Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording
The Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for works containing quality vocal performances in the dance music and/or electronic music genres. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".
Donna Summer was the first recipient of the award in 1998 alongside Giorgio Moroder.
1999 award winner, Madonna.
Cher won her first, and to date, only Grammy award in this category in 2000.
2004 winner and four-time Grammy nominee, Kylie Minogue.
Donna Adrian Gaines, known professionally as Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter. She gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s and became known as the "Queen of Disco", while her music gained a global following.
Summer in a 1977 publicity photo for Once Upon a Time
Summer at Van Oekel's Discohoek, 1974
Cashbox advertisement, August 20, 1977
Summer in a recording studio in September 1977