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Donna Summer, the Grammy-winning Queen of Disco who ruled the pop charts in the '70s with “Last Dance” and “Hot Stuff,” died this morning after a battle with cancer, according to her family. She was 63.

Summer brought a booming, gospel-trained voice and high-fashion style to the repetitive, electronic dance music of Europe in the mid-'70s to help shape the international phenomenon of disco, starting with “Love to Love You Baby” in 1975. At the height of that era, she racked up four No. 1 hits in 13 months, setting a record for female artists at the time.

In a statement, her family said they are “at peace celebrating her extraordinary life and her continued legacy.”

Check out some of her classic songs below, a true loss to the industry.

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