Singer anita pointer of the iconic The Pointer sisters he also broke up at age 74, according to a rep for the legendary singer. tmz extension previously reported on Sunday, January 1, that Anita, who is the third original member of the band to die, passed away on Saturday, December 31, after a “pretty long and heroic battle with cancer.” She reportedly died surrounded by her family in her Beverly Hills home.
the daily beast she reported that the family was “deeply saddened” after her death. “While we are deeply saddened by the loss of Anita, it comforts us to know that she is now with her daughter Jada and her sisters June and Bonnie and at peace,” they wrote in a statement to Reuters. “She was the one who kept us all close and together for so long. Her love for our family will live on in each of us.”
It was Anita who broke the news hollywood life in 2020 of your sister bonnie pointer he died at the age of 69 on June 8, 2020. “It is with great sadness that I have to announce to fans of The Pointer Sisters that my sister, Bonnie, passed away this morning,” he said in a statement at the time. “Our family is devastated. On behalf of my siblings, myself and the entire Pointer family, we ask for your prayers at this time.”
She also shared how close they were. “Bonnie was my best friend and we talked every day. We’ve never had a fight in my life. I miss her already and I will see her again someday.” June Pointer, the third original member of the group, died on February 27, 2006 after a battle with cancer at the age of 52.
Anita was one of the four original members of the band that rose to fame for electrifying hits like “I’m So Excited,” “Jump (For My Love)” and “Neutron Dance” in the 1980s. pointer ruth he was the fourth original member to make waves in the group. Other group members include it is a pointer Y sadakō pointer.
Anita was born on January 23, 1948 in Oakland, California, the fourth of six musically gifted children of the Rev. elton pointer Y will be elizabeth from Arkansas In 1969 she quit her secretarial job to form The Pointer Sisters with Bonnie and June, and the rest is history. Anita took her first hit “Yes We Can Can” to number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1973.
She was the mother of a daughter, Jada Rashawn pointerwho also died of cancer in 2003.
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