Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs The music world has lost a legend.
Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer known for such hits as “The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face” and “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” died Feb. 24, her rep confirmed in a statement to E! News. She was 88.
“We are heartbroken that the glorious Roberta Flack passed away this morning, February 24, 2025,” the statement read. “She died peacefully surrounded by her family. Roberta broke boundaries and records. She was also a proud educator.”
She is survived by her son, Bernard Wright, who she shared with ex-husband Stephen Novosel.
Flack’s passing comes three years after she announced in 2022 that she had ALS—commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease—which “made it impossible to sing and not easy to speak,” her manager said at the time, adding that “it will take a lot more than ALS to silence this icon.”
The singer planned to “stay active in her musical and creative pursuits” following her diagnosis.
