Hot Stuff singer Donna Summer died this morning aged 63 after a battle with cancer, her family has confirmed.
The star, known as the Queen of Disco, passed away in Florida.
The Seventies icon was battling lung cancer, TMZ is reporting, with sources telling the website Donna believed she contracted the illness by inhaling toxic particles after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York.
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'.
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.
Sources told
TMZ she had attempted to keep the extent of her illness from fans and was
recently trying to finish up her latest album.
Summers,
real name LaDonna Gaines, is best know for her string of 70s hits, including I
Feel Love, Last Dance and Bad Girls.
She 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.
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.
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.
Disco became
as much defined by her sultry, sexual vocals - her bedroom moans and sighs - as
the relentless, pulsing rhythms of the music itself.
Summers
married actor Helmuth Sommer in 1973 before giving birth to the couple's
daughter Mimi later that year.
WATCH THE VIDEO OF HER SONGS
Donna Summer - Last Dance
GET WELL SOON 50 Cent admitted to
hospital for surgery - surrounded by stuffed toys on his sickbed
He's meant
to be the king of cool.
But being
admitted to hospital for surgery appears to have made 50 Cent a little
delusional.
The rapper,
real name Curtis Jackson, tweeted a picture of himself surrounded by stuffed
animals - including a giraffe, elephant and lion - wearing a hospital gown on
his sickbed.
The
36-year-old posted the picture to his six and half million followers online,
but failed to mention the crucial details of why he had been admitted.
Failing to
elaborate, 50 Cent instead deflected the reason for his medical attention,
saying: 'I’m in the hospital but my gangsta grillz LOST TAPE is done so it will
be out on time.'
The Get Rich
or Die Tryin' actor was referring to the upcoming release of EP The Lost Tape,
due for release next Tuesday.
Eva Longoria In Emilio Pucci – ‘De
Rouille et D’Os’ Cannes Film Festival Premiere.
Eva Longoria
was radiant once again on the red carpet at the ‘De Rouille et D’Os’ Cannes
Film Festival premiere this evening.
She wore an
Emilio Pucci Fall 2012 gown.
Her white
silk plunging gown with sheer geometric inserts is a new approach for Eva as
she usually loves a big frothy train as we saw yesterday.
This more
streamlined look is truly feminine, proving she can do minimal as well has high
glamour.
Veronica
Lake waves and Chopard jewels completed her look.
What do you think of Freida Pinto
look ??
Cover girl: Miranda features in the
June issue Magazine.
Who Was Your Best Dressed On Day 1 Of
Cannes Film Festival?
Bérénice Béjo In Louis Vuitton – 2012
Cannes Film Festival Opening Ceremony.
Bérénice
Béjo officially opened the 2012 Cannes Film Festival at a ceremony held inside
the Palais des Festivals this evening.
The Master
of Ceremony was radiant wearing a Louis Vuitton red gown.
Her silk
mousseline multi-layered gown with a pleated front and a large red bow at the
back of the gown has a cascading ombre train.
Flawless
makeup, sparkling Chopard jewels and dark tumbling side swept waves completed
her look.
This is more
like it from Bérénice. Where was this during awards season?
Eniko Mihalik in Vogue Italia, May
2012!
Eniko
Mihalik is photographed here in the Vogue Beauty section of the May issue of
Vogue Italia by Miles Aldridge.
Swimsuit Collection Vintage Summer”-
Sneak Peek.
LOOK OF THE DAY
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