Donna Summer dies at 63 - NBC Right Now/KNDO/KNDU Tri-Cities, Yakima, WA |

FLORIDA - Donna Summer, know as the Queen of Disco died this morning in Florida. The 63 year old star was battling cancer.

Sources close to Summer say the singer was trying to keep the extent of her illness unknown, and that she was focused on finishing an album she had been working on.

Summer was a 5-time Grammy winner who took the spotlight in the '70s with the iconic hits "Last Dance," "Hot Stuff" and "Bad Girls."