Donna Summer Trailers
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Donna Summer (born LaDonna Adrian Gaines; December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s and became known as the "Queen of Disco", while her music gained a global following.
Influenced by the counterculture of the 1960s, Summer became the lead singer of a psychedelic rock band named Crow and moved to New York City. In 1968 she joined a German adaptation of the musical Hair in Munich, where she spent several years living, acting, and singing. There, she met music producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, and they went on to record influential disco hits together such as "Love to Love You Baby" and "I Feel Love", marking Summer's breakthrough into international music markets. Summer returned to the United States in 1976, and more hits such as "Last Dance", her version of "MacArthur Park", "Heaven Knows", "Hot Stuff", "Bad Girls", "Dim All the Lights", "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" with Barbra Streisand, and "On the Radio" followed.
Summer amassed a total of 42 hit singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 in her lifetime, with 14 of those reaching the Top 10. She claimed a top-40 hit every year between 1975 and 1984, and from her first top-ten hit in 1976, to the end of 1982, she had 12 top-ten hits (10 were top-five hits), more than any other act during that time period. She returned to the Hot 100's top five in 1983, and claimed her final top-ten hit in 1989 with "This Time I Know It's for Real". She was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach the top of the US Billboard 200 chart and charted four number-one singles in the US within a 12-month period. She also charted two number-one singles on the R&B Singles chart in the US and a number-one single in the United Kingdom. Her most recent Hot 100 hit came in 1999 with "I Will Go with You (Con te partirò)". While her fortunes on the Hot 100 waned in subsequent decades, Summer remained a force on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart throughout her entire career.
Summer died on May 17, 2012, from lung cancer, at her home in Naples, Florida. She sold over 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. She won five Grammy Awards. In her obituary in The Times, she was described as the "undisputed queen of the Seventies disco boom" who reached the status of "one of the world's leading female singers." Moroder described Summer's work on the song "I Feel Love" as "really the start of electronic dance" music. In 2013, Summer was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In December 2016, Billboard ranked her sixth on its list of the "Greatest of All Time Top Dance Club Artists".
Most Popular Donna Summer Trailers
Total trailers found: 36
21 February 2023
The extraordinary story of disco queen Donna Summer through a rich archive of unpublished film excerpts, home video, photographs, artwork, writings, personal audio and other recordings that span the life of one of the most iconic performers ever to shake a room to its timbers.
16 October 2016
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) presents a dynamic checkerboard of moving image footage featuring African-American actors and singers from across the 20th century: from Jackie “Moms” Mabley to Eartha Kitt, Whoopi Goldberg, Whitney Houston, and several others.
14 November 2019
Elena Houghlin is a scientist, engineer and inventor of Calisto -- a sustainable energy source that will revolutionize the way people use power.
19 February 2019
By the end of the seventies, disco music, considered too mainstream, was dead. But DJs and dance floors still needed new records and faster rhythms.
11 April 2000
Diana Ross, Faith Hill, Mariah Carey and Donna Summer headline VH1 Divas 2000: Tribute to Diana Ross held at the theatre in Madison Square Garden on April 9, 2000 in NYC.
20 September 1992
The evolution of disco music through interviews and clips - Acid House, House, Disco, Funk, Italo-Disco, Italodance.
27 January 1980
A variety special that showcased the musical talents of singer and actress Donna Summer.
01 June 2006
Live performances from a television music show that aired late night on the NBC-TV network the U.S.
13 November 1984
Donald is shown in both animated and costumed form, interacting with emcee Dick Van Dyke and other cast members.
08 July 2026
A look back at the meeting in Munich in 1977 between composer and producer Giorgio Moroder and singer Donna Summer, which was to result, amongst other global hits, in the extraordinary “I Feel Love”.
01 January 1986
All the legendary women of rock 'n' roll are brought together in this stunning collage of artists and their music.
15 December 2007
Three generations of powerful soul divas come together in this glittering collection of blistering live performances and classic videos.
01 January 2008
The DVD is a re-release of the concert from 02/28/1999. The peculiarity of this edition is the format 720x480 (16:9) (against 4:3 in the previous edition), as well as the sound of dts 5.
19 May 1978
It's Friday and everyone is going to the hottest new disco in Los Angeles. The Commodores are scheduled to play if Floyd shows up with the instruments and Nicole dreams of becoming a disco star.
15 September 2019
Despite its Afro-American origins, the history of disco music, the soundtrack of the seventies, would be inconceivable without a handful of legendary European music producers who conjured up some of the biggest world-wide hits in the anonymity of their studios.
01 January 2005
Included with the CD is a bonus DVD featuring a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the album. Track List: 01.
01 January 1979
Rona Barrett looks back at 1978 and reflects on the news and entertainment highlights of the year. Includes interviews with John Travolta, Robin Williams, Pricilla Presley, Donna Summers, Steve Martin, and Barbra Streisand.
07 January 2022
In May 1974, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing became President of the Republic and wanted to bring about a new era of modernity.
21 December 1999
Since her '70s heyday as disco's reigning diva (and one of its most adventurous artists), Donna Summer has scored the odd hit: "She Works Hard for the Money," "This Time I Know It's for Real.
28 February 1997
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the most magical place on earth!
04 January 1980
A look back at the people, events, music, and trends of the 1970s.
16 July 2000
A promotional concert/behind the scenes special for the American release of Pokémon: The Movie 2000.
11 March 2011
Hitman Returns was filmed before a sold out crowd last year at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The lineup of talent, lead by Foster as maestro of ceremonies, includes performances by Seal, Donna Summer, Martina McBride, Earth, Wind & Fire, Natalie Cole, Ruben Studdard, All-4-One,'Glee' star Charice, Chaka Khan, Jackie Evancho, Lara Fabian and other artists whose careers have been touched by Foster, a 15-time Grammy winning producer and songwriter.
18 February 1985
Broadcast on NBC February 18, 1985, the Disneyland 30th Anniversary Celebration was hosted by John Forsythe and Drew Barrymore.
19 June 1998
In 1995, Chasen's closed its doors after 60 years of serving chili to movie stars and visiting dignitaries, Presidents and the Pope.
21 January 2023
Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman were the producers who came, SAW and conquered the UK charts in the 1980s, spinning the music scene right round like a record with their instantly recognisable brand of disco floor-filling pop hits.
01 January 1999
About the film: It's hard to write something about SUCH artists, it seems that all the words have already been said a long time ago .
24 March 1983
Eddie Rabbit stars in this special with several guests.
23 October 1983
This 90 minute show captured Donna Summer's 1983 "Hard For The Money" Tour, and was recorded at the Pacific Amphitheatre in Los Angeles.
18 August 1977
David Soul stars in his own variety special with special guests Dick Clark, Donna Summer, Lynne Marta and Ron Moody.
