Remember Laura Branigan who had the hit Gloria?

[cassie]

Sadly she passed away Thursday night of a brain aneurysm.
She was a favorite singer of mine in the 80's when I was newly divorced and tearing up the town.

 

[6_Time_Momma]

Wow! how sad.

 

[KristiKelly]

 

[Microcell]

That is too bad

 

[~*Belle 2003*~]

Yes, I do. That's sad.

Was Gloria her only hit?

 

[grinningghost]

How sad. Funny thing is, I was just on my treadmill thinking about what celebrity would be next to die. Morbid, yes, but I collect autographs, so I kind of keep up on things like that.

 

[Pin Wizard]

 

[HollyJoy]

OH wow! So sorry to hear that.

 

[Figment22]

Originally posted by ~*Belle 2003*~
Was Gloria her only hit?

Self Control was pretty big, too. Not as big as Gloria though. That was a great recording.

Sad to hear this news.

 

[Robinrs]

Are you kidding? I worked for a lite rock station during her heyday and she was on a constant rotation!

I'm so sorry to hear this... I loved her voice!

 

[Saffron]

Wow, that's so shocking and so sad.

She also sang, "How am I Supposed to Live Without You", I believe, before Michael Bolton.

Edited to take out the smilie face! I didn't mean to smile, sorry about that!

 

[cassie]

Yes Saffron she did do "How am I Supposed to Live Without You". I think I loved that more than Gloria. Also, I think it was well done by Michael Bolton.

 

[Cindy B]

My DH has three of her Cd's! Sad!

They were playing Gloria over the speakers at USF this past week. After that song was "Africa" by Toto. -- we were joking about Universal was doing lite 80's tunes!

 

[barbeml]

Oh no. I was just listening to her on XM radio '80s on 8 and it brought back some great memories.

 

[KatelynnsAuntie]

Wow. That is so sad. "Gloria" reminds me of my freshman year in high school.

Does anyone know how old she was?

 

[Towncrier]

Here's a link to her official website:

http://www.laurabranigan.com/

Please Join OneStor and Fans of Laura on www.LauraBranigan.com in lighting a candle in remembrance of such a talented artist. Ceremonies will take place on Saturday August 28th, Sunday August 29th and Monday August 30th. Times will be at 9:00 pm EST.

I loved her voice. I loved the energy in "Gloria". So sad.

She was born on July 3, 1957 - Only 47 years old.

 

[Dan Murphy]

Very sad. Her voice was so crystal clear, so powerful. A shame.

 

[Kitty 34]

How awful!! My prayers go out to her family.

I loved her song, Gloria.......put it in my Top 10 in Blondie's thread a couple of weeks ago.

 

[chell]

Very sad.

 

[Cindy B]

Lucky One was another single that was played heavily here...

That was more mid 1980's though.

Sad, very sad