Summer, Donna

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Portrait of Donna Summer
Donna Summer
Name
Summer, Donna Gender: F
Gaines, Donna Adrian
born on 31 December 1948 at 21:00 (= 9:00 PM )
Place Boston MA, USA, 42n21, 71w03
Timezone EST h5w (is standard time)
Data source
BC/BR in hand Rodden Rating AA
Astrology data s_su.18.gif s_capcol.18.gif 10°20' s_mo.18.gif s_capcol.18.gif 29°56 Asc.s_vircol.18.gif 06°07'



Biography

American singer who began her career by singing with a number of Boston rock groups, Tested for a role in the Broadway production of the musical "Hair," she was offered instead the lead in the Munich production, 1968. She moved on to the Vienna production in 1971 where she met and married an Austrian actor, Helomut Sommer. She starred in "Godspell" in Germany 1973 and found enthusiastic fans for her records in Germany.

Summer worked as a sessions singer and also recorded with the labels of Moroder, then Neil Bogart, reaching the top of the U.S. charts in 1976. In January 1979, she was the American Music Award, and was confirmed as the Queen of Disco.

On 7/16/1980, she made a second marriage, to musician Bruce Sudano in Los Angeles. Their daughter Amanda Grace was born on 8/11/1982.

Extremely religious, she became a born-again-Christian in 1979, righteously homophobic. In 1985 she bought a farm outside of Los Angeles. Extremely extravagant, she fortunately exhibits and sells her art, neo-primitive paintings and lithographs. At a 1990 exhibit in Beverly Hills, she sold 75 pieces for as much as $38,000 each.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Events

  • Work : Begin Major Project 1968 (Lead singer in Munich production of "Hair")
  • Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1973 (Starred in "Godspell" in Germany)
  • Work : Gain social status 1976 (Top of the U.S. charts)
  • Work : Gain social status January 1979 (Won in the American Music Awards)
  • Relationship : Marriage 16 July 1980 at 12:00 noon in Los Angeles, CA (Second marriage Bruce Sudano)
  • Family : Change in family responsibilities 11 August 1982 (Daughter Amanda Grace born)
  • Financial : Buy/Sell Property 1985 (Bought farm outside L.A.)
  • Financial : Gain significant money 1990 (Art show, paintings sold high)

Source Notes

B.C. in hand from Frank C. Clifford 6/1996

Categories

  • Vocation : Entertain/Music : Vocalist/ Pop, Rock, etc.
  • Vocation : Entertain/Music : Group/ Duo (In musical production of "Hair")
  • Notable : Awards : Vocational award (American Music Award)
  • Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (Two)
  • Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3 (One daughter)
  • Vocation : Art : Fine art artist (Neo-primitive and lithographs)
  • Lifestyle : Financial : Gain - Financial success in field

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