Donna Summer 'dead at 63

[Harold Davis]

Queen of disco Donna Summer 'dead at 63 after cancer battle'

 

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER PUBLISHED: 10:45 EST, 17 May 2012

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UPDATED: 10:47 EST, 17 May 2012
9:27 AM PST- TMZ has learned ... Donna died from lung cancer.  Several sources are telling us Donna believed she contracted it by inhaling toxic particles after the 9/11 attack in New York City.


Donna Summer -- the Queen of Disco -- died this morning after a battle with cancer ... TMZ has learned. 

We're told Summer was in Florida at the time of her death. She was 63 years old. 

Sources close to Summer tell us ... the singer was trying to keep the extent of her illness under wraps. We spoke to someone who was with Summer a couple of weeks ago ... who says she didn't seem too bad. 

In fact, we're told she was focused on trying to finish up an album she had been working on.  

Summer was a 5-time Grammy winner who shot to superstardom in the '70s with iconic hits like "Last Dance," "Hot Stuff" and "Bad Girls."

She continued her dominance in the '80s with "She Works Hard for the Money" and "This Time I Know It's for Real."

Summer and her producer Giorgio Moroder defined the dance music era of the '70s and influenced acts like Duran Duran and David Bowie to enter the genre.

Summer married Brooklyn Dreams singer Bruce Sudano back in 1980. They had two daughters together. 

 

 

[Jacqueline Keller]

So sad - so many tragic deaths from disease. PLEASE, everyone, take care of your health. 

35% of all cancers are nutrition-related...

[leroy radcliffe]

it's a sad day for music. RIP Donna . . .

[Joseph Pierre]

C'est avec beaucoup de tristesse que nous avons eu connaissance du décès de la Reine du disco Donna Summer mort à 63 après la bataille du cancer. Je transmets un peu de courage pour surmonter cette terrible nouvelle à la famille et ses proches.

Cordialement

 

Joseph Pierre

[Harold Davis]