“Gloria,” a signature song from her debut album “Branigan,” stayed on the pop charts for 36 weeks and earned her a Grammy nomination for best female pop vocalist, the first of four nominations in her career. He said she had complained to a friend of a headache for about two weeks before she died, but had not sought medical attention. She was 52.īranigan died of a brain aneurysm Thursday in her sleep at her home in East Quogue, said her brother Mark Branigan. Laura Branigan, a Grammy-nominated pop singer best known for her 1982 platinum hit “Gloria,” has died. She died at her home in 2004 from a previously-undiagnosed cerebral aneurysm.A corrected version of the story is below: In 1985, she won the Tokyo Music Festival with the song "The Lucky One".
She also contributed songs to motion picture and television soundtracks, including the Grammy and Academy Award-winning Flashdance soundtrack (1983), and the Ghostbusters soundtrack (1984). Her most successful album was 1984's platinum-selling Self Control. AC chart number one "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" (1983), the Australian number two hit "Ti Amo (1984), and "The Power of Love" (1987). number four hit "Self Control"īranigan's other singles included the top ten hit "Solitaire" (1983), the U.S. In 1984, she reached number one in Canada and Germany with the U.S. It also reached number one in Australia and Canada. Billboard Hot 100 for 36 weeks, then a record for a female artist, peaking at number two. Her signature song, the platinum-certified 1982 single "Gloria," stayed on the U.S.
Laura Ann Branigan (J– August 26, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress.
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