. 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 is best known for her role as Christy Epping on "11.22.63" with James Franco, "Ballers" with Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, and most recently for her recurring role on the tv series version of Liam Neeson's "Taken.". #3. Along with her stardom, she opened up about her battles with depression and drug addiction and her spiritual journey as a born-again Christian. In 1998, Summer received the first Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording, after a remixed version of her 1992 collaboration with Giorgio Moroder, "Carry On", was released in 1997. The soundtrack and single both went Gold and resulted in Summer winning her first Grammy Award, for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. The single "Dinner with Gershwin" (written by Brenda Russell) stalled at 48 in the US, though it became a hit in the UK, peaking at No. Online", "Statement by the President on the Passing of Donna Summer | The White House", "msnbc.com Entertainment - Billboard Awards cut off Donna Summer tribute to go to commercial", "Donna Summer's Album Sales Increase by More than 3,000%", "Donna Summer Dance Club Songs Chart History", "Donna Summer and the Grateful Dead Added to National Recording Registry", "A Donna Summer Musical Heads to Broadway", "What Did Critics Think of Summer: The Donna Summer Musical World Premiere? object has role. Please do not upload an updated image here without consultation with the Author. On the final day of rehearsals, the kids turned up and they had a full rehearsal. The songs "I'm a Fire", "Stamp Your Feet" and "Fame (The Game)" all reached No. storytelling. We Are Family. In 1968, the singer released her first single, as Donna Gaines, a German version of the title "Aquarius" from the musical. According to a comment on Fogelberg's website, the song had great personal significance for Summer. Actress: Thank God It's Friday. In 2004, Summer was inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame as an artist, alongside the Bee Gees and Barry Gibb. Unlike some other stars of disco who faded as the music became less popular in the early 1980s, Summer was able to grow beyond the genre and segued to a pop-rock sound. "[33], In 1990, a Warner compilation, The Best of Donna Summer, was released (no US issue). It's so sad. Reactions. 54,586. She landed the part of Sheila and agreed to take the role in the Munich production of the show, moving there in August 1968 after getting her parents' reluctant approval. @spbc_ab #atlanticbeach #beach #beachislife #summer" Notes: 2020 "Donna Summer Musical" Events. The week of November 11, 1978, Summer became the first female artist of the modern rock era to have the No. Donna Summer - Love To Love You Baby, Live on The Midnight Special 1976. He heard enough to tell producers that it was not good enough; the project was canceled. Sudano and Summer raised three daughters together, one Sudano raised as his own, and they've gone to carve interesting lives for themselves in the world. 6 Sade Adu. To celebrate the late great Queen of Disco ahead of what would have been her 74th birthday on Dec. 31,Stackerscourednews and biography sitesto highlight25 facts about Donna Summer that help paint a fuller picture of her life beyond the disco ball. Summer's father was a butcher, and her mother was a teacher. distribution partner, email us at The song was featured on Summer's first live album, Live and More, which also became her first album to hit number one on the US Billboard 200 chart and went double-Platinum, selling over 2 million copies. [63][64], Singers and music industry professionals around the world reacted to Summer's death. Donna Summer was a pop icon, five-time Grammy winner, and legendary songbird who scored 42 single hits on Billboard's Hot 100. It also garnered Summer another Grammy nomination, for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. She was walked down the aisle half-way by her biological father, Helmut Sommer, and the rest of the way by her stepfather, Sudano, who raised her. 41 pop) and "The Woman in Me" (No. maiden name. 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. written by John Barry & Donna Summer . [9] In 2013, Summer was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I did not want it to be any one baby. By then Geffen Records had been notified by Polygram Records, which now owned Casablanca, that Summer still needed to deliver to them one more album to fulfill her contract. Published on October 17, 2019 01:36 PM. Alleybux. In 2010, she was chosen to model for Louis Vuitton's Spring/Summer 2010 shoe campaign, making her the first black model to feature solely in Louis Vuitton ads. [76], Fans paid tribute to Summer by leaving flowers and memorabilia on her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His team looked for local school children in Orange County, to create a chorus of 500 students. Gallery 2: Donna Offstage. Select a photo type. They divorced in 1972, but she used the anglicized version of his name for her brand. [citation needed] The album continued Summer's streak of Gold albums with the "title track" peaking at No. I've always been a huge fan and was honored to sample one of her songs. After her statement, she began to sing "Last Dance", Summer's Academy Award-winning song. Donna Summer married her fellow musician and songwriter, Bruce Sudano, on July 16, 1980. What's even cooler is that Sudano was reportedly the first Black model to appear on her own in a Louis Vuitton advertisement, making fashion history. oreover, at the time of their death, Donna had a net worth of around $75 million and has massive properties in Florida and . Although Summer continued to produce music through the late 1980s, she never regained her disco magic. Gaines. [citation needed], In 1968, Summer released (as Donna Gaines) on Polydor her first single, a German version of the title "Aquarius" from the musical Hair, followed in 1971 by a second single, a remake of the Jaynetts' 1963 hit, "Sally Go 'Round the Roses", from a one-off European deal with Decca Records. She was also famous from other names as The Queen of Disco, The First Lady of Love, Donna Gaines. He decided to reach out to Summer and, although she was not interested in singing the song, she was very much interested in working with Faltermeyer again. LaDonna Adrian Gaines, known professionally as Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter. "The Hostage" reached the top of the charts in France, but was removed from radio playlists in Germany because of the song's subject matter; a high ranking politician that had recently been kidnapped and held for ransom. Destiny Child's Kelly Rowland gave a tribute to the Queen of Disco. Summer would again receive a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Seeking an American release for the song, it was sent to Casablanca Records president Neil Bogart. Donna Summer's eldest daughter is Natalia Pia Melanie Sommer, now known as Natalie Dohler. "Romeo" appears on the Flashdance soundtrack. After the band failed to secure a recording contract and dissolved, Summer auditioned for a role in the counterculture musical "Hair.". Grant, who was a fan of the song "State of Independence", had an idea for a grand finale. In 1977, Summer released the concept album I Remember Yesterday. Summer also had "With Your Love" and "Je t'aime moi non plus", on the soundtrack. 8,039 119 71. "[29] The label's President Ed Rosenblatt would later admit: "The company never intended to focus on established superstars". Summer was upset with President Neil Bogart over the early release of the single "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)", because Casablanca didn't wait until her previous single, "Dim All the Lights", had peaked; she had penned "Dim All the Lights" alone, and was hoping for a number-one hit as a songwriter. Donna Summer's eldest child with her songwriting partner and husband Bruce Sudano is actress Brooklyn Sudano. Both, "I'm a Rainbow" and "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" would be on her 1993 anthology album. The single went to No. The author would like to make corrections only at his own source. The musical duo has been touring the United States since. I loved her records. The song "Highway Runner" appears on the soundtrack for the film Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Her family confirmed Summer's . My father's family is mixed with Native American and my mother's family is mixed with Dutch, Irish and French Canadian. The film opens with those songs, the first performed live onstage by Summer, with sensual physical gyrations to match the . "[71] Chaka Khan said, "Donna and I had a friendship for over 30 years. 17 on the US Top 200 Album Chart, her highest placing on the chart since 1983. [82], In 2018, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, a biographical musical featuring Summer's songs, began performances on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre,[83] following a 2017 world premiere at the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego. Released on the Sony BMG label Burgundy Records, it peaked at No. [63], Summer's funeral service was held in Christ Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee, on the afternoon of May 23, 2012. The I Feel Love hitmaker - who passed away in Florida yesterday last week aged 63 - is being remembered in a . That was a mistake, because only a few tracks had been finished, and most of them were in demo phase. . Directors: Roger Ross Williams, Brooklyn Sudano. In the mid-1980s, Summer was embroiled in a controversy when she allegedly made anti-gay remarks regarding the relatively new disease, AIDS. By 1967, she moved to New York City and joined the band Crow. "[69] Barbra Streisand wrote, "I loved doing the duet with her. Just over a week after the awards, Summer had her own nationally televised special, The Donna Summer Special,[23] which aired on ABC network on January 27, 1980. 3 on the Hot 100 chart. your CMS. Summer was the star of many musicals at Jeremiah E. Burke High School in Boston. Since the late disco queen Donna Summer past, her kids Brooklyn, 31, Mimi, 35, and Amanda, 28, claw it out to see who gets the most of their mother's $75 million fortune. Love, B". Summer was born LaDonna Adrian Gaines, one of seven children in a Boston working-class family with "deep spiritual roots," as she wrote in her 2003 memoir, Ordinary Girl. She would win another Grammy for Best Inspirational Performance for the song "Forgive Me". 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In 2008, Summer released her first studio album of fully original material in 17 years, entitled Crayons. Family Members . Summer amassed a total of 32 chart singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 in her lifetime, including 14 top ten singles and four number one singles. The SAW team describe the working experience as a labour of love, and said it was their favourite album of all that they had recorded. 9:35 AM PST- Donna's family just released a statement, claiming, they "are at peace celebrating her extraordinary life and her continued legacy." Donna Summer -- the Queen of Disco -- died this . On completion, Geffen liked what he heard, but his executives did not think there were enough songs that could be deemed singles. Summer had her biggest success in the 1980s while on Geffen's roster with her next album She Works Hard for the Money and its title songwhich were released by Mercury Records in a one-off arrangement to settle Summer's split with the soon-to-be-defunct Casablanca Records, whose catalogue now resided with Mercury and Casablanca's parent company PolyGram. Today, they are stunning the world with their own talent. 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.[3][4]. In 1996, Summer also recorded "Does He Love You" with Liza Minnelli, which appeared Minnelli's Gently. [31], For Summer's next album, Geffen Records hired the British hit production team of Stock Aitken Waterman (or SAW), who enjoyed incredible success writing and producing for such acts as Kylie Minogue, Bananarama, and Rick Astley, among others. A celebration of life will be during the summer months. At the end of both episodes she appeared in, she danced and sung to a Donna Summer song, "Last Dance" in "Aunt Oona" and "She Works Hard for the Money" in "Pound . Her husband and daughters accepted the award in her honor. Respect. We collect and tell stories of people from all around the world. Apparently, Fabrizio Viti, who was a shoe designer for Louis Vuitton, was "a huge fan" of Donna Summer, according to the publication, which led him to choose Sudano for the campaign. Apart from being featured in her mother's music videos, her on-screen career began when she replaced Megan Good on Damon Wayan's sitcom, "My Wife and Kid's. KMJQ Featured Video. If your organization is interested in becoming a Stacker Summer and her family moved from the Sherman Oaks area of Los Angeles to Nashville, Tennessee, in 1995,[55] where she took time off from show business to focus on painting, a hobby she had developed in the 1980s. By SYLVIA BADGER. Dohler is also an artist who has created her own line of handcrafted jewelry, which she sells quite successfully on Etsy. Her daughter Savanna is a model and artist who recently performed live art at Citizen 615 clothing studio in Franklin, Tennesse. Born LaDonna Gaines on New Year's Eve 1948 in . The album took over six months to record as Summer, who was pregnant at the time, found it hard to sing. A terrific song, brilliantly delivered and a highlight of Summer's post-Moroder career. Drawing on news from the National Enquirer, according to Eurweb, two of the '70s singer's three daughters, Mimi, 39, and . Actress Brooklyn is married to Mike McGlaflin, and the couple has one daughter. Donna Summer considered herself mixed. Text by Meghan Smith and Mark Herz. They also substituted a previous recording called "Bad Reputation", songs like "Fascination", fell by the wayside. 1 dance/club hits with "I'm a Fire", "Stamp Your Feet" and "Fame (The Game)". Vocalist. Oona Urkel is Steve Urkel's aunt from Altoona. About her ethnic background, most sites report the 50 year-old has German and African heritages. "Queen of Disco" Donna Summer died today at the way-too-young age of 63 after losing a battle with cancer. While studying acting, she began a successful modeling career like her sister. Bogart tweaked the title to "Love to Love You Baby (song)|Love to Love You Baby", and Casablanca signed Summer, releasing the single in November 1975. In 1968, she joined a German adaptation of the musical Hair in Munich, where she spent several years living, acting, and singing. Just one day after the music world mourned the loss of the disco queen, her . Donna Summer married her fellow musician and songwriter, Bruce Sudano, on July 16, 1980. Stacker distribution partners receive a license to all Stacker stories, "The Power of One" is a theme song for the movie Pokmon: The Movie 2000. 3 on the Hot 100. I just wanted it to be a sampler of flavors and influences from all over the world. [78], According to singer Marc Almond, Summer's collaboration with producer Giorgio Moroder "changed the face of music". Donna Watts Johnson. Other singles included a cover of the Jon and Vangelis song "State of Independence" (No. In 1979, Summer gained 5 big hits such as "Hot Stuff" and "Bad Girls", "Heaven Knows", "Dim All the Lights",[20] and No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)". object has role. 2 on the US Hot 100 chart and had become a Gold single, while the album had sold over a million copies. Let us know in the comment section! Donna Summer (LaDonna Adrian Gaines) was born on 31 December, 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, is a Soundtrack, Actress, Composer. However, the album was commercially unsuccessful, failing to enter the US Billboard 200 and any chart outside the United States. 1 on Billboard's album chart: Live and More, Bad Girls and On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II. Summer spoke German fluently, took up painting later in life, andbattled depression, even surviving an attempt to end her life. She would soon be working on her next album. married name. Destiny Child's Kelly Rowland gave a tribute to the Queen of Disco. Thanks for another great summer! Unbeknownst to all but her immediate family, she spent the last years of her life battling lung cancer, which claimed her in 2012, at age 63. Her version of the Jimmy Webb ballad, "MacArthur Park", became her first No. Saved. In 1994, she also contributed to the Tribute to Edith Piaf album, singing "La Vie En Rose". The ballad "Sand on My Feet" was released to adult contemporary stations and reached No. She was a super-diva and a true superstar who never compromised when it came to her career or her family. Donna Summer in 1978, the year of her first US chart-topping single and her film acting debut - as a disco singer. And if we can remember her through her music, this will never really be the last dance." 40. [52] She married the Austrian actor Helmuth Sommer in 1973, and gave birth to their daughter Natalia Pia Melanie Sommer (called Mimi) the same year. [73], David Foster said, "My wife and I are in shock and truly devastated. She was born in 1973 in Munich, Germany. [14] In 1969, she issued the single "If You Walkin' Alone" on Philips Records. 33; and "Who Do You Think You're Foolin'", No. Mary J. Blige tweeted "RIP Donna Summer!!!!!!!! In 1974, while working part-time as a model and back-up singer, Summer met Germany-based producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte during a recording session for "Three Dog Night" at Musicland Studios. This ensures that the changes are preserved. [45], In 2021, Summer's estate released a reedited version of her ninth studio album I'm a Rainbow, subtitled Recovered & Recoloured. Read More Donna Summer, the "Queen of Disco" whose hits included "Hot Stuff," "Bad Girls," "Love to Love You Baby" and "She Works Hard for the Money," has died, a . . Artists donated royalties of certain songs, some in perpetuity, to benefit the cause. [59][60] However, some reports have instead attributed the cancer to Summer's smoking during her younger years, her continued exposure to second-hand smoking while performing in clubs well after she had quit, and a predisposition to this disease in the family. She scored two more UK hits from the album, "I Don't Wanna Get Hurt" (UK No. Celebrity Alley - Celebrity News and Gossip. She is the daughter and first-born of Australian American singer-songwriter Donna Summer. [64][65][66] The exact location and time of the service were kept private. That month, Summer also appeared on the PBS television special Hitman Returns: David Foster and Friends. She went to Germany to perform in the musical "Hair" when she was 18. [35][unreliable source?] Please use one of the templates derivative or extract., Donna Summer Bruce Sudano Giorgio Moroder Beverly Hills, CC BY-SA 3.0. Donna . The title song became a major hit, reaching No. 1 hit on the Hot 100 chart. "[3] Moroder described Summer's work on the song "I Feel Love" as "really the start of electronic dance" music. She is primarily popular for being the celebrity daughter and not for her sole professional career. 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. 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. Summer publicly denied she had ever made such comments and in a letter to the AIDS campaign group ACT UP in 1989 said it was "A terrible misunderstanding". You will discover fascinating facts behind the lyrics and life of Donna Summer. The last single she created in 2010, "To Paris with Love," also dominated the charts. The shorter 7" version of the single was promoted by radio stations, while clubs regularly played the 17-minute version (the longer version would also appear on the album). 21 in the UK. Donna Summer: The life story you may not know, Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images, Rainer Binder/ullstein bild via Getty Images, 1980: Marries fellow creative Bruce Sudano, 1981-1982 Gives birth to two more daughters, Gary Friedman/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images, Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images, 1992: Gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images, 2013: Posthumously inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Best Actress winner from the year you were born, Celebrity stage names vs. their real names, The most famous actress born the same year as you, inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in April 2013. . 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