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Bettina Köster of Mania D. and Malaria! Has Passed Away at 66

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Bettina Köster, formidable and trailblazing vocalist, songwriter, saxophonist, actress, and producer, has passed away on March 16th at age 66. Köster began her music career in 1978, playing saxophone for an early lineup of Berlin-based avant-garde electronic band Din A Testbild, where she met like-minded musician Gudrun Gut. Koster was a member of German art collective genius dilettantes, members of which collaborated across several bands in a s…

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The voice of the legendary band Malaria! is silent: singer Bettina Köster died at the age of 66. Companions remind of an uncompromising artist.

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The musician Bettina Köster is dead. The evocative voice of the Berlin post-punk band "Malaria!" died at the age of 66 in Italy.

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The musician Bettina Köster is dead. The front woman of the Berlin cult band "Malaria!" died at the age of 66. With her band "Malaria!" Köster shaped the early 1980s.

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Singer of "Malaria!" and character of the West Berlin underground scene dies in Italy. A cause of death was not mentioned.

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Malaria! singer Bettina Köster has already been buried in Capaccio Paestum, the grave is now freely accessible.

·Berlin, Germany
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Bettina Köster influenced the music scene with the band Malaria! in the early 80s. Now the musician died at the age of only 66 in Italy. One of her most famous hits is the song "Kaltes Klares Wasser". Fans of the singer were shocked in the net.

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post-punk.com broke the news in on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.
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