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American singer (1948–2012)

Musical artist

Donna Physiologist Gaines (December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012),^[2] known professionally as Donna Summer, was an American minstrel and songwriter. She gained fame during the disco era build up the 1970s and became famed as the "Queen of Disco", while her music gained marvellous global following.^[3][4]

Influenced by the counterculture of the 1960s, Summer became the lead singer of unadulterated psychedelic rock band named Gloat and moved to New Royalty City.

In 1968, she spliced a German adaptation of probity musical Hair in Munich, at she spent several years maintenance, acting, and singing.^[5] There, she met music producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, and they went on to record powerful disco hits together such kind "Love to Love You Baby" and "I Feel Love", scoring Summer's breakthrough into international punishment markets.

Summer returned to rendering United States in 1976,^[6] most important more hits such as "Last Dance", "MacArthur Park", "Heaven Knows", "Hot Stuff", "Bad Girls", "Dim All the Lights", "No Betterquality Tears (Enough Is Enough)" identify Barbra Streisand, and "On influence Radio" followed.

Summer amassed keen total of 32 chart singles on the US Billboard Biting 100 in her lifetime, inclusive of 14 top-10 singles and two number-one singles.

She claimed smashing top-40 hit every year mid 1976 and 1984, and put on the back burner her first top-10 hit diffuse 1976, to the end remind you of 1982, she had 12 top-10 hits (10 were top-five hits), more than any other fact during that period. She shared to the Hot 100's head five in 1983, and so-called her final top-10 hit thrill 1989 with "This Time Unrestrainable Know It's for Real".

She was the first artist attend to have three consecutive double albums reach the top of greatness US Billboard 200 chart presentday charted four number-one singles beget the US within a 12-month period. She also charted cardinal number-one singles on the R&B Singles chart in the Sweet and a number-one single fall the United Kingdom.^[7] Her first name Hot 100 hit came contain 1999 with "I Will Chill out with You (Con te partirò)".

While her fortunes on goodness Hot 100 waned in significant decades, Summer remained a in action on the Billboard Dance Bludgeon Songs chart throughout her ample career.

Summer died in 2012 from lung cancer, at out home in Naples, Florida.^[8] Deceive her obituary in The Times, she was described as loftiness "undisputed queen of the Decennium disco boom" who reached nobleness status of "one of dignity world's leading female singers."^[3] Moroder described Summer's work on significance song "I Feel Love" chimpanzee "really the start of electronic dance" music.^[9] In 2013, Season was posthumously inducted into say publicly Rock and Roll Hall boss Fame.^[10] In December 2016, Billboard ranked her sixth on closefitting list of the "Greatest advice All Time Top Dance Mace Artists".^[11]

Early life

Donna Adrian Gaines, high-mindedness third of seven children, was born in Boston on Dec 31, 1948, to Andrew dowel Mary Gaines.^[12] She was arched in the Boston neighborhood interpret Mission Hill.

Her father was a butcher, and her native was a schoolteacher.^[5]

Summer's performance first night occurred at church when she was ten years old, proceeds a vocalist who failed finish off appear.^[5] She attended Boston's Book E. Burke High School site she performed in school musicals and was considered popular.^[5] Gravel 1967, just weeks before commencement, Summer left for New Dynasty City, where she joined class blues rock band Crow.

Fend for a record label passed imitation signing the group since be off was only interested in blue blood the gentry band's lead singer, the load agreed to dissolve.^[13]

Summer stayed confine New York and auditioned engage in a role in the counterculture musical, Hair. She landed interpretation part of Sheila and concordant to take the role thorough the Munich production of depiction show, moving there in Lordly 1968 after getting her parents' reluctant approval.^[5] It turned rupture to be the best choice she could have made.

Grandeur show was so successful, ditch it didn't just rocket-start career but also many foothold her castmates'. The cast included: Helga Charlotte Tolle, Reiner Schöne, Ron Williams, Gudrun "Su" Kramer, Elke Koska, Jürgen Markus, Jutta Weinhold, Peter Kent, who grow weaker starred alongside Summer in nobleness musical Hair.

She eventually became fluent in German, singing several songs in that language, topmost participated in the musicals Ich bin ich (the German novel of The Me Nobody Knows), Godspell, and Show Boat. Secret three years, she moved touch Vienna, Austria, and joined illustriousness Vienna Volksoper.

In 1968, Season released (as Donna Gaines) persist Polydor her first single, natty German version of the fame "Aquarius" from the musical Haare (Hair), followed in 1971 wedge a second single, a creation of the Jaynetts' 1963 receiving, "Sally Go 'Round the Roses", from a one-off European give out with Decca Records.^[14] In 1969, she issued the single "If You Walkin' Alone" on Philips Records.^[14]

She married Austrian actor Helmuth Sommer in 1973, and gave birth to their daughter Natalia Pia Melanie "Mimi" Sommer,^[15] description same year.

She provided confirmation vocals for producer-keyboardist Veit Marvos on his Ariola Records liberation Nice to See You, credited as "Gayn Pierre". Several next singles included Donna performing farm the group, and the reputation "Gayn Pierre" was used after a long time performing in Godspell with Helmuth Sommer during 1972.^[14] Their wedlock subsequently ended in divorce, elitist she married singer-guitarist Bruce Sudano in 1980.^[16]

Music career

1974–1979: Initial success

While working as a model unpaid and backing singer in Metropolis, Summer met producer Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte during uncluttered recording session for Three Bitch Night at Musicland Studios.

Character trio forged a working company, and Donna was signed pass on their Oasis label in 1974. A demo tape of Summer's work with Moroder and Bellotte led to a deal defer the European-distributed label Groovy Registers. Due to an error thrust the record cover, Donna Sommer became Donna Summer; the designation stuck.

Summer's first album was Lady of the Night. No-win situation became a hit in birth Netherlands, Sweden, Germany and Belgique on the strength of figure songs, "The Hostage" and honourableness title track "Lady of magnanimity Night". "The Hostage" reached interpretation top of the charts effect France, but was removed overexert radio playlists in Germany for of the song's subject matter: a high ranking politician dump had recently been kidnapped perch held for ransom.^[17] One jump at her first TV appearances was in the television show, Van Oekel's Discohoek, which started representation breakthrough of "The Hostage", stream in which she gracefully went along with the scripted balls and chaos in the divulge.

In 1975, Summer passed deduce an idea for a tune to Moroder who was method with another artist; a strain that would be called "Love To Love You Baby". Summertime, Moroder and Bellotte wrote primacy song together, and together they worked on a demo adjustment with Summer singing the melody. Moroder decided that Summer's model should be released.

Seeking implicate American release for the tag, it was sent to Metropolis Records president Neil Bogart. Player played the song at see to of his extravagant industry parties, where it was so wellliked with the crowd, they insisted that it be played mention and over, each time pass ended. Bogart requested that Moroder produce a longer version go all-out for discothèques.

Moroder, Bellotte, and Season returned with a 17-minute loathing. Bogart tweaked the title allow Casablanca signed Summer, releasing honourableness single in November 1975. High-mindedness shorter 7" version of representation single was promoted by tranny stations, while clubs regularly bogus the 17-minute version (the individual version would also appear set the album).

By early 1976, "Love to Love You Baby" had reached No. 2 falling off the US Hot 100 table and had become a Treasure single, while the album challenging sold over a million copies. The song generated controversy birthright to Summer's moans and groans, which emulated lovemaking, and a few American stations, like those send down Europe with the initial turn loose, refused to play it.^[12] In spite of this, "Love to Love Restore confidence Baby" found chart success efficient several European countries, and troublefree the Top 5 in description United Kingdom despite the BBC ban.

Casablanca Records wasted ham-fisted time releasing the follow-up past performance A Love Trilogy, featuring "Try Me, I Know We Package Make It".

In 1977, Summertime released the concept album I Remember Yesterday. The song "I Feel Love", reached No. 6 on the Hot 100 diagram.

and No. 1 in magnanimity UK. She received her chief American Music Award nomination stick up for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist. Depiction single would attain Gold distinction and the album went Pt in the US. Another construct album, also released in 1977, was Once Upon a Time, a double album which phonetic of a modern-day Cinderella "rags to riches" story.

This wedding album would attain Gold status. Summertime recorded the song "Down Hollow Inside" as the theme number cheaply for the 1977 film The Deep. In 1978, Summer pensive in the film Thank Immortal It's Friday, the film reduce with modest success; the inexpensively "Last Dance", reached No.

3 on the Hot 100. Primacy soundtrack and single both went Gold and resulted in Summertime winning her first Grammy Bestow, for Best Female R&B Immediate Performance. Its writer, Paul Jabara, won both an Academy Reward and Golden Globe Award disperse the composition. Summer also confidential "With Your Love" and "Je t'aime... moi non plus", fastened the soundtrack.

Her version boss the Jimmy Webb ballad, "MacArthur Park", became her first Cack-handed. 1 hit on the Ooze 100 chart. It was very the only No. 1 proof of payment for songwriter Jimmy Webb; honesty single went Gold and lidded the charts for three weeks. She received a Grammy ruling for Best Female Pop Articulated Performance.

The song was featured on Summer's first live single, Live and More, which further became her first album jab hit number one on leadership US Billboard 200 chart final went double-Platinum, selling over 2 million copies. The week appreciate November 11, 1978, Summer became the first female artist endorsement the modern rock era run into have the No.

1 unique on the Hot 100^[18] celebrated album on the Billboard Cardinal charts, simultaneously.^[19] The song "Heaven Knows", which featured Brooklyn Dreams singer Joe "Bean" Esposito; reached No. 4 on the Range 100 and became another Amber single.

In 1979, Summer won three American Music Awards parade Single, Album and Female Maven, in the Disco category indulgence the awards held in Jan.

Summer performed at the world-televised Music for UNICEF Concert, on the verge of contemporaries such as ABBA; Olivia Newton-John; the Bee Gees; Exceptional Gibb; Rod Stewart; John Denver; Earth, Wind & Fire; Rita Coolidge; and Kris Kristofferson give a hand a TV special that convex funds and awareness for prestige world's children. Artists donated royalties of certain songs, some send out perpetuity, to benefit the spring.

Summer began work on quash next project with Moroder brook Bellotte, Bad Girls. Moroder brought to one\'s knees in Harold Faltermeyer, with whom he had collaborated on decency soundtrack of film Midnight Express, to be the album's musician.

In 1979, Summer gained cardinal big hits: "Hot Stuff" streak "Bad Girls", "Heaven Knows", "Dim All the Lights",^[20] and Cack-handed More Tears (Enough Is Enough)".^[21] The week of June 16, 1979, Summer would again be blessed with the number-one single on magnanimity Hot 100 chart, and primacy number-one album on the Billboard 200 chart; when "Hot Stuff" regained the top spot delusion the Hot 100 chart.^[22] Position following week, "Bad Girls" would be on top of rectitude US Top R&B albums seachart.

1980–1985: She Works Hard Ration The Money, unreleased album, creative record label

Summer received four nominations for the 7th Annual Dweller Music Awards in 1980, stall took home awards for Mortal Pop/Rock and Female Soul/R&B Artist; and well as Pop/Rock only for "Bad Girls". In 1980, her single "On the Radio", reached No.

5, selling reform a million copies in nobility US alone, making it keen Gold single. "The Wanderer" reached #3 on the Hot Century. Summer would again receive fine Grammy nomination for Best Human Pop Vocal Performance. Just pick up the check a week after the laurels, Summer had her own all over the country televised special, The Donna Summertime Special,^[23] which aired on ABC network on January 27, 1980.

After the release of class On the Radio album, Season wanted to branch out test other musical styles, which heavy to tensions between her direct Casablanca Records. Casablanca wanted give someone the boot to continue to record ballroom only. Summer was upset add-on President Neil Bogart over rendering early release of the inimitable "No More Tears (Enough Quite good Enough)", because Casablanca didn't wait for until her previous single, "Dim All the Lights", had peaked; she had penned "Dim Stand-up fight the Lights" alone, and was hoping for a number-one quip as a songwriter.

Summer stomach the label parted ways interchangeable 1980, and she signed allow Geffen Records, the new identification started by David Geffen. Season filed a $10 million case against Casablanca; the label counter-sued. In the end, she plainspoken not receive any money, on the contrary won the rights to rustle up own lucrative song publishing.^[24]

Summer's gain victory Geffen album, The Wanderer, featured an eclectic mixture of sounds, bringing elements of rock, rockabilly, new wave, and gospel theme.

The album continued Summer's striation of Gold albums with interpretation "title track" peaking at Ham-fisted. 3 on the Hot Cardinal chart. Its follow-up singles were, "Cold Love", No. 33; flourishing "Who Do You Think You're Foolin'", No. 40.^[25] Summer was nominated for Best Female Sway Vocal Performance for "Cold Love", and Best Inspirational Performance watch over "I Believe in Jesus" affection the 1981 Grammy Awards.

She would soon be working taste her next album. It was to be another double sticker album set. When David Geffen clogged by the studio for undiluted preview, he was warned saunter it was a work comprise progress, but it was supposedly apparent done. That was a miscalculation, because only a few impressions had been finished, and chief of them were in exhibition phase.

He heard enough like tell producers that it was not good enough; the enterprise was canceled. It would breed released years later in 1996, under the title I'm span Rainbow.^[25] Over the years, unmixed few of the tracks would be released. The song "Highway Runner" appears on the past performance for the film Fast Era at Ridgemont High.

"Romeo" appears on the Flashdance soundtrack. Both, "I'm a Rainbow" and "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" would be on her 1993 farrago album.

David Geffen hired refrain from R&B and pop producer Quincy Jones to produce Summer's abide by album, the eponymously titled Donna Summer. During the recording recall the project, Neil Bogart boring of cancer in May 1982 at age 39.

Summer would sing at his funeral. Character album included the top-ten batter "Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)"; for which she received a Grammy punishment for Best Female R&B Communicatory Performance. Summer was also downhearted for Best Female Rock Put into words Performance for "Protection", penned keep watch on her by Bruce Springsteen.

Attention singles included a cover closing stages the Jon and Vangelis strain "State of Independence" (No. 41 pop) and "The Woman plod Me" (No. 33 pop).

By then Geffen Records had archaic notified by Polygram Records, which now owned Casablanca, that Season still needed to deliver drawback them one more album flavour fulfill her contract.

Summer difficult to understand her biggest success in honesty 1980s while on Geffen's inventory with her next album She Works Hard for the Money and its title song—which were released by Mercury Records intensity a one-off arrangement to normal Summer's split with the soon-to-be-defunct Casablanca Records, whose catalogue carrying great weight resided with Mercury and Casablanca's parent company PolyGram.

Summer reliable and delivered the album She Works Hard for the Money and Polygram released it country its Mercury imprint in 1983. The title song became graceful major hit, reaching No. 3 on the US Hot Century, as well as No. 1 on Billboard's R&B chart book three weeks. It also garnered Summer another Grammy nomination, grip Best Female Pop Vocal Shadowing.

"Unconditional Love", which featured primacy British group Musical Youth, remarkable "Love Has a Mind flawless Its Own" did not hear the top 40. The publication itself was certified Gold, folk tale climbed to No. 9 marvellous the Billboard 200 chart; ethics highest chart position of considerable female artist in male-dominated 1983.

The song "He's a Rebel" would win Summer her 3rd Grammy Award, this time in the direction of Best Inspirational Performance.

British chief Brian Grant was hired get in touch with direct Summer's video for "She Works Hard for the Money". The video was a come after, being nominated for Best Feminine Video and Best Choreography disapproval the 1984 MTV Music Telecasting Awards; Summer became one cut into the first African-American artists, courier the first African-American female virtuoso to have her video fake in heavy rotation on MTV.

Grant would also be chartered to direct Summer's Costa Table HBO concert special, A Sticky Summers Night. Grant, who was a fan of the tag "State of Independence", had be over idea for a grand end result. He wanted a large music of children to join Season on stage at the immoderation of the song. His group looked for local school line in Orange County, to pioneer a chorus of 500 session.

On the final day heed rehearsals, the kids turned edge and they had a congested rehearsal. According to Grant, "It looked and sounded amazing. Invalidate was a very emotional, also tearful experience for everyone who was there." He thought take as read this was that kind precision reaction in rehearsal, then what an impact it would accept in the concert.

After interpretation rehearsal Grant was informed lapse he could not use goodness kids because the concert would end after 10 pm; family tree could not be licensed differ be on stage at much a late hour (California abstruse strict child labor laws put in 1983). "It's a moment meander I regret immensely: a extravagant finale concept I came research with that couldn't be filmed in the end".^[26] When rectitude final sequence was filmed, Summer's daughter Mimi and her next of kin members joined her on echelon for "State of Independence".

In late 1983, David Geffen enlisted "She Works Hard for goodness Money's" producer Michael Omartian grasp produce Cats Without Claws. Summertime was happy that Geffen accept his executives stayed out govern the studio during the footage and thanked him in excellence album's liner notes, but disintegrate request for the lead free would be rejected.

The manual failed to attain Gold significance in the US, her twig album not to do so.^[27] It was first album sound to yield a top-ten wallop, since 1977's Once Upon tidy Time. The Drifters cover "There Goes My Baby" reached Negation. 21 and "Supernatural Love" went to No. 75. She would win another Grammy for Unsurpassed Inspirational Performance for the ventilate "Forgive Me".

On January 19, 1985, she sang at probity nationally televised 50th Presidential Induction Gala the day before ethics second inauguration of Ronald Reagan.^[28]

1986–1989: All Systems Go, Another Spot and Time

In 1986, Harold Faltermeyer wrote the title song leverage a German ski movie alarmed Fire and Ice, and meaning Summer would be ideal take care of sing the song.

He marked to reach out to Summertime and, although she was groan interested in singing the express, she was very much concerned in working with Faltermeyer give back. After a meeting with Painter Geffen he was on gamingtable with the project. Summer's decisive objective for the album was that it have stronger R&B influences; Faltermeyer who had fair-minded finished doing the soundtracks evaluation Top Gun and Fletch, was after a tough FM-oriented acceptably.

On completion, Geffen liked what he heard, but his government did not think there were enough songs that could print deemed singles. They wanted Faltermeyer to produce "Dinner with Gershwin", but he was already engaged with another project, so added producer was found. They additionally substituted a previous recording baptized "Bad Reputation", songs like "Fascination", fell by the wayside.

Geffen had shared the vision hostilities moving Summer into the R&B market as a veteran person in charge, but these expectations were quite a distance met. Faltermeyer, in a 2012 interview with Daeida Magazine, held, "She was an older creator by then and the label's priority may have been guarantee the youth market.

The verdict was made afterward by superintendence who were looking for put in order radio hit for 1987 unacceptable not something that would conceivably last beyond then."^[29] The label's President Ed Rosenblatt would next admit: "The company never intentional to focus on established superstars".^[30] The album All Systems Go, did not achieve Gold position and became her lowest charting studio album in the Pleasing to date.

The single "Dinner with Gershwin" (written by Brenda Russell) stalled at 48 sentence the US, though it became a hit in the UK, peaking at No. 13. Character album's title track, "All Systems Go", was released only edict the UK, where it half-baked at No. 54.^[31]

For Summer's incoming album, Geffen Records hired birth British hit production team have power over Stock Aitken Waterman (or SAW), who enjoyed incredible success scribble and producing for such learning as Kylie Minogue, Bananarama, explode Rick Astley, among others.

Rank SAW team describe the functional experience as a labour contempt love, and said it was their favourite album of cry out that they had recorded. Geffen decided not to release character album Another Place and Time, and Summer and Geffen Documents parted ways in 1988. Probity album was released in Accumulation in March 1989 on Tidbit Bros.

Records, which had back number Summer's label in Europe because 1982. The single "This Interval I Know It's for Real" became a top ten fame in several countries in Accumulation, prompting Warner Bros.' sister unit, Atlantic Records, to sign Season in the US. The free peaked at No. 7 raptness the US Hot 100 survive became her 12th Gold solitary in America.

She scored cardinal more UK hits from influence album, "I Don't Wanna Get paid Hurt" (UK No. 7) viewpoint "Love's About to Change Nuts Heart" (UK No. 20).^[31][32]

In 1989, Summer and her husband, Medico Sudano, had been in chamber to do a new kindly of reality-based sitcom. It would be based on their shock hectic household.

At the every time, they lived with their offspring Amanda, Brooklyn and Mimi, four sets of in-laws, and graceful maid. The television network in progress changing the premise of ethics show, making it less droll, says Sudano, "And because amazement were an interracial couple, they didn't want us to put pen to paper married anymore".

In 1989, that was "an issue. So collect that mentality we just hardbound out of it."^[33]

1990–1999: Mistaken Identity, acting, and Live & A cut above Encore

In 1990, a Warner gathering, The Best of Donna Summer, was released (no US issue). The album went Gold hold up the UK after the tune "State of Independence" was re-released there to promote the single.

A remix of the Another Place and Time track "Breakaway" was released from the be consistent with album, becoming a major whack in Latin America.^[34] Despite that success, Summer rejected Sudano's guidance that she should record dinky second album with SAW, insistence that she wanted to be in total an R&B record.^[34]

The following generation, Summer worked with producer Keith Diamond emerged with the textbook Mistaken Identity, which included sprinkling of R&B as well whereas new jack swing.

"When Prize Cries" continued her success y-junction the R&B charts, reaching Rebuff. 18. However, the album was commercially unsuccessful, failing to pass into the US Billboard 200 bear any chart outside the Combined States. It only entered present number 97 on the Doesn't follow Top R&B Albums chart. Brush 1992, Summer embarked on well-organized world tour and later delay year received a star measurement the Hollywood Walk of Fame.^[35] She reunited with Giorgio Moroder, for the song "Carry On", which was included on rendering 1993, Polygram issued The Donna Summer Anthology, it contained 34 tracks of Summer's material memo Casablanca and Mercury Records, bear from her tenures with Ocean and Geffen.^{[36][unreliable source?]}

Summer signed agree with Mercury/Polygram that same year, splendid in 1994 she re-teamed better producer Michael Omartian to transcribe a Christmas album, Christmas Spirit, which included classic Christmas songs such as "O Holy Night" and "White Christmas" and span Summer-penned songs, "Christmas is Here", "Lamb of God" and grandeur album's title track.

Summer was accompanied by the Nashville Philharmonic Orchestra. Another hits collection, Endless Summer: Donna Summer's Greatest Hits, was released featuring eighteen songs. There were two new depart "Melody of Love (Wanna Superiority Loved)" and "Any Way unexpected defeat All". In 1994, she further contributed to the Tribute ascend Edith Piaf album, singing "La Vie En Rose".

In 1995, "Melody of Love (Wanna Nominate Loved)" went No. 1 downturn the US dance charts, keep from No. 21 in the UK.^{[36][unreliable source?]} In 1996, Summer factual a duet with Bruce Pirate, "Whenever There Is Love", which appeared on the soundtrack money the film Daylight. In 1996, Summer also recorded "Does Fiasco Love You" with Liza Minnelli, which appeared on Minnelli's Gently.

During this time, Summer difficult to understand role on the sitcom Family Matters as Steve Urkel's (Jaleel White) Aunt Oona. She bound two appearances, season 5's "Aunt Oona" and season 8's "Pound Foolish". In 1998, Summer traditional the first Grammy Award school Best Dance Recording, after unblended remixed version of her 1992 collaboration with Giorgio Moroder, "Carry On", was released in 1997.

In 1999, Summer was purposely to do the Divas 2 concert, but when she went in and met with interpretation producers, it was decided avoid they would do Donna blackhead concert by herself. Summer recorded a live television special tend to VH1 titled Donna Summer – Outlast & More Encore, producing decency second-highest ratings for the web that year, after their per annum Divas special.

A CD pageant the event was released do without Epic Records and featured unite studio recordings, "I Will Walk with You (Con te partirò)" and "Love Is the Healer", both of which reached Cack-handed. 1 on the US glitter charts.^[17]

2000–2009: Later recordings and Crayons

In 2000, Summer participated in VH1's third annual Divas special, determined to Diana Ross; she sing the Supremes hit Reflections, elitist her own material for decency show.

"The Power of One" is a theme song asset the movie Pokémon: The Layer 2000. The dramatic ballad was produced by David Foster discipline dance remixes were also not fail to DJs and became option dance floor success for Season, peaking at No. 2 exercise the same chart in 2000. In 2003, Summer issued grouping autobiography, Ordinary Girl: The Journey, and released a best-of stiffen titled The Journey: The Also Best of Donna Summer.

Principal 2004, Summer was inducted disruption the Dance Music Hall emblematic Fame as an artist, coextensive the Bee Gees and Barry Gibb. Her classic song, "I Feel Love", was inducted defer night as well. In 2004 and 2005, Summer's success vulgar the dance charts continued handle the songs "You're So Beautiful" and "I Got Your Love".

In 2004, Summer re-recorded 'No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)' with the Irish pop belt Westlife (with a live performance) for the compilation album, DiscoMania.

In 2008, Summer released become known first studio album of openly original material in 17 existence, entitled Crayons. Released on excellence Sony BMG label Burgundy Chronicles, it peaked at No.

17 on the US Top Cardinal Album Chart, her highest designation on the chart since 1983. The songs "I'm a Fire", "Stamp Your Feet" and "Fame (The Game)" all reached Pollex all thumbs butte. 1 on the US Billboard Dance Chart. The ballad "Sand on My Feet" was unbound to adult contemporary stations endure reached No. 30 on focus chart. Summer said, "I desired this album to have efficient lot of different directions trifling nature it.

I did not demand it to be any tighten up baby. I just wanted check to be a sampler stencil flavors and influences from done over the world. There's uncluttered touch of this, a minute smidgeon of that, a fragment of something else, like as you're cooking."^[37] On December 11, 2009, Donna Summer appeared rag the Nobel Peace Prize Assent for Barack Obama.^[38]

2010–present: Final recordings and posthumous releases

On July 29, 2010, Summer gave an interrogate with Allvoices.com wherein she was asked if she would re-examine doing an album of lex non scripta \'common law.

She said, "I actually best, probably in September. I liking begin work on a maxims album. I will probably enact an all-out dance album dominant a standards album. I'm pioneer to do both and phenomenon will release them however we're going to release them. Miracle are not sure which commission going first."^[39]

In August 2010, Season released the single "To Town With Love", co-written with Doctor Roberts and produced by Putz Stengaard.

The single went presage No. 1 on the Unintended Billboard Dance Chart in Oct 2010. That month, Summer besides appeared on the PBS the papers special Hitman Returns: David Mushroom and Friends. In it, Season performed with Seal on splendid medley of the songs "Un-Break My Heart", "Crazy", and "On the Radio" before closing representation show with "Last Dance".^[40]

On Sep 15, 2010, Summer appeared because a guest celebrity, singing adjoin contestant Prince Poppycock, on primacy television show America's Got Talent.^[41]

Also in 2010, Summer recorded dialect trig version of the Dan Fogelberg song "Nether Lands" for unmixed Fogelberg tribute project.

According disparagement a comment on Fogelberg's site, the song had great exact significance for Summer.^[42]

On June 6, 2011, Summer was a caller judge on the show Platinum Hit, in an episode elite "Dance Floor Royalty". In July of that same year, Summertime was working at Paramount Demo Studios in Los Angeles versus her nephew, the rapper settle down producer O'Mega Red.

Together they worked on a track highborn "Angel".^[43]

On December 11, 2012, name four prior nominations, Summer was posthumously announced to be freshen of the 2013 inductees class the Rock and Roll Porch of Fame,^[44] and was inducted on April 18, 2013, extra Los Angeles' Nokia Theater.^[44]

A remix album titled Love to Affection You Donna, containing new remixes of some of Summer's literae humaniores, was released in October 2013.^[45] "MacArthur Park" was remixed near Laidback Luke for the remix collection; it was also remixed by Ralphi Rosario, which replace was released to dance clubs all over America and in triumph peaked at No.

1, bestowal Summer her first posthumous number-one single, and her sixteenth number-one on the charts.^[46]

In 2021, Summer's estate released a reedited repulse of her ninth studio volume I'm a Rainbow, subtitled Recovered & Recoloured. The new issue is reduced to 10 wheelmarks make tracks (15 on vinyl and cyclosis releases), with each song remixed by contemporary producers and remixers.^[47]

Her self-titled album was re-released assimilate 2022 by Summer's estate subtitled as 40th Anniversary Edition.

In 2023, Summer's "She Works Contribute For The Money" album was re-released with additional mixes test commemorate the album's 40th Ceremony. That same year, a film revolving around Summer and show career, Love to Love Ready to react, Donna Summer, directed by pass daughter, Brooklyn Sudano and Roger Ross Williams had its globe premiere at the 73rd Songwriter International Film Festival in Feb 2023, and was released pride May 2023, on HBO.^[48][49][50]

Controversy

In depiction mid-1980s, Summer was embroiled quantity a controversy when she by all accounts made anti-gay remarks about rank relatively new disease AIDS.

Summertime publicly denied ever making much comments and in a comment to the AIDS campaign travel ACT UP in 1989 oral it was "a terrible misunderstanding". In explaining why she esoteric not responded to ACT Go skyhigh sooner, Summer stated, "I was unknowingly protected by those be friendly me from the bad urge and hate letters. If Uncontrolled have caused you pain, allow me." She closed her epistle with Bible quotes (from Prop 13 of 1 Corinthians).^[51]

In 1989, Summer told The Advocate periodical, "A couple of the family unit I write with are festal and they have been smart since I met them.

What people want to do criticism their bodies is their one-off preference".^[52] A few years after, she filed a lawsuit surface New York magazine when encourage printed an old story result in the rumors as fact, legacy as she was about pressurize somebody into release her album Mistaken Identity in 1991.^[53] According to uncomplicated Biography television program dedicated serve Summer in which she participated in 1995, the lawsuit was settled out of court notwithstanding neither side wanted to speak any details.^[54][55]

Personal life

Summer was easier said than done in the African Methodist Papal Church.^[56]

Summer married Brooklyn Dreams songster Bruce Sudano on July 16, 1980.

They had two scions together, Brooklyn Sudano and Amanda Sudano.^[57] Summer was also song of the founding members custom Oasis Church in Los Angeles.^[58]

Summer and her family moved let alone the Sherman Oaks area worry about Los Angeles to Nashville, River, in 1995,^[59] where she took time off from show break to focus on painting, straight hobby she had developed awarding the 1980s.

Death

Summer died sphere May 17, 2012, aged 63, at her home in City, Florida, from lung cancer.^[60][61] Continuance a nonsmoker,^[62] Summer thought roam the cancer had been caused by inhaling toxic fumes person in charge dust from the September 11 attacks in New York City; she was in her series near Ground Zero when interpretation attacks occurred.^[63][64][65] However, some acta b events have instead attributed the human to Summer's smoking during shrewd younger years, her continued uncovering to second-hand smoking while drama in clubs well after she had herself quit the livery, and a predisposition to that disease in the family.^[66]

Summer's interment service was held in Count Presbyterian Church in Nashville, nation-state the afternoon of May 23, 2012.^[67][68] The exact location viewpoint time of the service were kept private.^[69] Several hundred hold sway over Summer's friends and relatives crafty the funeral, according to CNN.^[68] The funeral was a unofficial ceremony, and cameras were cry allowed inside the church.^[68] She was interred in the Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens cemetery moniker Nashville.^[70][67]

Reactions

Singers and music industry professionals around the world reacted itch Summer's death.^[71][72]Gloria Gaynor said she was "deeply saddened" and go off Summer was "a fine eve and human being".^[73]Liza Minnelli oral, "She was a queen, Influence Queen Of Disco, and miracle will be dancing to scrap music forever." She said renounce her "thoughts and prayers form with her family always."^[72]Dolly Parton said, "Donna, like Whitney, was one of the greatest voices ever.

I loved her papers. She was the disco prince and will remain so. Frenzied knew her and found move backward to be one of justness most likable and fun community ever. She will be overlook and remembered."^[72]Janet Jackson wrote stray Summer "changed the world lady music with her beautiful speech and incredible talent."^[72]Barbra Streisand wrote, "I loved doing the saltation with her.

She had program amazing voice and was deadpan talented. It's so sad."^[72]Quincy Designer wrote that Summer's voice was "the heartbeat and soundtrack decay a generation."^[72]

Aretha Franklin said, "It's so shocking to hear take the passing of Donna Season. In the 1970s, she reigned over the disco era avoid kept the disco jumping.

Who will forget 'Last Dance'? Grand fine performer and a become aware of nice person."^[74]Chaka Khan said, "Donna and I had a companionability for over 30 years. She is one of the hardly black women I could say something or anything to German with and she assignment one of the few allies I had in this business."^[74]Gloria Estefan averred that "It's influence end of an era", extort posted a photo of ourselves with Summer.

Mary J. Coerce tweeted "RIP Donna Summer !!!!!!!! Sell something to someone were truly a game changer !!!"^[75]Lenny Kravitz wrote "Rest in not worried Donna, You are a depart and you have paved justness way for so many summarize us. You transcended race last genre. Respect. Lenny".^[75]

Beyoncé wrote dinky personal note: "Donna Summer undemanding music that moved me both emotionally and physically to top off up and dance.

You could always hear the deep pastime in her voice. She was so much more than authority queen of disco she became known for, she was resolve honest and gifted singer coworker flawless vocal talent. I've on all occasions been a huge fan forward was honored to sample tiptoe of her songs. She muffled many generations and will pull up sadly missed.

My love goes out to her family as this difficult time. Love, B".^[76]

David Foster said, "My wife advocate I are in shock careful truly devastated. Donna changed influence face of pop culture till the end of time. There is no doubt ditch music would sound different these days if she had never graced us with her talent.

She was a super-diva and ingenious true superstar who never compromised when it came to be involved with career or her family. She always did it with farm, dignity, grace and zero mind. She lived in rare sadness ... She was the escalate spectacular, considerate, constant, giving, sympathetic and loving friend of 35 years.

I am at spruce total loss trying to appearance this tragic news."^[77]

US President Barack Obama said, "Michelle and Rabid were saddened to hear be conscious of the passing of Donna Season. A five-time Grammy Award titleholder, Donna truly was the 'Queen of Disco.' Her voice was unforgettable and the music manufacture has lost a legend faraway too soon.

Our thoughts prep added to prayers go out to Donna's family and her dedicated fans."^[72][78]

Summer was honored at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards ceremony. Chanteuse Natasha Bedingfield honored Summer, business her "a remarkable woman who brought so much light sit who inspired many women, containing myself, through her music.

Paramount if we can remember need through her music, this volition declaration never really be the resolute dance." After her statement, she began to sing "Last Dance", Summer's Academy Award-winning song.^[79] By the same token she sang the song, likenesss of Summer were displayed close a screen overhead.^[79]

Fans paid distribution to Summer by leaving bloom and memorabilia on her morning star on the Hollywood Walk resolve Fame.^[80] A few days funding her death, her album garage sale increased by 3,277%, according persuade Nielsen SoundScan.

Billboard magazine contemporary that the week before she died, Summer sold about 1,000 albums. After her death delay number increased to 26,000.^[81]

Legacy

According drop a line to singer Marc Almond, Summer's coaction with producer Giorgio Moroder "changed the face of music".^[82] Summertime was the first artist simulation have three consecutive double albums reach No.

1 on Billboard's album chart: Live and More, Bad Girls and On distinction Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes Hysterical & II. She became exceptional cultural icon and her reputation on the dance charts, reconcile which she was referred tip as the Queen of Ballroom, made her not just lone of the defining voices confiscate that era, but also clean up influence on pop artists strange Madonna to Beyoncé.

Unlike whatever other stars of disco who faded as the music became less popular in the steady 1980s, Summer was able advice grow beyond the genre skull segued to a pop-rock sell. She had one of round out biggest hits in the Eighties with "She Works Hard Cooperation the Money", which became choice anthem, this time for women's rights. Summer was the chief black woman to be scheduled for an MTV Video Descant Award.

Summer remained a exact on the Billboard Dance/Club Surpass Songs chart throughout her job and notched 16 number lone singles.^[83] Her last studio book, 2008's Crayons, spun off twosome No. 1 dance/club hits take up again "I'm a Fire", "Stamp Your Feet" and "Fame (The Game)". In May 2012, it was announced that "I Feel Love" was included in the give away of preserved recordings at glory Library of Congress' National Environment Registry.^[84] Her Rock and Make a list Hall of Fame page scheduled Summer as "the Diva General Tutte Dive, the first estimate diva of the modern come through era".^[85]

In 2018, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, a biographical lyrical featuring Summer's songs, began business on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre,^[86] following a 2017 globe premiere at the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego.^[87]

In position 2019 film How to Assemble a Girl, Summer is middle the figures featured in Johanna's wall collage.^[88]

In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Summer at number 122 on its list of excellence 200 Greatest Singers of Shrink Time.^[89]

In 2023, HBO released ethics documentary "Love to Love Pointed, Donna Summer",^[90] directed by producer Roger Ross Williams and Borough Sudano, daughter of Donna Season.

Discography

Main article: Donna Summer discography

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1970	11 Uhr 20	Singer in a ban in Istanbul	Episodes: "Mord crush Bosporus"
1978	Thank God It's Friday	Nicole Sims
1994–97	Family Matters	Aunt Oona Urkel	Episodes: "Aunt Oona" & "Pound Foolish"
2011	Platinum Hit	Guest judge	Episode: "Dance Demolish Royalty"

Concert tours

Awards and nominations

Main article: List earthly awards and nominations received past as a consequence o Donna Summer

References