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RIP Queen of Disco Donna Summer

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RIP Queen of Disco Donna Summer

Disco queen Donna Summer has passed away at 63. The singer reportedly suffered complications from lung cancer. Her family has released a statement, saying they are "at peace celebrating her extraordinary life and continued legacy." She's survived by her husband and children. Born on New Year's Eve in 1948, Donna was influenced by Michael Jackson, The Supremes, and Janis Joplin growing up in Boston. Donna eventually moved to Germany to star in Hair, when the Broadway musical moved to Europe, and she picked up fluent German. She would marry and divorce a German man, Helmuth Sommer, but she kept his name in a way, changing hers from Donna Gaines to Donna Summer.

Even if you didn't grow up going to disco clubs, you probably know the words to many of her iconic songs, which include, "Last Dance," "Hot Stuff," and "Love to Love You Baby." Tells us which hit was your favorite, and check out photos of the disco icon through the years now.

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Donna Summer attends the 1982 American Music Awards.
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Donna Summer attends the 1982 American Music Awards.

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Donna Summer poses in 1976.
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Donna Summer poses in 1976.

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Donna Summer is totally '70s at the Billboard Music Awards in 1977.
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Donna Summer is totally '70s at the Billboard Music Awards in 1977.

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Donna Summer and daughter Mimi are spotted in LA in 1979.
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Donna Summer and daughter Mimi are spotted in LA in 1979.

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Donna Summer makes an appearance in LA in 1989.
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Donna Summer makes an appearance in LA in 1989.

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Donna Summer looks perfectly disco in 1983.
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Donna Summer looks perfectly disco in 1983.

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Olivia Newton-John and Donna Summer enjoy themselves at the Dreamgirls opening night in 1983.
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Olivia Newton-John and Donna Summer enjoy themselves at the Dreamgirls opening night in 1983.

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Donna Summer takes in the 1977 Bilboard Music Awards.
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Donna Summer takes in the 1977 Bilboard Music Awards.

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Donna Summer performs at a tribute to Diana Ross in 2000.
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Donna Summer performs at a tribute to Diana Ross in 2000.

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Donna Summer performs at a 2007 benefit in Miami Beach.
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Donna Summer performs at a 2007 benefit in Miami Beach.

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Donna Summer belts it out.
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Donna Summer belts it out.

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Donna Summer performs at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert at Oslo Spektrum on December 11, 2009 in Oslo, Norway.
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Donna Summer performs at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert at Oslo Spektrum on December 11, 2009 in Oslo, Norway.

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Donna Summer rehearses during a Divas 2000 Tribute to Diana Ross at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
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Donna Summer rehearses during a Divas 2000 Tribute to Diana Ross at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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