Benny Andersson and Babben Larsson on site
Published 2024-02-02 14.15
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The heavens opened when Marie Nilsson Lind was taken to her final resting place.
Near and dear ones said goodbye to the Ainbusk singer in Visby Cathedral today.
– We miss her, all of Gotland misses her, says Gotland profiler Tommy Wahlgren.
The flag hung at half mast and the rain fell over the cathedral in Visby on Friday followingnoon.
At the same time, family and friends flocked to say goodbye Marie Nilsson Lind.
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full screen Marie Nilsson Lind is buried in Visby Photo: Carolina Byrmo
In advance, 250 people had signed up for the open funeral ceremony and half an hour before it was due to start arriving Abba– the legend Benny Andersson77, close friend and colleague of Ainbusk– the singer. A little later the actor left Babben Larsson67, into the church.
The actor Olle Sarri52, who worked with Marie Nilsson Lind on stage was also there.
– I will remember her with warmth, he says with tears in his eyes.
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fullscreenOlle Sarri. Photo: Carolina Byrmo
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fullscreenTommy Wahlgren. Photo: Carolina Byrmo
Marie’s own voice rang out
“Keno” profiles Tommy Wahlgren expressing the whole island’s love for Marie.
– I will remember Marie as a great cultural personality on all levels. We miss her, all of Gotland misses her, he says.
The black coffin was decorated with a large bunch of red roses and all around were bouquets and greetings from friends and family.
The funeral service was held by the Rev Anna Lundgren who is a childhood friend of the Nilsson family and was initiated with Benny Andersson’s “Consolation poem”. Together the congregation sang hymn 256 “Don’t be afraid” and hymn 249 “Just one day”.
– Much in Marie’s life was regarding love, to her siblings, to her nieces and nephews, to her prince Magnus, her north and south, love for her audience. But she also had a longing to be loved herself. “Love me for who I am,” said Anna Lundgren.
Carried out to “Amazing grace”
The speakers in the church played Marie Nilsson Lind’s “Calling Heaven”, an interpretation of Avicii and Daniel Adams-Rays song “Somewhere in Stockholm” which she performed in “So much better” in 2021.
A women’s choir later sang “Love me” and the Gotland classics “Gunatt siv gutt” and “Ändlaus veisu”. The coffin is carried out to the tune of “Amazing grace”.
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full screen Babben Larsson was there. Photo: Carolina Byrmo
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full screen Benny Andersson on his way into the church. Photo: Carolina Byrmo
Marie Nilsson Lind died on the fourth of January, aged 62. Just a week earlier, her husband Magnus Lind had died following a period of illness.
In 2016, Marie Nilsson Lind lost her sister, the Ainbusk singer Josephine Nilsson. She was buried in Visby Cathedral on March 18.
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full screen The coffin in Visby Cathedral. Photo: Carolina Byrmo
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