Donna Summer

Donna Summer

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1948-12-31
Deathday: 2012-05-17 (63 years old)

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Biography

Donna Summer (born LaDonna Adrian Gaines; December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s and became known as the "Queen of Disco", while her music gained a global following.


Influenced by the counterculture of the 1960s, Summer became the lead singer of a psychedelic rock band named Crow and moved to New York City. In 1968 she joined a German adaptation of the musical Hair in Munich, where she spent several years living, acting, and singing. There, she met music producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, and they went on to record influential disco hits together such as "Love to Love You Baby" and "I Feel Love", marking Summer's breakthrough into international music markets. Summer returned to the United States in 1976, and more hits such as "Last Dance", her version of "MacArthur Park", "Heaven Knows", "Hot Stuff", "Bad Girls", "Dim All the Lights", "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" with Barbra Streisand, and "On the Radio" followed.


Summer amassed a total of 42 hit singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 in her lifetime, with 14 of those reaching the Top 10. She claimed a top-40 hit every year between 1975 and 1984, and from her first top-ten hit in 1976, to the end of 1982, she had 12 top-ten hits (10 were top-five hits), more than any other act during that time period. She returned to the Hot 100's top five in 1983, and claimed her final top-ten hit in 1989 with "This Time I Know It's for Real". She was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach the top of the US Billboard 200 chart and charted four number-one singles in the US within a 12-month period. She also charted two number-one singles on the R&B Singles chart in the US and a number-one single in the United Kingdom. Her most recent Hot 100 hit came in 1999 with "I Will Go with You (Con te partirò)". While her fortunes on the Hot 100 waned in subsequent decades, Summer remained a force on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart throughout her entire career.


Summer died on May 17, 2012, from lung cancer, at her home in Naples, Florida. She sold over 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. She won five Grammy Awards. In her obituary in The Times, she was 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 on the song "I Feel Love" as "really the start of electronic dance" music. In 2013, Summer was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In December 2016, Billboard ranked her sixth on its list of the "Greatest of All Time Top Dance Club Artists".


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Filmography

all 55

self 49

Movies 32

TV Shows 23

Self (archive footage)
Love to Love You, Donna Summer

Love to Love You, Donna Summer (2023)

Movie
Self
Stock Aitken Waterman: Legends of Pop

Stock Aitken Waterman: Legends of Pop (2023)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées (2022)

TV
Self (archive footage)
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président (2022)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
70 Years of Youth Revolt

70 Years of Youth Revolt (2020)

TV
Self (archive footage)
TV Story Superstar

TV Story Superstar (2020)

TV
Self - Singer (archive footage)
Disco Europe Express

Disco Europe Express (2019)

Movie
Self - Singer (archive footage)
High Energy: Disco on Amphetamines

High Energy: Disco on Amphetamines (2019)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)

Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) (2016)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Les Enfants de la Pop 80's

Les Enfants de la Pop 80's (2012)

Movie
Self
Hit Man Returns - David Foster & Friends

Hit Man Returns - David Foster & Friends (2011)

Movie
Donna Summer - Live from New York

Donna Summer - Live from New York (2008)

Movie
Self
Soul Divas

Soul Divas (2007)

Movie
Self
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 2

Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 2 (2007)

Movie
Self
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1978

The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1978 (2007)

Movie
Self
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Million Sellers

The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Million Sellers (2006)

Movie
Self
Burt Sugarman's The Midnight Special: 1976

Burt Sugarman's The Midnight Special: 1976 (2006)

Movie
Self
Songs From the Neighborhood: The Music of Mister Rogers

Songs From the Neighborhood: The Music of Mister Rogers (2005)

Movie
Self
Donna Summer: Live

Donna Summer: Live (2005)

Movie
Self
Sex 'n' Pop

Sex 'n' Pop (2004)

TV
Nicole Sims
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s

Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s (2002)

Movie
Self
The Power of One: The Pokémon 2000 Movie Special

The Power of One: The Pokémon 2000 Movie Special (2000)

Movie
Self - Guest
The Queen Latifah Show

The Queen Latifah Show (2000)

TV
Self
Donna Summer - Live and More Encore!

Donna Summer - Live and More Encore! (1999)

Movie
Self
The Early Show

The Early Show (1999)

TV
Self
Where Are They Now?

Where Are They Now? (1999)

TV
Donna Summer - Live & More Collection

Donna Summer - Live & More Collection (1999)

Movie
Self
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's

Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (1998)

Movie
Self
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party

Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party (1997)

Movie
Self
Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait (1993)

TV
Self (archive footage)
Rhythm Divine - History of Disco Music

Rhythm Divine - History of Disco Music (1992)

Movie
Aunt Oona
Family Matters

Family Matters (1989)

TV
6.4
Self
Lahaye d'honneur

Lahaye d'honneur (1987)

TV
Self
Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration

Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration (1985)

Movie
Self
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday

Donald Duck's 50th Birthday (1984)

Movie
Self - Performer
A Hot Summer Night with Donna

A Hot Summer Night with Donna (1983)

Movie
Self
The Eddie Rabbitt Special

The Eddie Rabbitt Special (1983)

Movie
Self
Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées (1982)

TV
Self
Andy Kaufman: The Midnight Special

Andy Kaufman: The Midnight Special (1981)

Movie
Self
The Donna Summer Special

The Donna Summer Special (1980)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's (1980)

Movie
Rona Barrett Looks at 1978

Rona Barrett Looks at 1978 (1979)

Movie
Nicole Sims
Thank God It's Friday

Thank God It's Friday (1978)

Movie
Self
Numéro un

Numéro un (1975)

TV
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)

TV
Self
Van Oekel's Discohoek

Van Oekel's Discohoek (1974)

TV
Self
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest (1972)

TV
Self / Self - Hostess
The Midnight Special

The Midnight Special (1972)

TV
Self
Disco

Disco (1971)

TV
Self
Starparade

Starparade (1968)

TV
Self - Musical Guest
Viña del Mar International Song Festival

Viña del Mar International Song Festival (1963)

TV
Self
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show (1961)

TV
Self
The Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards (1959)

TV
Self - Guest Judge
Platinum Hit

Platinum Hit

TV
Self
The Donna Summer Special

The Donna Summer Special

TV

Ratings

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1948-12-31

Deathday
2012-05-17 (63 years old)

Birth Name
LaDonna Adrian Gaines

Birth Place
Boston, United States of America

Relationships
Bruce Sudano (1980-07-16 - 2012-05-17)

Children
Amanda Sudano, Brooklyn Sudano

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
LaDonna Adrian Gaines

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance, Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording


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