Thursday, May 17, 2012

DONNA SUMMER HAS PASSED


I didn't know she was ill. She'll be missed.

Source: TMZ
Donna Summer -- the Queen of Disco -- died this morning after a battle with cancer ... TMZ has learned.

We're told Summer was in Florida at the time of her death. She was 63 years old.

Sources close to Summer tell us ... the singer was trying to keep the extent of her illness under wraps. We spoke to someone who was with Summer a couple of weeks ago ... who says she didn't seem too bad.

In fact, we're told she was focused on trying to finish up an album she had been working on. 

Summer was a 5-time Grammy winner who shot to superstardom in the '70s with iconic hits like "Last Dance," "Hot Stuff" and "Bad Girls."



She continued her dominance in the '80s with "She Works Hard for the Money" and "This Time I Know It's for Real."

Summer and her producer Giorgio Moroder defined the dance music era of the '70s and influenced acts like Duran Duran and David Bowie to enter the genre.

Summer married Brooklyn Dreams singer Bruce Sudano back in 1980. They had two daughters together. 

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'll wait until someone posts that 'little bit of controversy' she started. It's missing from the brief descriptions so far. The older readers here will remember though. - Montana Cowboy

Santa said...

She really was the QUEEN of Disco, and she always carried herself with class.....such a great voice and talent......I'm still shocked that she's gone.....

becca said...

such sad news :(

Walter said...

Of my god, I didn't know untill now. :-(

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