- Iconic German twin performers Alice and Ellen Kessler have died at the age of 89.
- Police were informed on Monday that the sisters had reportedly opted for "assisted suicide," stating they "no longer wanted to live."
- The Kessler twins rose to international fame in the 1950s, performing with stars such as Frank Sinatra and representing West Germany at Eurovision in 1959.
- They appeared on high-profile US variety shows in the 1960s before returning to Germany in 1986, settling in Grünwald.
- The sisters had previously expressed a wish to be buried together in the same urn with their mother and dog, and recently received the Bavarian Order of Merit.
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