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Soph0571

(9,685 posts) Tue Dec 10, 2019, 10:17 AM Dec 2019

Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson dies aged 61

She has died after a 16 year battle with brain cancer.
She was amazing. So talented. This song was part of the soundtrack of my youth.
RIP

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Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson dies aged 61 (Original Post) Soph0571 Dec 2019 OP

Darn it. So young. MontanaMama Dec 2019 #1

Roxette was popular when I was in high school. The Genealogist Dec 2019 #2

Sad to hear. JudyM Dec 2019 #3

Roxette - The Look....................What a great singing voice.................. turbinetree Dec 2019 #4

Sad burrowowl Dec 2019 #5

MontanaMama

(23,307 posts)

1. Darn it. So young.

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Tue Dec 10, 2019, 10:32 AM

Dec 2019

The Genealogist

(4,723 posts)

2. Roxette was popular when I was in high school.

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Tue Dec 10, 2019, 10:34 AM

Dec 2019

Funny, I remember buying a Roxette cassette single at Kmart one Sunday back then. RIP

JudyM

(29,233 posts)

3. Sad to hear.

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Tue Dec 10, 2019, 11:04 AM

Dec 2019

Sorry she suffered. “Joyride” was a favorite guilty pleasure... learned a couple of the tracks on guitar. Passionate, heart-based and fun music, though entirely poppy.

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turbinetree

(24,695 posts)

4. Roxette - The Look....................What a great singing voice..................

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Tue Dec 10, 2019, 11:51 AM

Dec 2019

burrowowl

(17,638 posts)

5. Sad

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Tue Dec 10, 2019, 06:31 PM

Dec 2019

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