"A ""queen"" for her records that combined R&B, soul, punk, funk, disco and many more genres, Donna Summer still creates albums that rock, three decades since she debuted in the industry. Dubbed the ""Queen of Disco,"" Summer has earned her title as one of the few disco singers and songwriters to enjoy such a long and successful career.Born LaDonna Andres Gaines in 1948, she grew up in her Boston church's gospel choir, performing later with the rock group The Crow. When they broke up, Gaines left school to work with the German production Hair. Marrying Helmut Sommer and taking his Anglicized last name, she worked in the recording studio and gained the attention of producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte who helped to record her first European hit single, ""The Hostage."" The single followed several different successful European albums, like ""Love to Love You Baby,"" the single that caught the attention of American Casablanca Records. The trio continued to produce more disco-tech heavy albums into the next two decades, along with the first pop synthesized single ever heard, ""I Feel Love.""After years with Casablanca, Summer left the record label for Geffen, trying a new sound with the new age. She began recording R&B albums, like 1980s The Wanderer, rather than her formerly successful disco sound. The 1980 album was another hit as she continued to create great dance club music that maintained a loyal fan base.Summer holds the record for most consecutive double albums to hit number one on the Billboard charts and first female to have four number one singles in a year's time. Summer was the first female artist to win in the new Grammy category for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female in 1979 for her single ""Hot Stuff."" In 2004 she was inducted as an artist into the Dance Music Hall of Fame. She has sold more than 130 million records worldwide, and continues to create albums into the newest millennium, like 2008's Crayons. "