Dear Marie, your music has always been by my side since I first listened to Roxette in 1989. I was able to see you guys live twice in Mexico City and it was awesome. Just a couple of months ago, my 9 year old daughter became a Roxette fan, she loves your songs, but Listen To Your Heart & It Just Happens are her favourite ones. I haven't told her you are gone now. Your voice will remain forever in our hearts. Thank you for so many years of music, thank you for your voice, we will never forget you. You will be terribly missed. ♥
Remembrance book for Marie Fredriksson
Dear fellow friends, dear fans of Marie Fredriksson, dear Roxette fans, dear kind people in this world,
our friend Marie has passed away on December 9, and many, many people in the world are heartbroken and would like to express their feelings. Not everyone can do so on the social media, not everyone can do so by coming to Sweden and signing the official remembrance book laid out in Stockholm.
We want to collect your thoughts, your grieve, but also your finest memories with Marie here. Please write down what you always wanted to say to her, we will collect each single entry of yours, put them into one single book and send it over to Marie’s family to show them how much she made this world better through you.
Thank you.
[All entries made before January 1, 2020 were taken over for the book. You will still be able to add your messages now but we cannot consider them for the book to Marie’s family anymore as it has been printed by now.]
The Daily Roxette had one copy of the book printed early January 2020 and handed it over to Marie Dimberg, Roxette’s manager and a very good friend of Marie Fredriksson and her family, in Göteborg on January 20, 2020. The printed version of the book is nearly 800 pages thick and it has a white cover. Its title “Tack för allt Marie” (Thank you for everything Marie) is written in silver and red letters on its sleeve.
Here you see some quick photos of the book, sadly there has never been a chance to take proper photos of this one copy as it arrived just before the evening we headed to Göteborg for the “En kväll för Marie Fredriksson” show.
If you are interested, you can download a simplified version (the printed version contains a few more blank pages to separate the chapters, for instance) of the book with all entries right here.
The entries are sorted alphabetically by names, this file is also searchable.
Entries with non-latin character sets are at the very end of the book. Most URLs have been removed as they make little sense in a printed book.
Download the file “TackForAlltMarieByTDR.pdf”
6660 entries.
It's impossible to me to describe the feelings I have when I hear your voice in any song. You note when somebody sings from the bottom of their heart. You are here. I can't feel a different thing. You will always be here in my heart. Thanks for making the world more beautiful with your art.
Thank you. Thank you for the music that always seemed to fix a bad day. Thank you for the music that helped make a good day even better.
Roxette has always been and will always be my safe place. Marie was the epitome of beauty, grace, and talent with a whole lot of feisty underneath it all. One of my favorite memories is convincing my mom to take me to Record Bar at the mall when they opened on the day CBB came out. We were there so early I had to wait while they cut open boxes of shipment to find the desired cassette. It was like gold to hold that cassette in my hands. Immediately home to play nonstop for who knows how long. I will treasure seeing her in New York in 2012 at the Beacon Theater. It was a thrill to interact with her before the show. I know I babbled and said nothing incredibly intelligent but I hope she felt how much love I had for her. My prayers go to her family and friends. Thank you sweet Marie.
I will never forget 27 June 1992 when dear Marie shook my hand in a shadowy corner outside a concert hall in Brussels. She said thanks when I wished her lots of success in questionable English. As teenager I was in trance for the next 2 or so years. Unbelievable. ❤️? I knew then that she was a kind human and not a rockstar. (Not degrading her beautiful voice here but she stood firmly with her feet on the ground if you know what I mean).
Her music was a big support to me when I became ill with type 1 diabetes in the same year, just before I met her.
My Roxette love affair began after I first heard The Look...and won’t ever end. I first saw them at Birmingham on the joyride tour with four university friends (on a 350 mile and tound trip which certainly was no joyride!) then four times after that including at London o2 on the last tour. The concert highlight though was travelling over to Gothenburg on their reunion tour, what an unforgettable night that was!. Everyone, including Marie, was so happy.
I’m so sad that Marie has passed away but I’m grateful that we have an endless music catalogue to remember her by. And I will. My heart goes out to her family, relatives and friends and hope they find the strength to go on. RIP Marie. X
Dear Marie,
Today my heart has broken into a thousand pieces. I can only say thank you! Thank you for being part of the soundtrack of my life and for getting excited with your voice and your presence. I hope that wherever you are, you are very happy and continue to enjoy the rest with your beautiful
voice.
Love you! Miss you ??
Very sad day for music to lose such a talented beautiful lady. Your music will stay with us forever. Rest in peace Marie and sincere condolences to your closest. Love x
...Hasta siempre Marie;fading like a flower
I have been following Roxette's music since 1989 and their music has come along with me throughout all this time. Year by year, album by album. Expecting excited every new release. I always thought of myself as their biggest fan in the world, but I know we are millions. Marie's talented voice was out of ordinary and unmistakable putting all her soul in her singing. I always adored her. Roxette's music made me feel so fine even in my hardest lifetime moments.
I saw Marie and Per three times live in Spain: First time in San Sebastián in 1994; second time in Madrid in 2011; and a third and final time also in Madrid in 2015, few months before their last tour was cancelled. I was really shocked by Marie's strength to go on and still perform live despite her health, but that was her true passion and I admire her for that too.
I have also suffered the strike of cancer in my family and Marie's fight always encouraged me against the toughest moments.
She and her music will always be in my heart and my soul. And her voice will always sound the rest of my life.
I'd love to send a big hug and my deepest thoughts and love to her family in Sweden. With all my respect.
Love always,
Carlos, from Spain.
Dear Marie: I remember I first listened to you in 1988... quite a long time ago. And I immediately fell in love with your songs and your voice. I followed Roxette throughout all these years. But also, in 1995, I got to know your solo career. Den ständiga resan, Det regnar igen, Medan tiden är inne, and so many other songs I found so great. Lately, you surprised me with Sista Sommarens Vals, and maybe Tro are one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard. I went to my first Roxette concert in 2011 and it was delightful. I then again, in 2012, when I also had the chance to meet you. It was so great talking to you, you were so nice and calm. I admire you, because you fought you cancer and yet got up. But, most of all, I thank you for so many beautiful songs that I will keep on listening. Your memory lives in my heart, and, as you said... "Listen to Your Heart". Jag älskar dig och tack för musiken!
The world lost an angel. I am so sad! Marie will always be in our hearts!
RIP!
I have been a fan since 1992, but couldn't attend any of the concerts in my country in the early years. In Charm School's tour, I was able to not only be in a live concert, but also meet Marie outside the hotel the band was staying in. It was my best friend's birthday, and he got the warmest hug from her and best wishes. She was so sweet, and we could see how glad she was to be touring and seeing the fans around the world. It was a very special night, and among all of the memories I have, it certainly is one of the fondest. She was such a talented performer, and I'm sure just as happy as she was sharing her gift with the world, it became a little more colorful for having her voice. I'm terribly sad for her passing, but believe her spirit will go on being a guardian for her family and friends.
Kære Marie jeg kan ikke sige sig nok tak for musikken. Den har været med mig fra jeg var 11 år og frem til nu hvor jeg er midt i livet. Din stemme og måde at fortolke sange på var fantastisk. Der har altid været en sang og stemning til alle begivenheder i mit liv. Du var fantastisk , tak for alt. Hvil i fred.
When I was 14 years old, I first listened to her with "Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Dressed for success", and I just loved it. Since then (now I´m 43 years old) Marie turned into my inspiration, filling with her voice my life always with good memories and moments, I grew up with her. I had the fortune to talk to her and say hi, the last time Roxette came to Mexico, she has been part of my life and I always will remember her with love. Be free on this new Joyride Marie!
Dear Marie's Family,
I cannot imagine your loss. My thoughts are with you. Marie's voice brought joy to my life for 25 years. Never will we hear such a voice again. It was a miracle. I have made a donation to the cancer foundation, as requested.
I'm really sorry.
Hjh x
One of the best bands ever, will never be forgotten! Marie was a great singer and musician and the two nights that I was lucky enough to see Roxette Live will live with me forever! Timeless tunes Timeless melodies! The first time I saw them Sheffield 94 will be my ever lasting memory! Making my hairs stand on end from start to finish! Loved Spending my time, sleeping in my car listening to a fantastic band! Forever will be missed, love to Per and all her family! R.I.P Marie always in my heart!
Im broken and crying since i heard the devastating news. I am a big fan, you are an excellent singer and a very inspiring person. My mom gave the roxette "virus" to me when i was 7/8 (24now). The music got me trough tough times, i had days i woke up and got to bed with the music of roxette, and when i bought my first car, all the albums had to be copied so they could'nt get lost in the car. The first concert i ever visited, was a concert of Roxette, travelled to belgium with my mom and had a great weekend. You will inspire people forever with your music. My concolences to the family and friends. Rest in Peace dear Marie, I will never forget you
RIP MARIE ,
A Great loss to the music industry and her fans across the world, you will live on in the great songs and videos that you and Per created over the years ????❤❤❤❤❤ when i was down i would listen to these songs and still do to this day you are a inspiration and will be sadly missed you will be in our hearts forever xxxx the sweet hello the sad goodbye xxx
my thoughts are with her family and freinds at this sad time xxx
Vintern 1988 hittade jag en platta i mamma och pappas vinylsamling. Den såg så cool ut. En kille och en tjej varav tjejen ler självsäkert in i kameran. Det lyser om henne. Båda verkar de vara hur kända som helst. Annars skulle de ju inte vara så uppvacktade som de är på bilden. Jag tog ut plattan och lade upp den på skivtallriken. Egentligen fick jag inte röra skivspelaren för pappa men är man åtta år och nyfiken glömmer man lätt. Ljudet av "the Look" fyllde rummet. Herregud vilken låt! Och sedan Dressed for success, Dangerous och slutligen Listen to your heart. VIlken röst hon har! Vem är hon? På den tiden fanns det inget internet (!) men så snabbt det gick tog jag reda på vilka Roxette var. Och sedan började samlandet av Per och Maries musik, konserter och minnen.
Tack Marie för att du förgyllde mina unga år och gav mig tro och hopp när ingen annan kunde göra det. All kärlek till dig och din familj.
Thank you Marie for your presence in my life. You have accompanied all my adolescence and my studies, my heavy working days. When my dad got sick with his lung at the same time as you, I prayed for him and for you. You were with me during my pregnancy and during the birth of my children. Even today I think of you and I see you reflected in the clear water, in the blink of a butterfly, on a petal of a rose. I have been blessed by meeting you in Italy several times! Thank you for your last gift when coming to Milan. I will never forget that evening. You were about to sing "Perfect day" and I shouted in the waiting crowd "I love you" and you heard me replying: "Thank you!"
Always esteem and love.