Editing Roberta Flack (section)

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{{Short description|American singer (1937–2025)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name              = Roberta Flack
| image             = Roberta Flack 1976.jpg
| caption           = Flack in 1976
| birth_name        = Roberta Cleopatra Flack
| alias             = Rubina Flake
| birth_date        = {{birth date|mf=yes|1937|02|10}}
| birth_place       = [[Black Mountain, North&nbsp;Carolina]], U.S.
| death_date        = {{death date and age|mf=yes|2025|02|24|1937|02|10}}
| death_place       = New York City,<!--Links not needed per MOS:OVERLINK--> U.S.
| occupation        = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|musician}}
| spouse            = {{marriage|[[Steve Novosel]]|1966|1972|end=div}}
| relatives         = {{ubl|[[Rory Flack]] (niece)|[[Bernard Wright]] (godson)}}
| website           = {{URL|robertaflack.com/}}
| module            = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| instruments       = {{hlist|Vocals|keyboards}}
| discography       = [[Roberta Flack discography|Full list]]
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Jazz]]|[[soul music|soul]]|[[R&B]]}}
| years_active      = 1968–2022
| label             = {{ubl|[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] (1968–1996)|[[Angel Records|Angel]]&nbsp;/ [[Capitol Records|Capitol]] (1997)|[[RAS Records|RAS]]&nbsp;/ [[429 Records|429]]&nbsp;/ [[Sony/ATV]] (2011–2018)}}
}}
}}

'''Roberta Cleopatra Flack''' (February 10, 1937 – February 24, 2025) was an American singer and pianist known for her emotive, genre-blending ballads that spanned [[R&B]], [[jazz]], [[Folk music|folk]], and pop and contributed to the birth of the [[quiet storm]] radio format. Her commercial success included the [[Billboard Hot 100|''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 (Roberta Flack song)|Feel Like Makin' Love]]". She became the first artist to win the [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year]] in consecutive years.

Flack frequently collaborated with [[Donny Hathaway]], with whom she recorded several hit duets, including "[[Where Is the Love (Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway song)|Where Is the Love]]" and "[[The Closer I Get to You]]". She was one of the defining voices of 1970s popular music and remained active in the industry, later finding success with duets such as "[[Tonight, I Celebrate My Love]]" with [[Peabo Bryson]] (1983) and "[[Set the Night to Music]]" with [[Maxi Priest]] (1991). Across her decades-long career, she interpreted works by songwriters such as [[Leonard Cohen]] and members of [[the Beatles]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite news |last=Powers |first=Ann |date=February 10, 2020 |title=Why Is Roberta Flack's Influence On Pop So Undervalued? |url=https://www.npr.org/2020/02/10/804370981/roberta-flack-the-virtuoso |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101213939/https://www.npr.org/2020/02/10/804370981/roberta-flack-the-virtuoso |archive-date=November 1, 2021 |access-date=November 1, 2021 |work=NPR |language=en}}</ref> In 2020, Flack received the [[Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award]].<ref name="Italie TIME">{{Cite magazine |last=Italie |first=Hillel |date=February 24, 2025 |title=Roberta Flack, Grammy-Winning Singer, Dies at 88 |url=https://time.com/7261165/roberta-flack-dies-88/#:~:text=Overall,%20she%20won%20five%20Grammys,Grande%20among%20those%20praising%20her. |access-date=February 24, 2025 |magazine=TIME |language=en |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>