Marie Fredriksson

Marie Fredriksson

1958-05-30

Biography

Gun-Marie Fredriksson (Swedish: [maˈriː ˈfrêːdrɪkˌsɔn] (About this soundlisten); 30 May 1958 – 9 December 2019) was a Swedish pop singer, songwriter, pianist and painter, who was best known internationally as the lead vocalist of pop rock duo Roxette, which she formed in 1986 with Per Gessle. The duo achieved international success in the late-1980s and early-1990s with their albums Look Sharp! (1988) and Joyride (1991), and had six top two hits on the Billboard Hot 100: "The Look", "Listen to Your Heart", "Dangerous", "It Must Have Been Love", "Joyride" and "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)". Gun-Marie Fredriksson was born on 30 May 1958 outside the small Swedish village of Össjö. She was the youngest of five children born of Charles Gösta Fredriksson (1914–1981) and Inez Dagmar Fredriksson (née Hoffert, 1922–1998). When she was four years old, her parents sold their farm and relocated to Östra Ljungby, where Gösta took a job as a postman and Inez became a factory worker. Three years later, her oldest sister Anna-Lisa was involved in a fatal traffic collision; her car was crushed by a tanker truck while she was travelling to purchase a dress for her engagement party. Marie explained: "She was 20 – and I can barely remember her today. But I remember the grief, how the family was torn apart. Completely. After that I had to fend for myself. I was only seven years old."

Also appears in

Roxette: All Videos Ever Made & More!

Roxette: All Videos Ever Made & More!

8.1

Roxette - Room Service Tour ’01

Roxette - Room Service Tour ’01

9.0

Roxette Diaries

Roxette Diaries

Not yet rated

Really Roxette

Really Roxette

Not yet rated

Roxette: It All Begins Where It Ends

Roxette: It All Begins Where It Ends

6.0

ANC-galan

ANC-galan

10.0

Roxette: MTV Unplugged

Roxette: MTV Unplugged

7.3

Roxette ‎– Live in Zürich

Roxette ‎– Live in Zürich

8.0

Robert Brobergs höjdare i Globen

Robert Brobergs höjdare i Globen

Not yet rated

Roxette - Live-Ism

Roxette - Live-Ism

8.0

En kväll för Marie Fredriksson

En kväll för Marie Fredriksson

8.0

Roxette ‎– Boxette

Roxette ‎– Boxette

Not yet rated

Roxette - Crash! Boom! Bang! Live!

Roxette - Crash! Boom! Bang! Live!

6.3

Roxette ‎- Sweden Live

Roxette ‎- Sweden Live

8.0

Dansa med vargen

Dansa med vargen

Not yet rated

Roxette: The Making of Joyride

Roxette: The Making of Joyride

Not yet rated

The Film About Badrock

The Film About Badrock

Not yet rated

Don’t Forget You’re a Rocker

Don’t Forget You’re a Rocker

Not yet rated

Roxette: Look Sharp Live 1989

Roxette: Look Sharp Live 1989

7.0

Roxette: Live In Sydney 1991

Roxette: Live In Sydney 1991

Not yet rated