Donna Summer was born LaDonna Adrian Gaines and was well-received as an American singer and songwriter who was born on December 31, 1948, and passed away on May 17, 2012. During the disco era of the 1970s, she rose to fame and earned the title of “Queen of Disco,” while her music attracted fans all over the world.
Summer amassed a total of 32 chart singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 in her lifetime, including 14 top-ten singles and four number-one singles.
Donna Summer husband
Summer has been married twice in her lifetime. Summer first married Helmuth Sommer from 1973 to 1976 and share a child. Her second marriage was to Brooklyn Dreams singer Bruce Sudano on July 16, 1980, and had two children together.
Donna Summer children
Summer had three children who are Brooklyn Sudano, Mimi Sommer, and Amanda Sudano.
On January 5, 1981, her daughter Brooklyn Sudano was born and she is now an actress, singer, and dancer), and on August 11, 1982, her daughter Amanda Sudano was born, and in 2005 she became one-half of the musical duo Johnnyswim, alongside Abner Ramirez.
Donna Summer parents
Summer was born on December 31, 1948, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Andrew and Mary Gaines, and was the third of seven children. She was raised in the Boston neighborhood of Mission Hill. Her father was a butcher, and her mother was a schoolteacher.
Donna Summer siblings
Mary Gaines Bernard, Ricky Gaines, Linda Gaines Lotman, Jenette Yancey, and Dara Bernard have been identified as her biological brothers and sisters.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
