Donna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012), known professionally as Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence during the disco era of the 1970s and became widely known as the “Queen of Disco,” earning a global following. Born and raised in Boston, Summer left high school before graduating and began her career as the lead singer of a blues‑rock band called Crow, later moving to New York City. In 1968, she joined the German production of the musical Hair in Munich, where she spent several years living, acting and singing. There, she met music producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, and released her first album, the Europe‑only Lady of the Night (1974). After recording the groundbreaking disco track “Love to Love You Baby” and releasing it in Europe, she signed with Casablanca Records in 1975, which issued the single in North America. In the U.S., it became her first Top 5 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 2 in 1976. Summer’s first three Casablanca albums — Love to Love You Baby, A Love Trilogy and Four Seasons of Love — all went gold in the United States and earned her the informal title “First Lady of Love” in the popular music press. Her fourth Casablanca album, I Remember Yesterday (1977), produced the Top 10 U.S. and No. 1 U.K. hit “I Feel Love,” now regarded as one of the most important recordings in pop music history. After recording much of her first six albums in Munich with Moroder and Bellotte, Summer and the producers relocated to the United States, where she continued releasing major hits.
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