標題: [美洲] Donna Summer, Queen of Disco, dead at 63 after secret cancer battle [打印本頁] 作者: vandas 時間: 2012-5-18 05:39 AM 標題: Donna Summer, Queen of Disco, dead at 63 after secret cancer battle
Donna Summer, Queen of Disco, dead at 63 after secret cancer battle |3 T- j$ A4 P5 M
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Seventies icon understood to have battled lung cancer - 'diagnosed 10 months ago' , M- ?% k9 i' U c$ h
'Singer believed she contracted illness by inhaling toxic particles after 9/11 attacks'
Only told husband and three children of her diagnosis
Will be laid to rest in Nashville following funeral on Monday 公仔箱論壇; n7 H- X, S L+ Y3 K8 d2 |* t; `
Family statement: 'Celebrating her extraordinary life and her continued legacy'
A/ z) `' H0 a% l5 X公仔箱論壇Hot Stuff singer Donna Summer died this morning aged 63 after a battle with cancer, her family has confirmed. . q, P7 ~% N8 i4 m5 l7 I8 wTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。5.39.217.76& G/ H# Z9 D/ |* q* r. D# }
The star, known as the Queen of Disco, passed away in Florida.5.39.217.76( c# w3 P r: A
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Her family released a statement, saying Summer died on Thursday morning and that they 'are at peace celebrating her extraordinary life and her continued legacy'. , D. w7 ]1 X! m+ D & a! I* a# o. ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb公仔箱論壇6 r" ?. e' C( ^% y
Queen of Disco: Donna Summer, pictured in 1979, has passed away aged 63 6 A2 F: k% x/ I9 M5.39.217.76' M2 s# @- t" _9 x! X) o1 o6 Y( |
It went on: 'Words truly can't express how much we appreciate your prayers and love for our family at this sensitive time.' She had been living in Englewood, Florida, with her husband Bruce Sudano. / J9 G8 {3 `9 o$ j9 J
7 o ?% K# d1 M+ oSources told TMZ she had attempted to keep the extent of her illness from fans and was recently trying to finish up her latest album. & `: b% j$ x. ^3 J( S * E/ W" b3 T4 r kAccording to Entertainment Tonight, she was diagnosed with cancer 10 months ago and only told her husband and three children. 4 D( P: V& d( X" M( O( oTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。ET also reports she will be laid to rest in Nashville on Monday following her funeral. 7 N& c6 C# x1 ^) M; |5 }) y' H" H/ @公仔箱論壇5 L3 {' R+ j9 [; ]" Z) q5 }1 [1 Q4 b
Summers, real name LaDonna Gaines, is best know for her string of 70s hits, including I Feel Love, Last Dance and Bad Girls. 5.39.217.76' @8 U6 Y* @, ?
+ |! Y& d* s+ w4 u5 Z5.39.217.76She was a five-time Grammy Award winner and the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach number one on the US Billboard chart. 9 p: w2 ?% K% J4 v0 _+ N5.39.217.76tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- |, g5 q$ u/ t( b H4 W7 n& R % [4 U$ V# S c; i5 T( [% k+ LSecret battle: This is the last picture taken of Summer in public, pictured in October last year just seven months before her death performing in Las Vegas % c9 w7 G0 D6 d" W+ B i& k4 u3 KTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 - y( X/ f5 q$ k" M$ @" B* { 6 u, c) Y$ w# P2 `+ [/ B( x( n1 f! TTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Hit maker: Summer is know for her popular 70s tracks including Hot Stuff and Bad Girls 公仔箱論壇9 P: i0 \7 n; |" z; n2 \' F4 u8 ]
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She was also the first female artist with four No. 1 singles in a 13-month period, according to the Rock Hall of Fame, where she was a nominee this year. n" u) b( t" L ) A: P* x9 _: r, g4 @3 r6 o6 qTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Summer came to prominence just as disco was burgeoning, and came to define the era with a string of No. 1 hits and her beauty queen looks. 6 k/ M& k) |+ j6 r& A5 O3 N2 TDisco became as much defined by her sultry, sexual vocals - her bedroom moans and sighs - as the relentless, pulsing rhythms of the music itself. + O( d1 d( z& g$ P8 m' rSummers married actor Helmuth Sommer in 1973 before giving birth to the couple's daughter Mimi later that year. 公仔箱論壇, q0 d9 D6 c! Y0 x
1 U2 _# D4 g, S& W. L/ M' ^公仔箱論壇 4 f0 p. K9 W; @) C0 ]3 e# C1 zTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Diva: Summer seen on stage during performances from her heyday in the Seventies5 J+ v: I6 s1 Z" V5 G# s
* c' H$ r+ r3 Z9 `( W2 t5 k0 } 1 j! P8 M) k6 Y5.39.217.76Seventies crew: Donna takes the stage with Tom Jones, left, and Dolly Parton in 1977 on the Mac Davis: Sounds Like Home show 7 Z% D$ ]) C4 s0 q8 w; W : M$ |0 \' G6 O' ~0 k! Gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAlthough the marriage crumbled in 1975, she kept an altered version of her ex's surname to use as her stage name. She married Brooklyn Dreams musician Bruce Sudano in 1980 and the couple went on to have two daughters, Brooklyn, born in 1981 and Amanda the following year. : b9 E, \! O# ~" p1 p) @7 j# g 3 G( ~ P; [8 z1 o% O5 s5.39.217.76In 1994, the family moved from Los Angeles to Nashville where Donna took time out from showbusiness to focus on painting but had recently returned to the recording studio. 8 a+ T0 X; Y# _2 y+ w7 N公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, U+ s& s( E. N' q2 z- A
As well has staggering career highs, Summer also endured personal lows. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 O e1 s7 w5 C2 [
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She suffered serious depression in the wake of September 11 terrorist attacks in New York. & V- q5 W/ y3 G公仔箱論壇'I was really freaked out by the horrific experiences of that day,' Summer, who was at her Manhattan apartment during the 2001 attacks, once said. , w; I" i/ H" r3 N$ [' S6 x5.39.217.76tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 }5 C! P0 b u2 U' T# m! r8 h
'I couldn't go out, I didn't want to talk to anybody. I had to keep the blinds down and stay in my bedroom.' 9 S u/ j* l8 S! H% H1 R公仔箱論壇 6 z3 G/ M9 _, `4 `公仔箱論壇Friends eventually intervened and the born-again Christian also found strength in her faith. / I2 d# u: d$ D公仔箱論壇TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。1 G; U% v, J; Q. ]* c
'I went to church, and light came back into my soul,' she said in 2008. 'That heaviness was gone.'( ]& A. X" Z2 l4 }) I' r
Love to Love You Baby, with its erotic moans, was her first hit and one of the most scandalous songs of the polyester-and-platform-heel era. ( e' r5 p1 i& i' i$ n# I; z" `% N 2 `$ Z9 @) y1 ^6 i: [5 X: K5.39.217.76Unlike some other stars of disco who faded as the music became less popular, Summer was able to grow beyond it and later segued to a pop-rock sound. ' Y4 d5 H6 t- G! M5 s C0 MTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。+ D9 o/ E7 I. E; j8 K ?) P* m# O2 T9 \' g 0 n8 q8 y- R+ x" r/ u$ kFamily: Summer with her husband Bruce Sudano and their daughter Brooklyn in 2003. The couple also had another daughter together, Amanda. She had a daughter, Mimi, from a previous marriage ) ~( X5 ^- b0 M% V3 @) @/ {7 }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb + c ^* t" j0 e* H* g1 A5.39.217.76 3 i9 x/ _" R4 B2 w* t1 Z公仔箱論壇Legacy: Brooklyn with sister Amanda Sudanao in 2010 and, right, Donna in the early 70s with her then-husband Helmut Sommer, from whom she took a version of her later name Summer, and their daughter Mimi % Y( d- ~& v: s% w7 O1 R4 M2 q6 `
; i+ z j# R7 b. c/ utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbShe had one of her biggest hits in the 1980s with She Works Hard For The Money, which became another anthem, this time for women's rights. 5 e! E. [& T- W+ d% a) y* gTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。& N7 B9 M( f% x3 c . j( _& L& Q1 Q) x: B1 i
Dancing Queen: Shaking some moves at the famous Studio 54 nightclub in New York in the Seventiestvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 u, j" @& }1 P4 j2 S
7 D6 c8 }) V* U2 Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSoon after, Summer became a born-again Christian and faced controversy when she was accused of making anti-gay comments in relation to the AIDS epidemic. Summer denied making the comments, but was the target of a boycott. 公仔箱論壇* A2 K+ z1 B! O; |
& c8 z' R' F' {/ C$ g' U- _Still, even as disco went out of fashion she remained a fixture in dance clubs, endlessly sampled and remixed into contemporary dance hits. + B' v; [6 R: T2 A# l. M' V公仔箱論壇 , v& |5 ]( M0 {Summer, real name LaDonna Adrian Gaines, was born in 1948 in Boston. She was raised on gospel music and became the soloist in her church choir by age 10. / R& ?' p- ]: Z* \" E
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Love to Love You Baby was her U.S. chart debut and the first of 19 No. 1 dance hits between 1975 and 2008 - second only to Madonna. 5.39.217.76$ r" F2 H6 D; U
During the disco era she burned up the charts: She was the only artist to have three consecutive double-LPs hit No. 1, Live and More, `Bad Girls and On the Radio. ) L5 H2 U( K. Z' L$ O5 P5.39.217.76公仔箱論壇/ q2 J# y8 l2 p2 a+ {
She was never comfortable with the 'Disco Queen' label. Musically, she began to change in 1979 with Hot Stuff, which had a tough, rock `n' roll beat. ! [" I& p2 k: V
: j$ ?, _; A+ R! V, j0 L, X5.39.217.76Her diverse sound helped her earn Grammy Awards in the dance, rock, R&B and inspirational categories. * X. q6 ^% k7 d. P7 q' d; w % O8 m! W4 z8 w b5.39.217.76Dionne Warwick said in a statement that she was sad to lose a great performer and 'dear friend'. 5.39.217.76- @1 V4 A$ d" Z3 n( b
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! t( _ i- o& r& N! U9 QSummer released her last album, Crayons, in 2008. It was her first full studio album in 17 years. She also performed on American Idol that year with its top female contestants. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 t- P9 K ~0 n9 o& w: Y2 d6 Q2 B
& x: L9 J* G8 {( V, btvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ) z1 t& P3 O, y0 E1 q6 J0 g5.39.217.76Accolade: Posing in 1979 with the three awards she bagged at the Amerian Music Awards in Los Angeles and, right, performing later that year at the Universal Amphitheatre, also in LA - D f- N7 r5 g) ? 1 D* |; l$ V1 ~1 A1 k* O5 n5.39.217.76 7 k5 [: i% u* T2 l( w+ y$ d公仔箱論壇Passing of a legend: Donna's family say they are celebrating her fantastic legacy in the wake of her death, pictured here in Florida in 2008 " y& b, t- {- e9 s5 `TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 % L) d3 ]9 b+ r T& OTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。TRIBTUES TO THE DISCO QUEEN公仔箱論壇8 l" u0 o0 ^, [' b* {6 H Dionne Warwick: 'My heart goes out to her husband and her children. Prayers will be said to keep them strong.'* J: c! }: l7 y( Y# _: S
* u; K6 ^. `- S公仔箱論壇Billy Ray Cyrus: "R I P #Donna Summer LEGEND!!! Your music will live forever.' : O# F% G' D0 [' a* _ 6 @* Y$ @) V( f3 X7 l8 V+ H5.39.217.76Gloria Estefan: 'Few singers have impacted music & the world like Donna Summer! It's the end of an era... Peace & prayers 2 all who loved her. I will miss her!'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 Y3 Y, g b. B+ ` R2 \- o
公仔箱論壇# J' z& { c; I$ j$ C9 N5 b/ R La Toya Jackson: 'My condolence to #Donna Summer's family & love ones. She will be terribly missed. She was truly the #Disco Queen!' , e; v7 D( H# M5.39.217.76# F( E- B0 r: o D, E0 Z+ w7 V: l Timbaland (music producer): 'This cant be tru. i cant believe this RIP Donna Summer. at a lost 4words.' ) J; f5 ~8 W' _! V: j( E% f 2 x& [: K. F U: b: Z' ~2 }Russell Simmons: 'RIP Donna Summer' , e& X1 a( [, ?6 U( o- M& s $ g( c2 e/ k5 i' _( C$ M+ ^6 ^5.39.217.76Ellen DeGeneres: 'I'm so sad about the news that Donna Summer died this morning. I was a big fan. I even used one of her songs in my show that airs today.'" a" y2 a; D2 x6 {8 z: P
" I- y3 S( _* \5 X5.39.217.76Quincy Jones: 'Rest in Peace dead Donna Summer. Your voice was the heartbeat and soundtrack of a decade.' , R& P0 N1 O$ h5 u ) ^* j1 h6 k$ k4 E5.39.217.76作者: vandas 時間: 2012-5-18 05:42 AM
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