Donna Summerfans need to “Stop, Look and Listen” because never-before-seen footage of the Disco Queen is coming your way.
In the trailer forLove to Love You, Donna Summer, premiering exclusively with PEOPLE on Friday, fans will get a glimpse of the legendary singer’s rise to fame and personal struggles.
“I have a secret life. You look at people and what you see is not what I am,” Summer — whodied in 2012at age 63 — says.
“She was complicated and struggled with her fame,” a voiceover says in the clip, as another adds, “A lot of her life revolved around privacy and secrecy.”
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The film will be available to stream on May 20 at 8 p.m. ET on HBO and HBO Max.
Summer — whose hits like “I Feel Love” “Last Dance” and “Hot Stuff” ruled the disco era in the ’70s — died after a short journey with lung cancer in May 2012.
At the time, her family confirmed the news in a statement saying that they “are at peace celebrating her extraordinary life and her continued legacy.”
“Words truly can’t express how much we appreciate your prayers and love for our family at this sensitive time,” the statement continued.
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The five-time Grammy winner went on to release a string of dance-friendly songs whose overt sexuality clashed with Summer’s strict Christian upbringing in a family of seven children in Boston.
“I Feel Love” became a top 10 single in 1977 and her disco interpretation of the ballad “MacArthur Park” in 1978 was her first number one song. “Last Dance” from theThank God It’s Fridaysoundtrack earned Summer her first Grammy.
But as Summer sang hit after hit she struggled with her meteoric fame and the fast life. She battled depression and anxiety, suffered an addiction to prescription medication and attempted suicide.
source: people.com
