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.
I'm really shocked and didn't expected news like this as I just take a look 5 minutes ago in a german online-paper!
ReplyDeleteIt is only written, that she died in cause of cancer, nothing else. It seems, that even the press didn't know much more at this time and could only bring the headline and her foto.
I'm so sad!
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What a blow - I am in shock!
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ReplyDeleteMichael, Whitney, Donna.... we have lost so great artists, who gave so much inspiration and infuence to the world of music. It feels, like an era is dieing out and we loose the connections to our youth forever....
ReplyDeleteThat's terrible news - we're very shocked and saddened to hear it. Nick & Lindsay
ReplyDeleteDonna was a true artist in every sense and she loved people. I will love and miss her forever.. One of the highlites of my life was meeting her and talking with her. She truly
ReplyDeletewas an angel here on earth.. When i think of her I Feel Love... Bob Tiedemann xx oo