Alice and Ellen Kessler, twins who were once beloved for their prowess as singers and entertainers, have died.<\/p>\n
They were 89.<\/p>\n
The siblings chose to end their lives via medical aid in dying on Nov. 17, according to the German Newspaper Bild. The newspaper said<\/a> the two \u201cno longer wanted to live\u201d and \u201chad chosen to end their lives together.\u201d The two told Bild last year that they wanted their ashes to be buried in the same urn when they died. They will reportedly be buried together next to their mother and dog.<\/p>\n People Magazine said<\/a> the two became stars internationally for their post-war entertainment through the 1950s and 1960s. Parade Magazine called them <\/a>\u201cicons of Italy\u2019s golden age of television.\u201d<\/p>\n The outlet said that police in Grunwald, Germany \u2014 where the sisters shared a conjoined flat – announced their death after responding to a call at the home. People Magazine said that while euthanasia is illegal in Germany, medical aid in denying is not because the individuals going that route must choose to take the drugs to end their lives themselves.<\/p>\n \u201cAlice and Ellen Kessler left together, just as they live: inseparable,\u201d a statement from Radio Monte Carlo on Instagram read. \u201cBorn in 1936, they were an absolute symbol of European spectacle, including music, dance and television. In Italy, they became celebrities as the \u2018legs of the nation,\u2019 icon of elegance and stage presence since the Fifties.<\/p>\n \u201cA unique artistic couple, capable of leaving an indelible imprint on the collective imagination.\u201d<\/p>\n