Donna Summer - Last Dance (Nobel Peace Prize Concert '09)

Donna Summer singing Last Dance live at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway.
11 Dec 2009

[@krapug1]

It's the voice, and that smile, and her personality. It all adds up to perfection, and only a very few (if any) can equal her.

[@NattyBumppo48]

How about Cher?

[@gingerwoo3910]

Sooo true on ALL counts

[@hilaryjuliecoxon5434]

What a talent she was.

[@briedewayne071]

Her voice is unmatched

[@juliavilla8088]

This ladies and gentleman this is what 60 looks and sounds like incredible. I love you so much and forever Donna Rest in peace Queen!!

[@d.overbeck94]

Dismissed as a “disco queen”, one of the greatest voices ever!!! Rules the stage like very few else! I so wish was given more credit… RIP

[@RandelHenryKirklandIII-pb5nc]

Don't know why she should be dismissed as the "Disco Queen" ? She was the greatest of all time, who was the greatest during the greatest genre of music genre of all time

[@d.overbeck94]

@@RandelHenryKirklandIII-pb5nc ...to watch her sing live... she made it look effortless! J'adore!

[@panteranegra6197]

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[@MikeJones-gw2xs]

Agree 100%! Donna was the absolute BEST!@@RandelHenryKirklandIII-pb5nc

[@Cta2006]

The Norwegian radio orchestra conducted by Jens Wendelboe is fantastic as always

[@cielitoalmonte3956]

Totally agree.

[@alessandraabruzzi]

What a voice!!! What a song!!! What a performance!!! It is the phenomenal Donna Summer!!! ❤

[@bmw3842]

Donna Summer rocketed to international super-stardom in the mid-1970s when her groundbreaking merger of R&B, soul, pop, funk, rock, disco and avant-garde electronica catapulted underground dance music out of the clubs of Europe to the pinnacles of sales and radio charts around the world. Maintaining an unbroken string of hits throughout the 70s and 80s, most of which she wrote, Donna holds the record for most consecutive double albums to hit #1 on the Billboard charts (3) and first female to have four #1 singles in a 12 month period; 3 as a solo artist and one as a duo with Barbra Streisand. A five-time Grammy winner, Donna Summer was the first artist to win the Grammy for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female (1979, "Hot Stuff") as well as the first-ever recipient of the Grammy for Best Dance Recording (1997, "Carry On"). In 2004, she became one of the first inductees, as both an Artist Inductee and a Record Inductee (for 1977's "I Feel Love") into the Dance Music Hall of Fame in New York City. Born Donna Gaines on New Year's Eve to a large family in Boston, she developed an early interest in music. From the age of eight, Summer sang in church choirs and city-wide choruses, and by her early twenties, was performing in musical theatre in Germany, winning parts in such highly-acclaimed shows as "Hair," "Showboat," "Godspell," and "Porgy and Bess" as well as performing with the Viennese Folk Opera. She released her first single, a cover of the Jaynett's girl group classic, "Sally Go Round The Roses," in 1971. While singing backup, she met producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte who produced her first single, "Hostage," which became a hit in the Netherlands, France and Belgium. In 1975, Moroder and Bellotte produced the international hit, "Love to Love You Baby," which rose to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and triggered Summer's triumphant return to the United States as a key figure of the then-emerging disco genre. "Love To Love You Baby" paved the way for such international hits as "MacArthur Park," "Bad Girls," "Hot Stuff," "Dim All The Lights," "On The Radio," and "Enough Is Enough," as well as the Grammy and Academy award winning theme song "Last Dance," from the film "Thank God It's Friday," which remains a milestone in Donna's career. In 1980, Summer became the first artist to sign with David Geffen's new label, Geffen Records, leaving her disco days behind and moving into the next phase of her career ." In the years that followed, Summer collaborated with writers and producers such as Quincy Jones, Michael Omartian and England's dance-pop production compound Stock Aitken Waterman and produced a steady stream of hits from "State of Independence," featuring Michael Jackson on backing vocals, to the abiding feminist anthem "She Works Hard For The Money," one of the most-played songs of all-time, and the infectious "This Time I Know It's For Real." In 1994, she released "Endless Summer," a greatest hits retrospective containing a new song, "Melody of Love," which became Billboard's #1 Dance Record of the Year. She also released the critically acclaimed gem "Christmas Spirit," a collection of Summer's original songs and holiday standards recorded with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra. Summer spent the '90s continuing to tour, performing to sold-out audiences worldwide. In 1997, when the new "Best Dance Recording" Category was created at the Grammy Awards, Donna Summer was the first winner with her fifth career Grammy award for "Carry On." In 1999, Sony/Epic Records released "VH1 Presents Donna Summer: Live & More - Encore!," an album and DVD of Summer's critically acclaimed VH1 broadcast taped at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom. The show premiered on VH1 as one of the network's highest rated shows to date and featured live performances of Summer's top hits. In addition to her five Grammy Awards, Summer has won six American Music Awards, three consecutive #1 platinum double albums (she's the only solo artist, male or female, ever to accomplish this), 11 gold albums, four #1 singles on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart, 3 platinum singles, and 12 gold singles. Summer is also the first female artist to have a #1 single and #1 album on the Billboard charts simultaneously ("Live & More;" "MacArthur Park" 1978) a feat she also repeated six months later ("Bad Girls" & "Hot Stuff" in 1979). She has charted 33 Top Ten hits on the combined Billboard Disco/Dance/Dance Club/Play charts over a period of 37 years with 18 reaching the #1 spot solidifying her as the undisputed Queen of Dance. In addition to her recording and performing career, Summer is an accomplished visual artist whose work has been shown at exhibitions worldwide including Steven Spielberg's "Starbright Foundation Tour of Japan" and The Whitney Museum as well as a prestigious engagement at Sotheby's in New York. Since 1989, she has sold over 1.7 million dollars in original art - with her highest piece going for $150,000. In 2003, Random House published her autobiography "Ordinary Girl," co-authored with Marc Eliot. Also that year, Universal released "The Journey," containing all of her original hits, as well as two new songs. In 2008, celebrating four decades of milestones, Summer adds another accomplishment to her list with the success of her new album "Crayons." The album debuted at #17 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart making it Summer's highest debuting album ever. It also debuted at #5 on the Billboard R&B chart - another personal best. "Crayons" is Summer's first album of all new studio material in 17 years and is her highest charting album since "She Works Hard For The Money" in 1983. To date, the album has spawned three #1 Dance hits "I'm A Fire," "Stamp Your Feet" and "Fame (The Game)." It is estimated that Summer has sold more than 130 million records worldwide. Ranked #24 on Billboard Magazines 50th Anniversary issue's "Hot 100 Artists of All Time," Donna Summer was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame on April 18, 2013

[@normandy567]

Bon travail

[@hughclifford8695]

Simply superb from Donna Summer Showing exactly how its done . amazing ,her voice and stage presence she was one of a kind and sadly missed ✨🎤🎶🌟🕊️✨

[@nicidevine6670]

I wish I could have seen her in concert 🎶

[@johninjersey]

RIP Donna Summer, the Queen of Disco (December 31, 1948 - May 17, 2012)

[@user-xm8hi6ce7k]

Donna Summer 👑 Fantastic Woman , Super voice !!! ❤ from 🇷🇺

[@EndlessDonna]

My!!! She looks and sounds FANSTASTIC!!!! Definetly, it's the best "Last Dance" performance I ever saw!!! I couldn't be more thankfully, honey!!!

[@caninbar]

No vocal decline here...Great performance!

[@metrocomoj]

Bravo Ms. Summer!❤🙏

[@williamrodriguez3606]

Donna Summer, "The One Thousand Voices Girl " and the beautiful "Miss Universe of the Music".

[@acboone7]

This woman was absolutely magical and had an immense talent/gift! I only wish I had been born about 20 years earlier than I was so that I could have went and experienced her and that voice live!

[@krapug11]

Jens Wendelboe is the conductor here, he loved Donna, and loved working with her. Whenever she did shows that used a full orchestra he was her first choice to conduct them. Just look at the passion in his work, and the intensity on his face, he was not faking it.

[@jimwebster7317]

One of her greatest performances ever,,,,RIP my Angel ♥🙏🙏

[@vickiwitte8205]

Ooops I apologize for replying to the wrong feed. Bless you Donna Summer!❤️

[@brendagrandi5416]

She was my favorite female vocalist❤️

[@lsilva1544]

2021, damn this orchestra and backup singers have respect to our Donna !!!!!!

[@marcialmelendez8873]

From me young and now I’m 60 still love her music her voice her eyes I’m sure she singing in heaven love you Donna

[@alphabibo]

wow just wow!!! great connection between the artist, orchestra, conductor and audience!

[@grethomory]

go diva donna, go diva donna

[@thepromise522i]

There will never be another Donna Summers....her voice...beautiful

[@thejukejoint]

I'm with you Alex. All I can say is WOW. Just WOW.. I don't know what else to say. I'm speechless. WOW... This is amazing.

[@vinniep3315]

Such an impression on my young life !!! Time flies , it’s surreal 🥲😍😍

[@christophepige9837]

You know what I like to believe: I am sure all these Queens: Donna, Tina, Whitney, Aretha and many more are havin in Heaven the Biggest Eternal Concert of all the Universe & i am sure they will welcome us withe their greatest Hits when it will be time for

[@Cta2006]

The orchestra, band, conductor and backing vocalists are all Norwegian. It's unusual. Normally the big American performers bring their own conductor and backingvocalists and only the orchestra is Norwegian

[@nilsnilsson8582]

memories memories of my youth! God Bless you Donna Summer!

[@lamusiclover2264]

She already had cancer here. ❤️. Who could sound this good with lung cancer?? No one!

[@marcomrc1594]

She was in perfect health. She developed the illness two years later, in 2011.

[@lamusiclover2264]

@@marcomrc1594 she died in 2012. She knew she had cancer long before that then kept it a secret

[@Sandro-ij7te]

Clock back when I was 16 ..A.m.a.z.i.n.g

[@bernardlewis8308]

THE CONDUCTOR WAS OUTSTANDING AND THE MUSIC WAS GREAT COMBINATION OF VOICE AND INSTRUMENTS.. HE MUST HAVE WON AWARD IN MUSIC...

[@SarumanDeWhite]

Such a beautiful woman and a solid powerful voice.

[@lynneunger7102]

One of my favorite singers! Such richness to her voice

[@rocky01ist]

Thank you to the wooderful conductor as well

[@lesvitraux]

Goodness what a beautiful lady. But you can see the little girl in her eyes. How special she was. RIP, Donna Summer.

[@seynurcolak8028]

Woww. Super,super,superrrrrrr

[@rocky01ist]

Miss you girl

[@viajarforever]

RIP Donna, gracias por hacernos felices con tu musica y voz, en un bella época

[@WaltTrombone]

My buddy Jens, rocking the house with Donna!

[@splayjanx]

Band is fabulous!

[@thebrush1]

Donna is so great-I love her and I am waitin' for new material of her!!!

[@alex90210bevhills]

Wow....! Really many wows..! She is a great very gr8 performer! What a nice voice, all of them included her were so happy there! Amazing!

[@shaikrashid2264]

indeed she sing so well,very sad lung cancer catch onto her,her songs were really good😢

[@MshionM]

YEAH¡¡¡¡ waoooooo ,,, this was amazing I saw LIVE and was excited

[@gilbertoblanco5215]

La reina indiscutible de la musica disco, gracias pantera por darnos canciones que perduraran en la eternidad haciendonos volver con tu voz a la maquina del tiempo de los buenos recuerdos de una epoca unica......

[@MOIMIX63]

Impresionante, me ha hecho recordar cuando la vimos en París el 7 de Julio de este año, y que bien suena este tema acompañada de orquesta!!! Por favor Iñaki, pon el resto de temas de esta gala.

[@mariaivaniracavallaro4912]

Amazing and eternity Donna Summer 👑

[@nicidevine6670]

I know all the words to that song 🎶

[@vickiwitte8205]

Always perfect! Thank you Rick Astley! Kindest regards from us! (people who love you)! Bless you and your family!🎉❤

[@daniettejones6704]

This reminds of the movie save the last dance.

[@normandy567]

Fabuleux la voix donna la reine

[@genehorn]

great charts, and Jens, always go together.

[@quincymass]

as beautiful as EVER

[@elbene94]

la mejorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr bravo donna summer

[@myriammymy8199]

❤🙏❤love you so much Donna Summer..Rip ❤😢

[@waynem7634]

Miss the incredible voice and vitality of Ms Donna Summer...RIP.

[@mikedewoo]

Magnifique, la grande classe

[@thebrush1]

Oh of course i have ,but I always need new songs from Donna and she said in an interview in Berlin that at the end of this year or in the next year she will release a new album and I can hardly wait!

[@josephmadrid6302]

THANK you guys wow

[@nicidevine6670]

The queen of disco

[@mateus4523]

Wonderful.

[@miguelmarure266]

Donna 4 ever

[@daisymartinsflores3601]

Maravilhosa,

[@romerjusu3804]

Paul Jabara who composed that song was most definitely smiling and dancing in heaven during this performance 🌈♂️🤠😘👍😜🤣

[@josemanuelnavarrodelrio6220]

QUE BUENA HERA. LA GRAN DIVA DONNA SUMMER.

[@petrabergmeier8805]

Leider lebt sie nicht mehr in meinem Herzen immer noch ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂❤❤❤😂

[@yasminaberrabane2883]

👑🙏🏽😌❤️🌹 PARIS:2020

[@yelitzayepez9222]

Es la más grande

[@lynneunger7102]

Thanks so much for the information on Donna Summer! Didn’t know there things

[@yelitzayepez9222]

❤mi canción favorita

[@yelitzayepez9222]

Lo amo es lo más cercano a mi mamá

[@mauriciocotapos313]

Donna Summer la mejor de las mejores ……y el director de orquesta que no se su nombre es excelente y la acompaño por muchos años en sus presentaciones incluso aquí en Chile el año 1994. EXCELENTE ESPECTÁCULO!

[@EndlessDonna]

Inãki, My Dear! Thank you so so very much for posting this! My favorite one!!! ;-) Kisses, Júlia.

[@yelitzayepez9222]

Eres lo más cercano que tengo de mi mamá te amo ❤

[@anga5107]

Greet Performane despite maybe having a cold/being under the weather

[@martymcnally1747]

❤

[@marioimolina]

and here comes GI Jane at the end with Slappy Joe he he he

[@prinspetersen2296]

Good afternoon yes it is she w

[@paulstevelmans8632]

Fantastisch fenomenale goede zangeres eenmalig een van beste van deze aardbol is er maar ene van jammer uniek

[@lisetolivareyes3616]

❤🇨🇺🎶

[@yelitzayepez9222]

❤