Rest in Peace Dear, Let the new life wherever you are now be welcoming and warm to your soul.
You were the light that shunned the first glimpse of pop music transitioning into rock for the youth of Uzbekistan. Long sentence some will understand some won't. With your songs we were growing up. You were the fighter on the stage, and what 17 years proved, you were fighter in real life too.
I am Thanking you for the work you did for me and other fans throughout your life. Marie you are STAR
Much Love To Marie Fredriksson
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”
6662 entries.
Dear Marie, when we (my husband and I) met, we didn't had much in common. But we found out that for both of us the first own album was "Joyride" on tape. Roxette was one of the topics we talked about on our first date and the love for your music was one of the reasons we met again. Your music will forever be a strong connection to our childhood. I sang your songs when I was 7 years old and didn't had any idea about english language. There is a video of me singing "How do you do" on a childrens birthday party in awkward completely wrong words (that sound a bit like the ones your singing). Still I allways feel like singing when I listen to your music. My husband in his childhood was responsible for producing holiday mixtapes. Roxette songs were allways a part of these tapes. So your music was played on every anoying long trip with two parents, three children and tons of luggage in one car between home and holiday destination. Chosen because of it's ability to calm down three teenagers on the backseat and make them sing. Thank you so much for the music you brought to our lifes! It's beautiful and timeless music that you filled with your unique voice. Thank you for making me happy with "The centre of the heart" so many times! We were both shocked when we heard about your disease. You've been so strong the last 17 years. It was tough to hear the bad news this week. We wish your family lot of strenght and health and send our love to them and to your friends. You will forever live with our families through your music. We will sing and dance with you until we die. And I hope afterwards we meet in heaven!
Don't know quite what to write.. but my heart is very sad...i remember being a young girl and looking at the video "the look" ...like them right away...Marie's voice and her charisma contagious.Last night coming home, i live in front of car dealerships and they play music on speakers outside..It must of been love.. was playing.. tears filled up in my eyes.. thank you Marie..for all the good vibes u sent us all these years..and even though u are gone..ur beautiful voice will never stop tickling our ears and make us smile.
I also grew up with your music. One time I had luck to see you on stage in Vienna. I love to remember this day.
All the best for your family and friends, and thank you for your great music and voice!
Rip
Iconic, beautiful and brave with supervoice and superpower! I will always remember You. Thank You Marie for Your powerfull singing. Thank You to made my life more colorfull.
Rest in Peace beautiful!
Un ange s'en est allé... R.I.P. Marie Fredriksson. Nous ne t'oublierons jamais. Merci toutes ces magnifiques chansons, merci <3
I grew up listening to your magical voice. You inspired me to leave my small town and see the world. I have so much love, admiration and respect for you. God bless you Marie. Forever in my heart.
Den beste artisten og de flotteste minner fra min ungdomstid. Roxette, med Marie Fredriksson vil alltid være med meg videre. Selv min mamma reagerer når Roxette spilles på radioen. Fordi det minner henne om min ungdom, som er rundt 30 år siden. Takk for alt, og de gode minner du har gitt meg. 🙂
You were the first music I've ever heard, my first CD, my first concert when I was just 14 years old and my inspiration for life. You were the soundtrack to my life, depending on wich song I hear I remind my first love, my first heartache, my second and third heartache, vacacions and uncounting situations and how I felt when I heard it before.
When I read your book last year it brought me to tears and so it happened again when I read the news last week. The news that told me, that a wonderful voice and big part of my life lost the last fight. Somehow it hurts like if a good old friend has gone and (like Per wrote) things will never be the same. And never is a long time...
Une chanteuse que j´ai beaucoup aimée, qui m´a accompagnée et m´inspirera encore de nombreuses années. RIP Marie Fredriksson.
My feelings, thank you very much for the poetry, rest in peace!
No words to express how deeply saddened I am by the news. I'm sure she is in a better place now. I will truly miss her voice.
Thanks for everything Marie ❤️❤️
Roxette, foi a minha porta de entrada para amar o POP!!! Passei o período da minha adolescência os ouvindo o tempo todo. Tanto que predominava as músicas da minha casa. Temas de muitos namoros e ocasiões especiais. Hoje lamento muito o encerramento definitivo da banda, mas a mais certa certeza de que sempre viverão em nossos corações. Cada um de nós seus fãs carregamos boas lembranças. Roxette pra mim é vida, é felicidade, é romance, amizade,o bombar do coração. Deixo aqui registrado todo nosso carinho e admiração BRASILEIRO. Per Gessle, você que graças a Deus esta entre nós deixo meu abraço muito apertado e agradecimentos profundos e sinceros por cada sorriso rasgado nem nossos rostos, mesmo misturado em lágrimas de emoção e gratidão. Deus o abençoe!!! Roxette, memorável e amado eternamente. NO MEU PÓDIO OS MELHORES E ÚNICOS.
RIP Angel your music will live on so sad to hear this news. Play your music a lot... Sleep tight beautiful ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Such a raw talent. A beautiful, strong lady. A wife and mother. You and Per were, (and still) are my favourite pop groups growing up.
In such a crazy world, you were a beacon of light. You will be sorely missed. Sleep well.
Dear Marie , dear family and all of Maries friends,
Now is time to tell my personal Roxette story. I was a teenager, a 14 year old girl watching TV in my room. m was a TV. I watched MTV and for the first time I saw clips of The Look and Joyride. From that moment on I knew I wanted to know more about the band Roxette.
With my allowance I bought my first CD Joyride. I loved all the songs, my heart opened and so began the big love story with Roxette.
When I reached my twenties, my big dream was to get to know you, who you are, how you live and also your country Sweden. I worked very hard to save money, because I really wanted to fulfill my dream.
In 1998 my friend Susanne and I booked a trip to Sweden. We rented a car and drove to Tylösand. We visited the hotel, checked out the studio and Pers villa. We had a lot of fun this way. We were so happy.
In the following years we often came to Sweden; to see Marie or Gyllene Tider in concert or just to get to know the country better. Once we left gifts at Maries house, a red rose she could plant in her garden and a card from us.
Even when we went to shows we always brought Marie roses. She used to recognize us and was always smiling. Per always got a white rose from me.
Sometimes we got to meet you in person and these are the best memories forever. You are a big star - live on stage – your music – your voice - they became part of me.
Your songs with Pers lyrics often matched the points in my life like a wonderful companion. They were so often true.
In 2002 we had a big shock, you became very sick. And in my life there were very hard times as well, I lost my job, my boyfriend broke up with me and i had big Familie Problems - got sick too.
I slowly got better, moved back to my hometown Basel, got a new job and found love again.
One day with Susanne we created a special gift for Marie, a box with 365 small pieces of paper with well wishes and words for every day. We hoped this would please you and and make you understand that you are always in our thoughts and prayers. We hoped it would bring a smile on your beautiful face.
We were so happy when you came back, when you were healed and wanted to make music again. You were ALIVE!
I cried with your music, I laughed and sang your songs. My first daughter Deborah was born in 2007 with your songs in the hospital.
The last time I met you was in 2011 before the beginning of the show in Zürich. My best friend Ivo and I had won a meet and greet backstage.
"Hej, you are here! So nice to see you again”, were Marie words to me. She gave me a big hug and two kisses. This was so wonderfull and special and I will never forget it. Her eyes were shining.
In my family we often had Roxette-Parties with my children and my youngest daughter Eva was singing: nananana, shes got the looook!
I had planned to go to the concert in Zürich in 2015 but I was very sick, so I sent Susanne and Ivo, my best friends. I was so sad to be not be able to go and see you for the last time.
A few years later we learned that you were very sick again from the radiation therapy and could no longer perform.
And now you are truly gone, Marie! I have so many words still to say, but the most important are:
Feel free! You will always be with me. Since 1990 it was the big love, your posters over all my walls in my room. I was a quiet fan but surely the biggest, most dedicated one from Switherland!
You were an amazing, wonderful and strong woman with a heart of gold and much love to give.
You sang your songs with all your heart for us. You will always have a place in my heart and in those of million others.
You are now in heaven, but you are alive in our minds and our hearts forever.
Marie, I love you, thank you for everything.
Thank you for the love on this earth, for all the funny Roxette moments.
Per and you and your music kept me sane many times.
Thank you for everything. You were an angel on earth – now you are the most wonderful angel in heaven.
Rest in peace, sweet Marie, I will see you again.
Claudia K.
- the Girl with the red Rose from Switzerland
I have to admit, I was never a Roxette fan when I was young. In the nineties I was a little boy who preferred to play computer games and watch cartoons on TV. Sometimes my older siblings made me watch MTV together, so I knew Roxette from their many popular music videos (often I was angry, because I could not watch what I preferred instead). So for me it wasn't love at first sight. Anyway at home the songs ran over and over again and I got used to them more and more. And in fact everyone seems so familiar to me today. When I heard about Marie's death, it woke me up. I watched reports, interviews and old music videos of Roxette and it became clear to me that I had missed something very special. It filled me with sadness to hear about Marie’s long suffering. Marie and Per made such a positive impression. Quiet, thoughtful, honest and almost a little shy. But on stage Marie showed so much soul and joy in singing as you rarely experience. And her voice suddenly impressed me immensely. It has been an eternity for me that music touches me so emotionally. It's a shame I never saw Roxette at a concert. But I have now decided one thing. For the first time in my life there will be a Roxette album under the Christmas tree. I am excited to enjoy all the great songs now and to catch a little bit up. Marie, wherever you are now, I wish you all the best. Farewell. And lots of strength and confidence for your family, your friends and of course all members of Roxette - for the future.
I'm heartbroken 🙁 I see many people writing in their comments that music of Roxette is the soundtrack of their lives. I fully agree, because it's my case as well. I have never met them face to face, but they have been part of my life anyway. I want to share two of my most dear memories about Roxette and Marie:
1. It's summer 1994 - small village in the middle of the forest. Southern Poland. I'm a teenager who is crazy about listening to my fave music - Roxette being one of the bands that are on my personal podium. I listen to music so often, that I'm constantly killing every hi-fi/walkman/tape player that gets near me and my music casettes (not that much CDs back then yet, not to mention mp3s..). The CrashBoomBang mania is on and I get my shiny new casette as well. It's summer, no need to go to school, I have a lot of free time. My only problem is lack of proper tape player that is still working. In our household there is only one which was strong enough not to give up from my music addiction - it is the tape player in my mother's car. So that's how my mum's car becomes my personal Roxette temple, where voice of Marie sings to me about the first girl on the moon and warmly whispers about name on the teacup. I listen and dream about going to Roxette concert one day, but unfortunately their tour schedule doesn't include any city which would be close enough for me to travel and see them live. Not to mention my pocket money that is not enough for a ticket... Time passed by, but even 25 years later, when I hear Marie's voice, I'm suddenly back in my mother's car. It's summer again, I'm 13 years old, and my only life problem is that my parents don't want to buy a new walkman for me, after old one stopped working...
2. Early spring 2015 - Budapest, Hungary. I live in different country now. One day, on my way to work I see a poster in metro, advertising concert of Roxette - 30 year anniversary tour. I look at the poster, there is not much enthusiasm. My teenage dreams were somewhere behind, shouting for attention. I thought at first - hmm, maybe I should go. My second thought was less optimistic - nooo, I don't have time for it.. But then this internal voice told me off - "come on! that was your biggest dream 20 years ago! You didn't have money nor opportunity to see them! Now you can see them, they are in your city, not far from the place where you live, and you are still having doubts...". And that was it. The same day I stopped by ticket office and bought my Roxette concert ticket. I took out all the cash I had with me, but it still turned out I'm missing some peanuts from total price. Luckily the guy selling the tickets had good day, and didn't chase me for 55 missing forints.. So the day has come. 19 May 2015. I was excited, waiting for concert to start. I almost got angry with a woman sitting next to me, who kept on talking on the phone and spoiling the whole magical moment for me. At the end I moved away and sat on the stairs to have better view at the stage. And I wasn't disappointed when the experience. All crazy moments came back to me - myself and my cousin sitting on grandpa's car, pretending to sing Joyride, singing How Do You Do while jumping on sofa (grandma wasn't happy..) or even stealing uncle's accordion to try playing the intro of Perfect day.. and a lot of other things.. And then during the concert there was a silence. Marie was sitting on her chair in the middle of the stage and she said those magical words - "I'm going to sing one song for you. Maybe you still remember it" - and then started singing Watercolours In The Rain. I wasn't aware of the fact that they sing this song on the concerts, so I was surprised. And really touched, because this is my personal fave song. I just sat down and cried.
I can't imagine pain of Marie's family right now. I can only say that you were lucky to have this wonderful person around. She will be in memories of many people all around the world and we are all sending you our thoughts and stories to keep memory of her alive. She will be with us forever. Thank you.
Marie was the voice and the look I admired...Marie and Pers music was my youth and I still love it xxx Such sad news, heartbreaking ?