Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson has died, aged 61. Her management company, Dimberg Jernberg Management in a statement said she had died on Monday, Decemer 8th "following a 17-year long battle with cancer". She was successful as a solo artist in her native Sweden before partnering with Per Gessle to form Roxette in 1986. Some of Roxette's greatest hits include Joyride, The Look and It Must Have Been Love. Fredriksson was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2002, after collapsing in her kitchen following a workout. The tumor cost her vision in her right eye but she recovered after treatment and returned to music making and touring in 2008. She was advised by her doctors to stop touring and focus on her health in 2016. In a heartfelt statement, her Roxette partner said, "Thank you, Marie, thanks for everything. "You were an outstanding musician, a master of the voice, an amazing performer. Thanks for painting my black and white songs in the most beau
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