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  Roberta Flack unable to sing after ALS diagnosis

  The 85-year-old singer cannot sing and struggles to speak after being diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

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  Roberta Flack diagnosed with ALS 'making it impossible to sing'

  Singer Roberta Flack, 85, has been diagnosed with ALS - commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease or motor neurone disease - and can no longer sing, her manager says. The American star, who is also a classically trained pianist, is best known for her hits Killing Me Softly With His Song and The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face. In a statement, Flack's manager Suzanne Koga said the disease "has made it impossible to sing and not easy to speak".

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  'Killing Me Softly with His Song' singer Roberta Flack unable to sing after ALS diagnosis

  The 'Killing Me Softly with His Song' singer and multiple Grammy Award winner has been diagnosed with progressive brain disease which affects people's ability to move, talk and even breathe

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  Roberta Flack can no longer sing after ALS diagnosis

  Roberta Flack has been left unable to sing after being diagnosed with ALS.

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  Roberta Flack diagnosed with ALS: 'It's now impossible to sing'

  Roberta Flack has been diagnosed with a neurodegenerative disease and can no longer sing. In a statement, manager Suzanne Koga announced that the Grammy Award-winning artist has been battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). "(The disease) has made it impossible to sing and not easy to speak," she said. "But it will take a lot more than ALS to silence this icon." The news comes ahead of the premiere of Roberta, a documentary about the singer's life, at the DOC NYC film festival in New York C

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  Luke Evans' first love is music

  Luke Evans may be best known as an actor, but music is his "first love".

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  Beyonce and Madonna's Break My Soul remix

  Beyonce and Madonna have joined forces for a 'Break My Soul' remix, featuring snippets of Madonna's 1990 hit Vogue.

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  Jazz, R&B and ‘sophistifunk’: James Mtume’s greatest recordings

  Jazz, R&B and ‘sophistifunk’: James Mtume’s greatest recordings. From his Afrocentric jazz with Miles Davis and Lonnie Liston Smith to his chart hits for Roberta Flack and Stephanie Mills, we celebrate the best of the late musician

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  James Mtume, jazz and funk musician, dies aged 75

  James Mtume, jazz and funk musician, dies aged 75. The versatile songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist had hits with his own group Mtume as well as for Stephanie Mills, Roberta Flack and more

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  Bastille record MTV: Unplugged

  Bastille are "ridiculously excited" to have recorded an 'MTV Unplugged' special, which will air on 24 December.

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