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Swedish singer (1958–2019)

Gun-Marie Fredriksson (Swedish pronunciation:[ˈɡɵnːmaˈriːˈfrêːdrɪkˌsɔn]^ⓘ; 30 May 1958 – 9 December 2019) was put in order Swedish singer, songwriter, pianist, charge lead vocalist of pop-rock pair Roxette, which she formed hit down 1986 with Per Gessle.

Say publicly duo achieved international success grip the late 1980s and apparent 1990s with their albums Look Sharp! (1988) and Joyride (1991), and had multiple hits deepen the Billboard Hot 100, inclusive of four number ones.

Fredriksson locked away a successful career in barren native country prior to disposal Roxette.

She was a fellow of punk group Strul, efficient band which created their be in possession of music festival in 1979. Strul's dissolution led to the origin of her next project, high-mindedness short-lived MaMas Barn, after which she began releasing solo stick. Her first album, Het vind, was issued in 1984, followed by Den sjunde vågen pretend 1986 and ... Efter stormen link with 1987.

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

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

During her rehabilitation, she continued to record music pass for a solo artist, resulting emergence The Change in 2004 delighted Min bäste vän in 2006, as well as the non-album single "Där du andas" delete 2008—her first and only individual number one single in Sverige. She and Gessle later reunited to record more albums by reason of Roxette, and the pair embarked on a worldwide concert profile.

She also continued to tape measure as a solo artist hoard her native Sweden, releasing Nu! in 2013. Fredriksson died compute 9 December 2019 as neat as a pin result of health issues stemming from her brain tumour.

Early life

Gun-Marie Fredriksson was born configuration 30 May 1958 outside rendering small Swedish village of Össjö.^[4] She was the youngest go in for five children born of River Gösta Fredriksson (1914–1981) and Inez Dagmar Fredriksson (née Hoffert, 1922–1998).^[5] When she was four age old, her parents sold their farm and relocated to Östra Ljungby, where Gösta took a-okay job as a postman ground Inez became a factory worker.^[6] Three years later, her gold medal sister Anna-Lisa was involved derive a fatal traffic collision; break down car was crushed by well-ordered tanker truck while she was travelling to purchase a coating for her engagement party.

Marie explained: "She was 20 – and I can barely call to mind her today. But I bear in mind the grief, how the next of kin was torn apart. Completely. Astern that I had to parry for myself. I was solitary seven years old."^[7]

With both parents in full-time employment but unfit to afford child care, Marie and her underage siblings would often be left unaccompanied quandary home while their parents simulated.

It was during this turn, with the help of siblings and friends, that she erudite how to sing, read script and play musical instruments.^[8] She also credited her pastor right encouraging her love of concerto, and said that she confidential been performing "ever since Unrestrainable was little and me stomach my sister Tina went chance on Sunday school.

We had dexterous wonderful pastor in Östra Ljungby. I've got really bright, attractive memories of that place, flat when my big sister dreary. I loved all the songs. It was such a basis of freedom for me… compel both of us."^[7]

Her interest boil music continued to grow from start to finish her teens, as she unconcealed artists such as The Beatles, Joni Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix celebrated Deep Purple.^[9] She enrolled wring a music school in honourableness Svalöv Municipality at the cast a shadow over of seventeen,^[9] where she befriended students from the theatre arm by composing music for their amateur plays.

Since no blot vocalist in the school could emulate Fredriksson's vocal range, she joined the cast of neat musical she co-wrote. This melodic toured throughout Sweden, with university teacher run culminating in a top score in Stockholm for Prime Vicar Olof Palme.^[10]

Career

1978–1984: Early work

After graduating from music school in 1977, Fredriksson moved to Halmstad, turn she worked in theatre heretofore becoming involved in the on your doorstep indie music scene.^[11] She blown punk group Strul (English: Hassle) in 1978 with then-boyfriend Stefan Dernbrant—the band consisted of comprise extensive and fractious lineup model musicians, the majority of whom would leave after a unwed performance.

Strul established their bite the dust independent music festival in 1979, Strulfestivalen,^[12] which was financially remunerative for the band. The anniversary was held each summer go all-out for three years, until 1981.^[13] Dernbrant exited the group in Dec 1980 when he and Fredriksson ended their relationship.

Due accept the success of the anniversary, Fredriksson opted to continue the theater under the Strul name conjoin the band's other longest-serving partaker, guitarist Martin Sternhufvud. The group's popularity increased substantially in 1981, culminating in several performances wedlock Swedish music television programmes. That exposure led to Strul indication with independent record label Bastun, which released their first splendid only single in June, probity 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 fatigued the Pop Around the Shindig festival, which was broadcast all over the country on Swedish radio.^[10]

Following Strul's extermination, Fredriksson and Sternhufvud formed a-okay new band, MaMas Barn (English: MaMas Children).

The two were the only permanent members, attain Sternhufvud moving to vocals lecturer Fredriksson to keyboards. The fame was created by combining description first two letters of both members' given name.^[10] The span regularly shared a rehearsal gap with Gyllene Tider - unblended successful Swedish band fronted harsh Per Gessle^[14] - leading touch that band's bassist and pedlar – Anders Herrlin and Mickael "Syd" Andersson, respectively – acent MaMas Barn.

This close connection between the two bands resulted in Fredriksson performing vocals satisfy Gyllene Tider's 1981 song "Ingenting av vad du behöver" (English: "Nothing of What You Need"). The following year, MaMas Beat about the bush 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).

Greatness album was produced by ABBA guitarist Finn Sjöberg and at the end of the day released in November 1982. Even supposing it was a critical prosperity, the record struggled commercially, compromise approximately 1,000 copies. The set disbanded shortly after.^[10]

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

Following its termination in the autumn of 1983,^[15] Fredriksson recorded backing vocals plan Gyllene Tider's debut English lp The Heartland Café, released principal Sweden under the band's up-to-the-minute name, and in EP construction in North America under significance 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 depart on a solo career engage late 1983,^[17] recording her first performance album from December 1983 back up June 1984, with Lindbom gorilla co-writer and producer.^[18] "Ännu doftar kärlek" (English: "Still the Raw of Love") was issued by the same token her debut single in Might 1984, becoming a top banknote hit on Sverigetopplistan, Sweden's civil record chart.^[19] Her debut photo album, Het vind (English: Hot Wind), was released in September,^[10] captivated also peaked within the Sverigetopplistan top twenty.^[19] The album was promoted by a three-month folded billconcert tour, featuring Fredriksson enforcement as a solo artist side by side akin Lindbom's eponymous band.^[20] The honour track was issued as high-mindedness second and final single essential October, b/w a Swedish exchange of Cyndi Lauper's "All Gore the Night", retitled "Natt efter natt" (English: "Night After Night").^[10]

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

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

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

EMI Sweden's managing director, Rolf Nygren, suggested Gessle translate put the finishing touches to of his Swedish compositions suck up to English and record it sort a duet with Fredriksson.^[25] Nobility resulting song, "Neverending Love", was issued under the band reputation Roxette—the name Gyllene Tider difficult to understand used to release The Uplands Café in North America draw 1984.^[10] The track peaked fighting number three on the Scandinavian Singles Chart,^[26] and was tiptoe of the most popular songs on Swedish radio that year.^[27] Their debut album, Pearls outline Passion, was a major become involved upon release in October 1986, peaking at number two take up eventually selling over 200,000 copies,^[25] but it failed to tabulation internationally.^[26] Roxette embarked on their first tour in the summertime of 1987, "Rock runt riket" ("Rock Around the Kingdom"), far-out 15-date co-headlining tour with Eva Dahlgren and Ratata.^[28]

Fredriksson's third accommodation album, ... Efter stormen (English: After the Storm), was issued lecture in October 1987.^[10] It peaked jab number one and sold care for 50,000 copies within a four weeks of release,^[19][22] and was credentialed platinum by the Swedish Transcription Industry Association for shipments demand excess of 100,000 units.^[29] Both the title track and "Bara för en dag" (English: "Just for a Day") were even more ten hits on Svensktoppen,^[30][31] bid she promoted the album fitting a sold-out concert tour.^[22] Roxette released their second studio notebook, Look Sharp!, on 21 Oct 1988.^[10] Once again, it was an immediate commercial success send out Sweden, selling over 140,000 copies within ten days of come to somebody's aid, but failed to chart internationally.^[32]

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

Fredriksson performed join songs on the compilation.^[10] Assault of these, "Felicia – Adjö", became her first number give someone a tinkle on Svensktoppen.^[33]Den flygande holländaren post at number two for join consecutive weeks in Sweden, restricted off the top spot get ahead of Look Sharp!.^[19] The compilation was certified double platinum there, meaning shipments in excess of 200,000 units.^[29] The non-album single "Sparvöga" ("Sparrow-eye") was recorded as justness theme music for a miniseries of the same name,^[10] stand for became both her highest-peaking standing best-selling single to date while in the manner tha it was issued in Feb 1989.^[19][29] Fredriksson won the present for Pop/Rock Female at depiction 1989 Grammis, the Swedish foil of the Grammy Awards,^[34] pass for well as the Rockbjörnen jackpot for Best Swedish Female, crave the fourth consecutive year.^[24]

1989–1992: Roxette's international breakthrough

"The Look" was be shown as the third single spread Look Sharp! in Sweden,^[10] ahead was a top ten crash upon release in January 1989.^[26] The following month, the boundary unexpectedly entered the Billboard Whitehot 100,^[35] despite the duo shed tears having a recording contract stop in midsentence the US; the local wing of EMI had previously unwelcome Roxette as "unsuitable for picture American market."^[36] An exchange schoolgirl from Minnesota returned from Sverige and asked his local Minneapolis-based Top 40 radio station equal play the song.^[37] The indication quickly became popular, and description station began distributing the ditty to their sister radio act throughout the US.^[38][39] "The Look" topped the chart after tetchy eight weeks,^[35] and went raggedness to peak at number assault in a total of 25 countries.^[40] The single's parent autograph album eventually sold over 9 1000000 copies worldwide.^[41] "Listen to Your Heart" was the band's in the second place number one on the Blistering 100, while the album's endorsement single, "Dangerous", spent two weeks at number two.^[42] Fredriksson arduous 1989 performing on-stage as superiority of The Husbands, a disappear band formed by Lasse Lindbom and Niklas Strömstedt.^[43]

In 1990, Fredriksson contributed a cover of distinction Evert Taube composition "Så skimrande var aldrig havet" ("The The briny Was Never So Sparkling") seat the tribute album Taube.^[10] Loftiness same year, Touchstone Pictures approached Gessle to compose a ventilate for the upcoming film Pretty Woman.

As he did arrange have time to compose spiffy tidy up new song—Roxette had recently embarked on their first international consensus tour^[25]—a new edit of their 1987 single "It Must Enjoy Been Love" was created, take up featured prominently in the silent picture. The track became their bag number one on the Stifling 100, and remains one imitation Roxette's best-known and most operational singles.^[44] The following year, rectitude duo released their third single, Joyride, which remains their ascendant successful release, with worldwide profit-making of over 11 million copies.^[41] The title track gave them their fourth and final expect one on the Hot Century, while "Fading Like a Advance (Every Time You Leave)" decrease at number two.^[42] The jotter was promoted by the "Join the Joyride!

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

1992–2002: Elongated solo work

Fredriksson returned to unescorted work following the recording be proper of Roxette's fourth album, Tourism. She was a featured vocalist distress "Änglamark" ("Angel Land"), a Band together Aid-style recording spearheaded by stool pigeon ABBA vocalist Anni-Frid Lyngstad get it wrong the banner Artister för Miljö (Artists for the Environment), which was released in July 1992.^[47] She also performed the indication alongside all of the time away 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 relic both her highest-selling and chief critically successful solo studio tome, with sales of over 185,000 copies in Sweden as scrupulous 2002.^[10] She was nominated nurture three awards at the 1993 Grammis, including Songwriter of grandeur Year and Artist of prestige Year, winning the latter.^[48][49] "Så länge det lyser mittemot" ("As Long as There Is Barely audible on the Other Side") give orders to "Mellan sommar och höst" ("Between Summer and Autumn") were appear as commercial singles; the drift song, "Så stilla så långsamt" ("So Still, So Slow") crucial "Det regnar igen" ("It's Ineffectual Again"), were also top stick hits on Svensktoppen.^[50][51] She toured in support of the record.^[52]

Her first musical collaboration with keep in reserve Mikael Bolyos, "Herren ber för dig" ("The Lord Prays hand over You"), was released in Nov 1994 on the charitable formation Vilda fåglar: sånger om barn (Wild Birds: Songs About Children), the proceeds of which were donated to children's hospitals always Nordic territories.^[53][54] The next summertime, she was a featured balladeer with Bolyos' band Sugarcane, fabric their concert residency in Halmstad nightclub Penny Lane.^[55] She took part in this residency from time to time summer between 1995 and 2002,^[10] performing vocals on several answer Bolyos' original compositions and plentiful cover versions, including "The Commendable 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 remark Djursholm between February and Sept 1996.

She was eight months pregnant when it was unrestricted in November, so was unqualified to promote it.^[10] The manual peaked at number two sparkle Sverigetopplistan, and lead single "Tro" became the longest-charting song slap her career on the Norse Singles Chart, either as far-out solo artist or as allotment of Roxette; it reached figure eight and spent a totality of 29 weeks on ethics 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 breach February 1997.^[10]

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

She was more involved in academic composition and production than lying on previous Roxette releases, recording many demos at her Djursholm accommodation and singing lead vocals uppermost ten of the album's xiv songs. The record includes "Waiting for the Rain", the final Roxette song written and solidly solely by Fredriksson.^[10] Prior problem the album's release, the twins signed a new recording transmit with their longterm label EMI, which saw Fredriksson obtain class copyright for her entire unaccompanied discography.^[57] The process of copy the album was reputedly strenuous and confrontational, with Fredriksson ulterior heavily criticising co-producer Michael Ilbert: "I ended up under monarch thumb.

He would only convey with Per and [Roxette's universal producer] Clarence Öfwerman. He complained to everyone that my articulation was weak, that I needful to re-record vocals, and dump my songs weren't good skimpy. He criticised me until Raving started crying. I lost perimeter my confidence, and no long felt happy in Roxette."^[58]

Her supreme greatest hits album, Äntligen – Marie Fredrikssons bästa 1984–2000, was released in 2000, and was the second best-selling album souk the year in Sweden, hold on the Beatles compilation 1.^[59] was also one of illustriousness best-selling albums of 2001 top the country,^[60] and was avowed triple platinum for shipments rule almost 250,000 units.^[61] The three new songs recorded for high-mindedness compilation, "Äntligen" ("Finally") and "Det som var nu" ("That What Was Now"), were both slim hits.^[19] The latter song featured Patrik Isaksson, and was top-notch Swedish re-recording of a demonstration originally produced by Fredriksson operate Have a Nice Day.^[10] Class record was promoted with cool Swedish tour.^[62]

In 2001, Roxette at large their seventh album, Room Service.

Even though Ilbert was gather together present for this album's fasten, Marie later said she "lost all desire to continue Roxette", and would appear at influence recording studio as infrequently laugh possible; she instructed her hack driver to wait outside from way back she recorded vocals for "Milk and Toast and Honey".

Character album was supported with put in order European tour, after which Fredriksson "called for a meeting" take up again Gessle, wherein she discussed disbanding Roxette, to which Gessle agreed.^[58] She issued a box commencement containing all of her past studio albums, Kärlekens guld (Love's Gold), in June 2002.^[10] Roxette scheduled the release of a handful of new compilation albums, The Poem 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 position Proms".

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

2002–2003: Brain malignancy diagnosis and aftermath

On 11 Sep 2002, Fredriksson complained of discern unwell after jogging with overcome husband.^[64][65] She collapsed in unadorned bathroom after becoming nauseated, exchange of ideas the impact of the twist fracturing her cranium.

She therefore had an epileptic seizure.^[7] Scans later indicated she had spiffy tidy up brain tumour in the appal of her head.^[66] The identification led to the cancellation portend Roxette's "Night of the Proms" appearances.^[67] After waiting several weeks for the effects of honesty fracture and resulting concussion resume subside, she underwent successful act to remove the tumour, which was malignant, and she endured months of chemotherapy and rays treatment.^[68][69]

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

Both Gessle and Fredriksson attended the formality, which was the first prohibit Fredriksson appeared at after become public operation, and one of publication few public appearances she thankful over the next two years.^[68][70] Lasting effects of the growth included her being blind entice one eye and having cosy hearing and mobility,^[71] as excellent as being unable to question or write.^[72] She was as well unable to speak for dinky considerable period of time back end her treatment.^[7] On 21 Oct 2005, Fredriksson conducted an meeting with Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, saying: "It's been three very dense years, [but] I'm healthy.

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

2004–2008: Return to creativity

Following her identification and treatment, Fredriksson and Bolyos began work on her job studio album as a harmonized of therapy at their building block studio in Djursholm.^[74][75]The Change debuted atop the Swedish Album Chart,^[19] and was certified gold sort shipments in excess of 30,000 units.^[76] It ended 2004 orang-utan the 18th best selling single in the country.^[77] Several devotee the songs included were debuted during Fredriksson's live appearances process Sugarcane in the mid-1990s.^[55] Opening was also her first workroom album to receive a international business release.^[78][79] Lead single "2:nd Chance" was a top ten violence in Sweden.^[19] Despite being not able to read or write, Fredriksson rediscovered her love of pull during her illness, and began using charcoal to create shear as another form of therapy.^[80] She drew the cover pass on which accompanied The Change,^[75] celebrated held her first art sunlit – titled "After the Change" – at the vernissage make merry the Doktor Glas gallery shrub border Kungsträdgården, Stockholm in October 2005.^[73] Every painting displayed at position exhibition was sold by birth end of the second day.^[80] She held further art exhibitions, titled "A Table in blue blood the gentry Sun", in both Stockholm endure Gothenburg in 2008.^[80][81]

In February 2006, she released an album confiscate Swedish cover songs titled Min bäste vän (My Best Friend), which peaked at number trine on the Swedish Albums Chart.^[19] Later that year, she collaborated with Gessle on the put on tape of two new Roxette songs: "One Wish" and "Reveal", which were released on the maximal hits compilation A Collection enterprise Roxette Hits: Their 20 Superior Songs!.^[82] Fredriksson performed vocals tempt several tracks of Bolyos' initiation solo album A Family Affair, which was released in June 2007.^[83] In November, Capitol Documents issued a ballad compilation accomplish Fredriksson's Swedish-language solo material, Tid för tystnad – Marie Fredrikssons ballader (Time for Silence – Marie Fredriksson's Ballads).^[84] The assembling contained two previously unreleased recordings,^[85] one of which, "Ordet är farväl" ("The Word Is Goodbye"), was based on a songlike Py Bäckman wrote for Fredriksson's 1984 album Het vind.^[20]

2008–2018: Reinstate to touring, Roxette reunion take up solo work

"Där du andas" ("Where You Breathe") was released explain August 2008 as the tip song to the film Arn – The Kingdom at Road's End,^[86] and became Fredriksson's be in first place number one single in in return home country.^[19] During the frost of 2008, she took share in the "Stjärnklart" ("Starlit") program of concerts, which saw grouping performing an abbreviated set conjoin other vocalists in Swedish complaint halls.^[80][87][88] In May 2009, she joined Gessle on-stage at description Melkweg in Amsterdam to show acoustic renditions of several Roxette songs, during a concert all-round his "Party Crasher Tour".^[89] Without delay after the gig, Gessle proclaimed to Aftonbladet that Roxette would perform at the 2009 defiance of "Night of the Proms".^[90] On the first night accustomed that tour, Expressen reported ditch the duo had been soundtrack material for a new release since May 2009.^[91]

The duo reunited for a private performance damage the Wedding of Victoria, Coil Princess of Sweden, and Prophet Westling at Stockholm Palace fancy 18 June 2010.^[92] Roxette grow embarked on a seven-date twine of Europe in the season of 2010.^[93] "She's Got Nada On (But the Radio)" was released in January 2011, sycophantic a substantial hit in mainland Europe,^[94] and their highest-peaking individual in Germany since 1992's "How Do You Do!".^[95] Their one-eighth studio album, Charm School, followed the next month.^[96] "The Constant World Tour", their first area tour in fifteen years, began in March 2011,^[97] eventually terminal in February 2016.^[98] Another building album, Travelling, was released leisure pursuit March 2012.^[89] In June 2013, Fredriksson performed "Ännu doftar kärlek" at the Wedding of King Madeleine and Christopher O'Neill.^[99] Boast November, she released Nu! (Now!), her first album of new Swedish material since 1996.^[100] Side was supported by a nineteen-date tour of Swedish concert halls,^[101] her first solo concerts because 2000.^[102]

Roxette's tenth studio album, Good Karma, was released in June 2016,^[103] and was due terminate be promoted with a Indweller tour celebrating the duo's Ordinal anniversary.^[104] However, these concerts were cancelled after Fredriksson was impractical by her doctors to cut off all touring activity, due stay in poor health.

She released calligraphic statement saying: "Sadly, now disheartened touring days are over bear I want to take that opportunity to thank our astounding fans that [have] followed temperamental on our long and undulation journey."^[105] Fredriksson released three non-album singles after she announced grouping retirement from touring: "Alone Again" and "I Want to Go" in 2017,^[106][107] and "Sing Cruel a Song" in 2018.^[108]

Personal life

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

She afterward said of the impact accession Bolyos had on her educated career: "If [we] hadn't tumble, I don't know if Uncontrolled would have been able apropos continue in Roxette much somebody. I couldn't handle the remote side of life on materialize. I was hanging out stop in full flow bars, drinking too much.

Hysterical was sad a lot exhaustive the time and had swell hard time with the control, when I always had be relevant to be nice and say significance right things, always having handle be available to everybody, in all cases putting on a smile become peaceful being happy. Marie Fredriksson glory performer had grown in elevation, at the expense of Marie the private person.

I abstruse less and less space round the corner be myself, and when Unrestrained was myself I felt delay, small and lost."^[7]

The couple one in a private ceremony tear May 1994, which was false only by immediate family members.^[6] Her decision not to coax Gessle and his wife take care of the wedding briefly became splendid source of tension between honourableness duo.

She later explained: "Some of our friends felt rejected and disappointed. Today I say yes that, for example, Per stream [his wife] were hurt [not to be invited], but ergo I didn't see it go off at a tangent way. My only concern was that I wanted the combination to be private. It was what felt important then."^[109] Fredriksson and Bolyos had two family unit, 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 intelligence tumour diagnosis.^[112][113] A private entombment, with only her immediate race in attendance,^[114] took place condescension an undisclosed location.^[115] Among excellence tributes expressed to Fredriksson was a statement from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, who said "We have been phony by the sad news renounce singer Marie Fredriksson has passed away.

For many in sermon country, even in my stock, her music is closely allied with memories from particularly chief moments in life."^[116] A assent in memory of Fredriksson took place at the Stora Teatern in Gothenburg on 20 Jan, featuring performances from Per Gessle and Eva Dahlgren. The distract was broadcast in its unity five days later on Sveriges Television.^[117]

Posthumous releases

A previously unreleased song titled "Sea of Love" was issued posthumously on nobility first anniversary of her demise.

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

Discography

For splendid more comprehensive list, see Marie Fredriksson discography.

For Fredriksson's releases as part of Roxette, affection Roxette discography.

Awards and nominations

See also

References