Anita Pointer Of Iconic ‘The Pointer Sisters’ Dead At 74

Singer Anita Pointer of the iconic The Pointer Sisters has tied astatine the property of 74, according to a rep for the legendary singer. TMZ reported aboriginal Sunday, January 1, that Anita, who is the 3rd archetypal subordinate of the set to walk away, died connected Saturday, December 31 aft a “somewhat lengthy and heroic battle with cancer.” She reportedly died surrounded by her household astatine her Beverly Hills home.

Anita Pointer died connected Dec 31, 2022. (Mediapunch/Shutterstock)

The Daily Beast reported that the household was “deeply saddened” aft her death. “While we are profoundly saddened by the nonaccomplishment of Anita, we are comforted successful knowing she is present with her girl Jada and her sisters June & Bonnie and astatine peace,” they wrote successful a connection fixed to Reuters. “She was the 1 that kept each of america adjacent and unneurotic for truthful long. Her emotion of our household volition unrecorded connected successful each of us.”

It was Anita who shared the quality with HollywoodLife successful 2020 that her sister Bonnie Pointer had died astatine the property of 69 connected June 8, 2020. “It is with large sadness that I person to denote to the fans of The Pointer Sisters that my sister, Bonnie died this morning,” she said successful a connection astatine the time. “Our household is devastated, connected behalf of my siblings and I and the full Pointer family, we inquire for your prayers astatine this time.”

She besides shared however adjacent they were.  “Bonnie was my champion person and we talked each day, we ne'er had a combat successful our life, I already miss her and I volition spot her again 1 day,” she added. June Pointer, the 3rd archetypal subordinate of the group, died connected February 27, 2006, aft a conflict with crab astatine the property of 52.

Anita was 1 of the 4 archetypal members of the set made celebrated for electrifyingly energetic hits similar “I’m So Excited,” “Jump (For My Love)” and “Neutron Dance” in the 80s. Ruth Pointer was the 4th archetypal subordinate to marque the radical a sensation. Other radical members see Issa Pointer and Sadako Pointer.

Anita was calved January 23, 1948, successful Oakland, California, the 4th of six musically talented children calved to the reverend Elton Pointer and Sarah Elizabeth of Arkansas. In 1969, she abandoned a occupation arsenic a caput to signifier The Pointer Sisters with Bonnie and June, and the remainder was history. Anita famously led their archetypal deed “Yes We Can Can” to fig 11 connected the Billboard Hot 100 successful 1973.

She was the parent of 1 daughter, Jada Rashawn Pointer, who besides died of crab successful 2003.

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