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Laura Branigan

1952-07-03 (71 years old) in Brewster, New York, USA

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.

Movies

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Mitterrand, président culturel
0 %|May 12, 2021
Documentary, TV Movie, History
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Countdown - The Wonder Years 2
80 %|Jan 1, 2007
Music
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Backstage
60 %|Mar 29, 1988
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Night of 100 Stars II
80 %|Mar 10, 1985
Comedy, Music, TV Movie, Documentary
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Delta Pi
39 %|Apr 1, 1984
Comedy

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TV Story Superstar
0 %|Jan 23, 2020
Reality, Family
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Where Are They Now?
75 %|Jun 7, 1999
Documentary
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Automan
77.67 %|Dec 15, 1983
Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Champs-Elysées
65 %|Jan 16, 1982
Talk
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CHiPs
67.64 %|Sep 15, 1977
Drama, Action & Adventure
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Disco
0 %|Feb 13, 1971
, Talk