Musician Roberta Flack has died at the age of 88.
Roberta Flack in 2020. Aop
American, Grammy-Awarded Robert Flack is dead. He was 88 when he died.
Flack is especially known for its giant hits Killing Me Softly With His Song and The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.
Flack’s cause of death has not yet been reported.
– We are broken due to the death of the brilliant Roberta Flack. He died this morning on February 24. Roberta died calmly surrounded by his family. Roberta broke borders and records. He was also a great trainer, the family’s newsletter says.
Roberta Flack made a long career. Picture from 1972. Iandagnall Computing / Alamy Stock Photo
Flack made his career largely with R&B, Jazz, Seoul and Folk.
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face was a nightmare for Clint Eastwood’s Night Soundtrack, and the song became number one in the US singles list.
Killing Me Softly With His Song, on the other hand, is an evergreen song that has been made in many versions. The Fugees recorded the song in 1996 and rose to the top of the lists around the world.
The Finnish version has also been made of the song Every day is too much. It has been recorded, for example Päivi Paunu, Paula Koivuniemi and Vicky Rosti.
The departure was reported by, for example, AP.