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Donna summer            Disco Queen , Donna Summer 's funeral will be a private one for family and close friends.Donna's Publicist ,Brian Edwards said in a statement on friday that her family is overwhelmed and appreciates the outreach from fans and friends, but that her funeral services will remain private.Details on when and where services would be held are not yet revealed.   R&B Superstar Beyonce has paid tribute to the legend.Bey penned a letter on her website.The letter below: "DONNA SUMMER MADE MUSIC THAT MOVED ME BOTH EMOTIONALLY AND PHYSICALLY TO GET UP AND DANCE.  YOU COULD ALWAYS HEAR THE DEEP PASSION IN HER VOICE.  SHE WAS SO MUCH MORE THAN THE QUEEN OF DISCO SHE BECAME KNOWN FOR, SHE WAS AN HONEST AND GIFTED SINGER WITH FLAWLESS VOCAL TALENT.  I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A HUGE FAN AND WAS HONORED TO SAMPLE ONE OF HER SONGS.  SHE TOUCHED MANY GENERATIONS AND WILL BE SO SADLY MISSED.   MY LOVE GOES OUT TO HER FAMILY DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME.

Donna Summer -Dec 31 1948 - May 17 2012    American singer/songwriter donna summer is dead.TMZ reports summer died Thursday morning after fighting cancer, and her family confirmed her death shortly afterward.      The disco star was reportedly trying to keep the extent of her illness under wraps while she completed a new album, though sources who saw her several weeks ago said she "didn't seem too bad."     The five-time Grammy winner was known as the "Queen of Disco" and rose to superstardom in the 1970s with her hits "Last Dance," "Hot Stuff," and "Bad Girls."