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Donna Summer

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Donna Summer
Birth name LaDonna Adrian Gaines
Born December 31, 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died May 17, 2012 in Key West, Florida, USA from lung cancer
Years Active 1969-2012

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Biography

Donna Summer rocketed to international super-stardom in the mid-1970s when her groundbreaking merger of R&B, soul, pop, funk, rock, disco and avant-garde electronica catapulted underground dance music out of the clubs of Europe to the pinnacles of sales and radio charts around the world. Maintaining an unbroken string of hits throughout the 70s and 80s, most of which she wrote, Donna holds the record for most consecutive double albums to hit #1 on the Billboard charts (3) and first female to have four #1 singles in a 12 month period; 3 as a solo artist and one as a duo with Barbra Streisand.

Roles

Guest Starring Roles

Series Role Episode Airdate
Family Matters Aunt Oona 5x23 - Aunt Oona May 6, 1994
Family Matters Aunt Oona 8x22 - Pound Foolish April 25, 1997

Specials

Title Role Airdate Series/Banner
The Donna Summer Special Herself January 27, 1980

Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Series Episode Airdate
Hollywood Squares (1998) July 9-13, 2001
Hollywood Squares (1998) November 24-28, 2003

Album History

Album Name Release Date
Live and More 1978
Bad Girls 1979
Evolver October 28, 2008
Wake Up! September 21, 2010

Memorable Moments

Awards and Accolades

Trivia

  • was married to Bruce Sudano from 1980 until her death; daughters Brooklyn Sudano and Amanda Sudano