DONNA SUMMER DIES AT 63
The queen of disco has died: Donna Summer, whose vocals powered the genre, and helped define the 1970s, has passed away.
*Thursday morning after fighting cancer, and Summer's family confirmed her death shortly afterward. The disco star was reportedly trying to keep the extent of her illness under wraps while she completed a new album, though sources who saw her several weeks ago said she "didn't seem too bad."
The five-time Grammy winner was known as the "Queen of Disco" and rose to superstardom in the 1970s with her hits "Last Dance," "Hot Stuff," and "Bad Girls."
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9:27 AM PST- [BiggaBreakfast] has learned ... Donna died from lung cancer. Several sources are telling us Donna believed she contracted it by inhaling toxic particles after the 9/11 attack in New York City.
9:35 AM PST- Donna's family just released a statement, claiming, they "are at peace celebrating her extraordinary life and her continued legacy."
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Donna Summer -- the Queen of Disco -- died this morning after a battle with cancer ... [BiggaBtreakfast] has learned.
Summer burst onto the scene with some of music's most memorable moans and groans in 1975's "Love to Love You Baby."
Other hits included the required-listening disco tunes, "Last Dance," "Hot Stuff," "Bad Girls" and "On the Radio."
Deeply religious—indeed, two of her five career Grammys came for inspirational music—Summer seemed torn about her audibly orgasmic beginnings.
"I think it limited people's impression of me," Summer told the Associated Press in 1978. "…If I can work my way out of that, I will."
Summer also bristled at being defined by disco.
"I love disco music, but I also love rock 'n' roll, country, jazz, gospel and I especially love classical music," she said in another 1978 interview. "I don't want to eliminate all of those things…because I am now a disco singer."
In her 2003 memoir, Ordinary Girl, Summer revealed that at the height of her fame she was weighted down by depression, and contemplated suicide from a hotel balcony. But she sought help, and stepped off the ride.
"Nobody wants you to stop, obviously because you're a moneymaking machine," Summer told CNN. "But you have to make the decision, and you have to move forward."
Summer married musician Bruce Sudano in 1980, and started a family. While she stepped away from the spotlight, she never went away, however, and scored one of her biggest hits, "She Works Hard for the Money," years after disco-bashing had become fashionable.
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DONNA SUMMER DIES AT 63
*Thursday morning after fighting cancer, and Summer's family confirmed her death shortly afterward. The disco star was reportedly trying to keep the extent of her illness under wraps while she completed a new album, though sources who saw her several weeks ago said she "didn't seem too bad."
The five-time Grammy winner was known as the "Queen of Disco" and rose to superstardom in the 1970s with her hits "Last Dance," "Hot Stuff," and "Bad Girls."
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9:27 AM PST- [BiggaBreakfast] has learned ... Donna died from lung cancer. Several sources are telling us Donna believed she contracted it by inhaling toxic particles after the 9/11 attack in New York City.
9:35 AM PST- Donna's family just released a statement, claiming, they "are at peace celebrating her extraordinary life and her continued legacy."
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Donna Summer -- the Queen of Disco -- died this morning after a battle with cancer ... [BiggaBtreakfast] has learned.
Summer burst onto the scene with some of music's most memorable moans and groans in 1975's "Love to Love You Baby."
Other hits included the required-listening disco tunes, "Last Dance," "Hot Stuff," "Bad Girls" and "On the Radio."
Deeply religious—indeed, two of her five career Grammys came for inspirational music—Summer seemed torn about her audibly orgasmic beginnings.
"I think it limited people's impression of me," Summer told the Associated Press in 1978. "…If I can work my way out of that, I will."
Summer also bristled at being defined by disco.
"I love disco music, but I also love rock 'n' roll, country, jazz, gospel and I especially love classical music," she said in another 1978 interview. "I don't want to eliminate all of those things…because I am now a disco singer."
In her 2003 memoir, Ordinary Girl, Summer revealed that at the height of her fame she was weighted down by depression, and contemplated suicide from a hotel balcony. But she sought help, and stepped off the ride.
"Nobody wants you to stop, obviously because you're a moneymaking machine," Summer told CNN. "But you have to make the decision, and you have to move forward."
Summer married musician Bruce Sudano in 1980, and started a family. While she stepped away from the spotlight, she never went away, however, and scored one of her biggest hits, "She Works Hard for the Money," years after disco-bashing had become fashionable.
Donna Summer - She Works Hard For The Money found onPop
DONNA SUMMER DIES AT 63
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