Helen Reddy, the Australian singer and activist best known for 1972’s “I Am Woman,” has died. Her children confirmed the news in a statement on Facebook. She was 78. This story is developing.
“She was a wonderful Mother, Grandmother and a truly formidable woman,” the family’s statement reads. “Our hearts are broken. But we take comfort in the knowledge that her voice will live on forever.” Reddy was diagnosed with dementia in 2015 and was living in a Los Angeles nursing home. A biopic about Reddy’s life called I Am Woman that followed her career starting in 1960s was released earlier this year.
