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Disco queen Donna Summer, who sang pulsing anthems such as Last Dance, Love to Love You Baby and Bad Girl, has died at the age of 63 after a long battle with cancer.

The five-time Grammy Award winner, who came to prominence just as disco was burgeoning in the 1970s, passed away in Florida, her family said in a statement.


"Early this morning, we lost Donna Summer Sudano, a woman of many gifts, the greatest being her faith.

"While we grieve her passing, we are at peace celebrating her extraordinary life and her continued legacy.

"Words truly can't express how much we appreciate your prayers and love for our family at this sensitive time."

Often called the Queen of Disco, she inspired stars like Diana Ross, Duran Duran, Kylie Minogue and David Bowie.
Music journalist Paul Gambaccini told Sky News that Summer will have a "lasting legacy".

"She never set out to be what she became. She came over to Europe to be a musical theatre actress and wound up being Queen of Disco because she met Pete Bellotte and Giorgio Moroder.

"She was for about five years just unstoppable."

Dionne Warwick said in a statement that she was sad to lose a great performer and "dear friend".


"My heart goes out to her husband and her children," Warwick said.

"Prayers will be said to keep them strong."

Summer was born LaDonna Adrian Gaines on December 31, 1948, in Boston.

She began singing early in the church choir and by her teens had formed several musical groups.

Her first album, Lady Of The Night, arrived in 1974 in Europe, and 1975's Love To Love You Baby brought her worldwide fame



Her song Last Dance, in the 1978 disco film Thank God It's Friday, won Summer her first Grammy.

Summer's soaring vocals on She Works Hard For The Money brought her a Best Pop Vocal Performance Award in 1984.

In the mid-1980s, Summer encountered controversy when she was accused of making anti-gay comments related to AIDS.

She claimed she had been misquoted but not before thousands of her records were returned and dance clubs boycotted her music.

Summer holds the record for most consecutive double albums to hit number one on the Billboard charts (three) and was the first female to have four number one singles in a 12-month period.

In 2008, Summer launched a comeback and released Crayons, her first album in 17 years.

She also performed on American Idol that year with its top female contestants.

Summer leaves behind a husband, three daughters and four grandchildren.


Summer Hits

:: Hot Stuff

:: Love To Love Your Baby

:: I Feel Love

:: Last Dance

:: Bad Girls

:: Love's Unkind

:: On The Radio

:: She Works Hard For The Money



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"New pop single is 'Don't wake me up'," Brown wrote on Twitter.

"I hope when FORTUNE comes out that makes CNN. Anything y'all wanna know, listen to the album! July 3rd!"

The singer is also currently working on his Fan Of A Fan 2 mixtape with Tyga.

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Listen to Chris Brown's 'Don't Wake Me Up' below:

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Cheryl Cole has released an extended preview of her new music video.

The singer will release 'Call My Name' as her new single on June 10 and debuted a short clip of the accompanying music video last week.



However, the star has now uploaded an extended look at the visual, which was directed by Anthony Mandler in Los Angeles last month.

The clip includes a quote from French philosopher Marquis de Sade, which reads: "The only way to a woman's heart is along the path of torment."

'Call My Name' was written and recorded by Calvin Harris and serves as the lead single from Cheryl's third studio album A Million Lights, which is out on June 18.

The full music video for 'Call My Name' will premiere on Vevo on Friday (May 2).