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Disco queen Donna Summer dies of cancer

Friday, May 18, 2012
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Summer won five Grammys during her spectacular career, including one in 1980 for best rock female vocalist.

LOS ANGELES: Grammy-winning disco legend Donna Summer, who steamed up the charts in the 1970s and 80s with raunchy hits like "Love to Love You Baby" and "Hot Stuff," died Thursday aged 63, her family said.
 
Known as the Queen of Disco, the singer whose hits also included "I Feel Love" and "She Works Hard for the Money," died in Florida from lung cancer, the TMZ celebrity news website said....

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Disco queen Donna Summer dies of cancer
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