American singer Anita Pointer, founding member of the soul disco group The Pointer Sisters, has passed away. His client passed away after a heroic battle with cancer, Pointers spokesman Roger Neal said on his social media channels on New Year’s Eve (local time). The 74-year-old Grammy winner passed away peacefully surrounded by her family.
A statement from the Pointers family, distributed by US media, read: “While it is with deep sadness that we lose Anita, we are comforted to know that she is now with her daughter Jada and her sisters June and Bonnie. We are at peace.” Heaven is a nicer place with Anita there.
Along with her sisters Ruth, Bonnie, and June, Anita formed the singing combo The Pointer Sisters in the early 1970s, and Bonnie separated from the group in 1978 to pursue a solo career. With hits like “Jump (For My Love)” and “I’m So Excited!” and released more than 15 albums in total, the group made music history in various genres that included R&B, country, funk, pop and disco.
After the death of June 2006, who also succumbed to cancer, and Bonnie 2020, only the eldest of the singing siblings, Ruth, is still alive. (sda/dpa)
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