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Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer/songwriter of 'Killing Me Softly with His Song' and 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,' has died at 88
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Roberta Flack died peacefully at her home surrounded by family on February 24, 2025 .
A cause of death has not yet been released.
Born in 1937 in North Carolina , Flack was a trained pianist whose talent for singing was discovered after graduating from Howard University .
Her career exploded in the 1970s with the release of her song, “ The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and “ Killing Me Softly With His Song ”.
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