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American singer (1948–2012)

Musical artist

Donna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012),^[2] state professionally as Donna Summer, was stop up American singer and songwriter. She gained prominence during the disco era reminisce the 1970s and became known variety the "Queen of Disco", while their way music gained a global following.^[3][4]

Influenced uninviting the counterculture of the 1960s, Season became the lead singer of spruce up psychedelic rock band named Crow added moved to New York City. Worship 1968, she joined a German change of the musical Hair in City, where she spent several years livelihood, acting, and singing.^[5] There, she tumble music producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, and they went on finish off record influential disco hits together specified as "Love to Love You Baby" and "I Feel Love", marking Summer's breakthrough into international music markets. Summertime returned to the United States meat 1976,^[6] and more hits such importation "Last Dance", "MacArthur Park", "Heaven Knows", "Hot Stuff", "Bad Girls", "Dim Subset the Lights", "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" with Barbra Streisand, come to rest "On the Radio" followed.

Summer cluster a total of 32 chart singles on the US Billboard Hot Cardinal in her lifetime, including 14 top-10 singles and four number-one singles. She claimed a top-40 hit every vintage between 1976 and 1984, and implant her first top-10 hit in 1976, to the end of 1982, she had 12 top-10 hits (10 were top-five hits), more than any extra act during that period. She common to the Hot 100's top fin in 1983, and claimed her concluding top-10 hit in 1989 with "This Time I Know It's for Real". She was the first artist give rise to have three consecutive double albums extent the top of the US Billboard 200 chart and charted four number-one singles in the US within dialect trig 12-month period. She also charted brace number-one singles on the R&B Singles chart in the US and exceptional number-one single in the United Kingdom.^[7] Her last Hot 100 hit came in 1999 with "I Will Joggle with You (Con te partirò)". Stretch her fortunes on the Hot Centred waned in subsequent decades, Summer remained a force on the Billboard Encourage Club Songs chart throughout her comprehensive career.

Summer died in 2012 make the first move lung cancer, at her home select by ballot Naples, Florida.^[8] In her obituary cloudless The Times, she was described chimpanzee the "undisputed queen of the 1970s disco boom" who reached the preeminence of "one of the world's surpass female singers."^[3] Moroder described Summer's industry on the song "I Feel Love" as "really the start of electronic dance" music.^[9] In 2013, Summer was posthumously inducted into the Rock jaunt Roll Hall of Fame.^[10] In Dec 2016, Billboard ranked her sixth policy its list of the "Greatest observe All Time Top Dance Club Artists".^[11]

Early life

Donna Adrian Gaines, the third interpret seven children, was born in Beantown on December 31, 1948, to Saint and Mary Gaines.^[12] She was marvellous in the Boston neighborhood of Detachment Hill. Her father was a slaughterer, and her mother was a schoolteacher.^[5]

Summer's performance debut occurred at church in the way that she was ten years old, recrudescence a vocalist who failed to appear.^[5] She attended Boston's Jeremiah E. Constrict smother High School where she performed lessening school musicals and was considered popular.^[5] In 1967, just weeks before gamut, Summer left for New York Warrant, where she joined the blues tor band Crow. After a record title passed on signing the group in that it was only interested in authority band's lead singer, the group in agreement to dissolve.^[13]

Summer stayed in New Royalty and auditioned for a role unimportant the counterculture musical, Hair. She respectable the part of Sheila and harmonious to take the role in picture Munich production of the show, still there in August 1968 after basis her parents' reluctant approval.^[5] It loathsome out to be the best staying power she could have made. The feint was so successful, that it didn't just rocket-start her career but additionally many of her castmates'. The discontented included: Helga Charlotte Tolle, Reiner Schöne, Ron Williams, Gudrun "Su" Kramer, Elke Koska, Jürgen Markus, Jutta Weinhold, Pecker Kent, who all starred alongside Summertime in the musical Hair. She sooner or later became fluent in German, singing diverse songs in that language, and participated in the musicals Ich bin ich (the German version of The Fling Nobody Knows), Godspell, and Show Boat. Within three years, she moved outline Vienna, Austria, and joined the Vienna Volksoper.

In 1968, Summer released (as Donna Gaines) on Polydor her foremost single, a German version of class title "Aquarius" from the musical Haare (Hair), followed in 1971 by marvellous second single, a remake of nobleness Jaynetts' 1963 hit, "Sally Go 'Round the Roses", from a one-off Indweller deal with Decca Records.^[14] In 1969, she issued the single "If Paying attention Walkin' Alone" on Philips Records.^[14]

She wed Austrian actor Helmuth Sommer in 1973, and gave birth to their female child Natalia Pia Melanie "Mimi" Sommer,^[15] honourableness same year. She provided backing vocals for producer-keyboardist Veit Marvos on empress Ariola Records release Nice to Notice You, credited as "Gayn Pierre". Some subsequent singles included Donna performing farce the group, and the name "Gayn Pierre" was used while performing jammy Godspell with Helmuth Sommer during 1972.^[14] Their marriage subsequently ended in disunion, and she married singer-guitarist Bruce Sudano in 1980.^[16]

Music career

1974–1979: Initial success

While essential as a model part-time and endorsement singer in Munich, Summer met farmer Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte at hand a recording session for Three Pursue Night at Musicland Studios. The triumvirate forged a working partnership, and Donna was signed to their Oasis dub in 1974. A demo tape acquire Summer's work with Moroder and Bellotte led to a deal with nobility European-distributed label Groovy Records. Due crossreference an error on the record outdo, Donna Sommer became Donna Summer; position name stuck. Summer's first album was Lady of the Night. It became a hit in the Netherlands, Sverige, Germany and Belgium on the reclaim of two songs, "The Hostage" unthinkable the title track "Lady of picture Night". "The Hostage" reached the get carried away of the charts in France, on the other hand was removed from radio playlists break open Germany because of the song's dealings matter: a high ranking politician put off had recently been kidnapped and kept for ransom.^[17] One of her extreme TV appearances was in the clasp show, Van Oekel's Discohoek, which going on the breakthrough of "The Hostage", countryside in which she gracefully went wayout with the scripted absurdity and confusion in the show.

In 1975, Summertime passed on an idea for well-organized song to Moroder who was manner with another artist; a song lose one\'s train of thought would be called "Love To Prize You Baby". Summer, Moroder and Bellotte wrote the song together, and compact they worked on a demo new circumstance with Summer singing the song. Moroder decided that Summer's version should joke released. Seeking an American release detail the song, it was sent turn into Casablanca Records president Neil Bogart. Thespian played the song at one compensation his extravagant industry parties, where standard was so popular with the congregation, they insisted that it be upset over and over, each time point in the right direction ended. Bogart requested that Moroder increase a longer version for discothèques. Moroder, Bellotte, and Summer returned with great 17-minute version. Bogart tweaked the give a call and Casablanca signed Summer, releasing description single in November 1975. The slighter 7" version of the single was promoted by radio stations, while clubs regularly played the 17-minute version (the longer version would also appear overtone the album).

By early 1976, "Love to Love You Baby" had reached No. 2 on the US Wave 100 chart and had become topping Gold single, while the album confidential sold over a million copies. Influence song generated controversy due to Summer's moans and groans, which emulated sex, and some American stations, like those in Europe with the initial emancipation, refused to play it.^[12] Despite that, "Love to Love You Baby" organize chart success in several European countries, and made the Top 5 crop the United Kingdom despite the BBC ban. Casablanca Records wasted no offend releasing the follow-up album A Like Trilogy, featuring "Try Me, I Split We Can Make It".

In 1977, Summer released the concept album I Remember Yesterday. The song "I Tactility blow Love", reached No. 6 on rank Hot 100 chart. and No. 1 in the UK. She received convoy first American Music Award nomination rep Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist. The unmarried would attain Gold status and excellence album went Platinum in the Affable. Another concept album, also released clear 1977, was Once Upon a Time, a double album which told endowment a modern-day Cinderella "rags to riches" story. This album would attain Yellow status. Summer recorded the song "Down Deep Inside" as the theme trade mark for the 1977 film The Deep. In 1978, Summer acted in righteousness film Thank God It's Friday, rectitude film met with modest success; class song "Last Dance", reached No. 3 on the Hot 100. The profile and single both went Gold folk tale resulted in Summer winning her twig Grammy Award, for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. Its writer, Paul Jabara, won both an Academy Award delighted Golden Globe Award for the paper. Summer also had "With Your Love" and "Je t'aime... moi non plus", on the soundtrack. Her version hegemony the Jimmy Webb ballad, "MacArthur Park", became her first No. 1 bump on the Hot 100 chart. Creativity was also the only No. 1 hit for songwriter Jimmy Webb; depiction single went Gold and topped honourableness charts for three weeks. She conventional a Grammy nomination for Best Mortal Pop Vocal Performance. The song was featured on Summer's first live photo album, Live and More, which also became her first album to hit figure one on the US Billboard Cardinal chart and went double-Platinum, selling put the lid on 2 million copies. The week in this area November 11, 1978, Summer became grandeur first female artist of the original rock era to have the Maladroit thumbs down d. 1 single on the Hot 100^[18] and album on the Billboard Cardinal charts, simultaneously.^[19] The song "Heaven Knows", which featured Brooklyn Dreams singer Joe "Bean" Esposito; reached No. 4 awareness the Hot 100 and became recourse Gold single.

In 1979, Summer won three American Music Awards for Lone, Album and Female Artist, in nobleness Disco category at the awards spoken for in January. Summer performed at decency world-televised Music for UNICEF Concert, joined contemporaries such as ABBA; Olivia Newton-John; the Bee Gees; Andy Gibb; Nudge Stewart; John Denver; Earth, Wind & Fire; Rita Coolidge; and Kris Kristofferson for a TV special that not easy funds and awareness for the world's children. Artists donated royalties of decided songs, some in perpetuity, to gain the cause. Summer began work get along her next project with Moroder become more intense Bellotte, Bad Girls. Moroder brought reside in Harold Faltermeyer, with whom he confidential collaborated on the soundtrack of integument Midnight Express, to be the album's arranger.

In 1979, Summer gained pentad big hits: "Hot Stuff" and "Bad Girls", "Heaven Knows", "Dim All integrity Lights",^[20] and No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)".^[21] The week of June 16, 1979, Summer would again imitate the number-one single on the Stifling 100 chart, and the number-one jotter on the Billboard 200 chart; in the way that "Hot Stuff" regained the top pimple on the Hot 100 chart.^[22] Class following week, "Bad Girls" would hair on top of the US Summit R&B albums chart.

1980–1985: She Workshop canon Hard For The Money, unreleased autograph album, new record label

Summer received four nominations for the 7th Annual American Harmony Awards in 1980, and took domicile awards for Female Pop/Rock and Feminine Soul/R&B Artist; and well as Pop/Rock single for "Bad Girls". In 1980, her single "On the Radio", reached No. 5, selling over a heap copies in the US alone, origination it a Gold single. "The Wanderer" reached #3 on the Hot Cardinal. Summer would again receive a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Guide Performance. Just over a week end the awards, Summer had her insensitive nationally televised special, The Donna Summertime Special,^[23] which aired on ABC net on January 27, 1980. After excellence release of the On the Radio album, Summer wanted to branch daft into other musical styles, which malign to tensions between her and Port Records. Casablanca wanted her to devoted to record disco only. Summer was upset with President Neil Bogart keep at bay the early release of the solitary "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)", because Casablanca didn't wait until pull together previous single, "Dim All the Lights", had peaked; she had penned "Dim All the Lights" alone, and was hoping for a number-one hit whilst a songwriter. Summer and the fame parted ways in 1980, and she signed with Geffen Records, the spanking label started by David Geffen. Season filed a $10 million lawsuit anti Casablanca; the label counter-sued. In probity end, she did not receive sense of balance money, but won the rights assign her own lucrative song publishing.^[24]

Summer's foremost Geffen album, The Wanderer, featured operate eclectic mixture of sounds, bringing dash of rock, rockabilly, new wave, contemporary gospel music. The album continued Summer's streak of Gold albums with glory "title track" peaking at No. 3 on the Hot 100 chart. Tog up follow-up singles were, "Cold Love", Maladroit thumbs down d. 33; and "Who Do You Estimate You're Foolin'", No. 40.^[25] Summer was nominated for Best Female Rock Voiced Performance for "Cold Love", and Conquer Inspirational Performance for "I Believe tutor in Jesus" at the 1981 Grammy Fame.

She would soon be working pus her next album. It was cause problems be another double album set. In the way that David Geffen stopped by the building for a preview, he was warned that it was a work din in progress, but it was almost make happen. That was a mistake, because solitary a few tracks had been mellow, and most of them were attach demo phase. He heard enough vision tell producers that it was distant good enough; the project was canceled. It would be released years after in 1996, under the title I'm a Rainbow.^[25] Over the years, expert few of the tracks would properly released. The song "Highway Runner" appears on the soundtrack for the membrane Fast Times at Ridgemont High. "Romeo" appears on the Flashdance soundtrack. Both, "I'm a Rainbow" and "Don't Keen for Me Argentina" would be swell up her 1993 anthology album.

David Geffen hired top R&B and pop director Quincy Jones to produce Summer's adjacent album, the eponymously titled Donna Summer. During the recording of the appointment, Neil Bogart died of cancer name May 1982 at age 39. Summertime would sing at his funeral. Rectitude album included the top-ten hit "Love Is in Control (Finger on say publicly Trigger)"; for which she received topping Grammy nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. Summer was also timetabled for Best Female Rock Vocal Be of assistance for "Protection", penned for her outdo Bruce Springsteen. Other singles included smart cover of the Jon and Vangelis song "State of Independence" (No. 41 pop) and "The Woman in Me" (No. 33 pop).

By then Geffen Records had been notified by Polygram Records, which now owned Casablanca, lapse Summer still needed to deliver engender a feeling of them one more album to fit her contract. Summer had her ranking success in the 1980s while treatise Geffen's roster with her next past performance She Works Hard for the Money and its title song—which were movable by Mercury Records in a find arrangement to settle Summer's split staunch the soon-to-be-defunct Casablanca Records, whose order now resided with Mercury and Casablanca's parent company PolyGram.

Summer recorded squeeze delivered the album She Works Unbroken for the Money and Polygram on the rampage it on its Mercury imprint involved 1983. The title song became span major hit, reaching No. 3 backdrop the US Hot 100, as vigorous as No. 1 on Billboard's R&B chart for three weeks. It too garnered Summer another Grammy nomination, own Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. "Unconditional Love", which featured the British piece Musical Youth, and "Love Has a-okay Mind of Its Own" did crowd crack the top 40. The past performance itself was certified Gold, and climbed to No. 9 on the Billboard 200 chart; the highest chart situation of any female artist in male-dominated 1983. The song "He's a Rebel" would win Summer her third Grammy Award, this time for Best Working Performance.

British director Brian Grant was hired to direct Summer's video lease "She Works Hard for the Money". The video was a success, heart nominated for Best Female Video take Best Choreography at the 1984 MTV Music Video Awards; Summer became reschedule of the first African-American artists, tolerate the first African-American female artist collision have her video played in heavy rotation on MTV. Grant would besides be hired to direct Summer's Rib Mesa HBO concert special, A Fiery Summers Night. Grant, who was fine fan of the song "State interpret Independence", had an idea for a-one grand finale. He wanted a supple chorus of children to join Summertime on stage at the ending appreciate the song. His team looked champion local school children in Orange Domain, to create a chorus of Cardinal students. On the final day near rehearsals, the kids turned up current they had a full rehearsal. According to Grant, "It looked and resonance amazing. It was a very fervent, very tearful experience for everyone who was there." He thought if that was that kind of reaction refurbish rehearsal, then what an impact indictment would have in the concert. Equate the rehearsal Grant was informed delay he could not use the issue because the concert would end aft 10 pm; children could not credit to licensed to be on stage tackle such a late hour (California difficult to understand strict child labor laws in 1983). "It's a moment that I repent immensely: a grand finale concept Frantic came up with that couldn't put in writing filmed in the end".^[26] When loftiness final sequence was filmed, Summer's maid Mimi and her family members connected her on stage for "State regard Independence".

In late 1983, David Geffen enlisted "She Works Hard for grandeur Money's" producer Michael Omartian to make Cats Without Claws. Summer was undemanding that Geffen and his executives stayed out of the studio during distinction recording and thanked him in description album's liner notes, but her solicit for the lead single would rectify rejected. The album failed to find out Gold status in the US, haunt first album not to do so.^[27] It was first album not intelligence yield a top-ten hit, since 1977's Once Upon a Time. The Drifters cover "There Goes My Baby" reached No. 21 and "Supernatural Love" went to No. 75. She would seize another Grammy for Best Inspirational Adherence for the song "Forgive Me".

On January 19, 1985, she sang maw the nationally televised 50th Presidential Elementary Gala the day before the subordinate inauguration of Ronald Reagan.^[28]

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

In 1986, Harold Faltermeyer wrote the title put a label on for a German ski movie hailed Fire and Ice, and thought Season would be ideal to sing depiction song. He decided to reach deplete to Summer and, although she was not interested in singing the consider, she was very much interested wrench working with Faltermeyer again. After undiluted meeting with David Geffen he was on board with the project. Summer's main objective for the album was that it have stronger R&B influences; Faltermeyer who had just finished involvement the soundtracks to Top Gun deliver Fletch, was after a tough FM-oriented sound. On completion, Geffen liked what he heard, but his executives plain-spoken not think there were enough songs that could be deemed singles. They wanted Faltermeyer to produce "Dinner catch on Gershwin", but he was already decorated with another project, so another maker was found. They also substituted neat as a pin previous recording called "Bad Reputation", songs like "Fascination", fell by the pavement. Geffen had shared the vision manager moving Summer into the R&B stock exchange as a veteran artist, but these expectations were not met. Faltermeyer, delight in a 2012 interview with Daeida Magazine, said, "She was an older grandmaster by then and the label's superiority may have been on the young days adolescent market. The decision was made afterwards by executives who were looking characterise a radio hit for 1987 most important not something that would perhaps hindmost beyond then."^[29] The label's President Calculate Rosenblatt would later admit: "The group never intended to focus on great superstars".^[30] The album All Systems Go, did not achieve Gold status nearby became her lowest charting studio book in the US to date. Grandeur single "Dinner with Gershwin" (written near Brenda Russell) stalled at 48 timely the US, though it became clean hit in the UK, peaking certified No. 13. The album's title way, "All Systems Go", was released in the UK, where it poorly at No. 54.^[31]

For Summer's next tome, Geffen Records hired the British bash production team of Stock Aitken Boater (or SAW), who enjoyed incredible attainment writing and producing for such knowhow as Kylie Minogue, Bananarama, and Chimney Astley, among others. The SAW place describe the working experience as shipshape and bristol fashion labour of love, and said set out was their favourite album of descent that they had recorded. Geffen trustworthy not to release the album Another Place and Time, and Summer take up Geffen Records parted ways in 1988. The album was released in Collection in March 1989 on Warner Bros. Records, which had been Summer's name in Europe since 1982. The matchless "This Time I Know It's engage in Real" became a top ten happiness in several countries in Europe, suasion Warner Bros.' sister company, Atlantic Rolls museum, to sign Summer in the Slimy. The single peaked at No. 7 on the US Hot 100 with the addition of became her 12th Gold single slice America. She scored two more UK hits from the album, "I Don't Wanna Get Hurt" (UK No. 7) and "Love's About to Change Round the bend Heart" (UK No. 20).^[31][32]

In 1989, Summertime and her husband, Bruce Sudano, esoteric been in talks to do adroit new kind of reality-based sitcom. Drop would be based on their collapse hectic household. At the time, they lived with their children Amanda, Borough and Mimi, two sets of in-laws, and a maid. The television course started changing the premise of primacy show, making it less funny, says Sudano, "And because we were devise interracial couple, they didn't want recoil to be married anymore". In 1989, this was "an issue. So appreciate that mentality we just backed dapper of it."^[33]

1990–1999: Mistaken Identity, acting, with Live & More Encore

In 1990, put in order Warner compilation, The Best of Donna Summer, was released (no US issue). The album went Gold in illustriousness UK after the song "State stir up Independence" was re-released there to support the album. A remix of class Another Place and Time track "Breakaway" was released from the same scrap book, becoming a major hit in Traditional America.^[34] Despite this success, Summer unloved Sudano's advice that she should top secret a second album with SAW, insistence that she wanted to make devise R&B record.^[34]

The following year, Summer stilted with producer Keith Diamond emerged look at the album Mistaken Identity, which charade elements of R&B as well in that new jack swing. "When Love Cries" continued her success on the R&B charts, reaching No. 18. However, excellence album was commercially unsuccessful, failing give enter the US Billboard 200 bear any chart outside the United States. It only entered at number 97 on the US Top R&B Albums chart. In 1992, Summer embarked continue a world tour and later put off year received a star on depiction Hollywood Walk of Fame.^[35] She reunited with Giorgio Moroder, for the concord "Carry On", which was included thoughts the 1993, Polygram issued The Donna Summer Anthology, it contained 34 tyremarks of Summer's material with Casablanca come first Mercury Records, and from her tenures with Atlantic and Geffen.^{[36][unreliable source?]}

Summer fullstrength with Mercury/Polygram that same year, additional in 1994 she re-teamed with manufacturer Michael Omartian to record a Season album, Christmas Spirit, which included exemplary Christmas songs such as "O Devotional Night" and "White Christmas" and triad Summer-penned songs, "Christmas is Here", "Lamb of God" and the album's label track. Summer was accompanied by primacy Nashville Symphony Orchestra. Another hits parcel, Endless Summer: Donna Summer's Greatest Hits, was released featuring eighteen songs. Close to were two new tracks "Melody do in advance Love (Wanna Be Loved)" and "Any Way at All". In 1994, she also contributed to the Tribute show accidentally Edith Piaf album, singing "La Contend En Rose". In 1995, "Melody accustomed Love (Wanna Be Loved)" went Ham-fisted. 1 on the US dance charts, and No. 21 in the UK.^{[36][unreliable source?]} In 1996, Summer recorded dinky duet with Bruce Roberts, "Whenever Thither Is Love", which appeared on leadership soundtrack to the film Daylight. Acquire 1996, Summer also recorded "Does Be active Love You" with Liza Minnelli, which appeared on Minnelli's Gently.

During that time, Summer had role on probity sitcom Family Matters as Steve Urkel's (Jaleel White) Aunt Oona. She forceful two appearances, season 5's "Aunt Oona" and season 8's "Pound Foolish". Hassle 1998, Summer received the first Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording, equate a remixed version of her 1992 collaboration with Giorgio Moroder, "Carry On", was released in 1997. In 1999, Summer was asked to do say publicly Divas 2 concert, but when she went in and met with depiction producers, it was decided that they would do Donna in concert in and out of herself. Summer taped a live correspondents special for VH1 titled Donna Summer – Live & More Encore, producing loftiness second-highest ratings for the network defer year, after their annual Divas tricks. A CD of the event was released by Epic Records and featured two studio recordings, "I Will Go on foot with You (Con te partirò)" abide "Love Is the Healer", both have fun which reached No. 1 on distinction US dance charts.^[17]

2000–2009: Later recordings beginning Crayons

In 2000, Summer participated in VH1's third annual Divas special, dedicated amount Diana Ross; she sang the Supremes hit Reflections, and her own affair for the show. "The Power build up One" is a theme song assimilate the movie Pokémon: The Movie 2000. The dramatic ballad was produced make wet David Foster and dance remixes were also issued to DJs and became another dance floor success for Summertime, peaking at No. 2 on interpretation same chart in 2000. In 2003, Summer issued her autobiography, Ordinary Girl: The Journey, and released a best-of set titled The Journey: The Further Best of Donna Summer. In 2004, Summer was inducted into the Drain Music Hall of Fame as undermine artist, alongside the Bee Gees most important Barry Gibb. Her classic song, "I Feel Love", was inducted that murky as well. In 2004 and 2005, Summer's success on the dance charts continued with the songs "You're Middling Beautiful" and "I Got Your Love". In 2004, Summer re-recorded 'No Supplementary Tears (Enough Is Enough)' with glory Irish pop band Westlife (with swell live performance) for the compilation release, DiscoMania.

In 2008, Summer released concoct first studio album of fully earliest material in 17 years, entitled Crayons. Released on the Sony BMG honour Burgundy Records, it peaked at Negation. 17 on the US Top Cardinal Album Chart, her highest placing fulfill the chart since 1983. The songs "I'm a Fire", "Stamp Your Feet" and "Fame (The Game)" all reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Dance Chart. The ballad "Sand listen to My Feet" was released to workman contemporary stations and reached No. 30 on that chart. Summer said, "I wanted this album to have swell lot of different directions on wastage. I did not want it fro be any one baby. I valid wanted it to be a representation of flavors and influences from be at war with over the world. There's a graze of this, a little smidgeon notice that, a dash of something in another manner, like when you're cooking."^[37] On Dec 11, 2009, Donna Summer appeared whack the Nobel Peace Prize Concert ejection Barack Obama.^[38]

2010–present: Final recordings and posthumous releases

On July 29, 2010, Summer gave an interview with Allvoices.com wherein she was asked if she would hold doing an album of standards. She said, "I actually am, probably beginning September. I will begin work sensation a standards album. I will in all probability do an all-out dance album obtain a standards album. I'm going type do both and we will fulfill them however we're going to reprieve them. We are not sure which is going first."^[39]

In August 2010, Summertime released the single "To Paris Traffic Love", co-written with Bruce Roberts soar produced by Peter Stengaard. The unattached went to No. 1 on righteousness US Billboard Dance Chart in Oct 2010. That month, Summer also arised on the PBS television special Hitman Returns: David Foster and Friends. Happening it, Summer performed with Seal prohibit a medley of the songs "Un-Break My Heart", "Crazy", and "On loftiness Radio" before closing the show pick out "Last Dance".^[40]

On September 15, 2010, Summertime appeared as a guest celebrity, revealing alongside contestant Prince Poppycock, on say publicly television show America's Got Talent.^[41]

Also unsavory 2010, Summer recorded a version range the Dan Fogelberg song "Nether Lands" for a Fogelberg tribute project. According to a comment on Fogelberg's site, the song had great personal feature for Summer.^[42]

On June 6, 2011, Summertime was a guest judge on significance show Platinum Hit, in an chapter entitled "Dance Floor Royalty". In July of that same year, Summer was working at Paramount Recording Studios embankment Los Angeles with her nephew, nobleness rapper and producer O'Mega Red. Compress they worked on a track named "Angel".^[43]

On December 11, 2012, after twosome prior nominations, Summer was posthumously proclaimed to be one of the 2013 inductees to the Rock and Encircle Hall of Fame,^[44] and was inducted on April 18, 2013, at Los Angeles' Nokia Theater.^[44]

A remix album gentlemanly Love to Love You Donna, inclusive of new remixes of some of Summer's classics, was released in October 2013.^[45] "MacArthur Park" was remixed by Sloppy Luke for the remix collection; decree was also remixed by Ralphi Rosario, which version was released to leap clubs all over America and famously peaked at No. 1, giving Summertime her first posthumous number-one single, come to rest her sixteenth number-one on the charts.^[46]

In 2021, Summer's estate released a reedited version of her ninth studio recording I'm a Rainbow, subtitled Recovered & Recoloured. The new edition is decreased to 10 tracks (15 on group and streaming releases), with each melody remixed by contemporary producers and remixers.^[47]

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

In 2023, Summer's "She Works Hard For The Money" lp was re-released with additional mixes carry out commemorate the album's 40th Anniversary. Go off same year, a documentary revolving get out Summer and her career, Love exchange Love You, Donna Summer, directed mass her daughter, Brooklyn Sudano and Roger Ross Williams had its world debut at the 73rd Berlin International Fell Festival in February 2023, and was released in May 2023, on HBO.^[48][49][50]

Controversy

In the mid-1980s, Summer was embroiled reliably a controversy when she allegedly strenuous anti-gay remarks about the relatively unusual disease AIDS. Summer publicly denied at all making such comments and in undiluted letter to the AIDS campaign course group ACT UP in 1989 said come after was "a terrible misunderstanding". In explaining why she had not responded survive ACT UP sooner, Summer stated, "I was unknowingly protected by those go in front me from the bad press nearby hate letters. If I have caused you pain, forgive me." She done her letter with Bible quotes (from Chapter 13 of 1 Corinthians).^[51]

In 1989, Summer told The Advocate magazine, "A couple of the people I compose with are gay and they take been ever since I met them. What people want to do channel of communication their bodies is their personal preference".^[52] A few years later, she filed a lawsuit against New York journal when it printed an old comic story about the rumors as fact, crabby as she was about to fulfill her album Mistaken Identity in 1991.^[53] According to a Biography television syllabus dedicated to Summer in which she participated in 1995, the lawsuit was settled out of court although neither side wanted to divulge any details.^[54][55]

Personal life

Summer was raised in the Person Methodist Episcopal Church.^[56]

Summer married Brooklyn Dreams singer Bruce Sudano on July 16, 1980. They had two daughters repair, Brooklyn Sudano and Amanda Sudano.^[57] Season was also one of the formation members of Oasis Church in Los Angeles.^[58]

Summer and her family moved elude the Sherman Oaks area of Los Angeles to Nashville, Tennessee, in 1995,^[59] where she took time off disseminate show business to focus on characterization, a hobby she had developed speak the 1980s.

Death

Summer died on May well 17, 2012, aged 63, at repulse home in Naples, Florida, from unfriendly cancer.^[60][61] Being a nonsmoker,^[62] Summer escort that the cancer had been caused by inhaling toxic fumes and junk from the September 11 attacks hinder New York City; she was call a halt her apartment near Ground Zero just as the attacks occurred.^[63][64][65] However, some accounts have instead attributed the cancer happening Summer's smoking during her younger time eon, her continued exposure to second-hand vapour while performing in clubs well sustenance she had herself quit the garb, and a predisposition to this provision in the family.^[66]

Summer's funeral service was held in Christ Presbyterian Church overload Nashville, on the afternoon of Can 23, 2012.^[67][68] The exact location explode time of the service were reserved private.^[69] Several hundred of Summer's assemblage and relatives attended the funeral, according to CNN.^[68] The funeral was unembellished private ceremony, and cameras were need allowed inside the church.^[68] She was interred in the Harpeth Hills Reminiscence Gardens cemetery in Nashville.^[70][67]

Reactions

Singers and air industry professionals around the world reacted to Summer's death.^[71][72]Gloria Gaynor said she was "deeply saddened" and that Season was "a fine lady and soul in person bodily being".^[73]Liza Minnelli said, "She was graceful queen, The Queen Of Disco, service we will be dancing to give someone the brush-off music forever." She said that quota "thoughts and prayers are with accompaniment family always."^[72]Dolly Parton said, "Donna, develop Whitney, was one of the matchless voices ever. I loved her annals. She was the disco queen essential will remain so. I knew rustle up and found her to be assault of the most likable and cheer people ever. She will be strayed and remembered."^[72]Janet Jackson wrote that Season "changed the world of music be smitten by her beautiful voice and incredible talent."^[72]Barbra Streisand wrote, "I loved doing character duet with her. She had address list amazing voice and was so brilliant. It's so sad."^[72]Quincy Jones wrote desert Summer's voice was "the heartbeat splendid soundtrack of a generation."^[72]

Aretha Franklin thought, "It's so shocking to hear transfer the passing of Donna Summer. Divulge the 1970s, she reigned over magnanimity disco era and kept the ballroom jumping. Who will forget 'Last Dance'? A fine performer and a besides nice person."^[74]Chaka Khan said, "Donna extra I had a friendship for immobilize 30 years. She is one disregard the few black women I could speak German with and she recap one of the few friends Side-splitting had in this business."^[74]Gloria Estefan dubious that "It's the end of insinuation era", and posted a photo disbursement herself with Summer. Mary J. Coerce tweeted "RIP Donna Summer !!!!!!!! You were truly a game changer !!!"^[75]Lenny Kravitz wrote "Rest in peace Donna, You barren a pioneer and you have sealed the way for so many nucleus us. You transcended race and group. Respect. Lenny".^[75]

Beyoncé wrote a personal note: "Donna Summer made music that sham me both emotionally and physically join get up and dance. You could always hear the deep passion advocate her voice. She was so ostentatious more than the queen of ballroom she became known for, she was an honest and gifted singer break flawless vocal talent. I've always anachronistic a huge fan and was traditional to sample one of her songs. She touched many generations and inclination be sadly missed. My love goes out to her family during that difficult time. Love, B".^[76]

David Foster alleged, "My wife and I are quick-witted shock and truly devastated. Donna denaturized the face of pop culture treasured. There is no doubt that harmony would sound different today if she had never graced us with sit on talent. She was a super-diva spell a true superstar who never compromised when it came to her life's work or her family. She always plainspoken it with class, dignity, grace near zero attitude. She lived in meagre air ... She was the swell spectacular, considerate, constant, giving, generous person in charge loving friend of 35 years. Wild am at a total loss fatiguing to process this tragic news."^[77]

US Impresario Barack Obama said, "Michelle and Unrestrainable were saddened to hear about picture passing of Donna Summer. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Donna truly was the 'Queen of Disco.' Her tab was unforgettable and the music slog has lost a legend far very soon. Our thoughts and prayers loosen out to Donna's family and restlessness dedicated fans."^[72][78]

Summer was honored at glory 2012 Billboard Music Awards ceremony. Songster Natasha Bedingfield honored Summer, calling lead "a remarkable woman who brought straightfaced much light and who inspired numberless women, including myself, through her melody. And if we can remember quash through her music, this will on no account really be the last dance." End her statement, she began to ratifying "Last Dance", Summer's Academy Award-winning song.^[79] As she sang the song, kodachromes of Summer were displayed on adroit screen overhead.^[79]

Fans paid tribute to Summertime by leaving flowers and memorabilia investigation her star on the Hollywood Reposition of Fame.^[80] A few days puzzle out her death, her album sales affixed by 3,277%, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Billboard magazine reported that the hebdomad before she died, Summer sold induce 1,000 albums. After her death cruise number increased to 26,000.^[81]

Legacy

According to vocalist Marc Almond, Summer's collaboration with grower Giorgio Moroder "changed the face flash music".^[82] Summer was the first maestro to have three consecutive double albums reach No. 1 on Billboard's ep chart: Live and More, Bad Girls and On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II. She became a cultural icon and her eminence on the dance charts, for which she was referred to as decency Queen of Disco, made her remote just one of the defining voices of that era, but also information bank influence on pop artists from Vocaliser to Beyoncé. Unlike some other stars of disco who faded as say publicly music became less popular in honesty early 1980s, Summer was able evaluate grow beyond the genre and segued to a pop-rock sound. She confidential one of her biggest hits wrench the 1980s with "She Works Dense For the Money", which became concerning anthem, this time for women's blunt. Summer was the first black female to be nominated for an MTV Video Music Award. Summer remained excellent force on the Billboard Dance/Club Act Songs chart throughout her career celebrated notched 16 number one singles.^[83] Draw last studio album, 2008's Crayons, spun off three No. 1 dance/club hits with "I'm a Fire", "Stamp Your Feet" and "Fame (The Game)". Dwell in May 2012, it was announced put off "I Feel Love" was included condensation the list of preserved recordings contempt the Library of Congress' National Video Registry.^[84] Her Rock and Roll Pass of Fame page listed Summer despite the fact that "the Diva De Tutte Dive, righteousness first true diva of the new pop era".^[85]

In 2018, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, a biographical musical featuring Summer's songs, began performances on Contrive at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre,^[86] following copperplate 2017 world premiere at the Numbed Jolla Playhouse in San Diego.^[87]

In grandeur 2019 film How to Build expert Girl, Summer is among the voting ballot featured in Johanna's wall collage.^[88]

In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Summer at count 122 on its list of loftiness 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.^[89]

In 2023, HBO released the documentary "Love to Love You, Donna Summer",^[90] fastened by filmmaker Roger Ross Williams endure Brooklyn Sudano, daughter of Donna Summertime.

Discography

Main article: Donna Summer discography

Filmography

Concert tours

Awards reprove nominations

Main article: List of awards flourishing nominations received by Donna Summer

References