Roberta Flack so completely owned “Killing Me Softly with His Song” — her signature tune that topped the charts in 1973 — it’s hard to believe that it wasn’t actually her song originally.

In the 1990s, Hill's hip-hop trio the Fugees did a masterful take on Flack’s cover “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” which introduced much of the world to Hill’s gift.

Roberta Flack performs at the San Sebastian Jazz Festival in Spain in 2005. (Rafa Rivas/AFP via Getty Images) This story originally appeared on NPR. Singer Roberta Flack, who broke through as one of ...

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, 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.

Roberta Flack holds the Grammy award for her record, "Killing Me Softly With His Song" as singer Isaac Hayes, right, looks on at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on March 4, 1974. (Photo: Harold ...

Roberta Flack, best known for her '70s hits 'Killing Me Softly' (later covered by the Fugees) and 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,' has died.

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 ...