Thursday, May 17, 2012

Rest in Peace - Disco Queen Donna Summer


Donna Summer 1948-2012

Donna Summer (LaDonna Gaines), yule mwimbaji ambaye alikuwa anatuburudisha na nyimbo zake za Disco, kama Hot Stuff, Love To Love you Baby, Last Dance etc. amefariki dunia leo asubuhi.  Alikuwa na miaka 63. Habari zinasema kuwa alikuwa anumwa kansa (saratani).  Rest in eternal peace. Amen.

Kutoka IMDB.com

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.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Nakumbuka disco za Simba Grill pale Kilimanjaro Hotel! Na disco za akina Eddy Sly! Last dance my favorite. Rest peace dear sister.

Anonymous said...

Du kweli huafa hujaumbika mwenyezi amuweke pema ,alikiwa queen wangu wa kila ninipomkumbuka kwa mapigo yake tukiyarudi margot,na viwanja vya simba grill. Mwenzenu nina 55 sasa.
R.I.P

Anonymous said...

REST in PEACE Donna!

Anonymous said...

Nina mvi nyingi tu sasa lakini whenever I remember the days when Donna Summer was the Queen of Disco I feel young again. Donna, thank you for the good time you gave us. Mwenyezi Mungu akulaze pema peponi.