I-Hall of Fame inductee, umculi owine indondo ye-Grammy izikhathi eziyisithupha u-Donna Summer, onesihloko esithi "Queen of Disco", ufanele ukunakwa.
U-Donna Summer uphinde wathatha indawo yokuqala ku-Billboard 1, izikhathi ezine ngonyaka wathatha "phezulu" ku-Billboard Hot 200. Lo mculi uthengise amarekhodi angaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-100, waqeda ngempumelelo izinkambo zomhlaba ezingu-130.
Ubuntwana obunzima bomculi wesikhathi esizayo uDonna Summer
U-Ladonna Adrian Gaines, owaziwa kakhulu ngokuthi uDonna Summer, wazalwa ngosuku lokugcina lwe-1948. Kwenzeka edolobheni laseMelika iBoston.
Intombazane yaba ingane yesithathu kwabayisikhombisa. Umndeni wawungakwazi ukuziqhayisa ngengcebo. Izingane zakhuliswa ngamasiko enkolo, kodwa ngokuvamile zazishiywa zizenzela umathanda. ULadonna wayeyingane "ekhohlakele", ethanda umculo ekuqaleni. Abazali banikeza intombazane ukuba icule ekwayeni esontweni lapho ineminyaka engu-8 ubudala.
Engaphothulanga izifundo zakhe esikoleni, uLadonna wanquma ukuzinikela ngokuphelele emculweni. Waphumelela inhlolokhono, wathola indawo eqenjini le-rock Crow. Umculi omnyama nowukuphela kwentombazane eqenjini wenze umsebenzi oncomekayo ngendima yakhe.
Leli qembu lihlale lidlala emakilabhini, alizange lifune impumelelo enkulu. Lapho esefinyelele iminyaka engu-18, intombazane yathuthela eNew York, yaphumelela ngempumelelo ukuhlolwa, futhi yajoyina iqembu lezinwele zomculo.
UDonna Summer uthuthela eYurophu
Phakathi nemibhikisho kazwelonke e-United States, uLadonna wanquma ukushiya hhayi kuphela idolobha nezwe lakubo, kodwa futhi izwekazi. Le ntombazane yajoyina abalingisi bombukiso Wezinwele eVienna. Ngokushesha umculi waqala ukwenza imikhiqizo ye-Vienna Volksoper. Impilo yomculi yayingelula.
Kwadingeka asebenze kanzima ezama ukuhlala eYurophu ebizayo. Le ntombazane yabamba amatoho ahlukahlukene. Wayecula emakilabhini ngama-backing vocals, esebenza njengemodela. Imiholo yayanele ukuqasha izindlu nokuphila okuphansi.
Ngo-1968, ngaphansi kwegama elithi Gaines, uDonna waqopha iculo elidumile elithi Aquarius ngesiJalimane, alicula kuHairs zomculo. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, kwaqoshwa izinguqulo zekhava yezingoma ezimbalwa ezaziwa kakhulu. Ngo-1973, le ntombazane yenza izingxenye ezincane lapho iqopha iqoqo leqembu elidumile le-Three Dog Night.
Kwakuphakathi nalesi sikhathi lapho umculi othembisayo wabonwa yi-duo yokukhiqiza uGiorgio Moroder noPete Belotte. Ngokushesha baqopha i-albhamu yabo yokuqala ethi Lady of the Night eJalimane. Lapho enza irekhodi egameni lakhe wenza iphutha.
Ngakho umculi wathola i-pseudonym enhle yasehlobo. Ingoma yesihloko yeqoqo lokuqala elithi The Hostage laphumelela eJalimane, eFrance nakwamanye amadolobha ase-Europe.
I-Donna Summer: Izinyathelo Ezintsha Endleleni Eya Enkazimulweni
Ukubonakala kwengoma ethi Love to Love You Baby kwaba yinhlekelele kulo mculi. Ingoma yaduma Ezweni Elidala. Kamuva, eyodwa yawela ezandleni zenhloko yelebula Casablanca Records evela eMelika. Ngo-1976, leli culo laduma kulo lonke ulwandle. Ufike kunombolo 100 kuBillboard Hot 2.
Uhlelo olukhethekile lwama-albhamu lukhishelwe abalaleli baseMelika. Lo mculi, egqugquzelwe yimpumelelo, waqala umsebenzi othela izithelo. Eminyakeni emine eyalandela, uqophe ama-albhamu angu-8. Bonke bathole isimo "segolide". Ingoma ethi Last Dance ngalesi sikhathi yaklonyeliswa ngezindondo ze-Grammy ne-Oscar, yaba iculo lefilimu.
Ukushintsha uhlobo
Ngawo-1970, umculi waphumelela, esebenza ngesitayela se-disco. Uphawu lomculi kwakuwumsindo ohehayo we-mezzo-soprano. Ilebula i-Casablanca Records igxile ngokweqile kudatha yangaphandle, idala isithombe somculi sebhomu locansi. Abamele inkampani baze baqala ukusho ukuziphatha kwakhe ekuphileni kwakhe siqu.
Ngempi yomthetho eyinkimbinkimbi, uDonna wabashiya abashiqela. Ngokushesha wasayina inkontileka entsha ne-Geffen Records esanda kwakhiwa.
Njengoba kunikezwe ukuthi isitayela se-disco asithandwa kakhulu, umculi wanquma ukuziqeqesha kabusha. Ukhethe izinhlobo ezifana ne-rock namagagasi amasha. Umculi uqophe i-albhamu elandelayo neqembu alazi kudala elasebenza naye ekuqaleni.
Ubunzima emgqeni womsebenzi
UDonna wangena enkathini enzima kakhulu yomsebenzi wakhe wokudala. Umsebenzi wokuqopha i-albhamu entsha awusebenzanga. Lesi simo silungiswe wukubonakala kwengoma ethi Love is in Control, eqokwe kumaGrammy Award.
Ngokushesha umsebenzi wokuqoshwa kwe-albhamu ye-studio ye-11 waba yimpumelelo. Ukwakhiwa okuyinhloko kubuyele empumelelweni yayo yangaphambili, futhi ividiyo, eyaba ngeyokuqala ku-arsenal yomculi, yangena ekujikelezeni okusebenzayo kwe-MTV. Ama-albhamu amabili alandelayo omculi "ayehluleka".
Umculi ubize iqoqo elilandelayo ngokuthi Enye Indawo Nesikhathi intandokazi yakhe kuwo wonke umlando womsebenzi wakhe. Inkampani yokuqopha iGeffen Records yenqabile ukukhipha amarekhodi, isho ukushoda kwengoma engase ibe khona.
Lokhu kuqedele umsebenzi ngelebula. Lo mculi ukhiphe le albhamu e-Europe, esezuze impumelelo. Ngemuva kwalokho, ilebula i-Atlantic Records yaqala ukubonakala kwediski e-United States.
Imisebenzi ekuqaleni kwekhulu leminyaka
Ekuqaleni kwawo-1990, uDonna washicilela iqoqo lokuqala lamahithi akhe adlule, futhi wayeqopha ne-albhamu entsha. Amarekhodi awaphili ngokulindelekile. Cishe ngaso leso sikhathi, umdwebi wahlela umbukiso wakhe wokuqala wemidwebo.
Ngo-1992, uDonna wajabulela ukubonakala kwenkanyezi yomuntu siqu eHollywood Walk of Fame. Khona-ke umculi waqopha iqoqo lesibili lamahithi, nalo elidumile.
Ngo-1994, umdwebi wakhipha irekhodi elinetimu kaKhisimusi.
Ngasekupheleni kwawo-1990, uDonna wayevame ukuboniswa kuthelevishini. Indima ku-sitcom ethi "Izindaba Zomndeni" yabonakala. Lo mculi uthole indondo ye-Grammy ye-Carry On, eyaqashelwa njengengoma yomdanso ehamba phambili ngo-1998. Ngo-1999, umculi wenza ekhonsathini ye-VH1 Divas futhi waqopha ama-albhamu amabili abukhoma.
Izingoma ezimbalwa ezintsha ezivela kuzo zifinyelele phezulu eshadini lomdanso lase-US. Ngo-2000, umculi wabamba iqhaza ku-VH1 Divas, futhi waqopha i-soundtrack ye-movie ye-Pokemon 2000.
Ngo-2003, uDonna washicilela eyakhe umlando, kwathi ngemuva konyaka wangeniswa eHholo Lodumo Lomculo Wokudansa. Futhi ngo-2008, umculi wakhulula i-albhamu ephumelelayo Amakhrayoni, futhi wahlela uhambo lwekhonsathi ukusekela lokho.
Usaziwayo Donna Summer Personal Life
Esikhathini eside ngaphambi kokuthandwa kwakhe, uDonna washada nomlingisi wase-Austrian. Indodakazi yokuqala yomculi yazalwa ngokushesha. Isidingo sokuhlala nabazali bomyeni wakhe, ukuqashwa njalo komngane womshado ngokushesha kwandisa ubuhlobo, umshado wahlukana. Ngenkathi ehlala eYurophu, ekuqaleni kokuthandwa kwakhe, umculi wathumela indodakazi yakhe eMelika ekunakekelweni kwabazali bakhe. Futhi waqala ukuhlanganyela ngenkuthalo ekudaleni.
Umshado olandelayo kakade umculi odumile wangena kuphela ngo-1980. Okhethiwe kwakunguBruce Sudano, owayesebenza eqenjini laseBrooklyn Dreams. Umshado wazala amantombazane amabili.
UDonna Summer udlule emhlabeni ngoMeyi 17, 2012 eFlorida. Imbangela yokufa ibalwe njengomdlavuza wamaphaphu. Umculi wayegula isikhathi eside, kodwa akazange ayeke umsebenzi wokudala osebenzayo. Izinhlelo zazihlanganisa ukuqoshwa kwe-albhamu yokudansa, kanye nelinye iqoqo lamahithi. Lokhu akukenziwa.
