Roberta Flack of the classic “Killing Me Silly” dies at 88

Roberta Flack of the classic “Killing Me Silly” dies at 88


The singer was one of the great R&B exponents of the 70s

The legendary American singer Roberta Flack, owner of classics like By gently killing me with the sibilant song, my love is celebrated tonight (with Peabo Bryson) AND The first time I saw your face. He was 88 years old and the cause of his death was not revealed.

“We have a broken heart because the glorious Roberta Flack died this morning, on February 24, 2025. She died in peace, surrounded by her family. Roberta beat borders and records. It was also a body of an educator.”He reported a representative of the artist on social networks.

Roberta Flack He was one of the great exponents of R&B and reached the top of the world rankings for the first time with the great success of The first time I saw your face In 1971, followed by Killing me gently In 1973. The artist even won two consecutive prizes of Grammy, a company that was repeated only by U2 us 2000.

The height of Roberta Flack He was with the song Who is lovewho reached the top of the R&B AND pop In 1974. During your successful career, Flack He had a successful partnership with the singer Donny Hathaway.

One of his latest studio works was a free album Beatlesentitled Let it be Robertawhich was released in 2012.

Source: Terra

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