Angie Stone – Born in Columbia in South Carolina – is best known for the song “Wish I Didn’t Miss You” from 2001, writes Variety.
“Angie Stone’s voice and spirit will live on forever in the heart of those she touched,” her representative states in a statement, reports CNN.
During his career, Stone released ten solo albums, most recently “Love Language” from 2023, and was nominated for a Grammy three times.
However, she first became known as a member of the groundbreaking female hip-hop trio the sequence that was formed in 1979 and which, for example, is behind the song “Funk You Up”.
Stone has also played in Sweden several times, including at the Stockholm Jazz Festival at Skansen 2011.
Worked with world stars
The singer has collaborated with artists who PrinceThe Alicia KeysThe Snoop Dogg and Stevie Wonderwrites Rolling Stone. In addition, Stone has played and appeared in more than 40 film roles.
After performing in Alabama on Friday night, Stone and her band members on Saturday morning were on their way to Atlanta in Georgia, when the car was rolling, according to a representative of the singer.
Stone was the only person who died in the accident, according to Variety.
She turned 63 years old.