Donna Summer Dead at 63

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Donna Summer died this morning after a battle with cancer. She was 63.

The singer was in Florida at the time of her death, according to reports.

Known as the Queen of Disco, Donna Summer was said to be trying to keep the extent of her illness under wraps. Just a few weeks ago, people close to her say she was focused on trying to finish up an album she had been working on.

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Summer was a five-time Grammy winner who rose to fame with hits - "Last Dance," "Hot Stuff" and "Bad Girls" - that were synonymous with the 1970s.

Donna and her producer Giorgio Moroder defined the dance music era of the '70s, influencing acts like Duran Duran, David Bowie and many others.

Summer married Brooklyn Dreams singer Bruce Sudano in 1980. The couple had two daughters together. R.I.P. to one of the greats.

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    EL Abogado

    dona summer die at the age of 60trick, now who give a dam shit if -oprah- shall be buried with her and the family of :ellen g Black of seventh-day adventist prophet for they are black too like my shoes and the black woman dancers of Barbados where flows a river of Rumski.

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    persona

    I'm a 53 years old pilipino, and I used to dance ev'rytime I heard her music in my teenage time, Me and my best friend ran to the big mirror and dance like crazy... I always love ur music Donna I will be miss you RIP....

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    samuel mentee

    Again Death have hit the music industry of the world.The world is loosing its great entertainers and are been receied in heavens. What a beautiful heaven will it be. All the beautiful voices will be there,Michael,Whitney....and now Donna. Let the family of Donna take courage as we all celebrate her departure. Sam

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    allsaints45

    R.I.P. Donna Summer.

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    Max Escalante

    I remembered when I was about "8" years old, I used to lived in South Central Los Angeles by L.A. Coliseum. We had a big house , really big, everyday when bus driver picks me up to go to school, he always plays one of "Donna Summer's" top hit songs "Hot Stuff", "Bad Girls" and other "Motown", "70's" disco, and almost every weekend my parents always throw parties, bar b que's, my dad a big garage, turned it into a sports bar with a pool table and a big jukebox, everybody comes over to play pool and party all night with music , dancing, not only spanish music, but also Motown 70's disco classics like Donna Summer...those were the good old days...Donna Summer will be missed....R.I.P. Donna Summer.