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Once
upon a time, a young girl stood in front of the parishioners in a Boston
church. She opened her mouth to sing, and a huge voice came out
moving the congregation to tears. At that moment the girl heard the
voice of God tell her, "You're gonna be famous." From that
time on, the girl knew that she was destined for greatness. That girl
grew up to become Donna Summer.
Most people know about her hits. Great songs like
"Last Dance," "Hot Stuff," "On The Radio"
and "She Works Hard For The Money." What most people don't
know is that Donna started off as Donna Gaines in a rock band called The
Crow. And that when the band broke up, she left school to be in the
German production of the musical Hair. Once in Germany, there was no
stopping Donna. She was active in musical theater, playing in such shows
as "Showboat," "Porgy And Bess," and "The Me
Nobody Knows." In 1971 she cut her first solo record,
"Sally Go 'Round The Roses."
By 1974, and now going by the name Donna Summer,
she was doing a great deal of session work which brought her into
contact with producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte. Together they
recorded "The Hostage," a song which became Donna's first hit
in Europe. An album and a few more European hits followed. Then in 1975,
Donna recorded "Love To Love You Baby," the song that finally
brought her success in America. The rest is history.
Since then she has racked up fourteen top ten hits,
four number one singles, three platinum albums, five Grammy awards and
eleven other Grammy nominations. She is the first female artist to have
three number one solo singles in one year ("MacArthur Park,"
"Hot Stuff" and "Bad Girls") and she is the only
artist to have three number one double albums in a row ("Live And
More," "Bad Girls," and "On The Radio"). Over
the years Donna has proven herself to be a consummate artist and
songwriter she has written or co-written many of her hits.
Notable songs include --
- She Works Hard for the Money
- On the Radio
- Last Dance
- I Feel Love
- Hot Stuff
- Love to Love You Baby
- Bad Girls
- MacArthur Park
- Try Me, I Know We Can Make It
- Once upon a Time
Donna Summer may be available for your next special event!
For booking information, click
HERE!
Genre: ..Rock 1
Styles:
..Club/Dance
..Pop/Rock
..Urban
..Disco
..House
..Pop
..Dance-Pop
Years active:
..70s, ..80s, ..90s, ..00s
Born: ..in Massachusetts
..in Boston
Dec 31, 1948
Based: ..in Tennessee
..in Nashville
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