A private memorial service limited to family and close friends is planned as the “Last Dance” for Donna Summer. The chart-topping diva’s family announced their low-key plans in a Friday statement that also thanked fans for their support while asking for privacy in mourning the 63-year-old singer.
“On behalf of the Sudano family, the overwhelming outreach from the media, fans and friends alike has been most truly appreciated,” said the statement from Brian Edwards, Summer’s publicist.
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“The services being planned will be private to include only family and close friends. Thank you for continuing to respect the family’s privacy during their time of loss.”
Summer was married to songwriter Bruce Sudano. The statement provided no other information about the private ceremony.
The statement from Edwards contradicted an earlier report that a May 23 public memorial for the five-time Grammy winner was set for Nashville.
Summer died Thursday morning after a 10-month battle with lung cancer that she had managed to keep secret from her fans.
Though it's been years since the peak of Summer dominated radio — starting with the 1975 hit “Love to Love You Baby,” and following with a string that included “Hot Stuff,” “Bad Girls,” “On the Radio,” “MacArthur Park,” and “Last Dance” — the Queen of Disco left her mark on successive generations of pop divas.
Fans left flowers and cards on Summer's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Thursday and three of her albums had cracked iTunes top 20 chart by early Friday.
“This woman was the queen of disco and so much more,” Elton John told E! News. “That she has never been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a total disgrace.”
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