Artist artifact
Donna Summer
Queen of Disco whose collaborations with Giorgio Moroder made synthesizer pulse and extended dance forms mainstream.
Biography
Queen of Disco whose collaborations with Giorgio Moroder made synthesizer pulse and extended dance forms mainstream.
Influence
Electronic dance vocals begin in earnest with Moroder/Summer records; later house and EDM still sample that futurism.
Historical context
Queen of Disco whose collaborations with Giorgio Moroder made synthesizer pulse and extended dance forms mainstream. Electronic dance vocals begin in earnest with Moroder/Summer records; later house and EDM still sample that futurism. 'I Feel Love' (1977) used almost entirely synthesized backing—an early popular shock of machine sensuality.
Associated instruments
- Vocals
Specimen note
'I Feel Love' (1977) used almost entirely synthesized backing—an early popular shock of machine sensuality.