Donna Summer Dead at 63 (Report)
Legendary disco diva Donna Summer has died, according to a report on TMZ.
The "Hot Stuff" and "Last Dance" singer was 63 and had reportedly been battling cancer.
Calls to her publicist and agents were not immediately returned.
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Summer's soaring mezzo-soprano voice and catchy lyrics provided the soundtrack to the 1970s, making it nearly impossible to think of many of that decade's cultural touchstones, be they bellbottoms or disco balls, without calling to mind her hit singles.
Among the hits that helped cement Summer's legacy were "She Works Hard for the Money," "Bad Girls," and "Dim All the Lights." She would earn 5 Grammy awards and 17 nominations over the course of her career.
Though Summer and disco were nearly interchangeable, she proved herself to be a musical chameleon; one who survived the end of the Studio 54 era and continued to produce chart-topping songs into the 1980s and beyond.
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