Killing Me Softly singer Roberta Flack has died at the age of 88.
The pop and R&B legend has died, according to a statement released by her representative on Monday.
"We are heartbroken that the glorious Roberta Flack passed away this morning, February 24, 2025," the statement began.
"She died peacefully surrounded by her family. Roberta broke boundaries and records. She was also a proud educator."
No cause of death has been announced, but it was previously revealed that she had been battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
After working as a teacher, Flack launched her music career in 1969 with her debut album, First Take, and rose to fame when her song The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face was featured in Clint Eastwood's 1971 directorial debut, Play Misty for Me.
This was followed by her smash hit Killing Me Softly With His Song, which spent five weeks at the top of the Billboard charts.
The two hits made Flack the first artist to win Record of the Year at the Grammys in two consecutive years.
The hitmaker also won a Grammy for her 1972 chart-topping hit Where Is the Love.
Many of Flack's songs tackled complex issues, including her track Tryin' Times, which reflected on racial injustice, and Ballad of the Sad Young Men, which addressed the challenges faced by the LGBTQ community.
In late 2022, Flack's manager announced that the Grammy winner had been diagnosed with ALS. She retired that same year.
In a statement at the time, the singer's manager said the disease had made it "impossible" for Flack to sing, adding that it was "not easy" for her to speak.
The artist had also suffered a stroke in 2016.
