Marie Fredriksson

Marie Fredriksson {{Audio|sv-Marie Fredriksson.ogg|listen}} is the songwriter and female lead singer of the Swedish bands Strul, Mamas Barn and Roxette. She was born on May 30 1958 in Össjö, Sweden. A couple of years later, her family sold the farm and moved to Östra-Ljungby.

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Swedish - Strul - Mamas Barn - Roxette - May 30 - 1958 - Össjö - Östra-Ljungby

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Together with a friend, singer Per Gessle, she started Roxette in 1986. She also has an extensive solo career.

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Per Gessle - 1986

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She is married to Mikael Bolyos and has two children.

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In September 2002, after a fainting spell, Marie was diagnosed with a brain tumor, which was subsequently removed in surgery. It was during her recovery that she wrote and compiled songs for her first-ever English-language solo album, The Change, which was released internationally but not in the United States in October 2004. The album was inspired by Marie's brush with mortality and made mostly in partnership with her husband, Mikael Bolyos. The Change was a far bluesier and melancholic set of songs than anything Roxette recorded. The album entered the Swedish chart at No. 1, reportedly selling 30,000 copies in its first week. The first single, "2:nd Chance," entered the Swedish singles chart in the Top 10. The album to date has sold more than 350,000 and has seen several other international radio releases, including "All About You" and "A Table in the Sun."

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