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Helen Reddy, singer of feminist anthem 'I Am Woman,' dies in LA

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/reuters/09/30/people-helenreddy.jpg"/><figcaption>Singer Helen Reddy poses at the 2015 G&#x27;Day USA Los Angeles Gala in this January 31, 2015 file photo. <em>Kevork Djansezian, Reuters</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>SYDNEY -- Australian singer Helen Reddy, best known for her feminist anthem &quot;I Am Woman,&quot; has died in Los Angeles aged 78, according to a statement from her children on Wednesday.</p><p>&quot;It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Helen Reddy, on the afternoon of September 29th 2020 in Los Angeles,&quot; the statement on her official Facebook fan page said.</p><p>The trailblazing musician from Melbourne shot to global stardom with the 1971 hit &quot;I Am Woman,&quot; which became the rallying cry of the women&#x27;s liberation movement.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rptW7zOPX2E?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Born on October 25, 1941, Reddy married three times and had two children, Traci Wald Donat and Jordan Sommers.</p><p>&quot;She was a wonderful mother, grandmother and a truly formidable woman,&quot; they said. &quot;Our hearts are broken. But we take comfort in the knowledge that her voice will live on forever.&quot;</p><p>Reddy, who lived in Los Angeles, was diagnosed with dementia in 2015.</p><p>She was born to show-business parents and began performing as a small child in Australia.</p><p>Reddy later moved to the United States where she recorded a string of hits in the 1970s, including &quot;Angie Baby&quot; and &quot;Delta Dawn,&quot; topping the Billboard charts three times.</p><p>Accepting a Grammy Award in 1973, she famously thanked God &quot;because she makes everything possible&quot;.</p><p>An Australian biopic detailing her rise to fame premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2019.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

<p>Australian singer Helen Reddy, best known for her feminist anthem "I Am Woman," has died in Los Angeles aged 78, according to a statement from her children on Wednesday.</p>

Australian singer Helen Reddy, best known for her feminist anthem "I Am Woman," has died in Los Angeles aged 78, according to a statement from her children on Wednesday.