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Thursday 17 May 2012

Donna Summer, Queen of Disco, dead at 63 after cancer battle


Hot Stuff singer Donna Summer died this morning after a battle with cancer at 63, her family has confirmed. 


The star, known as the Queen of Disco, passed away in Florida.

TMZ is reporting the Seventies icon was battling lung cancer, with sources telling the website Donna believed she contracted the illness by inhaling toxic particles after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York.

In a statement to the website, the singer's family said they 'are at peace celebrating her extraordinary life and her continue legacy'.


Sources say 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.              More Read

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