roberta flack (born february 10, 1937) is an american r&amp;b singer. she was born in black mountain, north carolina. she has released nineteen studio albums. she has had three number one singles. "the first time ever i saw your face" was her first number one. it won the 1973 grammy record of the year. in 1974 flack performed "when i grow up" with michael jackson. in 1999 a star was put in the hollywood walk of fame for her.