Angela Bofill, the artist known for such singles as ‘I Try’ and ‘Angel of the Night’, has died. She was 70.
The jazz musician’s friend and manager Rich Engel announced her death in two posts Friday on her Facebook page after Bofill died on Thursday.
‘ON BEHALF OF MY DEAR FRIEND ANGIE, I AM SADDENED TO ANNOUNCE HER PASSING ON THE MORNING OF JUNE 13TH,’ wrote Engel.
He announced that the funeral would be held on June 28 at 1pm at St. Dominick’s Church in Valejo, California.
‘JUST TO CLEAR UP THE CONFUSION,’ he added in another post. ‘ON BEHALF OF SHAUNA BOFILL, HUSBAND CHRIS PORTUGUESE, WE ARE SADDENED BUT MUST REPORT THAT THE PASSING OF ANGELA YESTERDAY IS INDEED TRUE.’
Bofill passed away at her daughter’s home in Vallejo, California. Her cause of death was not disclosed, but she had previous health issues.
In 2006 and 2007, Bofill suffered two strokes, causing paralysis on the left of her body. She resumed touring in 2011.
Bofill was an R&B & Jazz artist best known for hits like “This Time I’ll Be Sweeter,” “You Should Know By Now,” and “Tonight I Give In,” among others. She first began releasing music in the ’70s.
She was nominated for an American Music Award in 1984 for Best R&B/Soul Female Artist, and she was inducted into the Women Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2023..
According to DailyMail, after Denzel Washington said Bofill was one of his favorite artists, she told Essence that he ‘went to one of my Blue Note [shows] in New York, and I’d never heard of him before.’
‘My assistant was fainting: “Oh my God!” Denzel told me I was his favorite singer, [and I said], “Really? Thank you so much!”‘ she recalled.