Françoise Cactus

Françoise Cactus (Villeneuve-l'Archevêque, Yonne, France, 5 may 1958[1] – Berlin, Germany, 17 February 2021), born Françoise Vanhove,[2] was a French musician and author, active in Germany, best known as co-founder, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist in the band Stereo Total.[3][4][5][6][7] Cactus wrote several novels as well as contributing to German papers such as Die Tageszeitung.[8][9][10] Prior to founding Stereo Total with Brezel Göring in 1993, Cactus played in the West Berlin band die Lolitas, one of only a few Western bands to play officially unsanctioned gigs in East Berlin during the final years of the dictatorship.[11][12][13][14][15] She was originally from France, having moved to West Berlin in 1985.[16]

Françoise Cactus

Françoise Cactus peacefully died aged 62 on 17 February 2021 in her Berlin home after having suffered from breast cancer.[2]