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Donna Summer was a singer, songwriter and composer. Donna Summer was born on December 31, 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Death is recorded on May 17, 2012, at the age of 63. Recorded honors include star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (1979), Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance (1980) and 3 more.
My Take
Donna Summer is one of those artists where you genuinely can't separate the voice from the era — she didn't just soundtrack the disco seventies, she defined the emotional temperature of it. Born on New Year's Eve in Boston and gone far too soon in 2012, she packed more into her career than most artists could dream of: five Grammy Awards, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and a posthumous Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in 2013 that was long overdue. What gets me is that she was never just a disco queen — she was a songwriter and composer who had real artistic range, from the breathless fever of her biggest dance records to gospel-inflected ballads that showed genuine depth. That voice could devastate you quietly or electrify a room. A true original.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Donna Summer
- Name (Japanese)
- ドナ・サマー
- Reading
- どな・さまー
- Born
- December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rat
- Origin
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Occupation
- singer / songwriter / composer / recording artist / musician
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- 1979 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
- 1980 Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
- 1984 Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance
- 1985 Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance
- 1985 Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording
- 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.donnasummer.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/officialdonnasummer/
- Xhttps://x.com/OAODonnaSummer
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donna%20Summer
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q908933
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Donna Summer born?
Born December 31, 1948.
When did Donna Summer die?
Died May 17, 2012, aged 63.
Where was Donna Summer from?
Donna Summer was from Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
What did Donna Summer do?
Donna Summer worked as singer, songwriter, composer, recording artist, musician.
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