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Donna Summer‌

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Female

Birthday

calendar1948-12-31

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Donna Summer

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Donna Summer

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1948-12-31

Popularity

star1.3

Biography

Donna Summer (born LaDonna Adrian Gaines; December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s and became known as the "Queen of Disco", while her music gained a global following. Influenced by the counterculture of the 1960s, Summer became the lead singer of a psychedelic rock band named Crow and moved to New York City. In 1968 she joined a German adaptation of the musical Hair in Munich, where she spent several years living, acting, and singing. There, she met music producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, and they went on to record influential disco hits together such as "Love to Love You Baby" and "I Feel Love", marking Summer's breakthrough into international music markets. Summer returned to the United States in 1976, and more hits such as "Last Dance", her version of "MacArthur Park", "Heaven Knows", "Hot Stuff", "Bad Girls", "Dim All the Lights", "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" with Barbra Streisand, and "On the Radio" followed. Summer amassed a total of 42 hit singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 in her lifetime, with 14 of those reaching the Top 10. She claimed a top-40 hit every year between 1975 and 1984, and from her first top-ten hit in 1976, to the end of 1982, she had 12 top-ten hits (10 were top-five hits), more than any other act during that time period. She returned to the Hot 100's top five in 1983, and claimed her final top-ten hit in 1989 with "This Time I Know It's for Real". She was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach the top of the US Billboard 200 chart and charted four number-one singles in the US within a 12-month period. She also charted two number-one singles on the R&B Singles chart in the US and a number-one single in the United Kingdom. Her most recent Hot 100 hit came in 1999 with "I Will Go with You (Con te partirò)". While her fortunes on the Hot 100 waned in subsequent decades, Summer remained a force on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart throughout her entire career. Summer died on May 17, 2012, from lung cancer, at her home in Naples, Florida. She sold over 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. She won five Grammy Awards. In her obituary in The Times, she was described as the "undisputed queen of the Seventies disco boom" who reached the status of "one of the world's leading female singers." Moroder described Summer's work on the song "I Feel Love" as "really the start of electronic dance" music. In 2013, Summer was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In December 2016, Billboard ranked her sixth on its list of the "Greatest of All Time Top Dance Club Artists". Description above from the Wikipedia article Donna Summer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

Love to Love You, Donna Summer

Love to Love You, Donna Summer‌
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calendar 2023

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Les Enfants de la Pop 80's‌
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calendar 2012

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's‌
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calendar 1980

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Thank God It's Friday‌
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calendar 1978

Hit Man Returns - David Foster & Friends

Hit Man Returns - David Foster & Friends‌
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calendar 2011

The Power of One: The Pokémon 2000 Movie Special

The Power of One: The Pokémon 2000 Movie Special‌
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calendar 2000

Donna Summer - Live & More Collection

Donna Summer - Live & More Collection‌
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calendar 1999

Donna Summer - Live from New York

Donna Summer - Live from New York‌
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calendar 2008

Donna Summer - Live and More Encore!

Donna Summer - Live and More Encore!‌
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calendar 1999

Soul Divas

Soul Divas‌
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calendar 2007

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Rona Barrett Looks at 1978‌
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calendar 1979

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Stock Aitken Waterman: Legends of Pop‌
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Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's‌
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La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président‌
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VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross

VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross‌
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calendar 2000

A Hot Summer Night with Donna

A Hot Summer Night with Donna‌
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calendar 1983

Donna Summer: Live

Donna Summer: Live‌
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calendar 2005

Rhythm Divine - History of Disco Music

Rhythm Divine - History of Disco Music‌
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calendar 1992

Songs From the Neighborhood: The Music of Mister Rogers

Songs From the Neighborhood: The Music of Mister Rogers‌
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calendar 2005

Donald Duck's 50th Birthday

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calendar 1984

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calendar 2016

The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Million Sellers

The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Million Sellers‌
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calendar 2006

Burt Sugarman's The Midnight Special: 1976

Burt Sugarman's The Midnight Special: 1976‌
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calendar 2006

High Energy: Disco on Amphetamines

High Energy: Disco on Amphetamines‌
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calendar 2019

Disco Europe Express

Disco Europe Express‌
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calendar 2019

The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1978

The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1978‌
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calendar 2007

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Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party‌
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calendar 1997

Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 2

Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 2‌
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calendar 2007

The Donna Summer Special

The Donna Summer Special‌
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calendar 1980

Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration

Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration‌
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calendar 1985

Women in Rock

Women in Rock‌
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calendar 1986

Tv Credits

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest

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calendar 1972

The Early Show

The Early Show‌
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calendar 1999

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70 Years of Youth Revolt‌
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calendar 2020

Family Matters

Family Matters‌
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calendar 1989

Where Are They Now?

Where Are They Now?‌
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calendar 1999

The Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards‌
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calendar 1959

Van Oekel's Discohoek

Van Oekel's Discohoek‌
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calendar 1974

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show‌
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calendar 1961

Lahaye d'honneur

Lahaye d'honneur‌
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calendar 1987

Disco

Disco‌
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calendar 1971

Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait‌
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calendar 1993

TV Story Superstar

TV Story Superstar‌
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calendar 2020

Starparade

Starparade‌
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calendar 1968

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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche‌
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Show & Co. mit Carlo‌
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calendar 1984

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Numéro un‌
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calendar 1975

Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées‌
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calendar 1982

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées‌
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Viña del Mar International Song Festival

Viña del Mar International Song Festival‌
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calendar 1963

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4 gegen Willi‌
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calendar 1986