Laura Branigan
American singer and actress (1952–2004)
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Laura Branigan was an American singer and actress who had a successful career in music and entertainment from the 1950s until her death in 2004. She is remembered as a notable figure in popular music during her lifetime, contributing to American entertainment through her work in both singing and acting.
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- 1952
- Died
- 2004
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- Self control
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Acting · 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…
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- Mitterrand, président culturel — Self (archive footage)2021
- TV Story Superstar — Self (archive footage)2020
- Countdown - The Wonder Years 2 — Self (archive footage)2007
- Where Are They Now? — Self1999
- Laura Branigan in Concert Atlantic City, New Jersey1990
- Backstage — Kate Lawrence1988
- Monsters — Amanda Smith-Jones
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Laura Ann Kruteck (née Branigan; July 3, 1952 – August 26, 2004) was an American singer. Her signature song, the platinum-certified 1982 cover of Umberto Tozzi's 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 and No. 4 in the U.S. with "Self Control". "Gloria" and "Self Control" were also successful in the United Kingdom, each hitting the top 10 on the UK singles chart.
Her career peaked in the 1980s, with other hits including the top 10 "Solitaire" (1983), the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart number one "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" (1983), the Australian No. 2 "Ti amo" (1984) (another Tozzi cover), her return to the top 40 with "The Power of Love" (1987), and "Shattered Glass" (1987), which reached the top 15 of the U.S. dance chart. Her most successful studio album was 1984's platinum Self Control. She also contributed songs to motion picture and television soundtracks, including the Grammy and Academy Award–winning Flashdance soundtrack (1983), the Ghostbusters soundtrack (1984), and Miami Vice (1984). In 1984, she won the Tokyo Music Festival with the song "The Lucky One".
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1952 births2004 deaths20th-century American actresses20th-century American singers20th-century American women singers21st-century American singers21st-century American women singersActresses from New York (state)Age controversiesAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts alumniAmerican ballad musiciansAmerican film actresses