Roberta Flack announced in 2022 that she had been diagnosed with ALS and that she could no longer sing.
She was born in 1937 in Black Mountain in the state of North Carolina. She was a skilled pianist and received a scholarship to study at a university.
Roberta Flack was discovered in the late 1960s by jazz pianist Les McCann, who passed away last year.
She became a star overnight after her recording of the song "The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face" was used in Clint Eastwood's film "Play Misty for Me" in the early 1970s.
The song became a huge hit for her and topped the Billboard chart. She also received a Grammy for Record of the Year.
With the super hit "Killing Me Softly with His Song", she took home two Grammy statuettes in 1974.
Roberta Flack has also been inducted into the Women Songwriters Hall of Fame, a female counterpart to the Songwriters Hall of Fame, which the organization believes neglects female composers.
Roberta Flack passed away at her home on Monday, surrounded by her family, according to her agent in a statement. She was 88 years old.
