According to her publicist Elaine Schock, Flack passed away at her New York home surrounded by her family. In 2022, Flack announced that she had ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Roberta Flack was undoubtedly one of the most talented singers of this era, but one wonders how her career would’ve played out if her music hadn’t also been saved by the movies.

We are heartbroken that the glorious Roberta Flack passed away this morning, February 24, 2025,” a statement from Flack's rep announced. “She died peacefully surrounded by her family. Roberta broke boundaries and records.

The Grammy-winning singer and pianist was known for her intimate vocal and musical style on “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and

Western North Carolina native and award-winning singer-songwriter and pianist Roberta Flack passed away at 88 years old on Monday.

She was also a proud educator.” Roberta Cleopatra Flack, the daughter of musicians, was born in Black Mountain, North Carolina, and raised in Arlington, Virginia. A gospel fan as a child ...

The singer, pianist and four-time Grammy winner had two other No. 1 hits with "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and "Feel Like Makin' Love."

The Grammy-winning soul singer has passed away at the age of 88. Here’s a look back at her life and her family.

Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist whose intimate vocal and musical style on “Killing Me Softly with His Song,” “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and other hits made her one of the top recordings artists of the 1970s and an influential performer long after,

The Grammy Award-winning songstress, Roberta Flack was born in Black Mountain on February 10, 1937. However, she was raised in Arlington, Va.

BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (WSPA) — Western North Carolina native and award-winning singer-songwriter and pianist Roberta Flack passed away at 88 years old on Monday. In the heart of downtown Black ...

Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist ... Flack was born in 1937 in Black Mountain, North Carolina and grew up in Arlington, Virginia.