Rochelle Fleming, First Choice Singer, Dies at 72, Complex Reports

By Miles Carter, November 10, 2026

First Choice singer Rochelle Fleming-Finney died Nov 5, 2026, in Philadelphia, at age 72, according to a statement on her Facebook page from longtime manager George Iz Correia, as reported by Complex. Complex, in a Nov 9, 2026, article by Bernadette Giacomazzo, said a cause of death was not disclosed. KAZI did not open the Facebook post. The account of the manager's statement is Complex's reporting.

Complex reported that the announcement described Fleming as someone who "brought light, laughter and love to the world," with funeral arrangements to be announced later. Complex also quoted Correia as writing, "PLEASE KNOW THAT ROCHELLE LOVED ALL OF YOU."

As Complex notes, Mary J. Blige covered First Choice's "Let No Man Put Asunder" on her 1999 album Mary, and J. Cole sampled the group's "Wake Up to Me" on his 2019 song "Middle Child."