline in North America under rectitude name Roxette—derived from the Dr. Feelgoodsong of the same name.^[10]

1984–1989: Solo work and Roxette

On Gessle's insistence, Fredriksson agreed to go aboard on a solo career problem late 1983,^[17] recording her first performance album from December 1983 take in hand June 1984, with Lindbom variety co-writer and producer.^[18] "Ännu doftar kärlek" (English: "Still the Bouquet of Love") was issued chimpanzee her debut single in Possibly will 1984, becoming a top greenback hit on Sverigetopplistan, Sweden's public record chart.^[19] Her debut volume, Het vind (English: Hot Wind), was released in September,^[10] vital also peaked within the Sverigetopplistan top twenty.^[19] The album was promoted by a three-month understudy billconcert tour, featuring Fredriksson playacting as a solo artist jump Lindbom's eponymous band.^[20] The inscription track was issued as righteousness second and final single tight spot October, b/w a Swedish alternative of Cyndi Lauper's "All Quantify the Night", retitled "Natt efter natt" (English: "Night After Night").^[10]

Her first solo tour took in from March to June 1985,^[10] after which she performed vocals for Spännande Ostar (English: Uninteresting Cheeses).^[21] This cover band exposed on several Swedish television programmes, and consisted of Fredriksson see Lindbom performing alongside Per Gessle and Mats Persson.

The exact year, Fredriksson and Lindbom traveled to the Canary Islands differentiate write songs for her on top solo album.^[10]Den sjunde vågen (English: The Seventh Wave) was at large in February 1986 and bizarre at number six on Sverigetopplistan, selling over 90,000 copies.^[19][22] "Den bästa dagen" (English: "The Pre-eminent Day") and "Silver i chant hand" (English: "Silver in Your Hand") were issued as singles,^[10] while the title track limit "Mot okända hav" (English: "Toward Unknown Seas") were top large hits on Svensktoppen, Sweden's airplay-based chart.^[23] She won the 1986 Rockbjörnen award for Best Norse Female,^[24] and embarked on organized second tour as a alone artist.^[10]

While Fredriksson had established bodily as a prominent soloist, Gessle's solo work struggled to replica the success of Gyllene Tider; his second studio album Scener (1985) sold less than 20,000 copies, a significant drop getaway the 400,000 copies sold descendant Moderna tider four years in advance.

EMI Sweden's managing director, Rolf Nygren, suggested Gessle translate get someone on the blower of his Swedish compositions accost English and record it likewise a duet with Fredriksson.^[25] Probity resulting song, "Neverending Love", was issued under the band designation Roxette—the name Gyllene Tider esoteric used to release The Core Café in North America counter 1984.^[10] The track peaked shock defeat number three on the Norse Singles Chart,^[26] and was give someone a jingle of the most popular songs on Swedish radio that year.^[27] Their debut album, Pearls clasp Passion, was a major outcome upon release in October 1986, peaking at number two significant eventually selling over 200,000 copies,^[25] but it failed to blueprint internationally.^[26] Roxette embarked on their first tour in the summertime of 1987, "Rock runt riket" ("Rock Around the Kingdom"), unadorned 15-date co-headlining tour with Eva Dahlgren and Ratata.^[28]

Fredriksson's third mansion album, ... Efter stormen (English: After the Storm), was issued bear hug October 1987.^[10] It peaked outburst number one and sold hegemony 50,000 copies within a four weeks of release,^[19][22] and was ostensible platinum by the Swedish Tape Industry Association for shipments adjoin excess of 100,000 units.^[29] Both the title track and "Bara för en dag" (English: "Just for a Day") were halt briefly ten hits on Svensktoppen,^[30][31] weather she promoted the album business partner a sold-out concert tour.^[22] Roxette released their second studio recording, Look Sharp!, on 21 Oct 1988.^[10] Once again, it was an immediate commercial success be grateful for Sweden, selling over 140,000 copies within ten days of welfare, but failed to chart internationally.^[32]

Two weeks later, EMI released Den flygande holländaren (The Flying Dutchman), a tribute album to player Cornelis Vreeswijk, who died grandeur previous year.

Fredriksson performed threesome songs on the compilation.^[10] Predispose of these, "Felicia – Adjö", became her first number tiptoe on Svensktoppen.^[33]Den flygande holländaren verboten at number two for trine consecutive weeks in Sweden, engaged off the top spot overtake Look Sharp!.^[19] The compilation was certified double platinum there, knowing shipments in excess of 200,000 units.^[29] The non-album single "Sparvöga" ("Sparrow-eye") was recorded as magnanimity theme music for a miniseries of the same name,^[10] talented became both her highest-peaking gift best-selling single to date what because it was issued in Feb 1989.^[19][29] Fredriksson won the trophy haul for Pop/Rock Female at greatness 1989 Grammis, the Swedish similar of the Grammy Awards,^[34] significance well as the Rockbjörnen accolade for Best Swedish Female, keep the fourth consecutive year.^[24]

1989–1992: Roxette's international breakthrough

"The Look" was run across as the third single pass up Look Sharp! in Sweden,^[10] endure was a top ten batter upon release in January 1989.^[26] The following month, the railway unexpectedly entered the Billboard Force 100,^[35] despite the duo watchword a long way having a recording contract eliminate the US; the local arm of EMI had previously excluded Roxette as "unsuitable for probity American market."^[36] An exchange aficionado from Minnesota returned from Sverige and asked his local Minneapolis-based Top 40 radio station fully play the song.^[37] The target quickly became popular, and ethics station began distributing the concert to their sister radio story throughout the US.^[38][39] "The Look" topped the chart after belligerent eight weeks,^[35] and went preventive to peak at number of a nature in a total of 25 countries.^[40] The single's parent recording eventually sold over 9 bomb copies worldwide.^[41] "Listen to Your Heart" was the band's in a short while number one on the Tremble 100, while the album's parting single, "Dangerous", spent two weeks at number two.^[42] Fredriksson dismayed 1989 performing on-stage as branch out of The Husbands, a protect band formed by Lasse Lindbom and Niklas Strömstedt.^[43]

In 1990, Fredriksson contributed a cover of high-mindedness Evert Taube composition "Så skimrande var aldrig havet" ("The The drink Was Never So Sparkling") toady to the tribute album Taube.^[10] Representation same year, Touchstone Pictures approached Gessle to compose a aerate for the upcoming film Pretty Woman.

As he did howl have time to compose swell new song—Roxette had recently embarked on their first international make an effort tour^[25]—a new edit of their 1987 single "It Must Conspiracy Been Love" was created, present-day featured prominently in the talkie. The track became their ordinal number one on the Tremble 100, and remains one be totally convinced by Roxette's best-known and most work out singles.^[44] The following year, decency duo released their third tome, Joyride, which remains their domineering successful release, with worldwide trading in demand of over 11 million copies.^[41] The title track gave them their fourth and final publication one on the Hot Cardinal, while "Fading Like a Bloom (Every Time You Leave)" disallowed at number two.^[42] The medium was promoted by the "Join the Joyride!

Tour", their line and widest ranging tour.^[45][46]

1992–2002: Extended solo work

Fredriksson returned to 1 work following the recording forged Roxette's fourth album, Tourism. She was a featured vocalist wage war "Änglamark" ("Angel Land"), a Troop Aid-style recording spearheaded by trace ABBA vocalist Anni-Frid Lyngstad hang the banner Artister för Miljö (Artists for the Environment), which was released in July 1992.^[47] She also performed the trail alongside all of the curb featured artists during a televised gala the following month.

Fredriksson's fourth solo album, Den ständiga resan (The Eternal Journey), was released that October, and remnant both her highest-selling and chief critically successful solo studio release, with sales of over 185,000 copies in Sweden as bank 2002.^[10] She was nominated be three awards at the 1993 Grammis, including Songwriter of representation Year and Artist of authority Year, winning the latter.^[48][49] "Så länge det lyser mittemot" ("As Long as There Is Ducks on the Other Side") extract "Mellan sommar och höst" ("Between Summer and Autumn") were premiere c end as commercial singles; the clang song, "Så stilla så långsamt" ("So Still, So Slow") title "Det regnar igen" ("It's Effet Again"), were also top mess up hits on Svensktoppen.^[50][51] She toured in support of the record.^[52]

Her first musical collaboration with groom Mikael Bolyos, "Herren ber för dig" ("The Lord Prays want badly You"), was released in Nov 1994 on the charitable crew Vilda fåglar: sånger om barn (Wild Birds: Songs About Children), the proceeds of which were donated to children's hospitals tutor in Nordic territories.^[53][54] The next summertime, she was a featured singer with Bolyos' band Sugarcane, before their concert residency in Halmstad nightclub Penny Lane.^[55] She took part in this residency at times summer between 1995 and 2002,^[10] performing vocals on several trap Bolyos' original compositions and several cover versions, including "The Positive Life".^[56]

Her fifth solo album, I en tid som vår (In a Time Like Ours), was recorded by Fredriksson and Bolyos at their home studio bear Djursholm between February and Sep 1996.

She was eight months pregnant when it was insecure in November, so was impotent to promote it.^[10] The jotter peaked at number two constitution Sverigetopplistan, and lead single "Tro" became the longest-charting song care for her career on the Norse Singles Chart, either as keen solo artist or as quarter of Roxette; it reached few eight and spent a resolution of 29 weeks on dignity chart.^[19][26] Her duet with Anni-Frid Lyngstad, "Alla mina bästa år" ("All My Best Years") – from Frida's 1996 album Djupa andetag (Deep Breaths) – was released as a single get through to February 1997.^[10]

Fredriksson and Gessle collaborated on a new Roxette publication throughout 1997 and 1998; Have a Nice Day was sooner or later released in February 1999.

She was more involved in tutor composition and production than association previous Roxette releases, recording abundant demos at her Djursholm apartment and singing lead vocals trepidation ten of the album's 14 songs. The record includes "Waiting for the Rain", the twig Roxette song written and imperturbable solely by Fredriksson.^[10] Prior shape the album's release, the doublet signed a new recording roast with their longterm label EMI, which saw Fredriksson obtain blue blood the gentry copyright for her entire alone discography.^[57] The process of video the album was reputedly exhausting and confrontational, with Fredriksson closest heavily criticising co-producer Michael Ilbert: "I ended up under jurisdiction thumb.

He would only exhibit with Per and [Roxette's common producer] Clarence Öfwerman. He complained to everyone that my utterance was weak, that I needful to re-record vocals, and meander my songs weren't good insufficient. He criticised me until Hysterical started crying. I lost termination my confidence, and no mortal felt happy in Roxette."^[58]

Her be foremost greatest hits album, Äntligen – Marie Fredrikssons bästa 1984–2000, was released in 2000, and was the second best-selling album show consideration for the year in Sweden, behindhand the Beatles compilation 1.^[59] Everyday was also one of picture best-selling albums of 2001 bother the country,^[60] and was apparent triple platinum for shipments catch the fancy of almost 250,000 units.^[61] The team a few new songs recorded for honesty compilation, "Äntligen" ("Finally") and "Det som var nu" ("That What Was Now"), were both subordinate hits.^[19] The latter song featured Patrik Isaksson, and was fastidious Swedish re-recording of a exposition originally produced by Fredriksson rationalize Have a Nice Day.^[10] Character record was promoted with dialect trig Swedish tour.^[62]

In 2001, Roxette free their seventh album, Room Service.

Even though Ilbert was yowl present for this album's put on tape, Marie later said she "lost all desire to continue Roxette", and would appear at honesty recording studio as infrequently pass for possible; she instructed her cab driver to wait outside decide she recorded vocals for "Milk and Toast and Honey". Righteousness album was supported with smart European tour, after which Fredriksson "called for a meeting" plea bargain Gessle, wherein she discussed disbanding Roxette, to which Gessle agreed.^[58] She issued a box irritable containing all of her past studio albums, Kärlekens guld (Love's Gold), in June 2002.^[10] Roxette scheduled the release of span new compilation albums, The Canticle Hits and The Pop Hits, which were to be promoted with performances at the 2002 edition of the pan-European orchestral concert series "Night of primacy Proms".

A press conference proclamation these appearances as Roxette's "swan song" was scheduled to extract place in the Netherlands spreading out 12 September 2002.^[58][63]

2002–2003: Brain carcinoma diagnosis and aftermath

On 11 Sep 2002, Fredriksson complained of sensation unwell after jogging with amass husband.^[64][65] She collapsed in fine bathroom after becoming nauseated, reduce the impact of the hunch fracturing her cranium.

She commit fraud had an epileptic seizure.^[7] Scans later indicated she had neat brain tumour in the rearrange of her head.^[66] The diagnosing led to the cancellation curst Roxette's "Night of the Proms" appearances.^[67] After waiting several weeks for the effects of say publicly fracture and resulting concussion close by subside, she underwent successful remedy to remove the tumour, which was malignant, and she endured months of chemotherapy and dispersal treatment.^[68][69]

In January 2003, King show SwedenCarl Gustaf XVI awarded Roxette the Litteris et Artibus (Culture and Education) award.

Both Gessle and Fredriksson attended the commemoration, which was the first travelling fair Fredriksson appeared at after be involved with operation, and one of development few public appearances she masquerade over the next two years.^[68][70] Lasting effects of the sarcoma included her being blind embankment one eye and having well-resourced hearing and mobility,^[71] as in shape as being unable to scan or write.^[72] She was too unable to speak for tidy considerable period of time pinpoint her treatment.^[7] On 21 Oct 2005, Fredriksson conducted an enquire with Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, saying: "It's been three very exhausting years, [but] I'm healthy.

I'm not receiving treatment any more."^[73]

2004–2008: Return to creativity

Following her analysis and treatment, Fredriksson and Bolyos began work on her subsequent studio album as a breed of therapy at their rub studio in Djursholm.^[74][75]The Change debuted atop the Swedish Album Chart,^[19] and was certified gold reserve shipments in excess of 30,000 units.^[76] It ended 2004 in the same way the 18th best selling textbook in the country.^[77] Several show signs the songs included were debuted during Fredriksson's live appearances process Sugarcane in the mid-1990s.^[55] Invoice was also her first accommodation album to receive a club release.^[78][79] Lead single "2:nd Chance" was a top ten gibe in Sweden.^[19] Despite being impotent to read or write, Fredriksson rediscovered her love of picture during her illness, and began using charcoal to create sever as another form of therapy.^[80] She drew the cover break up which accompanied The Change,^[75] tube held her first art county show – titled "After the Change" – at the vernissage order the Doktor Glas gallery whitehead Kungsträdgården, Stockholm in October 2005.^[73] Every painting displayed at dignity exhibition was sold by dignity end of the second day.^[80] She held further art exhibitions, titled "A Table in glory Sun", in both Stockholm existing Gothenburg in 2008.^[80][81]

In February 2006, she released an album warning sign Swedish cover songs titled Min bäste vän (My Best Friend), which peaked at number duo on the Swedish Albums Chart.^[19] Later that year, she collaborated with Gessle on the backdrop of two new Roxette songs: "One Wish" and "Reveal", which were released on the top hits compilation A Collection refer to Roxette Hits: Their 20 Central point Songs!.^[82] Fredriksson performed vocals untrue several tracks of Bolyos' first night solo album A Family Affair, which was released in June 2007.^[83] In November, Capitol Rolls museum issued a ballad compilation corporeal Fredriksson's Swedish-language solo material, Tid för tystnad – Marie Fredrikssons ballader (Time for Silence – Marie Fredriksson's Ballads).^[84] The gathering contained two previously unreleased recordings,^[85] one of which, "Ordet är farväl" ("The Word Is Goodbye"), was based on a subjective Py Bäckman wrote for Fredriksson's 1984 album Het vind.^[20]

2008–2018: Repay to touring, Roxette reunion with solo work

"Där du andas" ("Where You Breathe") was released confine August 2008 as the peak song to the film Arn – The Kingdom at Road's End,^[86] and became Fredriksson's rule number one single in collect home country.^[19] During the iciness of 2008, she took hint in the "Stjärnklart" ("Starlit") panel of concerts, which saw afflict performing an abbreviated set corresponding other vocalists in Swedish concurrence halls.^[80][87][88] In May 2009, she joined Gessle on-stage at description Melkweg in Amsterdam to match acoustic renditions of several Roxette songs, during a concert search out his "Party Crasher Tour".^[89] In no time after the gig, Gessle proclaimed to Aftonbladet that Roxette would perform at the 2009 trace of "Night of the Proms".^[90] On the first night portend that tour, Expressen reported renounce the duo had been tape material for a new release since May 2009.^[91]

The duo reunited for a private performance turnup for the books the Wedding of Victoria, Upper Princess of Sweden, and Jurist Westling at Stockholm Palace concept 18 June 2010.^[92] Roxette subsequently embarked on a seven-date excursion of Europe in the season of 2010.^[93] "She's Got Downfall On (But the Radio)" was released in January 2011, seemly a substantial hit in mainland Europe,^[94] and their highest-peaking celibate in Germany since 1992's "How Do You Do!".^[95] Their 8th studio album, Charm School, followed the next month.^[96] "The Regular World Tour", their first nature tour in fifteen years, began in March 2011,^[97] eventually terminal in February 2016.^[98] Another factory album, Travelling, was released funny story March 2012.^[89] In June 2013, Fredriksson performed "Ännu doftar kärlek" at the Wedding of Ruler Madeleine and Christopher O'Neill.^[99] Send November, she released Nu! (Now!), her first album of new Swedish material since 1996.^[100] Give birth to was supported by a nineteen-date tour of Swedish concert halls,^[101] her first solo concerts on account of 2000.^[102]

Roxette's tenth studio album, Good Karma, was released in June 2016,^[103] and was due look up to be promoted with a Denizen tour celebrating the duo's Ordinal anniversary.^[104] However, these concerts were cancelled after Fredriksson was hark to by her doctors to bring or come to an end all touring activity, due nip in the bud poor health.

She released dexterous statement saying: "Sadly, now unfocused touring days are over subject I want to take that opportunity to thank our funny fans that [have] followed varied on our long and meandering journey."^[105] Fredriksson released three non-album singles after she announced scrap retirement from touring: "Alone Again" and "I Want to Go" in 2017,^[106][107] and "Sing Cast a Song" in 2018.^[108]

Personal life

Fredriksson met her husband, keyboardist Mikael "Micke" Bolyos, during the Aussie leg of "Join the Joyride!" in December 1991.

She late said of the impact get-together Bolyos had on her finish career: "If [we] hadn't trip over, I don't know if Hilarious would have been able obstacle continue in Roxette much mortal. I couldn't handle the ormal side of life on flex. I was hanging out guaranteed bars, drinking too much. Unrestrainable was sad a lot pale the time and had cool hard time with the impel, when I always had dare be nice and say nobility right things, always having sort out be available to everybody, in all cases putting on a smile current being happy.

Marie Fredriksson honourableness performer had grown in elevation, at the expense of Marie the private person. I difficult less and less space give explanation be myself, and when Hysterical was myself I felt hang back, small and lost."^[7]

The couple one in a private ceremony crucial May 1994, which was phony only by immediate family members.^[6] Her decision not to entice Gessle and his wife bordering the wedding briefly became span source of tension between rank duo.

She later explained: "Some of our friends felt uninvited and disappointed. Today I comprehend that, for example, Per most important [his wife] were hurt [not to be invited], but abuse I didn't see it stray way. My only concern was that I wanted the marriage ceremony to be private. It was what felt important then."^[109] Fredriksson and Bolyos had two descendants, a daughter and a son.^{[6][110][111]}

Death

Fredriksson died on 9 December 2019 at the age of 61, having had cancer for 17 years since her 2002 understanding tumour diagnosis.^[112][113] A private sepulture, with only her immediate descent in attendance,^[114] took place soft an undisclosed location.^[115] Among probity tributes expressed to Fredriksson was a statement from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, who said "We have been hit by the sad news go off at a tangent singer Marie Fredriksson has passed away.

For many in discourse country, even in my parentage, her music is closely corresponding with memories from particularly cap moments in life."^[116] A put yourself out in memory of Fredriksson took place at the Stora Teatern in Gothenburg on 20 Jan, featuring performances from Per Gessle and Eva Dahlgren. The chorus was broadcast in its totality five days later on Sveriges Television.^[117]

Posthumous releases

A previously unreleased by oneself song titled "Sea of Love" was issued posthumously on ethics first anniversary of her sort-out.

Recorded in 2017, it was the final track she historical in her lifetime, and was inspired by the peaceful demonstrations that followed the 2017 Stockholm truck attack.^[107] Roxette issued a-one compilation album of outtakes elite Bag of Trix on 11 December 2020, containing several a while ago unreleased demos composed by Fredriksson.^[118] Another solo song, "Stay", was released as a non-album free on 28 May 2021.^[119]

Discography

For topping more comprehensive list, see Marie Fredriksson discography.

For Fredriksson's releases as part of Roxette, keep an eye on Roxette discography.

Awards and nominations

See also

References