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Marie Fredriksson

1958 - 2019

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Gun-Marie Fredriksson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɡɵnː maˈriː ˈfrêːdrɪkˌsɔn] ; 30 May 1958 – 9 December 2019) was a Swedish singer, songwriter, pianist, and 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 multiple hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including four number ones. Fredriksson had a successful career in her native country prior to forming Roxette. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marie Fredriksson is the 110th most popular singer (up from 111th in 2019), the 90th most popular biography from Sweden and the 2nd most popular Swedish Singer.

Marie Fredriksson is most famous for being the lead singer of the Swedish pop group, Roxette.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Marie Fredriksson ranks 110 out of 4,381. Before her are Johnny Hallyday, Víctor Jara, Gwen Stefani, Anna Netrebko, Glenn Hughes, and Donna Summer. After her are Constanze Mozart, Robert Plant, Diana Ross, Adele, Teresa Teng, and Enrique Iglesias.

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Among people born in 1958, Marie Fredriksson ranks 18. Before her are Gary Oldman, Mehmet Ali Ağca, Prince, Viggo Mortensen, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Lyudmila Putina. After her are Ice-T, Alec Baldwin, Anna Politkovskaya, Tim Robbins, Bruce Dickinson, and Jamie Lee Curtis. Among people deceased in 2019, Marie Fredriksson ranks 26. Before her are Peter Fonda, Karel Gott, Agnès Varda, Beji Caid Essebsi, Franco Zeffirelli, and Doris Day. After her are Bert Hellinger, Murray Gell-Mann, João Gilberto, Mariss Jansons, Immanuel Wallerstein, and Alexei Leonov.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Marie Fredriksson ranks 90 out of 1,879. Before her are Hugo Theorell (1903), Gustav, Prince of Vasa (1799), Sven Hedin (1865), Avicii (1989), Eric the Victorious (945), and Anders Zorn (1860). After her are Axel Oxenstierna (1583), Sigfrid Edström (1870), Olof Skötkonung (980), Sune Bergström (1916), Folke Bernadotte (1895), and Louise of Sweden (1851).

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Among SINGERS In Sweden

Among singers born in Sweden, Marie Fredriksson ranks 2. Before her are Agnetha Fältskog (1950). After her are Jenny Lind (1820), Zarah Leander (1907), Birgit Nilsson (1918), Loreen (1983), Nicolai Gedda (1925), Basshunter (1984), Dead (1969), Jussi Björling (1911), Joey Tempest (1963), and Anette Olzon (1971).

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