Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson dies, aged 61 (BBC)

Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson has died aged 61, her manager has confirmed.

The Swedish star achieved global success in the 1990s with hits like ‘Joyride’, ‘The Look’ and ‘It Must Have Been Love’, from the film Pretty Woman.

A statement said the singer had died on Monday, 9 December “following a 17-year long battle with cancer”.

“You were the most wonderful friend for over 40 years,” her bandmate Per Gessle said. “Things will never be the same.” Read more

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