Anita Poynter, who sang the worldwide hit “I’m So Excited,” has died

Singer Anita Pointer of the group Pointer Sisters has died at the age of 74, Reuters reported.

The band had their biggest hits in the 70s and 80s with hits like “Fire”, “Say So”, “He’s So Shy”, “Slow Hand” and “I’m So Excited”. In 1975, the group won a Grammy Award with the song “Fairytale”.

Anita Poynter died of cancer Saturday at her Beverly Hills home surrounded by family, her rep Roger Neal announced.

She is the second of four sisters who began hitting the music scene as a duo June and Bonnie in 1969. Soon after, they became a trio when Anita joined them, leaving her job as a secretary, according to an official biography.

The Pointer Sisters later became a quartet with Ruth, the only one of the sisters still alive. Bonnie left the band in the late 70s and they reverted to being a trio. The Poynter sisters also have two brothers, Fritz and Aaron.

Anita’s daughter Jada died in 2003, and then the singer took charge of raising her granddaughter Roxy McCain Poynter.

“We are deeply saddened by the loss of Anita, but it comforts us to know that she is now at peace with her daughter Jada and sisters June and Bonnie. She has brought us together for so long. Her love for our family will live on in each of us,” the family said in a statement.

The sisters grew up singing in the church choir in Oakland, California, where their father was a preacher.

The debut album in 1973 also included their first hit single “Yes We Can Can”.

In recent years, the Pointer Sisters have continued their stage presence, with Ruth singing alongside daughter Isa and granddaughter Sadako.