Donna Summer, pseudonimo di LaDonna Adrian Gaines (Boston, 31 dicembre 1948 – Naples, 17 maggio 2012), è stata una cantautrice statunitense.Donna Summer rappresenta una rarità nel panorama della musica disco degli anni settanta: sebbene sia stata una delle artiste più note di quel genere, il suo repertorio includeva anche brani R&B, rock e gospel.Donna Summer ha vinto premi tra i più prestigiosi, tra cui 6 American Music Award e 5 Grammy Awards; è stata inoltre interprete di una canzone, Last Dance, il cui autore è stato premiato con un Golden Globe e un Premio Oscar; nel 1992 è stata premiata con una stella da parte della Hollywood Walk of Fame. Nel 2013, dopo la sua morte, è stata inserita nella Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.Malata di cancro ai polmoni, è morta il 17 maggio 2012 all'età di 63 anni, nella sua casa di Naples, località marittima sulla costa ovest della Florida il 23 maggio successivo in forma privata e senza l'ammissione di telecamere, e la salma è stata sepolta nell'Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens Cemetery di Nashville.
Donna Summer, stage name of LaDonna Adrian Gaines (Boston, December 31, 1948 – Naples, May 17, 2012), was an American singer-songwriter. Donna Summer represents a rarity in the panorama of disco music of the seventies: although she was one of the most famous artists of that genre, her repertoire also included R&B, rock and gospel songs. Donna Summer won some of the most prestigious awards, including 6 American Music Awards and 5 Grammy Awards; she also performed a song, Last Dance, whose author was awarded a Golden Globe and an Oscar; in 1992 she was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2013, after her death, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Suffering from lung cancer, she died on May 17, 2012 at the age of 63, at her home in Naples, a seaside town on the west coast of Florida. The following May 23 in private and without the admission of cameras, her body was buried in the Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens Cemetery in Nashville.
Donna Summer, stage name of LaDonna Adrian Gaines (Boston, December 31, 1948 – Naples, May 17, 2012), was an American singer-songwriter. Donna Summer represents a rarity in the panorama of disco music of the seventies: although she was one of the most famous artists of that genre, her repertoire also included R&B, rock and gospel songs. Donna Summer won some of the most prestigious awards, including 6 American Music Awards and 5 Grammy Awards; she also performed a song, Last Dance, whose author was awarded a Golden Globe and an Oscar; in 1992 she was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2013, after her death, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Suffering from lung cancer, she died on May 17, 2012 at the age of 63, at her home in Naples, a seaside town on the west coast of Florida. The following May 23 in private and without the admission of cameras, her body was buried in the Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens Cemetery in Nashville.
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