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	Laura Branigan Albums & Lyrics @ SongLyricsLibrary.com
		Laura describes herself as being "obsessed with music" and says that as much as she enjoys working with other musicians in the studio --she's recorded eight albums and is currently working on another--nothing compares to performing for a live audience.
		Laura Branigan, singer and actress, was born on July 3, 1957 and raised in the upstate New York town of Brewster.
		Laura's first major appearance on the pop scene was with the anthem "Gloria" in 1982, which has become the signature song of her career.
	laurabranigan.songlyricslibrary.com (1078 words)

	Rock On The Net: Laura Branigan
		Laura's first big appearance on pop radio was with the single "Gloria" which became a huge #1 hit and the staple song of her career.
		Laura died of a brain aneurysm at the age of 47 on August 26th.
		Laura died in her sleep and her family reported she had been experiencing headaches for a few weeks before her death, but did not seek medical attention.
	www.rockonthenet.com /artists-b/laurabranigan_main.htm (477 words)

	LauraBranigan
		Singer/actress Laura Branigan was born on July 3, 1957, in the upstate New York town of Brewster.
		Laura began to falter in her quest to be the white, 1980's Donna Summer with her fourth album, which failed to scale the sales heights of her first three, despite another clutch of dramatic, heavily produced Eurodisco tracks, three of which found their way onto the singles charts.
		Laura was back in the studio working on a new album and performing various concert dates at the time of her passing.
	www.discomuseum.com /LauraBranigan.html (2001 words)

	LauraBraniganOnline.com - The Official Laura Branigan Website - Legal Disclaimers
		Branigan directly requested her legitimate fan base to not utilize any discussion board offerings by those she had no connection with, and encouraged the use of the official discussion forum linked to her official website, LauraBraniganOnline.com.
		Branigan’s name on them that were produced after her death in August 2004, including the “Remember Me” CD, are not a part of her official discography.
		Branigan’s final recordings which were never authorized or licensed by Ms.
	www.laurabraniganonline.com /main/disclaimer.php (352 words)

	westcoastmusic: Laura Branigan dies, passed away
		Laura Branigan's life, legacy, and contributions to popular music will be remembered not only with fond memories and thoughts, but through thecontributions of new artists who follow Laura Branigan example of putting total feeling and emotion into every note they sing.
		Laura Branigan, singer and actress, was born on July 3, 1957 in the upstate New York town of Brewster and raised in nearby Armonk, New York.
		Laura Branigan's first major appearance on the pop scene was with the anthem "Gloria" in 1982, which has become the signature song of her career.
	noted.blogs.com /westcoastmusic/2004/08/laura_branigan_.html (1064 words)

	Laura Branigan - Biography - AOL Music
		Pop singer/actress Laura Branigan was born on July 3, 1957, in the upstate New York town of Brewster.
		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.
		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.
	music.aol.com /artist/laura-branigan/3765/biography (438 words)

	CNN.com - Laura Branigan is facing the music - May 1, 2002
		But while she pleads guilty to a litany of fashion offenses in the 1980s, Branigan still takes pride in the "killer song" that stayed in the Billboard Top 40 for 36 weeks and went platinum.
		Branigan put him on herbal treatments; they began spending more time at a beach cottage in the Hamptons, and Kruteck survived for another two and a half years.
		For the next five years Branigan did the occasional concert to supplement her royalty income but mostly spent time alone or with close friends, slowly coming to terms with her grief.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/01/watn.branigan (770 words)

	Laura Branigan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Laura Branigan (July 3, 1957 – August 26, 2004) was a popular American singer/actress from Brewster, New York, best known in the U.S. for the song "Gloria" (1982).
		Branigan's seventh album, 1993's Over My Heart, was her most personal and eclectic album, seeing the singer again try a hand at producing, alongside the legendary Phil Ramone.
		Branigan was cremated, and her ashes were distributed over Long Island Sound.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Laura_Branigan (1936 words)

	Amazon.com: Self Control: Music: Laura Branigan (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Branigan was said to possess a five-octive voice, but her work here stays almost entirely in the alto range: solid, full-bodied, with an unexpectedly slow vibrato that adds a remarkable sense of emotion to her lyrics.
		Branigan's music career gradually faultered as the 1980s wore on and she returned to acting, often appearing on television and in 2002 receiving solid reviews for a New York stage musical bio of Janis Joplin.
		Branigan relies on her voice - which is as powerful as any female vocalist we have seen in the rock/pop era.
	www.amazon.com /Self-Control-Laura-Branigan/dp/B000002IGR (2242 words)

	Obituary: Laura Branigan Independent, The (London) - Find Articles
		Branigan had studied acting in her teens and she appeared in films such as Mugsy's Girls (as a mud-wrestling college girl, 1985) and Backstage (1988) and guested on TV shows like CHiPs and Hill Street Blues.
		Learning the hard way, Branigan was caught up in a breach of contract lawsuit with her first manager, but matters greatly improved when she signed to Atlantic Records at the turn of the Eighties.
		Undeterred, Branigan contributed songs to Flashdance (1983) and Ghostbusters (1984) and repeated the success of her debut with Branigan 2, the 1983 album which featured the US hits "Solitaire" and "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" (the original version of the Michael Bolton composition, which Bolton himself returned to the charts in 1990).
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20040830/ai_n12797787 (928 words)

	cbs11tv.com - 80's Icon Laura Branigan Has Died
		Branigan died of a brain aneurysm Thursday in her sleep at her home in East Quogue, Long Island, said her brother Mark Branigan.
		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.
		Branigan was born July 3, 1957, and grew up in Brewster, N.Y. She attended the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Manhattan.
	cbs11tv.com /entertainment/entertainment_story_242083257.html (424 words)

	Welcome to Other Half Entertainment - The Laura Branigan Management & Production Company
		Other Half Entertainment carries on and oversees the musical legacy of multi-platinum recording artist Laura Branigan, serving as the comprehensive, official voice for her legacy interests, while keeping Laura's artistic visions and standards at the heart of its operations.
		Designer/Operator of the Laura Branigan Official MySpace artist profile
		Please email Laura's manager for all management, production, and related information about Laura Branigan.
	www.otherhalfentertainment.com (137 words)

	Laura Branigan-Konzertreview Syracuse
		Laura Branigan is still best known as a queen of the dance music scene.
		Branigan sat at it and played and sang the poignant song she called "the first song I taught myself when I had a broken heart."
		Branigan´s "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You?" kept up the bittersweet mood, and an encore of the classic "Forever Young" had her fans waving.
	www.laurabranigan-fansite.de /html/syracuse.html (271 words)

	Laura Branigan - Passages - Note Taken Of The Passings Of The Entertainers Of Our Lives
		POP singer Laura Branigan will be best remembered for her worldwide hit Gloria, a disco anthem in 1982-83, long after disco fever had subsided.
		Branigan married lawyer Lawrence Kruteck, 20 years her senior, in 1981 and she spent several years caring for him after he developed cancer.
		Branigan died of a brain aneurysm Thursday, August 26, 2004, in her sleep at her home in East Quogue, NY, said her brother Mark Branigan.
	www.waxmuseum.net /LauraBranigan.html (1198 words)

	USATODAY.com - Laura Branigan, 'Gloria' singer, dies at 47 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Laura Branigan, shown in a publicity photo from the 1980s, stayed atop the pop charts for 36 weeks with Gloria.
		Branigan died of a brain aneurysm Thursday in her sleep at her home in East Quogue, said her brother Mark Branigan.
		Branigan, born July 3, 1957, and raised in Brewster, N.Y., attended the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Manhattan.
	www.usatoday.com /life/music/news/2004-08-28-branigan-dies_x.htm (443 words)

	Laura Branigan Singer of Song Gloria Dead at 47 - 1980s
		Laura Branigan who is best known for her early 80's pop song "Gloria" has died at age 47.
		Laura spoke out on several occasions in her newly adopted official site stating that she was no way connected with laurabranigan.com.
		Branigan was a widow who had never had children.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art23714.asp (309 words)

	Amazon.ca: Touch: Music: Laura Branigan (Site not responding. Last check: )
		For Touch, her followup to the stunning Hold Me, Laura Branigan signed on with a new producer and came up with a sound that still recalls her early period, but somewhat tempered by a more melancholy sound.
		Laura then covers the silly "Name Game" song from the 1960's as a fun diversion before going on to the mid-paced title track, underscored by programmed drums and a heavy bass-synth ensemble.
		Touch is Laura Branigan's last stab at greatness, and her voice is nowhere as vital than here.
	www.amazon.ca /Touch-Laura-Branigan/dp/B000002IKX (1157 words)

	Laura's Passing
		It was confirmed to OneStor earlier today from Joan Di Tursi Laura's previous manager that Laura had passed away in her sleep last night Thursday August 26th of a Brain aneurysm.
		Laura's music has been passed on through the years and will live on not only in our hearts but for generations to come.
		Laura it was your voice that caressed so many of us, and you will truly be missed not only as a singer but also as a person who has brought such happiness with your songs of feeling.
	www.laurabranigan.com /Lauras_Passing.htm (306 words)

	Rolling Stone : Singer Laura Branigan Dead: Laura Branigan
		Singer Laura Branigan, who scored her first hit with her 1982 song "Gloria," died of a brain aneurysm Thursday at her New York home.
		Branigan began her career as a backup singer for Leonard Cohen before releasing her 1982 self-titled, solo debut.
		Branigan is survived by her mother, two brothers and a sister.
	www.rollingstone.com /artists/laurabranigan/articles/story/6464916/singer_laura_branigan_dead (296 words)

	Amazon.com: Branigan: Music: Laura Branigan (Site not responding. Last check: )
		For her first album Laura Branigan established what was to be a format for her first four albums, either heartbreak piano ballads asking why it happened, or women of independence celebrated or critiqued by a blast of synthesizer-laced 80's dance numbers.
		Laura's best talent is in the ballads category, although her attempt at songwriting, "I Wish We Could Be Alone", is bland at best.
		This CD is remarkable because Branigan is Laura Branigan's debut release and it is unusual for a new artists to have such strength and control of his/her voice.
	www.amazon.com /Branigan-Laura/dp/B000002I9X (1959 words)

	US pop singer Laura Branigan dies - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
		Laura Branigan, the US pop singer who delivered a throaty cover of the 1970's Italian song Gloria and turned it into a worldwide hit in 1982, died in her sleep last week She was 47.
		Branigan was born July 3, 1957, and raised in Brewster, New York, where she attended the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Manhattan.
		After the death of her husband Lawrence Kruteck in 1996, Branigan stopped performing but returned to the stage in 2001.
	www.jamaicaobserver.com /magazines/TeenAge/html/20040830T220000-0500_65467_OBS_US_POP_SINGER_LAURA_BRANIGAN_DIES.asp (284 words)

	Amazon.com: The Best of Branigan: Music: Laura Branigan (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Laura Branigan burst on the scene with the incredible "Gloria" athem that set her apart from others as a singer of remarkable power and range with a glorious haunting voice that is a complete original.
		Could this lady ever sing and Laura was clearly the best from her generation of singers as this essential collection demonstrates with each and every song.
		The Best of Branigan" is a greatest hits collection from Laura Branigan.I will always think of Laura Branigan as one of my favorite singers from the 80s.I love her voice and music.
	www.amazon.com /Best-Branigan-Laura/dp/B000002J4M (1006 words)

	Gloria by Laura Branigan Songfacts
		In Germany, Branigan's version was #1 while the original Italian version was #2.
		Interestingly, each version of the song (the original Italian, the Laura Branigan version and the Sheila B. all have somewhat different lyrical meanings, and are not literal translations.
		Anyhow, the prize, offered by Y-100 and the school system was a Laura Branigan concert where she played in our Gym.
	www.songfacts.com /detail.php?id=3309 (624 words)

	Laura Branigan - Biography (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Laura Branigan was born on the 3rd of July 1957 in Brewster, NY.
		When Branigan recorded it in '82 (with a different English lyric from the King version), it was a sleep smash, eventually climbing to No. 2 in the States.
		In addition to her singing career, Laura Branigan has appeared in two movies.
	www.ee.surrey.ac.uk /Contrib/music/laura-branigan/laura-bio.html (353 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Music \| Singer Laura Branigan dies at 47
		US pop star Laura Branigan, who enjoyed hits with the songs Gloria and Self Control in the early 1980s, has died of a brain aneurysm in her sleep aged 47.
		Branigan, also an actress, was nominated for four Grammy Awards and her Gloria single reached number two in the US chart in 1982.
		Born in Brewster, New York, Branigan had begun her career at the Academy of Dramatic Arts and became a backing singer for Leonard Cohen before getting a solo record deal.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/music/3609842.stm (318 words)

	Singer Laura Branigan dead at 47 - MUSIC - MSNBC.com
		EAST QUOGUE, N.Y. - Laura Branigan, a Grammy-nominated pop singer best known for her 1982 platinum hit “Gloria,” has died.
		Branigan died Thursday in her sleep at her home, said her manager, John Bowers.
		He would not disclose the cause, although her official Web site listed it as a brain aneurysm.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5853276 (478 words)

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