American singer and songwriter, born 31 December 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA and died from cancer 17 May 2012 in Englewood, Florida, USA.
Donna, also known as the 'Queen of Disco' got her stage name from , an Austrian actor to whom she was married for two years and with whom she had a daughter, Mimi. Her sisters are: and . In 1980 she married , their daughters are Brooklyn and .
Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2013 (Performer).
Real Name
- Donna A. Sudano (formerly Donna Adrian Sommer
- née LaDonna Adrian Gaines)
Aliases
- Donna Gaines
- Adrian Gaines
- Gayn Pierre