The star, known as the Queen of Disco, passed away in Florida.
The Seventies icon was battling lung cancer, TMZ is reporting, with sources telling the website Donna believed she contracted the illness by inhaling toxic particles after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York.
Her family released a statement, saying Summer died on Thursday morning and that they 'are at peace celebrating her extraordinary life and her continued legacy'.
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| Queen of Disco: Donna Summer, pictured in 1979, has passed away aged 63 |
Sources told TMZ she had attempted to keep the extent of her illness from fans and was recently trying to finish up her latest album.
According to Entertainment Tonight, she was diagnosed with cancer 10 months ago and only told her husband and three children.
ET also reports she will be laid to rest in Nashville on Monday following her funeral.
Summers, real name LaDonna Gaines, is best know for her string of 70s hits, including I Feel Love, Last Dance and Bad Girls.
She was a five-time Grammy Award winner and the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach number one on the US Billboard chart.
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| Secret battle: This is the last picture taken of Summer in public, pictured in October last year just seven months before her death performing in Las Vegas |
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| Family: Summer with her husband Bruce Sudano and their daughter Brooklyn in 2003. The couple also had another daughter together, Amanda. She had a daughter, Mimi, from a previous marriage |
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| Passing of a legend: Donna's family say they are celebrating her fantastic legacy in the wake of her death, pictured here in Florida in 2008 |
source: dailymail
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