Marie’s voice has been one of my go tos my entire life. The music of Roxette has guided me, inspired me, helped me articulate feelings, coaxed me through the breakup of my first big relationship. Her vocals on all their power ballads cut into my core. Their music shaped a lot of who I am today and I am grateful to her and Per Gessle for that. There aren’t enough words to express how integral to my life her music has been. She and Per together were my muse, and I feel like a giant part of my soul has been ripped out of me.
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.
Você será inesquecível Marie , suas voz e sua s músicas fizeram parte da minha vida em uma época de lutas e de vitórias , gratidão a você eternamente , o mundo ficou mais triste apartir de hoje , obrigada ? por ter existido na minha vida .
It all started with the cassette of Joyride. Not an original, someone at school had passed it to me. I was 17. I had no passion for music, I didn't even have any music at my place, except for Luca Carboni (an italian singer). I fell in love immediately. I practically listened to only the first 5 songs (skipping Hotblooded). I remember the excitement that evening at the Festivalbar (an italian emission on tv) when they played Fading Like a Flower for the first time ... none of my classmates knew it, but I had the cassette... worn out.
Then I remember the video of Big Love, they were constantly playing it on TV. Marie waving a whip in the air in a sort of circus while she was singing "the bigger the better" ... but at the time I didn't understand anything in English, I just liked the music.
Then one evening, while I was skating, they played "It Must have been love" on the radio. They said it was Roxette, but it wasn't on the Joyride album. So I found out that before Joyride there had been "Look Sharp". Meanwhile the CDs were invented and my mom bought it for me. I didn't know the title of that song (to me it was something like "imastabinlo"). I listened to it in order of tracks and when guitars started I got that "The Look" (to me the title was "nananananananananananana") was again Roxette. Still, I listened to the entire album and no "It must have been love". However there were Paint, Cry, No Shadow of a doubt and ... Listen to your heart. They had conquered me, forever.
Then came out Tourism. I clearly remember the day I bought it in Treviso with my money. it was the last one left, they had to remove it from the music player where to listen to the newly released CDs ... I had read the tracklist and there was "It must have been love" (in the meantime I had discovered the exact title). However, when I listened to it, as first track (the beauty of the CDs) I discovered that it was a different version, beautiful, but different ... But there were How Do You Do (my god, the video, how wonderful), The Rain , So far away ... and Queen of Rain ...
Then Crash Boom Bang came ... with Sleeping in my car. Oh the day the video came out ... she had cut her hair so short ... I was upset, but the song was pretty cool.
In the end, I had to wait 4 years to have finally "It must have been love". In 1995, in fact, the greatest hits came out, called Don't bore us, get to the chorus ... Too bad there was also You don't understand me ... the time of It must have been love was over… I just listened to that.
Goodbye Marie, thank you for these 28 years when you kept me company. It's over now, I really feel I lost you somehow.
I may have only been born in the very early 90s, but I was brought up on all manner of Roxette by my mother. Your music will always be a big part of my life, I feel so privileged that I got to go to your performance in Wollongong on the 23rd of February 2015, it was something that I never thought I’d be able to go to and for that, I most sincerely thank you. Your music will live on forever, through all of your fans and we will never forget the magic that you brought to us.
It must have been love, but it’s over now.
It must have been good, but we lost you somehow.
Rest In Peace, Marie. Thank you for all your beautiful music and your infectious smile.
Dear Marie and family,
Never have I been more happy the moment I heard the news I won a meet & greet with my idol on 11 november 2009 NOTP in Antwerp.
Standing next to you taking our picture together, holding you. It was so exciting. You said we had to do the picture again because you thought you had your eyes closed . You made me so happy.
When I was 11 years I fell in love with you and your music, your voice, your charisma.
I saw you the first time when I was 15. My first time going to a big concert in Brussels.
14/8/2010 I was 5 months pregnant of my twins I traveled my first time to Sweden, Halmstad. To see you in action with Roxette. My children were born on 26 nov, the same birthday as your son Oscar.
I had the possibilitie to see you also at the circus in Stockholm 26/4/2014
Those are the most beautiful memories I have of you.
I will never forget you, my queen, I spend 30 years of my life listening to your beautiful voice. You are my role model!
My thoughts are specially with the closest family of Marie ,
Can't imagine what you must be going through.
Marie, paint your love all over my world xx
Iphigenia from Belgium
thank u for all the times you've saved my life with the endless beauty of your voice! your energy has inspired me many many times... and now all I cand do is ask you only one thing: Rest, my Queen of Rain! just rest! Ed.
Goodbye Marie! Your voice will be within us for all eternity !. Thanks for share your passion, good vibes and happiness to all the fans around the world. You will be my inspiration to never give up and always dream for a better world. Now rest in peace my Queen of rain 😉
Tu voz acompaño mi vida durante 30 años y te lo agradezco. Diste una dura batalla y ganaste el Cielo, ahora Ser de luz... haz brillar tu Luz en Mi.
Gracias
Your music changed my life for better. Love you. Always will.
Forever in my Heart❤️❤️❤️xxx
Things will never be the same! Brazil woke up very sad and with no colour.
She's in our minds and well not forget her anymore!
Cara Marie,
You are the voice of my soul. When I was a little child you and Roxette helped me to be strong and not alone. You will always be part of my life, part of my family.
Con infinito amore,
Gabriele
My swettest child memories include Roxette's songs sounds in background. Even today, the Marie's music sounds frecuently in My head. It's bring me happines, joy, sometimes sad Moments too, but her music "shakes My World" everytime. Today, her departure break something inside me. Like the song said, "things can't never be the same". A Big hug from Chile...our souls are with you, anda with your family.
So in shock about the News today.
Roxette has been A great support for me true life.
To celebrate and to help in difficult times.
The most beautifel memory for me is the concert when you joined Per on stage in Amsterdam after been away for so long.
Everybody was crying and so happy to see you back on stage.
You are such an example to never give up.
Marie rest in peace and for the rest of the Family my condolances.
She is gone but wil always be rememberd and these memories wil remain .
Nigdy Cię nie zapomnę towarzyszyłaś mi przez całe życie. Walczylaś do końca, już na zawsze zostaniesz w moim sercu.
Oh, Marie. What can I say? You've been a part of my life since I was 10 years old. I'm 39 now and I still listen to your music. It's hard to express how many things happened in my life through all these years, and you were there as always. So I'll just say a big THANK YOU. Thank you for showing that we have to be strong and fight, because that's what you did. Love you always. <3
First, send my condolences to Marie's family and friends. And I can't forget all the fans. We are many who cry now, but Marie is resting and gave us many years of music and joy. I will never forget you, you went and you will always be part of my life. Kisses to heaven, good trip.
I first saw Roxette at the age of 15 at shepherd's Bush empire London and loved Roxette ever since. Marie's voice was amazing and as a duo Roxette were great. I saw their world tour at Wembley when Marie had to be helped to walk on the stage but that didn't stop her singing with her outstanding voice and all her power. She was a talented strong brave woman a d I am truly gutted Marie has passed away. It has brought tears to my eyes and it feels like a end of a era. She will live on through her music. My thoughts go out to her family. RIP Marie.X
. She is the reason why I like English so much since I was 12 and wanted to know what were the lyrics about. Nowadays I'm so proud to say that I'm an English teacher. I had the honour to be in one of Roxette's shows in Argentina and It was the BEST concert I've ever been. RIP my Queen, we will always love you and endless thanks for all you gave us.
Goodbye brave girl, rest in peace.