Donna Summer dead at 63: Legendary disco singer succumbs to battle with cancer: report
The singer came to define the sound of late '70s and early '80s radio
By Ethan Sacks / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Published: Thursday, May 17, 2012, 11:56 AM
Updated: Thursday, May 17, 2012, 12:10 PM
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Donna Summer performing on 'The Today Show' in Rockefeller Plaza.
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Donna Summer died Thursday morning after succumbing to a long battle with cancer, TMZ.com reported. She was 63.
Born in Boston on New Year's Eve 1948, Summer came to define the sound of late '70s and early '80s radio with hits including "Last Dance", "Bad Girls" and "She Works Hard for The Money".
The five-time Grammy winner leaves behind two daughters with husband, songwriter Bruce Charles Sudano, and another daughter from a previous marriage.
Sources told TMZ that the singer was trying to complete an album at the time of her death.
Donna Summer died Thursday morning after succumbing to a long battle with cancer, TMZ.com reported. She was 63.
Born in Boston on New Year's Eve 1948, Summer came to define the sound of late '70s and early '80s radio with hits including "Last Dance", "Bad Girls" and "She Works Hard for The Money".
The five-time Grammy winner leaves behind two daughters with husband, songwriter Bruce Charles Sudano, and another daughter from a previous marriage.
Sources told TMZ that the singer was trying to complete an album at the time of her death.
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