Marie Fredriksson, the female half of the Swedish pop duo Roxette, has died at age 61, her management agency says Tuesday.
Frederiksson formed Roxette with Per Gessle in 1986. The two released their first album the same year and went on to achieve international success in the late 1980s and 1990s.
The Dimberg Jernberg agency says Frederiksson died Monday “of the consequences of a long illness.”
It “is with great sorrow that we must inform you that one of greatest and most-loved artists is gone,” the firm says.
Fredriksson became ill in 2002 and was diagnosed with a brain tumor. She underwent radiation treatment and had continued health problems.
Frederiksson is survived by her husband, Mikael Bolyos, and their two children, Josefin and Oscar.
— AP
Singer Marie Fredriksson of Swedish band Roxette performing during a concert in Oberursel near Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, June 12, 2011. (Boris Roessler / dpa / AFP / File)
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