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Laura Branigan

Laura Branigan

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Laura Ann Branigan (July 3, 1952 – August 26, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Her signature song, the platinum-certified 1982 single "Gloria", stayed on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for 36 weeks, then a record for a female artist, peaking at No. 2. It also reached number one in Australia and Canada. In 1984, she reached number one in Canada and Germany with the U.S. No. 4 hit "Self Control". She also had success in the United Kingdom with both "Gloria" and "Self Control" making the Top 10 in the UK Singles Chart. Seeing her greatest level of success in the 1980s, Branigan's other singles included the Top 10 hit "Solitaire" (1983), the U.S. AC chart number one "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" (1983), the Australian No. 2 hit "Ti amo" (1984), and "The Power of Love" (1987). Her most successful album was 1984's platinum-selling Self Control. 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). In 1985, she won the Tokyo Music Festival with the song "The Lucky One". Her chart success began to wane as the decade closed and after her last two albums Laura Branigan (1990) and Over My Heart (1993) garnered little attention, she generally retired from public life for the rest of the 1990s. She began returning to performing in the early 2000s, most notably appearing as Janis Joplin in the off-Broadway musical Love, Janis. As she was recording new music and preparing a comeback to the music industry, she died at her home in August 2004 from a previously undiagnosed cerebral aneurysm.

Personal information

Birthday

1952-07-03

Birth Place

Brewster, New York, USA

Movies and TV shows :

poster

Automan

1983

7.8

TV
Backstage

Backstage

1988

6.0

Movie
poster

Champs-Elysées

1982

6.2

TV
poster

CHiPs

1977

6.8

TV
Countdown - The Wonder Years 2

Countdown - The Wonder Years 2

2007

8.0

Movie
Delta Pi

Delta Pi

1984

3.9

Movie
poster

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest

1972

5.3

TV
poster

Die verflixte 7

1984

0.0

TV
poster

Disco

1971

0.0

TV
Laura Branigan in Concert Atlantic City, New Jersey

Laura Branigan in Concert Atlantic City, New Jersey

1990

0.0

Movie
Mitterrand, président culturel

Mitterrand, président culturel

2021

0.0

Movie
Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

8.0

Movie
Self Control

Self Control

1984

0.0

Movie
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

7.4

TV
poster

TV Story Superstar

2020

0.0

TV
poster

Viña del Mar International Song Festival

1963

2.0

TV
poster

Where Are They Now?

1999

7.5

TV
poster

Wie wär’s heut’ mit Revue?

1983

0.0

TV