Roxette Lead Singer Marie Fredriksson Dies at 61: Reports

Roxette Lead Singer Marie Fredriksson Dies at 61: Reports
Marie Fredriksson (L) and Per Gessle (R) of Roxette perform during the 193th 'Wetten, Dass...?' show at the Messe Halle in Halle, Germany on Feb. 12, 2011. Marco Prosch/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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Marie Fredriksson, the lead singer of pop duo Roxette, died after a 17-year-long battle with cancer, it was reported on Tuesday morning. Fredriksson was 61.

Her management group confirmed to TMZ that she died on Monday. In 2002, she was diagnosed with a brain tumor and received treatment that was successful.
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