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On Monday, March 17th, Anna R. announced on the Instagram channel that the singer and songwriter died surprisingly. The Berliner was 55 years old. A cause of death has not yet been named. Peter Plate, with whom she founded the Rockpop duo Rosenstolz in 1991, already let his grief run free on his account on Instagram. There were commented tens of fans underneath and also showed their feelings. But the digital space didn’t seem enough to pay tribute to Anna R. – a memorial in Berlin Charlottenburg was built for them. At the theater of the West, the Rosenstolz fan club gave a picture of the musician, including flowers, letters, candles. The team of Anna R. has now also published a statement on the Instagram account of the deceased on the numerous grief expressions and questions about the circumstances of death.
Anna, Manne and Frank were very close to her
In the extensive Instagram contribution, which also had to be continued in the comments due to the length, it says: “Dear friends, as a closest confidante by Anna, we would like to thank you first for your immense sympathy for the loss of our long-time comrade Anna. It is good not to have to endure the heavy burden of grief. When we were to sank, we should have a huge bond in our friendship. Allow our divided feelings to make her unique voice. We still lack the words. “
Anya, Manne and Frank from their team does not become clear from the social media contribution. However, they form in the associated photo gallery with Anna R..
Your request to everyone
Afterwards it says of the team in the posting: “Nevertheless, we would like to try to address a request. Since we had to report Anna’s death on Monday afternoon, there has been a lot of speculation in social media channels, in the press and on television about the early end of Anna. However, it would not be in Annna’s sense of public opinion. To maintain unofficial Anna was important to her. “
What the team and the relatives of Anna R. is about: “Therefore, we would like to ask you in the name of her family, her tour operator Kangaroo and the employee of her record label Sony Music with a duly respect. What counted for Anna in recent years of her life were friendships and, above all, her music. From musicians in 2023 with her first solo album “König: in” her own name was not easy for her. She found it all the more encouraging and everyone involved the great success that the record gave her. We are sure that Anna would like to continue playing her music. Through her songs she gave you her feelings and personality. She would definitely like it if you, dear fans and friends light a candle for her and play and share her songs. Our “astronaut”, who is now “weightless and free” up there, would not have wished for more. “
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What was planned
The ex-Rose Stolz singer had plans for 2025. A big tour of Germany was planned for October. “Courage to love”, the tour should be called 22 appointments, which should have their start on October 16 in Halle and its degree on November 23 in the Berlin Columbiahalle.
What her ex-colleague Peter Plate also in his Instagram retrofit: Anna R should become Joseph-Breitbach-Poetik lecturers in Koblenz.