In 2008, Laura's albums Touch, Laura Branigan, and Over My Heart were reissued. The years since her passing have seen the release of the 2006 UK greatest hits compilation, The Platinum Collection and the 2007 repackaging of Laura's US hits compilation, The Best Of Branigan, as part of Warner Music's "Greatest Hits" series. And no matter where I am it's the same there's a reason we call music the universal language.” It's the ultimate high you can reach as a musician - an incredible feeling. In reference to performing live, she said, “When you're on stage, the audience becomes your other half. She performed for audiences in the United States, Canada, Europe, South America, Asia, Australia, and Africa, touring the world several times with consistently sold-out shows to her credit. These cumulative sales have garnered Laura various Gold and Platinum record awards from both the RIAA in the US and similar entities in other countries. Laura's US album and single sales have exceeded ten million, with her multiple international greatest hits compilations having sold additional millions in every world market. This hits compilation included two new cover tracks, "Show Me Heaven" and "Dim All The Lights." In 1995, a US greatest hits collection called The Best of Branigan was released. This recording was by far her most personally reflective to date. With this album, she added producing to her repertoire with her cover of the disco-era "Turn The Beat Around." Laura's seventh studio album, Over My Heart, was released in 1993. She is survived by her mother, two brothers and a sister.Laura released Laura Branigan in 1990. 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. 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. 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. “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. He would not disclose the cause, although Vince Golik, webmaster for her official Web site, said she died of a brain aneurysm. She was 52.īranigan died Thursday in her sleep at her home, said her manager, John Bowers. – Laura Branigan, a Grammy-nominated pop singer best known for her 1982 platinum hit “Gloria,” has died.