Roberta Flack, legendary US songstress who performed for John Paul II, has died

Roberta Flack, the legendary US singer who once performed for Pope John Paul II in New York, died of cardiac arrest on 24 February at the age of 88. Flack gained worldwide fame as a consummate interpreter of melodies who blended genres from R&B to Soul, Gospel, jazz and various other musical strains of Americana,