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Roberta Flack’s Net Worth: How Much Money the Iconic Singer Made

The late ‘Killing Me Softly with His Song’ vocalist died when she was 88 years old in February 2025. Learn more about her career and the success she built from the ground up.

The late “Killing Me Softly with His Song” vocalist built a lasting legacy in R&B, influencing a whole subgenre known as “quiet storm.” After gradually paving her way to success, Roberta not only increased her net worth and fan base, but also her accolades. Roberta was from North Carolina and attended college at Washington D.C.’s Howard University at just 15 years old — one of the school’s youngest to ever enroll. However, she was the aunt of the well-known figure skater Rory Flack and the godmother of late musician Bernard Wright.

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