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Grammy-winning singer Anita Pointer dies at 74
Grammy-winning singer Anita Pointer died at 74 following a battle with cancer.
The singer died on Saturday, New Year’s Eve, at her home in Los Angeles, United States, where she was surrounded by family.Pointer’s family, in a statement on Instagram on Sunday, announced that ”Anita Pointer of the Pointer Sisters died after a heroic battle with cancer.”“While we are deeply saddened by her death, we are comforted in knowing she is now with her sisters, June & Bonnie and her daughter, Jada. Heaven is a more beautiful , loving place with Anita there,” it added.
Anita was one of the founding members of the R&B group The Pointer Sisters, who delighted fans all over the world with hits including I’m So Excited, Jump and Fire.’