Roberta Flack's last Instagram post before death paid tribute to 'wondrous' Celine Dion for song cover - The legendary singer won two Grammys for her own rendition in 1972 ...

“What she gave to that song was … something I never, ever could have imagined,” said Lori Lieberman, who originally released “Killing Me Softly with His Song” in 1972.

Roberta Flack, who sang three No. 1 'Billboard' Hot 100 hits in her five-decade career, died at age 88 on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. See her accomplished life and career in photos here ...

“Roberta Flack is legend.” Hill then launched into a cover of “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” followed by “Killing Me Softly With His Song” with the Fugees’ Wyclef Jean — and ...

Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter Roberta Flack gives a special performance at the Women's Sports Foundation's 70th Birthday Party For Billie Jean King at the Museum of Art and Design on ...

There were duets with Donny Hathaway - a regular collaborator until his death, in 1979 - and, in 1973, Flack released her definitive version of Killing Me Softly With His Song, which became her ...

Roberta Flack, whose tender vocals ... In 1996, her music once again felt suddenly ubiquitous, as the Fugees' cover of "Killing Me Softly With His Song," which owed a creative debt to her own ...

Roberta Flack, the beloved, Grammy-winning 1970s singer best known for such hits as “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and “Killing Me Softly” died on Monday (Feb. 24) at 88. At press ...

In the 1990s, her hip-hop trio the Fugees did a masterful take on Flack’s cover “Killing Me Softly With His Song.” ... Roberta Flack is legend,” Hill said before launching into song.

Roberta Flack was laid to rest Monday, March 10, in New York City. The public memorial service, held at Harlem’s famed Abyssinian Baptist Church, celebrated the life of Flack, one of the most ...

Flack, a classically trained legend of the industry who had over a dozen top-10 hits on both pop and R&B charts, died on Feb. 24 at 88. She had No. 1 hits on both pop and R&B charts.