PARoxette singer Marie Fredriksson passed away on Monday morning, December 10, after a long battle with illness.
The Swede was one half of the pop duo along with Per Gessle.
The band is best known for its hits It Must Have Been Love, Joyride, Listen To Your Heart and The Look.
Following the announcement, Gessle tweeted:
Time goes by so quickly. It’s not that long ago we spent days+nights in my tiny apartment sharing impossible dreams. And what a dream we eventually got to share! I’m honoured to have met your talent+generosity. All my love goes to you+your family. Things will never be the same.
Time goes by so quickly. It’s not that long ago we spent days+nights in my tiny apartment sharing impossible dreams. And what a dream we eventually got to share! I’m honoured to have met your talent+generosity. All my love goes to you+your family. Things will never be the same. pic.twitter.com/CTegAUGrXG
— Per Gessle (@PartyPleaser) December 10, 2019
The singer and mother of two was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2002.
Fredriksson is survived by husband Mikael and their daughter Ines Josefin, 26, and son Oscar, 23.
The band took a 17-year break as Fredriksson dealt with the health problems she developed as a result of radiation damage from her brain tumour treatment.
PABut in 2011, she reunited with Roxette and even performed at the Swedish royal weddings of Princess Victoria in 2010 and Princess Madeleine in 2013.
Fredriksson’s agent Marie Dimberg confirmed in a statement that her death was linked to her previous health battle.
She explained:
It is with great sadness that we have to announce that one of our biggest and most beloved artists is gone.
Marie Fredriksson passed away on the morning of December 9 as a result of her previous illness.
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