Donna Summer’s $8.7M ABANDONED Mega Mansion, Net Worth & SAD DEATH

Donna Summer – Reflecting on the Golden Era of the Recently Departed Star Quang Huy Known as an icon of 70s and early 80s disco music, the queen of timeless melodies, Donna Summer, took her last breath at the age of 63 on the morning of May 17, after a prolonged battle with a deadly cancer.

Just as the world bid farewell to Whitney Houston not long ago, fans around the globe will also tip their hats in a final salute to Donna, saying goodbye to the enchanting disco tunes. Let’s take a look back at a journey named Summer, with some things you may not know about this woman.

Donna’s real name is LaDonna Adrian Gaines. She married Austrian actor Helmuth Sommer in 1972.

They divorced due to Donna’s affair with a German painter.

This was the time when she became known by her stage name, Summer. The song “Love To Love You Baby,” which is the precursor to Beyoncé’s hit “Naughty Boy,” was released in 1975 and became the first disco song in history to be released as an extended play (over 16 minutes long) and later reached No. 1 on the Billboard Dance Club chart in the U.S. Struggling with the unaccepted novelty of disco music, Donna had to adapt to the tastes of the time:

Motown and funk music. She formed a Motown band with family members called The Crow to perform, following in the footsteps of famous bands from the 60s like The Supremes and Martha Reeves and The Vandellas. Donna Summer’s song “Bad Girls” was released, marking a turning point in her solo career and earning her the title of the first woman in history to…

Although she was the first African American artist to win a Grammy in the rock category, Donna Summer won two Grammy Awards for Outstanding Performance, along with two additional titles for Outstanding Dance Vocal and Outstanding R&B Artist. However, she never won a Grammy for Best Disco/Pop Vocal throughout her career.

While she was just a backing vocalist for the famous 70s band Three Dog Night, Donna caught the attention of two music producers from a well-known European record label, Groovy Records.

Her debut album, Lady Of The Night, released in 1974, was a significant breeze for Dutch music in particular and European music in general, yet this album was never released in the U.S. Donna’s song Love To Love You Baby, the first hit in her dance music career, was inspired by the iconic Marilyn Monroe. The lyrics and the seductive singing style were recorded by Donna in the dark, as she requested the studio to turn off all the lights.