Donna Summer

Donna Summer

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". Description above from the Wikipedia article Donna Summer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Npe: Donna Summer
  • Cov Nrov: 4.352
  • Paub Txog: Acting
  • Hnub yug: 1948-12-31
  • Qhov chaw yug: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Homepage: http://donnasummer.com/
  • Kuj Paub Li: LaDonna Adrian Gaines
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Donna Summer Movies

  • 2023
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    Love to Love You, Donna Summer

    Love to Love You, Donna Summer

    7.1 2023 HD

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  • 2012
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    Les Enfants de la Pop 80's

    Les Enfants de la Pop 80's

    1 2012 HD

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  • 1980
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    The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

    The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1978
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    Thank God It's Friday

    Thank God It's Friday

    5 1978 HD

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  • 2011
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    Hit Man Returns: David Foster & Friends

    Hit Man Returns: David Foster & Friends

    6.679 2011 HD

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

    The Power of One: The Pokémon 2000 Movie Special

    6 2000 HD

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  • 1999
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    Donna Summer - Live & More Collection

    Donna Summer - Live & More Collection

    1 1999 HD

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  • 2008
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    Donna Summer - Live from New York

    Donna Summer - Live from New York

    1 2008 HD

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  • 1999
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    Donna Summer - Live and More Encore!

    Donna Summer - Live and More Encore!

    9.5 1999 HD

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  • 2007
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    Soul Divas

    Soul Divas

    1 2007 HD

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  • 1979
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    Rona Barrett Looks at 1978

    Rona Barrett Looks at 1978

    1 1979 HD

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  • 2023
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    Stock Aitken Waterman: Legends of Pop

    Stock Aitken Waterman: Legends of Pop

    7 2023 HD

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

    Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's

    7.3 1998 HD

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

    La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

    7.2 2022 HD

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  • 2000
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    VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross

    VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross

    1 2000 HD

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  • 1983
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    A Hot Summer Night with Donna

    A Hot Summer Night with Donna

    1 1983 HD

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  • 2005
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    Donna Summer: Live

    Donna Summer: Live

    1 2005 HD

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  • 1992
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    Rhythm Divine - History of Disco Music

    Rhythm Divine - History of Disco Music

    1 1992 HD

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  • 2005
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    Songs From the Neighborhood: The Music of Mister Rogers

    Songs From the Neighborhood: The Music of Mister Rogers

    1 2005 HD

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  • 1984
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    Donald Duck's 50th Birthday

    Donald Duck's 50th Birthday

    6 1984 HD

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

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

    1 2016 HD

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  • 2006
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    The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Million Sellers

    The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Million Sellers

    1 2006 HD

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  • 2006
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    Burt Sugarman's The Midnight Special: 1976

    Burt Sugarman's The Midnight Special: 1976

    1 2006 HD

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  • 2019
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    High energy : le disco survolté des années 80

    High energy : le disco survolté des années 80

    6.5 2019 HD

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  • 2019
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    Disco Europe Express

    Disco Europe Express

    7 2019 HD

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  • 2007
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    The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1978

    The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1978

    1 2007 HD

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  • 1997
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    Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party

    Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party

    5.5 1997 HD

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  • 2007
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    Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 2

    Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 2

    1 2007 HD

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  • 1980
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    The Donna Summer Special

    The Donna Summer Special

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1985
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    Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration

    Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration

    7.5 1985 HD

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  • 1986
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    Women in Rock

    Women in Rock

    1 1986 HD

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  • 2021
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    The Sparks Brothers

    The Sparks Brothers

    7.4 2021 HD

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

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

    5.3 1972 HD

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  • 1999
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    The Early Show

    The Early Show

    5.7 1999 HD

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  • 2020
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    Histoire bruyante de la jeunesse (1949-2020)

    Histoire bruyante de la jeunesse (1949-2020)

    7.3 2020 HD

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  • 1989
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    Family Matters

    Family Matters

    6.7 1989 HD

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  • 1999
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    Where Are They Now?

    Where Are They Now?

    7.5 1999 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Grammy Awards

    The Grammy Awards

    7.7 1959 HD

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  • 1974
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    Van Oekel's Discohoek

    Van Oekel's Discohoek

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

    5.1 1961 HD

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  • 1987
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    Lahaye d'honneur

    Lahaye d'honneur

    1 1987 HD

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  • 1971
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    Disco

    Disco

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1993
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    Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

    4.5 1993 HD

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  • 2020
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    TV Story Superstar

    TV Story Superstar

    1 2020 HD

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  • 1968
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    Starparade

    Starparade

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1975
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    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    6 1975 HD

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  • 1984
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    Show & Co. mit Carlo

    Show & Co. mit Carlo

    1 1984 HD

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  • 1975
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    Numéro un

    Numéro un

    6 1975 HD

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  • 1982
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    Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

    6.2 1982 HD

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  • 2022
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    Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

    Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

    6.6 2022 HD

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  • 1963
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    Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar

    Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar

    2 1963 HD

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  • 1986
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    4 gegen Willi

    4 gegen Willi

    1 1986 HD

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  • 1970
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    4 gegen Willi

    4 gegen Willi

    7 1970 HD

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