Singer Roberta Flack can not sing after ALS analysis By Reuters

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Grammy-winning musician Roberta Flack, whose hits embody “Killing Me Softly with His Music,” has been recognized with ALS, also called Lou Gehrig’s illness, and might not sing, her representatives stated on Monday.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a progressive illness, “has made it unimaginable to sing and never simple to talk,” a press release from her publicists stated. “However it’s going to take much more than ALS to silence this icon.”

A documentary about Flack’s life is ready to debut at a movie competition in New York subsequent week. It is going to air on PBS tv in the US in January. Flack, 85, is also releasing a youngsters’s guide in January.

ALS breaks down nerve cells within the mind and spinal wire that make muscle tissues work, resulting in progressive paralysis and demise.

Flack had a number of No. 1 hits within the Seventies and produced 20 studio albums. She received 4 Grammys and was honored with a lifetime achievement award in 2020.

The singer additionally was the primary artist to win two consecutive report of the 12 months trophies in 1973 for “First Time I Ever Noticed Your Face” and in 1974 for “Killing Me Softly with His Music.”