Ranked #37 on VH1's Greatest Women of Rock N Roll

Her orgasmic 16 minute song, "Love To Love You Baby", was the first extended release single, the mother of all dance maxi-singles.

Only person to have guest-hosted "Bandstand" (1952).

Is one of seven children (has 5 sisters, 1 brother).

Donna is also an exhibited (and highly regarded) artist and her paintings sell for tens of thousands.

Became a grandmother in 1997 when daughter Mimi gave birth to a baby girl, Vienna.

In the summer of 1979, she became the first female artist in music history to have two hits in the Billboard Top 3 at the same time (with Hot Stuff and Bad Girls.) She did it yet again in the fall with a #1 duet with Barbra Streisand and #2 hit Dim All the Lights .

Held the most ranked dance songs on VH1's 100 Greatest Dance Songs with "MacArthur Park" at #89, "I Feel Love" #76, "Love To Love You Baby" #63 and "Last Dance" at #6.

Was the first artist to score three consecutive US #1 albums.

Daughter of Andrew Gaines and Mary Ellen Gaines.

Sister of Mary Ellen Bernard and Ricky Gaines.

Bruce Springsteen, a great admirer of Donna Summer, wrote 2 songs for her. The first one, "Cover Me", he decided to use on his "Born in the USA" LP. The second song, "Protection", Donna recorded, and Bruce Springsteen & band supplied the music track. Donna & Bruce actually recorded the song as a duet, but that version has never been released.

Speaks German fluently

Measurements: 34 1/2-25-36 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)

Ranked #80 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists.

She charted 21 #1 hits on the Billboard Disco/Dance charts, over a period of 25 years.

She & writer-producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte created an electronic, dance driven sound that was the forerunner of today's "techno" music. Upon hearing the 1977 song, "I Feel Love", Iggy Pop declared it the "future of music." Samples still continues today most notably in Madonna 's 2000 hit single "Music".

Mother of Mimi Sommer and Brooklyn Sudano.

While living in Germany in the late 60s, she became a regular in the Berlin production of musical "Hair."

Cites her 1978 hit "Last Dance" as her favorite of her past recordings.

Her daughters are Mimi Sommer (born 1974) and Mimi's two half-sisters Brooklyn Sudano (born 1981) and Amanda Sudano (born 11 August 1982).