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- Donna_Summer abstract "LaDonna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012), known by her stage name, Donna Sommer, later Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the late 1970s. A five-time Grammy Award winner, she was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach #1 on the United States Billboard album chart and charted four number-one singles in the United States within a 13-month period. Summer has reportedly sold over 100 million records, making her one of the world's best-selling artists of all time.Born into a devoutly Christian middle-class family in Boston, Massachusetts, Summer first became involved with singing through church choir groups before joining a number of bands influenced by the Motown Sound. Also influenced by the counterculture of the 1960s, she became the front singer of a psychedelic rock band named Crow and moved to New York City. Joining a touring version of the musical Hair, she left New York and spent several years living, acting, and singing in West Germany, where she met music producer Giorgio Moroder. Also while in Europe, she married Helmut Sommer. After their divorce, she would keep his surname for her stage name; dropping the "o" and replacing it with a "u" for "Summer".After returning to the United States, Summer co-wrote the song "Love to Love You Baby" with Pete Bellotte. The song was released in 1975 to mass commercial success. Over the following years Summer followed this success with a string of other hits, such as "I Feel Love", "Last Dance", "MacArthur Park", "Hot Stuff", "Bad Girls", "Dim All the Lights", "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)", and "On the Radio". She became known as the "Queen of Disco" and regularly appeared at the Studio 54 nightclub in New York City, while her music gained a global following.She struggled with depression and addiction, and subsequently she became a born-again Christian in 1980.Diagnosed with lung cancer, Summer died on May 17, 2012, at her home in Naples, Florida. She was posthumously 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 with him on the song "I Feel Love" as "really the start of electronic dance" music. In 2013, Summer was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.".
- Donna_Summer activeYearsEndYear "2012".
- Donna_Summer activeYearsStartYear "1968".
- Donna_Summer alias "Donna Gaines".
- Donna_Summer alias "Donna Summer".
- Donna_Summer alias "Queen of Disco".
- Donna_Summer associatedBand Brooklyn_Dreams_(group).
- Donna_Summer associatedBand Giorgio_Moroder.
- Donna_Summer associatedMusicalArtist Brooklyn_Dreams_(group).
- Donna_Summer associatedMusicalArtist Giorgio_Moroder.
- Donna_Summer background "solo_singer".
- Donna_Summer birthDate "1948-12-31".
- Donna_Summer birthPlace Boston.
- Donna_Summer birthPlace Massachusetts.
- Donna_Summer birthYear "1948".
- Donna_Summer deathDate "2012-05-17".
- Donna_Summer deathPlace Florida.
- Donna_Summer deathPlace Naples,_Florida.
- Donna_Summer deathYear "2012".
- Donna_Summer genre Dance_music.
- Donna_Summer genre Disco.
- Donna_Summer genre Gospel_music.
- Donna_Summer genre Pop_music.
- Donna_Summer genre Rhythm_and_blues.
- Donna_Summer genre Rock_music.
- Donna_Summer lccnId "n/78/67244".
- Donna_Summer occupation Singing.
- Donna_Summer occupation Songwriter.
- Donna_Summer recordLabel Atlantic_Records.
- Donna_Summer recordLabel Burgundy_Records.
- Donna_Summer recordLabel Casablanca_Records.
- Donna_Summer recordLabel Epic_Records.
- Donna_Summer recordLabel Geffen_Records.
- Donna_Summer recordLabel Giorgio_Moroder.
- Donna_Summer recordLabel Mercury_Records.
- Donna_Summer recordLabel Warner_Music_Group.
- Donna_Summer thumbnail Nobel_Peace_Price_Concert_2009_Donna_Summer3.jpg?width=300.
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- Donna_Summer alias "Donna Gaines".
- Donna_Summer alias "Queen of Disco".
- Donna_Summer alternativeNames "Donna Summer".
- Donna_Summer associatedActs Brooklyn_Dreams_(group).
- Donna_Summer associatedActs Giorgio_Moroder.
- Donna_Summer background "solo_singer".
- Donna_Summer birthDate "1948-12-31".
- Donna_Summer birthName "LaDonna Adrian Gaines".
- Donna_Summer birthPlace "Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.".
- Donna_Summer caption "Summer in December 2009".
- Donna_Summer dateOfBirth "1948-12-31".
- Donna_Summer dateOfDeath "2012-05-17".
- Donna_Summer deathDate "2012-05-17".
- Donna_Summer deathPlace "Naples, Florida, U.S.".
- Donna_Summer genre Dance_music.
- Donna_Summer genre Disco.
- Donna_Summer genre Gospel_music.
- Donna_Summer genre Pop_music.
- Donna_Summer genre Rhythm_and_blues.
- Donna_Summer genre Rock_music.
- Donna_Summer hasPhotoCollection Donna_Summer.
- Donna_Summer instrument "Vocals, piano".
- Donna_Summer label Atlantic_Records.
- Donna_Summer label Burgundy_Records.
- Donna_Summer label Casablanca_Records.
- Donna_Summer label Epic_Records.
- Donna_Summer label Geffen_Records.
- Donna_Summer label Giorgio_Moroder.
- Donna_Summer label Mercury_Records.
- Donna_Summer label Warner_Music_Group.
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- Donna_Summer name "Donna Summer".
- Donna_Summer name "Gaines, LaDonna Adrian".
- Donna_Summer occupation "Singer, songwriter".
- Donna_Summer placeOfBirth "Boston, Massachusetts, United States".
- Donna_Summer placeOfDeath "Englewood, Florida, United States".
- Donna_Summer shortDescription "American singer-songwriter".
- Donna_Summer viaf "42026781".
- Donna_Summer yearsActive "1968".
- Donna_Summer description "American singer-songwriter".
- Donna_Summer description "American singer-songwriter".
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- Donna_Summer subject Category:2012_deaths.
- Donna_Summer subject Category:20th-century_American_actresses.
- Donna_Summer subject Category:20th-century_American_singers.
- Donna_Summer subject Category:21st-century_American_actresses.
- Donna_Summer subject Category:21st-century_American_singers.
- Donna_Summer subject Category:Actresses_from_Boston,_Massachusetts.
- Donna_Summer subject Category:African-American_Christians.
- Donna_Summer subject Category:African-American_actresses.
- Donna_Summer subject Category:African-American_female_singers.
- Donna_Summer subject Category:African-American_rock_singers.
- Donna_Summer subject Category:American_dance_musicians.
- Donna_Summer subject Category:American_disco_musicians.
- Donna_Summer subject Category:American_expatriates_in_Austria.
- Donna_Summer subject Category:American_expatriates_in_Germany.
- Donna_Summer subject Category:American_female_pop_singer-songwriters.
- Donna_Summer subject Category:American_female_rock_singer-songwriters.
- Donna_Summer subject Category:American_film_actresses.