4 h. ago Roberta Flack's final Instagram post was a sweet tribute to Celine Dion as she praised the 'wondrous' singer just three days before her death aged 88

Roberta Flack's final Instagram post before she died was a sweet tribute to Celine Dion, which came just three days before her death.

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19 h. ago Roberta Flack exposed Killing Me Softly With His Song to the world – songwriter

The soul singer has died at the age of 88.

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20 h. ago Remembering Roberta Flack: 8 timeless hits to salute an unrivaled talent

The great Roberta Flack has died

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20 h. ago Oprah Winfrey hails Roberta Flack for creating ‘soundtrack to our lives’

The US soul singer died ‘surrounded by her family’ at the age of 88.

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20 h. ago Roberta Flack’s performances softly burned with the fire of life itself

The soul singer was ambitiously diverse in her musicianship, and enthralled at every turn – whether doing desolate folk cover versions or lighter, sophisticated popIn the liner notes to 2023’s Lost Takes – which excavated the tapes that had served as Roberta Flack’s audition for Atlantic Records over half a century earlier – the poet Harmony Holiday wrote that Flack possessed “the voice of the idyllic afterlife you’d want to arrive in after the end of a dysfunctional world”.Indeed, Flack sang like she was equally conversant with the ecstasy of faith and the agony of life. The dignified richness of her vocal was tempered by the subtly volcanic power she displayed on her reading of To Sir With Love off Lost Takes – a not-so-quiet fire that always resided within her. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago 'Killing Me Softly' singer Roberta Flack dies aged 88 after MND battle

Roberta Flack is known for songs like the First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.

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23 h. ago What is ALS and what are the symptoms? Sandra Bullock’s long

The neurological disorder is also colloquially known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease

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23 h. ago Roberta Flack dead at 88: Killing Me Softly singer died 'peacefully' surrounded by family

The 1970s R&B legend was known for hits like Killing Me Softly With His Song and The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

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23 h. ago Roberta Flack dead aged 88: Killing Me Softly singer and R&B legend dies after health battle

The Grammy winner died surrounded by her family following a battle with ALS

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24 h. ago Killing Me Softly With His Song singer Roberta Flack dies aged 88

She was known for songs including The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face and Killing Me Softly With His Song.

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24 h. ago Singer Roberta Flack dies as tributes pour in for Killing Me Softly singer

Flack became an overnight star after Clint Eastwood used "The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face" in the soundtrack for one of his films

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24 h. ago Roberta Flack, legendary singer behind ‘Killing Me Softly’, dies aged 88

Virtuosic performer, who topped the US charts on several occasions, was the first artist to win the Grammy for Record of the Year in two consecutive years

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24 h. ago Roberta Flack, soul and R&B icon behind Killing Me Softly, dies aged 88

Much-loved singer known for Killing Me Softly With His Song, The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face and duets with Donny Hathaway and Peabo Bryson, had suffered a stroke in 2016Roberta Flack, the US singer behind a string of hits including Killing Me Softly With His Song, has died aged 88. “We are heartbroken that the glorious Roberta Flack passed away this morning, February 24, 2025,” a statement from her spokesperson read. “She died peacefully surrounded by her family. Roberta broke boundaries and records. She was also a proud educator.”With her graceful presence, genre-crossing versatility and ability to give voice to the full range of love’s highs and lows, Flack is widely considered one of soul and R&B’s greatest ever artists. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Horrific final moments of men mauled to death over four days in worst ever shark attack

The sinking of the USS Indianapolis in 1945 led to the deadliest shark attack in history with 150 people brutally mauled to death at sea over four horrifying days

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2 d. ago Agonising final days of man who suffered most painful death ever after 'burning from the inside out'

After a horrific incident at a uranium processing plant, Hisashi Ouchi spent 83 hellish days in hospital, enduring what is widely believed to have been the most painful death on record

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2 d. ago Mrs Hinch leaves her fans in tears with sweet Instagram clip of her newborn son meeting his brothers for the first time

The cleaning guru, aka Sophie Hinchliffe, 35, announced in a sweet Instagram post on Thursday that she welcomed Vinnie with husband Jamie on Tuesday.

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3 d. ago Liam Payne remembered by girlfriend Kate Cassidy in secret touching tribute

Kate Cassidy's recent social media post shared a sweet hidden tribute to her late partner Liam Payne months on from his tragic death in Argentina

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3 d. ago REVEALED: Haunting final words of husband suspected of shooting wife dead outside a pub on Valentine's Day before leaping to his death from 170ft bridge

Troubled Edvard Smith called his best friend Leslie Thompson to dramatically confess to gunning down his wife Lisa outside a pub as she enjoyed a night out with two women friends.

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3 d. ago Putin on track to have lost a MILLION Russian soldiers in Ukraine invasion ahead of so

Data from the UK defence intelligence already estimates that Putin's forces have lost 860,000 soldiers to death or injury at an average of 1,500 servicemen a day since November.

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3 d. ago Marnie Simpson is pregnant! Geordie Shore star expecting her third child with husband Casey Johnson

The Geordie Shore star, 33, announced the news in a sweet Instagram post on Friday as she shared a black and white video of her ultrasound and sweet moments with their kids.

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