who sang killing me softly

The song “Killing Me Softly with His Song” has been sung by several artists, but the two most famous versions are by Roberta Flack and by Lauryn Hill as lead singer of the Fugees.

• The original recording was by Lori Lieberman in 1972.

• The best‑known classic hit version (1973) was sung by Roberta Flack , and it reached number one in the US and Canada.

• The most famous 1990s version was by the Fugees , with Lauryn Hill on lead vocals; their 1996 cover became a worldwide hit and won a Grammy.

So if you mean the classic 1970s hit, it was Roberta Flack; if you mean the 1990s hip‑hop/R&B hit, it was Lauryn Hill with the Fugees.