The Swedish singer and member of pop-duo, Roxette, Marie Fredriksson, has sadly passed away aged sixty-one.
Her family has just announced the heartbreaking news, informing her millions of fans that the musician finally succumbed to the illness that plagued her life for so long.
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Marie Fredriksson has left a mark on the world of music.
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The Swedish singer, who formed half of the pop-duo, Roxette, and was the most famous for hits such as “It Must Have Been Love” and “The Look”, has left behind a musical legacy, aged only sixty-one.
Marie famously had a long battle with cancer...
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The singer was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2002, where doctors gave her just a twenty percent chance of survival.
However, she defied the odds and battled on.
However, years of cancer treatments left her with severe radiation damage...
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And her 2004 solo album, The Change was dedicated to her experiences in and out of the hospital.
But now, her cancer got the better of her...
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And she tragically succumbed to the devastating illness yesterday morning.
Her family have said in a statement, “It is with great sadness that we have to announce that one of our biggest and most beloved artists is gone. Marie Fredriksson died on the morning of December 9 in the suites of her previous illness.”
She leaves behind a husband and 2 children
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