Roberta Flack
American singer (1937–2025)
Also known as Roberta Cleopatra Flack
- Born
- February 10, 1937
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- February 10, 1937
- Died
- February 24, 2025
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Sources- 1.“Roberta Flack, ’70s R&B Vocalist Known for ‘Killing Me Softly,’ Dies at 88”variety.com/2025/music/news/roberta-flack-singer-killing-me-softly-dead-1236318888/?Retrieved 2025-02-24
- 2.“Roberta Flack, interprète de « Killing Me Softly with His Song », est morte à l’âge de 88 ans”lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2025/02/24/roberta-flack-interprete-de-killing-me-softly-with-his-song-est-morte-a-l-age-de-88-ans_6562027_3382.htmlRetrieved 2025-02-24
- February 24, 2025
- Birthplace
- Black Mountain
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Sources- 1.Stated in Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians
- 2.“Roberta Flack, timeless R&B singer-songwriter behind 'Killing Me Softly With His Song,' dies at 88”latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-02-24/roberta-flack-dead-obitRetrieved 2025-02-24
- , Asheville
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- Black Mountain
- Place of death
- Citizenship
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter
- , teacher
- , singer
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- +4 more
- Education
- Languages spoken, written or signed
- English
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Sources- 1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2025-03-01
- English
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195 statements · 30% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Sex or gender
- female
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Sources- 1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
- 2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-12
- female
- Ethnic group
- African Americans
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Sources- 1.Stated in Notable Black American Women
- 2.Stated in BlackPast.org
- 3.Stated in Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians
- African Americans
- Website
- robertaflack.com language: English · web feed url: robertaflack.com
- Field of work
- music composing
- music
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Sources- 1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2025-03-01
- singing
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Sources- 1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2025-03-01
- Name in native language
- Roberta Flack
- Social media followers
- 194,000(November 1, 2025) youtube channel id: UCGlOM3fv_1i57iWt8DI5jPg
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- 10,023(February 11, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 402157503
- 175,000(March 15, 2025) youtube channel id: UCGlOM3fv_1i57iWt8DI5jPg
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- 146,000(August 17, 2024) youtube channel id: UCGlOM3fv_1i57iWt8DI5jPg
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- 132,000(January 16, 2024) youtube channel id: UCGlOM3fv_1i57iWt8DI5jPg
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- 110,000(February 17, 2023) youtube channel id: UCGlOM3fv_1i57iWt8DI5jPg
- 78,200(March 17, 2022) youtube channel id: UCGlOM3fv_1i57iWt8DI5jPg
- 65,800(October 12, 2021) youtube channel id: UCGlOM3fv_1i57iWt8DI5jPg
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- 7,408(January 10, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 402157503
- 194,000(November 1, 2025) youtube channel id: UCGlOM3fv_1i57iWt8DI5jPg
- Awards
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award(2020)
- American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist(1974) statement is subject of: American Music Awards of 1974
- Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance(1974) statement is subject of: 16th Annual Grammy Awards · for work: Killing Me Softly with His Song
- Grammy Award for Record of the Year(1974) statement is subject of: 16th Annual Grammy Awards · for work: Killing Me Softly with His Song
- Grammy Award for Record of the Year(1973) statement is subject of: 15th Annual Grammy Awards · for work: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
- Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals(1973) statement is subject of: 15th Annual Grammy Awards · for work: Where Is the Love · winner: Donny Hathaway
- Medical condition
- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis announcement date: November 14, 2022
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Sources- 1.cbsnews.com/news/roberta-flack-has-als-now-impossible-to-sing-rep-says/Retrieved 2022-11-15
- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis announcement date: November 14, 2022
- Birth name
- Roberta Cleopatra Flack
- Nominations
- Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals(1972) statement is subject of: 14th Annual Grammy Awards · for work: You've Got a Friend · together with: Donny Hathaway
On other databases
119 identifiers linking Roberta Flack across the web's reference databases
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