Grammy award winner, Roberta Flack dies at 88

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Roberta Flack, the legendary Grammy-winning singer and pianist, has passed away.

Flack, known for her deeply emotional vocal and musical style in hits like “Killing Me Softly with His Song,” “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” became one of the most influential recording artists of the 1970s. She died on Monday at the age of 88.

A statement by her publicist said: “We are heartbroken that the glorious Roberta Flack passed away this morning, February 24, 2025.

“She died peacefully surrounded by her family. Roberta broke boundaries and records. She was also a proud educator.”

While the cause of death has not been revealed, it is known that Flack had been fighting ALS since 2022.

Born on February 10, 1937, in Black Mountain, North Carolina, Flack was raised in Arlington, Virginia. Her mother was a church organist, and young Roberta grew up singing in various churches, including the renowned Lomax African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. She began playing the piano at nine and, by her teenage years, was so talented that Howard University offered her a full music scholarship.

After graduating from Howard University at 19, Flack started teaching music in the Washington, D.C. area.

She also began performing at local clubs, often accompanying opera singers on piano and singing blues, folk, and pop songs during intermissions.

Following advice from her voice teacher, Frederick “Wilkie” Wilkerson, Flack transitioned to pop music and, by 1968, was performing regularly at Mr. Henry’s Restaurant on Capitol Hill.

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