Urgent:Donner Summer Rushed to the hospital in a critical condition

Donna Summer has away at the age of 63. Her throbbing songs, “I Feel Love,” “Last Dance,” and “MacArthur Park,” served as the disco soundtrack for the 1970s.

Her family said in a statement that they “are at peace honoring her exceptional life and her continued legacy” after confirming Summer’s passing.

The statement went on to say, “Words cannot describe how much we appreciate your prayers and love for our family at this delicate time.” Summer, whose real name is LaDonna Gaines, was a backup vocalist for Three Dog Night once. In 1975, she made her breakthrough on the American charts with the sexually suggestive song “Love to Love You Baby,” which was criticized for being too sultry for radio. Nevertheless, the song became well-known an

Following that, the five-time Grammy winner released a series of dance-friendly tunes whose overt sensuality ran counter to Summer’s conservative Christian upbringing in a Boston household of seven. Her disco version of the ballad “MacArthur Park” was her first number one single in 1978, while “I Feel Love” peaked at number 10 in 1977. Summer received her first Grammy for “Last Dance,” which was used on the soundtrack of Thank God It is Friday.