It was in December 1997 he got the information that he had cancer and he was operated just weeks later. He was quite well until July 1998 when he very fast got worse and sadly he passed away on Sunday August 30, 1998 at Karolinska Sjukhuset (Hospital). He is closest missed by his 11 years old son, his wife and family.
BUT... He is also very missed by the whole Swedish record industry, the artists he worked with and fans all over the world. At his funeral on Friday September 11 1998, everybody was there to honor his memory... All members of Ace of Base, Dr Alban, Robyn, E-Type, Papa Dee, Leila K. and even the boy group Five who flew in from the U.S., along with representatives from all major Swedish record companies. During the ceremony Jenny Berggren of Ace of Base sang solo the hymn "Don't be afraid".
In the Grammis Awards (Swedish Music Industry's - "Grammy award") held in Stockholm February 15, 1999 - The Industry honored Denniz PoP's memory with a very nice summary of his life and career. E-Type received an award for best Swedish Dance act and in his very short speech he thanked Denniz and said how much he really missed him!
It very nice to hear how Max Martin keeps Dagge's memory and their special sound alive in worldwide hits like Britney Spears' "Baby one more time" and other hits by groups like the Backstreet Boys and N'Sync, among others.
Britney also had the following dedication to Dagge in her album "...Baby one more time"; To Denniz PoP: Your memory lives on in the beautiful music you wrote for me. Thank you.
During the 1999 MTV European Music Awards the same Britney Spears received several awards, for example she received the award for best song with "Baby one more time". Of course she thanked Max Martin, but she also dedicated that award to the loving memory of Denniz Pop.
In the video of Backstreet Boys' "Show me the meaning of being lonely", the boys are singing about people they're missing and if you look at the destination of the bus - it says DENNIZ ST.. That's the guys' tribute to Denniz PoP.
A German girl - Anna - told me the following about the Backstreet Boys' tribute to Denniz in a concert:
"I was on the Backstreet Boys' concert in Munich, Germany in June '99. Before they sang 'Show me the meaning of being lonely' they told the crowd about Denniz PoP's death, asked the people for thinking of Denniz and dedicated the song to him. It was a strange kind of feeling to know, many thousands of people were thinking about one person at the same moment. I know, it sounds very pathetic, but I really believed, Denniz was watching all of us at this moment." |
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