Russian singer Zhanna Friske dies at 40

Russian singer Zhanna Friske who was suffering from brain cancer died at the age of 40, mass media refer to her father Vladimir Friske. He reported no details.

Brain cancer was diagnosed in Zhanna Friske in the middle of 2013. She underwent treatment in the best clinics of the world. Medics even thought that her life was not in danger anymore at some moment. However, it turned out that the singer needed another curse of treatment a few days ago.

Zhanna Friske gained popularity as the soloist of Blestyashchiye (1996-2003). She started a solo career and played a few parts in films afterwards.

The singer lived together with her husband, TV presenter from Belarus Dmitri Shepelyov, and her little son Platon in a country house in the past few months. Friske and her husband wanted to create a charity fund for people suffering from cancer.

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