Funeral services were scheduled for Monday. She is survived by her mother, two brothers and a sister. So I obviously make it my mission to introduce them. Hardly anyone near my age actually knows of this band. In 2002 she starred as Janis Joplin in the off-Broadway musical “Love, Janis,” which earned her rave reviews.īranigan recently had been working on material for a new release. Tom Keifer sang his heart out and was one heck a musician to boot. Fans jumped to their feet as Laura opened the show again with 'Spanish Eddie.' Laura had a little pickle with the. 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.Īfter the death of her husband, Lawrence Kruteck, in 1996, Branigan stopped performing but returned to the stage in 2001. The Official Laura Branigan Website - A comprehensive site on Laura Branigan including news concert info biography discography media features discussion fun stuff and the official online store. She signed as a solo artist with Atlantic Records in 1982.Īfter her run of success in the 1980s, her releases in the early 1990s attracted little attention. During the late 1970s, she toured Europe as a backing vocalist for Canadian singer and songwriter Leonard Cohen. She attended the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Manhattan. Her songs also appeared on soundtracks for the films “Flashdance” and “Ghostbusters.”īranigan was born July 3, 1952, and grew up in Armonk, N.Y. She also made television appearances, including guest spots on “CHiPs,” and in the films “Mugsy’s Girls” and “Backstage.”īranigan 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. Fans jumped to their feet as Laura opened the show again with 'Spanish Eddie.
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The showroom at the Suncoast was almost completely full (way to go Laura), and the energy was in high gear. “Gloria,” a signature song from her debut album “Branigan,” stayed on 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 was flawless this time and her band keeps getting better and better. He said she had complained to a friend of a headache for about two weeks before she died, but had not sought medical attention. She was 52.īranigan died of a brain aneurysm Thursday in her sleep at her home in East Quogue, said her brother Mark Branigan. Laura Branigan, a Grammy-nominated pop singer best known for her 1982 platinum hit “Gloria,” has died. A corrected version of the story is below:
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