Listen to My Heart

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Life, Love & Roxette

By Marie Fredriksson

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Listen to My Heart is the deeply personal and heartfelt memoir of Marie Fredriksson, the resilient lead singer of Roxette. Facing a devastating diagnosis in 2002 with only months to live, Marie courageously embraced life and continued her music career, performing hundreds of concerts and achieving global success. This candid autobiography reveals intimate stories involving music legends and offers a poignant look at her struggles and triumphs until her passing in 2019.
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This memoir will resonate with fans of Roxette and those interested in music biographies, especially readers drawn to inspiring stories of bravery and creativity in the face of adversity.

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Listen to My Heart is a completely candid and passionate, heartbreaking yet often witty life story of one of rock music's most resilient lead singers, Marie Fredriksson from Roxette (known for hits like "It Must Have Been Love," "Listen to Your Heart," "The Look," and "Joyride").

Given only a few months to live following a harrowing diagnosis in 2002, Marie boldly forged ahead into a life with newfound courage and inspiration. She continued as both a solo singer and with Roxette, where she performed over 550 concerts, sold 75 million records, and released over 50 singles, including several global hits. In all, Roxette is Sweden's biggest music group, second only to ABBA.

Filled with behind-the-scenes stories involving everyone from Tina Turner and Elton John to The Rolling Stones and Frank Sinatra, Listen to My Heart shares an intimate look at the life of an extraordinary artist. Marie passed away in the aftermath of her diagnosis in December 2019.

Heart-wrenching yet winning, and told with exceptional energy and sincerity, Listen to My Heart sheds new and revelatory light on the life and work of one of our generation's most talented and courageous artists.

Contains a foreword by Marie's longtime friend, director Jonas Akerlund (Madonna, Lady Gaga, Beyonce, U2) and over 100 personal photographs, live and backstage shots, and memorabilia images.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781948221245

Publisher: 1984 Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 27 July 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: 1984 Publishing

Illustration: More than 70 B&W stage and private photographs from Marie Fredriksson's family collection.

Contributors:

Foreword by Jonas Akerlund
With Helena von Zweigbergk

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 698g

Pages: 272

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Arts & Culture Biography & Memoir Marie Fredriksson Musicians, Movie Stars & Creative Biographies Non-Fiction

About the Author

Marie Fredriksson

was a Swedish singer, songwriter, pianist and painter, who was best known internationally as the lead vocalist of pop rock duo Roxette, which she formed in 1986 with Per Gessle. The duo achieved international success beginning in the late 1980s with the albumsLook Sharp!andJoyride, and had multiple hits on theBillboardHot 100 including four number ones-the most for any Swedish act. Select hits include "Listen to Your Heart," "It Must Have Been Love" (from the filmPretty Woman), "The Look," and "Joyride."

Helena von Zweigbergkis one of Sweden's most talented and respected authors. She's also a journalist and has been a regular presenter ofThe Scouts, a Swedish radio series on contemporary culture and trends, since 1988. Some of her selected previous novels include Out of the Mouth of the Volcano(2008),Things You Just Say(2009), andThe Heart Beats On(2013).

Jonas Akerlundand has directed Lady Gaga, Beyonce, U2, and Metallica in multiple music videos.