The album went gold, and the single was eventually certified platinum (sales of more than two million U.S. copies). Laura Branigan’s legacy manager said this week that it was “absolutely appalling” to see the Trump family listening to the late pop singer’s hit song … The Branigan version of the song is featured in an episode of the second installment of the FX anthology series American Crime Story. [37][38][39], A club member kept yelling, "Play 'Gloria!'" Laura Branigan suit les cours de la American Academy of Dramatic Arts à New York et finance ses études en travaillant comme serveuse. [10], In the original lyrics, Tozzi, who takes the role of the song's main character, tells that he is dreaming about an imaginary woman named Gloria. It also reached number one in Australia and Canada. The subsequent single release "Hold Me" was a U.S. top-40 dance hit, and Branigan's introduction of the rock ballad "I Found Someone" (co-written by Michael Bolton, a later hit for Cher) scored even higher on the adult contemporary chart. The 13-track The Best of Branigan included two newly-recorded covers: "Show Me Heaven" (written by Maria McKee) and the Donna Summer hit "Dim All the Lights," which Branigan released in several remixes. Branigan recalled that on hearing the Tozzi track, "We gave it the American kick and rewrote the lyrics and off she went. When you visit any website, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. Branigan's cover of "Gloria" appeared in the musical drama Flashdance in 1983, though it was not included in the film's soundtrack. [48] Golik noted that streams of "Gloria" have surged across all platforms and this has had a "trickle down" effect to the rest of Branigan's catalog, with her other hit songs such as "Self Control", "Solitare" and "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" seeing significant upticks in streams and downloads during the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs. "Gloria" reappeared on the iTunes singles chart thanks to the trend, going to number 3 after the Blues won the Stanley Cup. An excerpt of the song appears twice in 2017's I, Tonya. In a nod to her hit, Branigan's rendition of "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" performed on the Solid Gold Christmas special featured the background vocalists singing the name "Gloria", evoking both Branigan's signature song and the Latin refrain of the Christmas carol "Angels We Have Heard on High. "I was sort of relieved. [43] Branigan's official website also got updated with a new splash page which expressed support for the Blues and proclaimed Branigan as the "Original Play Gloria". Laura Ann Branigan (July 3, 1952[nb 1] – August 26, 2004)[5] was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. When Laura Branigan started work on her first album, she was teamed with producer Greg Mathieson, who did the keyboards and arrangements on Tozzi's "Gloria." At Byram Hills High School in Armonk, New York, the Laura Branigan Memorial Scholarship is given annually to a senior for excellence in the performing arts. Between 1970 and 1972 Branigan attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City,[13] and worked as a waitress. It included "Didn't We Almost Win It All" (by Branigan and Brian BecVar) (released as the first single), a cover of Cher's song "Hard Enough Getting Over You" (released as the second single), a cover of the Patty Loveless single "How Can I Help You Say Goodbye", a cover of Roxette's song "The Sweet Hello, The Sad Goodbye", and "Is There Anybody Here But Me?" The song is played at Enterprise Center every time the Blues win a game, leading to "Play Gloria!" The song was originally written and composed in Italian by Umberto Tozzi and Giancarlo Bigazzi, and afterwards translated to English by Jonathan King. [6] He also re-recorded the song with Trevor Veitch's and Laura Branigan's English lyrics; this version appears on his 2002 release, The Best of Umberto Tozzi. A Czech rendering of "Gloria", titled "Dívka Gloria", was a local success for Vítězslav Vávra in 1980;[76] as well as for the Estonian rendering of "Gloria" recorded by Mait Maltis in the same year. In 1985, she won the Tokyo Music Festival with the song "The Lucky One". In the Scorpion episode "Sci Hard", Agent Cabe Gallo's lemon car had a cassette tape with this version of the song stuck in the car's player. [45] Custom-made Blues jerseys with Branigan's name and the number 82 surged in popularity during the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, with one being displayed on Branigan's Twitter page, along with other Blues merchandise sent by fans. Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop rock, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many subsequent rock artists. By the time Branigan's fourth album Hold Me was released in July 1985, "Self Control" was a worldwide success. Louis. "They just went nuts when they heard it, and we loved watching it," Blues forward Robby Fabbri said. The song plays on the radio as Andrew Cunanan sings along to it. The gathering then became an annual tradition. Her chart success began to wane as the decade closed and after her last two albums Laura Branigan (1990) and Over My Heart (1993) garnered little attention, she generally retired from public life for the rest of the 1990s. Hold Me Laura Branigan… He then tells that his friends think he is crazy, but he argues his point that they have never met Gloria (so far, he has no proof of her actual existence); but one day when he finds her, he says his friends will talk about Gloria's beauty and her loyalty. He describes his living days as misery, but when he dreams of Gloria, he says his nights are liberty. Riots 'Absolutely Appalling' By Gil Kaufman. The first single from the album was "All Night with Me", which reached No. [79], Debbie Reynolds sings a snippet of "Gloria" in the "Lows in the Mid-Eighties" episode of the NBC sitcom Will & Grace (broadcast on November 23, 2000), performing the song as the character "Bobbi Adler" in a sequence set in 1985. Pop singer. [80], Jo Vally recorded a Flemish rendering of "Gloria" for his 2012 album Zingt zuiderse klassiekers; the track reached number 15 on the Ultratop chart. becoming both a meme and victory chant for Blues fans. 2 hit "Ti amo" (1984), her return to the top 40 "The Power of Love" (1987), the top hit 15 dance "Shattered Glass." Umberto Tozzi first recorded "Gloria" in 1979;[1] that summer the song stayed on the Italian Top-10 chart for sixteen weeks, six of them at number 2. Branigan's maternal grandparents were William O'Hare, Jr. (son of William John O'Hare and Agnes B. O'Connor) and Mary Conway (daughter of Francis J. Conway and Mary Teresa McGuiness). [7] The music video stars Umberto and Natasha Tozzi. Branigan's 1982 smash hit "Gloria" can be clearly heard playing in the background. Branigan had official greatest hits collections released in South America, Japan, Germany, South Africa, and the U.S.; the U.S. collection was released in 1995. Laura’s version of “Gloria” was used in the 2006 popular video game, titled, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. The Platinum Collection is an 18-song compilation including all the major hits as well as tracks such as "Silent Partners", Satisfaction," "All Night With Me," and "If You Loved Me," which were four relatively new additions to Branigan hits compilations. Branigan told People magazine that she and her producers had at first attempted an English version of Tozzi's "Gloria" in the romantic mode of the original, changing the title to "Mario", but that this seemed ineffective. In 1979, after a chance meeting with manager Sid Bernstein on her return from Europe, Branigan was signed by Ahmet Ertegun to Atlantic Records. 2 hit in Australia for Branigan) and the dance hit "Satisfaction". One of the great joys in this world is listening to Laura Branigan’s song “Gloria” and just wondering was it something that they said or the voices in her head calling Gloria. Branigan died of a brain … A 1982 cover version by American singer Laura Branigan sold over two million singles in the United States. In December 1978 after meeting him at a party in Manhattan, New York City earlier in the year,[18] Branigan married Larry Ross Kruteck (1936–1996), a lawyer, who died of colon cancer on June 15, 1996.[9][19]. Australian singer Julie Anthony also recorded "Gloria" for her 1983 covers album What a Feeling. Branigan's version reached No. Top Albums (See all 22 albums) Self Control: Expanded… BRANIGAN,LAURA. Laura also supported many marginalized people such as the LGBT community from very early on. On Thursday, Kathy Golik , the legacy manager for Branigan, tweeted , " No permission to use 'Gloria,' nor endorsement of him, past or present, was granted to Pres. Branigan later released a Hi-NRG re-recording of the song just a few months before her death. [8] When asked how she thought Branigan would have reacted to the "Play Gloria" meme had she lived to see it, Golik said, "She was very sincere, very down to Earth, she would just have been very touched by it all. In the spring of 1983 Branigan released her second album Branigan 2. It also reached number one in Australia and Canada. [7] Branigan's legacy manager and representative Kathy Golik embraced the trend and traveled to St. Louis to publicly represent Branigan among the Blues fanbase during the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs, later stating her belief that Branigan and "Gloria" "will forever be intertwined" with the Blues and the city of St. [6] From January 2019 the Blues would post a 30-10-5 record in the remaining games to finish at 45-28-9 and qualify for a playoff spot, eventually advancing to the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals, the teams' first Stanley Cup Final since 1970, where they defeated the Boston Bruins in 7 games to win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. Laura Branigan told In Newsweekly about this track, "It was the gay audience that first picked it up, and it was playing on clubs all over the country. Following their January 7 victory over the Flyers, which was Binnington's first NHL start, the Blues played "Gloria" in the locker room to celebrate their victory, with it then becoming a regular locker room ritual. He further elaborates that he has always set Gloria free from him, just as he has set freedom from reality. I have to end every show with that song, and people just go crazy."[27]. Kids spanish ensamble "Parchis", also released his own version y spanish. [45] Golik noted that streams of "Gloria" have surged across all platforms and this has had a "trickle down" effect to the rest of Branigan's catalog, with her other hit songs such as "Self Control", "Solitare" and "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" seeing significant upticks in streams and downloads during the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs. [24] "So we just happened to get a win the next day and made it our win song." On Branigan's seventh and final studio album Over My Heart (August 17, 1993), the singer again produced (with Phil Ramone), and wrote and arranged. A Washington, prima dell'intervento di Trump dal palco, è stata proposta la cover cantata da Laura Branigan. Laura Branigan, a Grammy-nominated pop singer best known for her 1982 platinum hit "Gloria," has died at the age of 47. In 2011, the song was brought up to date with a set of new house mixes by Alex Gaudino and Jason Rooney. Jacks members say they have trademarked "Play Gloria" and they have sold over 700 shirts bearing the phrase. She also had success in the United Kingdom with both "Gloria" and "Self Control" making the Top 10 in the UK Singles Chart. In 2007, the 1995 album The Best of Branigan was re-released, as part of Rhino's 2007 "Greatest Hits" series of CDs. In 1972 she met acoustic guitarist Walker Daniels and his future wife Sharon Storm, and acoustic guitarist Chris Van Cleave, forming the folk-rock band Meadow[14] In 1973 the group, with bass player Bob Valdez, released their debut album The Friend Ship,[15] featuring the singles When You Were Young, and Cane and Able, which featured the hook line "Throw away your cane and you are able". 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In 1982, Sylvie Vartan recorded "Gloria" with Branigan's song lyrics, while Lena Valaitis had a single release of "Gloria" with new German lyrics written by Michael Kunze, and production by Jack White. I know she's there in spirit. "[7] The Village People tell TMZ … “We asked The song was used in a dance sequence in the 2020 black comedy film All My Friends Are Dead. The song stayed four weeks at number 1 in both Switzerland and – in a translated version – Spain. "I left Janis because the producers failed to file with Equity properly," she told the Sunday News in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. ~ Kathy, Other Half Ent. The song remained in the Top 40 for 22 weeks, and its total Hot 100 residency of 36 weeks established a new record for a single by a solo female act,[30] breaking the previous record mark. 12 on the hot 100 and spent three weeks at No. The single reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 27, behind Lionel Richie's "Truly", and remained there in the following two weeks, through December 11—when Richie had been supplanted by Toni Basil's "Mickey".[29]. Billboard Hot 100 for 36 weeks, then a record for a female artist, peaking at No. Laura Branigan was born on July 3, 1952 in Mount Kisco, New York, USA. Disavow Trump’s Use of ‘YMCA,’ ‘Gloria’ UPDATE 2:43 PM PT — Laura Branigan’s legacy manager is piling on with … January 20 The album's closing track, a cover of Bryan Adams' "The Best Was Yet to Come," was produced and arranged by Branigan. Although another selection, "All Night with Me", was chosen as the album's lead-off single, Branigan also performed the cover song during her promotional TV appearances at the time of the album's release in early 1982,[28] and that track was released as a single in the summer, first becoming a disco favorite, and gradually accruing radio support to debut on the pop charts in July 1982. 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[38] The origins of "Gloria"'s association with the Blues comes from when a few Blues players visited a bar in South Philadelphia called Jacks NYB to watch the "Double Doink" NFL Wild Card game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears. The dramatic turnaround in the Blues' fortunes following their adoption of "Gloria" led to it being embraced as their new victory anthem. "Gloria" reappeared on the iTunes singles chart thanks to the trend, going to number 3 after the Blues won the Stanley Cup. None of these three singles (or the B-side, "When") were included on her first album, but all four songs were eventually released on CD over 30 years later in 2014 as bonus cuts on a U.S. CD reissue of Branigan's first album. Her ashes were scattered over Long Island Sound. [6] She began returning to performing in the early 2000s, most notably appearing as Janis Joplin in the off-Broadway musical Love, Janis. In 2003, Branigan characterized "Gloria" as "Certainly my signature song. 2. On June 13, 1985, Branigan made her fourth appearance on legendary TV music show American Bandstand, performing "Spanish Eddie" and "Hold Me". Branigan's "Gloria" is also used as the signature tune of the Alan Jones radio show. In 1983, Carola Häggkvist recorded a Swedish rendering of "Gloria" – lyrics by Ingela Forsman – for her album Främling;[77] while Mona Carita recorded a Finnish rendering of the song for her album Mikä Fiilis! Other Half Entertainment, Branigan's management company at the time of her death, continues to oversee her career legacy through her official website at www.LauraBraniganOnline.com, and her official MySpace and Facebook pages by taking part in various media opportunities, as well as through relationships with Warner Music Group and other entertainment industry entities, serving as the official voice for her legacy interests and keeping her artistic visions and standards at the heart of its operations.

The legacy manager for late 1980s pop singer Laura Branigan is condemning a video that purports to show the Trump blasting one of her client's … [9] In 2002, she performed twice as the "singing" Janis Joplin in the off-Broadway musical Love, Janis, before dropping out of the show. Laura Ann Branigan (New York, 3 luglio 1952 – Southampton, 26 agosto 2004) è stata una cantante statunitense Biographie. "How 'Gloria' Became the St. Louis' Song & Why Every Keeps Saying 'Play Gloria! After the Blues defeated the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Finals, on June 12, Y98 would play "Gloria" again for 24 hours. The gay community took it and ran with it because a lot of radio stations just thought that it was too European." During the height of her career, Branigan also made acting appearances, first in 1981 in An American Girl in Berlin for West German television, and then after the success of "Gloria", guest appearances on American television series such as CHiPs ("Fox Trap", season 6, episode 16, in which she played Sarah, lead singer of the female rock band Cadillac Foxes),[20] Automan and Knight Rider. In January 2021, a video captured by Donald Trump Jr., featuring "Gloria" playing at a backstage event at President Donald Trump's "Save America Rally" just prior to the storming of the United States Capitol, went viral. [7] The song's resurgence in popularity has led to Branigan's management getting numerous requests for live performances and public appearances, leading them to release a statement reminding the public that Branigan is deceased, as well as adding a note about this to her social media accounts. As a result, the song played whenever Cabe used his car in the episode, with Cabe singing it to himself at one point. Since 2006, Branigan's management company worked regularly with Warner Music Group entities in the production and release of various new greatest hits compilations. [19], Also in 2002, her second official US hits collection, The Essentials, was released, including the long out-of-print hit "I Found Someone. At the end of the episode, "Gloria" plays during the climatic chase scene which ends with the bad guys' motorcycles crashing into Cabe's car, resulting in the tape ejecting and the song ending. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. When fans of the Boston Bruins, the Blues' opponent in the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals, started re-purposing the "Play Gloria" meme it earned a rebuke from Branigan's Twitter page which went viral. Gloria Trevi performed "Gloria" as an opening number in concert, and recorded a studio version of Spanish lyrics completely different from the original, released in February 2012. If she were here, I know she would have participated in a very big way. A gunman who opened fire on a crowd outside a landmark New York City cathedral Sunday afternoon was shot and killed by police, reports the New York Times. The cover song was also incorporated into the score of Flashdance the Musical in a scene where the character named Gloria performs a pole dance routine; sung by Djalenja Scott and Carryl Thomas in Ruthie Stephens' 2008–09 national tour of the musical, and by Twinnie-Lee Moore and Hannah Levane in the 2010–11's play at West End theatre, where Charlotte Harwood assumed the role of Gloria. In June 2010, Shine On: The Ultimate Collection was released, which, for the first time, incorporated a PAL only format DVD (will not play on most American DVD players) featuring official Atlantic music videos for 10 of Branigan's songs, in addition to an 18-track CD including "Forever Young", which made its return to the greatest hits compilations. Laura Branigan Artist Overview Albums. The St. Louis Blues win song has quite the backstory", "I WILL be at GAME 6 on SUNDAY, just as I've been here for EVERY Watch Party & EVERY game during the @StLouisBlues Stanley Cup run. “Gloria” was included on Laura’s maiden album titled Branigan. "Gloria" stayed for 36 weeks in the Top 100. Lea Michele, Naya Rivera and Adam Lambert covered this version in the Glee episode "Trio". Why? Also in 1985 Branigan performed the main theme song for the television mini-series Hollywood Wives, based on the novel by Jackie Collins. 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