Bio of roberta flack biography

American singer (born 1937)

Musical artist

Roberta Cleopatra Flack (born February 10, 1937)^[2][3] is a retired American singer who topped the Billboard charts with the No.

1 singles "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Killing Me Softly with His Song", and "Feel Like Makin' Love".

Flack influenced the subgenre of contemporary R&B called quiet storm, and interpreted songs by songwriters such as Leonard Cohen and members of the Beatles.^[4]

Flack was the first artist to win the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in two consecutive years: "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" won in 1973 and "Killing Me Softly with His Song" won in 1974.

Early life and education

Flack was born on February 10, 1937, in Black Mountain, North Carolina, to parents Laron Flack, a Veterans Administration draftsman,^[5] and Irene (née Council)^[6] Flack^[7] a church organist^[8][9][3]&#