'Killing Me Softly With His Song' singer Roberta Flack dies aged 88

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2025-02-24

London (PA Media/dpa) - Grammy-winning US singer Roberta Flack has died aged 88, her publicist has confirmed. She was known for songs including "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," originally by Ewan MacColl, and "Killing Me Softly With His Song," written by Lori Lieberman and Norman Gimbel. In 2022 it was announced the veteran musician had ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, a progressive neurological condition that had made it "impos......

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