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Donna Summer, Grammy-winning Queen of Disco, dies at 63 Her pulsing anthems such as “Last Dance” and “Bad Girls” became the soundtrack for a glittery age of sex, drugs and dance.
Oct. 13, 1977
America pop singer Donna Summer, who won international fame for her sexy interpretation of pop songs, gestures during a press conference in Rome. Disco queen Donna Summer, whose pulsing anthems such as “Last Dance,” ”Love to Love You Baby” and “Bad Girls” became the soundtrack for a glittery age of sex, drugs, dance and flashy clothes, has died. She was 63.
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Donna Summer performing during UNICEF benefit in New York City.
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Jan. 12, 1979
Singer Donna Summer poses with three awards she won at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles. Summer won for Favorite Female Vocalist, Favorite Single Record for "Last Dance," and Favorite Album for "Live and More" in a newly created disco category.
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Singer Donna Summer, holding her Grammy, is embraced by composer Paul Jabara at the 21st annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Summer won Top Female Rhythm and Blues Performer for "Last Dance" written by Jabara, who also won a Grammy for the same song for Best Instrumental Composition.
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June 17, 1979
American singer Rita Coolidge, left, receives an award from Donna Summer during ceremonies at the eighth Tokyo Music Festival at Tokyo's Budokan Hall, Japan.
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Aug. 11, 1979
Singer Donna Summer swings the skirt of her leopard print dress as she performs during her concert at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles.
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Nov. 2, 1979
Disco singing star Donna Summer, center, tries to quiet the audience for Betty Ford at a disco-party benefit for the Betty Ford Cancer. Former president Gerald Ford, his wife Betty and Summer were among nearly 1,000 people attending the $500-a-couple dinner and dance at the Beverly Hilton benefiting the cancer research center of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
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April 9, 2000
Donna Summer performs on “VH1Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross” at Madison Square Garden.
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Oct. 9, 2003
Recording Academy President Neil Portnow and singer Donna Summer pose with the Spirit of Life Award before the City of Hope Spirit of Life Gala dinner in Los Angeles, which was honoring Portnow.
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Oct. 17, 2003
Donna Summer poses during an in-store appearance to promote her new book "Ordinary Girl" at Book Soup on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood.
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Oct. 18, 2003
Donna Summer, right, with her daughter Brooklyn Sudano and her husband, Bruce Sudano, attend the opening of Donna Summer's Art Rock exhibit at the Entertainment Gallery in the Farmer's Market complex in Los Angeles.
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Oct. 29, 2003
Recording artist Donna Summer, left, and Bette Midler appear at Bette Midler's New York Restoration Project's sixth annual Hulaween in New York City.
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April 11, 2005
Singers Donna Summer and Joss Stone perform at "Save The Music: A Concert To Benefit The VH1 Save The Music Foundation" at the Beacon Theater in New York City.
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May 21, 2008
Syesha Mercado, left, and Donna Summer are seen on stage during the season finale of “American Idol” in Los Angeles.
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May 30, 2008
Singer Donna Summer performs on NBC's "Today Show" in Rockefeller Plaza in New York City.
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Dec. 10, 2009
Mark Feehily of Westlife sings a duet with Donna Summer during the Nobel Peace Prize Concert Rehearsals at Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway.
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Dec. 11, 2009
Will Smith and Donna Summer perform at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert at Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway.
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Sept. 27, 2010
Singer Donna Summer performs during the 25th Great Sports Legends Dinner to benefit the Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
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Oct. 15, 2010
Singer Donna Summer performs during the David Foster and Friends concert at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
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Jan. 9, 2011
Singer Donna Summer, left, and musician/producer David Foster perform onstage during the "Great Performances: Hitman Returns - David Foster & Friends" panel at the PBS portion of the 2011 Winter TCA press tour held at the Langham Hotel in Pasadena, Calif.
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Oct. 1, 2011
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