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Singer Roberta Flack has passed away. She was 88 years old.

The Grammy-award winner was known for hits like “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” “Killing Me Softly with His Song” and “Feel Like Makin’ Love.”

Flack died at home “surrounded by her family,” her publicist Elaine Schock said in a statement to the Associated Press.

In this March 4, 1974 file photo, Roberta Flack holds the Grammy award for her record, “Killing Me Softly With His Song” as singer Isaac Hayes, right, looks on at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Harold Filan, File)

“We are heartbroken that the glorious Roberta Flack passed away this morning, February 24, 2025,” her rep said in a statement obtained by Variety. “She died peacefully surrounded by her family. Roberta broke boundaries and records. She was also a proud educator.”

The classically trained singer and pianist rose to fame after Clint Eastwood used her song “The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face” in the 1971 film “Play Misty for Me.” The song earned her the 1973 Grammy for record of the year.

The next year, she won record of the year for “Killing Me Softly with His Song,” making her the first artist to win consecutive Grammys in that category.

In 2022, Flack retired from singing after revealing she had ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, and could no longer sing.

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