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American singer-songwriter hailed as the 'Queen of Disco', renowned for her sultry vocals and pioneering electronic music influence.Born in Boston, Summer began singing in church before launching her career in European musicals. Her 1975 collaboration with Giorgio Moroder on 'Love to Love You Baby' sparked global fame. She became the first artist to score three consecutive double-LP #1 albums (1978-1979), won five Grammy Awards, and sold over 100 million records. Her death in 2012 was attributed to lung cancer.

• Summer's stage name originated from her marriage to Austrian actor Helmuth Sommer (1969-1972); she anglicized 'Sommer' to 'Summer' after their divorce.
• Her 1975 hit 'Love to Love You Baby' featured 23 simulated orgasms, causing radio bans and cementing her disco provocateur status.
• In 1980, Summer became a born-again Christian, rejecting her earlier sensual image and refusing to perform disco hits for years.
• She faced controversy in 1983 when allegedly stating AIDS was divine punishment for homosexuality—a claim she repeatedly denied.
• Summer battled lung cancer privately for years, attributing it to 9/11 toxin exposure near Ground Zero. She died of the disease in 2012.