Anita Pointer has been singing with her sisters since she was a child, and together with them she later makes an international career. Now she is dying of cancer at the age of 74.
She became known with songs like "I'm So Excited" - now Grammy winner Anita Pointer has died at the age of 74. The founding member of the R
After leading a "heroic fight" against the disease, she died peacefully surrounded by her family. The family said in a statement: "While we are deeply saddened by the loss of Anita, we are comforted to know that she is now with her daughter Jada and her sisters June and Bonnie are at peace. She was the one who gave us everyone has held close and together for so long. Her love for our family will live on in each of us."
Bonnie Pointer and her youngest sister June made their professional singing debut as a duo in 1969. They later recruited older sisters Anita and Ruth to join them before releasing their first album together in 1973. As children, they sang in the church of their father, who was a preacher in Oakland, California. Pointer had quit her job as a secretary to join the group. The group released their first album in 1973 and won a total of three Grammys over the following years.
Between 1973 and 1985 the group had 13 US Top 20 hits. Her debut album in 1973 spawned her first hit single, Yes We Can Can. Their hits included Fire (1978), He's So Shy (1980), Slow Hand (1981), I'm So Excited (1982) and Neutron Dance, Automatic and Jump (1983). In recent years the group has continued to perform with fourth sister Ruth singing along with her daughter Issa and granddaughter Sadako. The Pointer sisters also have two surviving brothers, Fritz and Aaron.
