Grammy-winning singer Anita Pointer dies aged 74

Anita Pointer, from the Grammy-winning Pointer Sisters, has died aged 74, her publicist has announced.

She died surrounded by her household astatine her Beverley Hills location successful California.

Her household said they were profoundly saddened by her passing. "Heaven is simply a much loving beauteous spot with Anita there," they said successful a statement.

The 2nd oldest of the 4 sisters, Ms Pointer and her siblings roseate to fame with hits including Jump (For My Love) and Fire.

With a blend of funk, psyche and R&B, the radical released their eponymous debut medium successful 1973. Yes We Can Can, a funky tune which called for unity and tolerance astatine a clip of radical unrest successful the US, became the album's breakout hit.

And successful 1975, their deed song, Fairytale, won a Grammy grant for Best Country Vocal Performance. The triumph remains a rarity successful a class dominated by achromatic acts.

The radical astir disbanded successful 1979 aft Bonnie Pointer near to prosecute a solo career, but the remaining sisters regrouped and went connected to shed their antecedently retro representation for a modern popular sound.

Throughout the 1980s, they remained a powerhouse successful the US charts, and their hits, which included He's So Shy, Jump (For My Love) and Neutron Dance, person stood the trial of time, remaining heavy streamed to this day.

But Pointer's idiosyncratic beingness was marked by tragedy. In 2003, her lone kid - Jada Pointer - died from crab aged conscionable 37. She went connected to rise her granddaughter Roxie McKain Pointer.

Her household said they were "comforted successful knowing she is present with her girl Jada and her sisters June & Bonnie and astatine peace".