Deceased

How Did Roberta Flack Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 88

Also known asRubina Flake, Roberta Cleopatra FlackGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn10/02/1937Born inBlack Mountain, North Carolina, USADied24/02/2025 (aged 88)Died inManhattanCausecardiac arrestWikidataQ231484 ↗Buried atOak Hill CemeteryTMDb#1010896 ↗

Roberta Cleopatra Flack was an American singer and pianist known for her emotive, genre-blending ballads that spanned R&B, jazz, folk, and pop and contributed to the birth of the quiet storm radio format. Her commercial success included the Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping singles "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Killing Me Softly with His Song", and "Feel Like Makin' Love". She became the first artist to win the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in consecutive years.

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Filmography27 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2026	Power to the People: John & Yoko Live in NYCMovie	Self	89
2025	One to One: John & YokoMovie	Self (archive footage)	88
2023	They All Came Out to MontreuxMovie	Self (archive footage)	86
2022	RobertaMovie	—	85
2015	Queens of Soul at the BBCMovie	Self (archive footage)	78
2014	Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack StoryMovie	Self	77
2009	O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para RecordarMovie	Self (archive footage)	72
2006	Marcus Miller - Master Of All TradesMovie	Self	69
2005	Songs From the Neighborhood: The Music of Mister RogersMovie	Self	68
2003	Ladies Night - Most Famous HitsMovie	Self (archive footage)	66
2002	The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'Movie	Self	65
1996	The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSeries	Self	59
1994	New York UndercoverSeries	—	57
1993	World Music AwardsSeries	Self	56
1990	Spike & Co.: Do It a CappellaMovie	—	53
1988	Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday TributeMovie	Self	51
1986	All Star Party for Clint EastwoodMovie	Self	49
1982	WoganSeries	Self	45
1980	Solid GoldSeries	Self	43
1974	Free to Be… You and MeMovie	Self / Young Girl	37
1974	The Legend of John HenryMovie	Narrator	37
1972	The One to One ConcertMovie	Self	35
1971	Great PerformancesSeries	Self	34
1970	The Flip Wilson ShowSeries	Self	33
1968	The Dick Cavett ShowSeries	Self - Guest	31
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries	Self	25
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	24