Legendary soul singer Roberta Flack has died at the age of 88, it’s been confirmed. She’s said to have died peacefully, surrounded by her family.
Born in 1937, Flack grew up in a musical family, and was granted a full scholarship to study music at Howard University aged just 15. For a time, she had aspirations to become an opera singer, but eventually moved into teaching. However, her success singing in nightclubs in the evenings and at weekends soon convinced her that her future lay in music.
