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Summer in December 1974

Donna Summer (1948–2012) was an American singer and songwriter. She achieved her breakthrough with the 1975 single, "Love to Love You Baby", which helped her sign with Casablanca Records and propelled her into a sex symbol.[1][2] Her 1977 single, "I Feel Love", was nominated for the Best Selling International Single at the Juno Award. The following year, she made her film debut in Thank God It's Friday and contributed to its soundtrack.[3] "Last Dance", an original song from the film, earned Summer the American Music Award for Favorite Disco Single and the Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.[a]

In 1978, Summer achieved her first number-one album and single on the US Billboard charts, with Live and More and "MacArthur Park", respectively.[1] Bad Girls (1979) became her critical and commercial peak,[8][b] earning five Grammy nominations, including Album of the Year. "Dim All the Lights" was nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, and set a Guinness World Record for the longest-held vocal note in a US hit single. Summer won the inaugural Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for "Hot Stuff", making her the first black artist to win a Grammy in a rock category.[11] She was Billboard's Top Female Artist and Top Singles Artist of 1979, achieving three number-one singles in a single calendar year and three consecutive number-one double albums, an unprecedented feat for a female singer.[1][9]

The singer signed with Geffen Records in 1980,[2] and earned four Grammy nominations for The Wanderer (1980) and Donna Summer (1982), including two consecutive Best Female Rock Vocal Performance nominations for "Cold Love" and "Protection".

Awards and nominations

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Key
† Indicates non-competitive categories
Award[c] Year[d] Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref(s).
American Music Awards 1978 Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist Donna Summer Nominated [12][13]
1979[e] Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Nominated [15][14]
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist Nominated
Favorite Disco Female Artist Won
Favorite Disco Album Live and More Won
Favorite Disco Single "Last Dance" Won
1980[f] Favorite Pop/Rock Album Bad Girls Nominated [17][16]
Favorite Pop/Rock Single "Bad Girls" Won
Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Donna Summer Won
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist Won
1984 Nominated [18][19]
Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Nominated
Favorite Soul/R&B Video "She Works Hard for the Money" Nominated
ASCAP Pop Music Awards 1990 Most Performed Song "This Time I Know It's for Real" Won [20]
Dance Music Hall of Fame 2004 Recording Artist Donna Summer Inducted [21][22]
Influential Single "I Feel Love" Inducted
Grammy Awards 1979 Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female "MacArthur Park" Nominated [4][5]
Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female "Last Dance" Won
1980 Album of the Year Bad Girls Nominated [23][24]
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female Nominated
Best Disco Recording "Bad Girls" Nominated
Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female "Dim All the Lights" Nominated
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female "Hot Stuff" Won
1981 Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female "On the Radio" Nominated [25][26]
1982 Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female "Cold Love" Nominated [27][28]
Best Inspirational Performance "I Believe in Jesus" Nominated
1983 Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female "Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)" Nominated [29][30]
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female "Protection" Nominated
1984 Album of the Year Flashdance: Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture Nominated [31][32]
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female "She Works Hard for the Money" Nominated
Best Inspirational Performance "He's a Rebel" Won
1985 "Forgive Me" Won [33][34]
1998 Best Dance Recording "Carry On" (with Giorgio Moroder) Won [35][36]
2000 "I Will Go with You (Con te partiró)" Nominated [37][38]
2024 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Donna Summer Won [39]
Grammy Hall of Fame Award "I Feel Love" Inducted [40]
Ivor Novello Awards 1990 Most Performed Work "This Time I Know It's for Real" Won [41]
Juno Awards 1977 Best Selling International Single "I Feel Love" Nominated [42]
MTV Video Music Awards 1984 Best Female Video "She Works Hard for the Money" Nominated
Best Choreography in a Video[g] Nominated
National Recording Registry 2011 – "I Feel Love" Inducted [43]
NAACP Image Awards 1980 Outstanding Recording Artist Donna Summer Won
National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame 2021 National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame Donna Summer Inducted
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2012 Performer Donna Summer Inducted
Songs of the Century 2001 Songs of the Century "She Works Hard for the Money" Inducted [44][45][46]

Notes

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  1. ^ For "Last Dance", songwriter Paul Jabara won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Song,[4][5] along with the Academy Award[6] and Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.[7] However, these accolades recognized only the songwriter, meaning Summer did not receive credit for them.
  2. ^ By 2012, Bad Girls was Summer's best-selling album, selling 4 million copies worldwide.[9][10]
  3. ^ Listicles and charts are not included, unless they are explicitly described as "awards" or specific trophies are given.
  4. ^ Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
  5. ^ Summer led all nominees with five nominations. She co-hosted the show with Glen Campbell and Helen Reddy.[14]
  6. ^ Summer and Kenny Rogers led all nominees with four nominations.[16]
  7. ^ This award was for the choreographer, in this case, Arlene Phillips.

References

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