Laura Branigan, a Grammy-nominated pop singer best known for her 1982 platinum hit 'Gloria,' has died. Laura Branigan, a Grammy-nominated pop singer best known for her 1982 platinum hit 'Gloria,' has died at the age of 47. Branigan died of a brain aneurysm Thursday in her sleep at her home in East Quogue, N.Y., said her brother Mark Branigan. He said she had complained to a friend of a headache for about two weeks before she died, but had not sought medical attention. 'Gloria,' a signature song from her debut album 'Branigan,' stayed atop 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.

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. Watch videos & listen free to Laura Branigan: Self Control, Gloria & more. Laura Ann Branigan (born July 3, 1952, Mount Kisco, New York; died August 26, 2004. Magix Fastcut Serial Key more.

She also made television appearances, including guest spots on 'CHiPs,' and in the films 'Mugsy's Girls' and 'Backstage.' Branigan released seven albums after her debut 'Branigan,' including 'Solitaire,' 'Self Control,' and 'How Am I Supposed To Live Without You,' which was co-written with Michael Bolton.

Her songs also appeared on soundtracks for the films 'Flashdance' and 'Ghostbusters.' Branigan was born July 3, 1957, and grew up in Brewster, N.Y. She attended the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Manhattan.

During the late 1970s, she toured Europe as a backing vocalist for Canadian singer and songwriter Leonard Cohen. She signed as a solo artist with Atlantic Records in 1982. After her run of success in the 1980s, her releases in the early 1990s attracted little attention. In 1994, she sang a duet with David Hasselhoff called 'I Believe' for the soundtrack of the television show 'Baywatch.' She released a 13-track 'Best of Branigan' LP the next year.

After the death of her husband, Lawrence Kruteck, in 1996, Branigan stopped performing but returned to the stage in 2001. In 2002 she starred as Janis Joplin in the off-Broadway musical 'Love, Janis,' which earned her rave reviews.

Branigan recently had been working on material for a new release. Mission Impossible 2 Utorrent. She is survived by her mother, two brothers and a sister. Funeral services are scheduled for today (Aug. Copyright 2004 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Pop singer and actress Laura Branigan was born in 1957 in the upstate New York town of Brewster. It wasn't until her senior year in high school that Branigan thought of pursuing a musical career, after she landed a lead role in a school musical, which led to her acceptance at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City by the mid-'70s. Branigan then signed on as a backing vocalist for Leonard Cohen, as she toured the world with the renowned singer/songwriter throughout the late '70s; resulting in the singer landing a recording contract on her own with Atlantic Records. But a breach-of-contract lawsuit resulted after Branigan changed management, which held up work commencing on her solo debut.

With all issues sorted out by the early '80s, Branigan was now free to launch her solo career, as her debut, Branigan, was issued in 1982. The album spawned one of the year's top pop hits, the Donna Summer-like 'Gloria,' a remake of an Italian pop song from the '70s that peaked at number six in the U.K. And number two in the U.S. (the song also earned Branigan her first of four subsequent Grammy nominations for Best Pop Vocal Performance Female).

The song's popularity reached massive proportions in other parts of the world, especially Germany, where the Branigan version of 'Gloria' sat at the number one position while the original Italian version held the number two spot. 1983's Branigan 2 spawned another two sizeable U.S. Hit singles with 'Solitaire' and 'How Am I Supposed to Live Without You' (the latter of which was co-written by a then-unknown Michael Bolton), while she also appeared on the hit soundtrack to Flashdance that same year with the track 'Imagination.' Further albums were issued during the remainder of the '80s, 1984's Self Control, 1985's Hold Me, and 1987's Touch, all of which spawned hit singles: the title track from Self Control, 'The Lucky One,' 'Ti Amo,' 'Spanish Eddie,' 'I Found Someone,' the title track from Hold Me, 'Shattered Glass,' and 'The Power of Love.'

But, by the dawn of the '90s, the hits had dried up for Branigan, as such albums as 1990's self-titled release and 1993's Over My Heart went completely unnoticed. In 1994, Branigan dueted with David Hasselhoff on the track 'I Believe' for the Baywatch soundtrack, and a year later, the singer's first hits compilation, the 13-track The Best of Branigan, was issued.