Roberta Flack Rushed To Hospital From New York Charity Gig

Roberta Flack is currently recuperating at a hospital after The "Killing Me Softly" singer was rushed to a facility following her charity gig in New York.

The 81-year-old reportedly fell ill while performing at the Apollo Theater for the Jazz Foundation of America. At around 8:50 p.m., the singer was taken to a hospital in Harlem.

Following the incident, Flack's rep spoke with People and said that his client had suffered from stroke years ago.

"She didn't feel well so it was best to take her to the hospital. She's doing fine but is being kept overnight for observation," said the rep.

Prior to her hospitalization, James Mtume, a fellow musician, shared a photo of himself with Flack on his Instagram account.

Roberta Flack Talks About Her Song

In 2015, Flack opened up about some of her greatest hits. She gushed over "The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face," which she thinks ranks second to "Amazing Grace."

"People just respond to it, they hear it and they don't know what to do. I never met Ewan MacColl [the English folk singer who wrote it] but I met his wife, Peggy Seeger, whom he wrote it for. He's a perfect composer, and it says a lot about his talent and his romance for her that here I am, still singing it all these years later," said Flack.

Flack also said that the present time is the best time to love music. She said that she listens to different artists and genres of music.

"Now's a good time to love music - any kind of music. I listen to Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Iggy Azalea, Nicki Minaj - just like everybody else. I love Diana Krall, she's married to Elvis Costello. She's beautiful and so talented," gushed Flack.

Roberta Flack Makes Grammys History

Flack is an American singer whose real name is Roberta Cleopatra Flack. The singer was the first and only artist to have ever received the Grammy Award's Record of the Year for two consecutive years. "The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face" won the Grammy in 1973 and "Killing Me Softly with His Song" won a year later.

Some of Flack's albums are Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway, Killing Me Softly, First Take, Live & More, Quiet Fire, Chapter Two, Blue Lights in the Basement, and more.

Flack's most popular songs are "The Closer I Get To You," "Making Love," "Bridge Over Troubled Water," "You've Got A Friend," "Only Heaven Can Wait," and more.

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