One of the Most Talented and Beautiful Singers of the 80s

[@nostalgic-culture]

Today, we reflect on one of the most stunning and gifted American singers of the 1980s. Were you aware of her proficiency in Spanish singing as well? This serves as a tribute to Laura Branigan. Her full name was Laura Ann Branigan, hailing from Irish and Italian ancestry, born in New York on July 3, 1952. From a young age, she harbored a passion for both performance and music. NOTE: Both her father and grandfather died of aneurysms. She had a headache for a few days. However, she did not see a doctor. So that's what the headline is about.

[@vegasdano7569]

Beautiful woman, a life cut short. RIP 🙏🏼🙏🏼🕊️🕊️🎤🎼

[@tonyhernandez2693]

What a link... I was born July 15, of the same year... Year of the dragon!

[@tans6207]

So sad what a waste , very interesting that dad and grandfather also died of Aneurysms , maybe she also has a venous malformation , these are very very rarely genetic but geez I wish she had seen a GP . Bless her in heaven , a wonderfully talented lady 🇦🇺🦘

[@markzak756]

So Talented... 😊 💙

[@SailuDhanani]

One of the best evergreen.

[@lelandsklar6363]

I was fortunate to record with her. Was so sad when she passed. A beautiful soul and wonderful artist.

[@lionheartmerrill1069]

You were/are definitely blessed "Mr Bass Man"

[@griffin06001]

As are you I was so saddened by her passing what an amazing voice

[@joannequinan2744]

I love Laura Branigan. Gloria and Self Control are 2 of my favourite songs ever. She is a big miss but her music will live on forever😢❤

[@ToddBrockman-wr2ds]

I play both these songs by Laura Brannigan on my saved Amazon music list! I’ve been wondering why I haven’t heard anything from her. I should’ve googled. What a young age to pass.

[@louisjriversjr9093]

Those two songs are my favorites too..

[@marcyrutland2650]

I have 2 brain aneurysms and am scheduled for surgery next Friday. I had gone to the grocery store to pick up a couple of items and started seeing lighting bolts out of my left eye. As an RN I knew this could be a retinal detachment so I went to the ER. They did 2 CAT scans and found the aneurysms. You don't have any symptoms when you have an aneurysm or very rarely. My Dad died from multiple aneurysms as they tend to run in families. 'Gloria' was my favorite song of Laura Branigan. I'm a little older than she was at 58. May she RIP.

[@Dawn-Songs]

I pray that the surgery will go well and that you will make a good recovery . 🤍

[@gusjackson3658]

Best wishes to you! ❤😃

[@corysmith5228]

❤ Speedy recovery to you !!

[@Holly-z2i]

I hope you’re healthy and happy now.

[@mikegarippo7815]

The word "dad" doesn't get capitalized; it's a common noun.

[@ellyneilsen2865]

Gone way too soon, R.I.P. Laura, your music and amazing voice lives on!!

[@adelaferreira4575]

I had no idea she had passed ,Laura was a great singer ,rest in peace !

[@orlandojohnson5742]

Yep I heard she died long time ago! Sometimes the news doesn’t let ya know. Before media was so big she passed away. I always liked her song ….called !? Something about Night!? SELF CONTROL! Many greats have left us! Music now… most isn’t so good anymore!

[@BeauSally]

Y2004. That is 20 years. Where have you been?

[@toniwalker5345]

Such a powerful voice, a beauty. You know that is Laura Branigan when you hear her unmistakable voice. Had no idea she lost her husband to cancer, 😢. We miss you Laura, God has brought you both together in a new life. God bless her family and friends. 🫶

[@jeffreydupreez3052]

WOW!!! She was a beautiful woman with a remarkable voice. A voice we all fell in love with way back in the 80s. A time when we were all young and beautiful... Thank you very much Laura for all your beautiful music. Miss you very much. From Capetown down in South Africa... ❤❤❤😢😢😢

[@BellatrexLestrange]

I remember Laura. Passed way too soon

[@damemarthafalker6738]

She had such an enduring presence on the airwaves during the eighties. What a powerhouse vocalist. Yet up to now, I realize I knew so little about her.

[@markgubbins1958]

Laura was my all-time favorite female pop singer. What a voice.

[@hildeschmid8400]

Laura was my favorite female singer. She had an incredible voice, and made every song she sang hers, no matter who else sang it. I was saddened when I learned about her passing; I still listen to her music and smile, thinking in of this beautiful person. My favorite song of hers is The Power of Love.

[@sybilcross323]

I was a big fan. She had beauty and talent and I really looked up to her. Needless to say I was devastated by her death. She is very much loved and missed 🥲💕

[@inezsson]

She will always be one of my all time favorite female singers. I love Ti Amo and How Can I Help You Say Goodbye.

[@hectorlabbe]

I always loved her songs!!! She was so beautiful inside and outside, full of talent like nobody else! I hope she will be an inspiration to future singers… Very missed!!!! 😢❤😢

[@darrensmith6368]

Such a sad loss, missed by all.

[@frederickfernley890]

Amen to that RIP beautiful lady

[@pollyrigo6174]

I really liked her voice and singing style. I have her albums and play them all the time!

[@TeresaTing-bs3fd]

Yess Laura Branigan Is One Of The Best Singer Of All Time For Me Laura Branigan Barbra Streisand Celine Dion Patsy Cline Helen Reddy Peggy Lee Olivia Newton John... The Best White Voices Of All Time

[@larrystaley21]

Add in one more, and also another tragic loss, namely Karen Carpenter.

[@cindyp9]

Linda Ronstadt

[@sandburgmartin7947]

​@@cindyp9Hear, here.

[@celestialblue7229]

Also Connie Francis.

[@Kiki-mc5jw]

I agree and Tina Marie

[@FJBandtheHOherodeinwith]

Absolutely loved the tune Gloria. Beautiful lady with a powerful voice.

[@ianwhitecross4196]

Stepping up to support a spouse with a terminal illness shows True Love, and is a gift that exemplify’s character and commitment. ❤

[@vanessahenry7238]

Loved her music and even recorded a version of 'Maybe I love you' with some friends in the late 80's!

[@thewildeguys]

RIP Laura. I will always love your music and get goosebumps when I hear it on the radio!

[@mikegarcia7986]

How can I Help You To Say Goodbye is still one of my faves

[@davidp2888]

This woman could sing. She had true talent.

[@berlindaarmijo9251]

She was So beautiful inside and out to all she knew. What an Awesome Singer she was too✨💫

[@robertwaid3579]

What a Tragedy and Loss that was? Until just now, I'd never had a Clue of that happening. She was fantastic, so Great and I really loved Her music back then. But I was never a Die Hard Fan that really lived & breathed it. IT now saddens Me that she was Lost too us that away. So Thank you for Telling Her Story. May She RIP, by Our Lord's Side forever More. 🥺😳🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️🤍💙❤️🤍💙👍👍👏👏.

[@mikegarippo7815]

No, her death was not a "tragedy." A tragedy represents something catastrophic and involves many lives, not an individual person.

[@robertwaid3579]

@@mikegarippo7815 Hey to You Mike. Your opinions & mine are different. So you do it & see thing's Your way. And I'll do the same. As for Laura Branigan Her passing at that time was Saddening and very emotional for her Family and Her Fans that were said too be like family too Her. Thanks for commenting before.

[@angelikashipman3260]

I recall being in the Military, stationed in New England. We played a softball game against her and her band...OMG we had a blast! Great people, so much fun! When I heard of her passing suddenly, I cried. Not just because of what I experienced with all of them, but because of her music and who she was as a person. I think of her sometimes, esp when her videos come up, like these!

[@catsbyondrepair]

Bullshit

[@RoNSantiago-ot7vn]

U r no longer here on earth but ur music will b forever 🎸❤️👍

[@Andromeda1605]

It was very sad that she passed away at such a relatively young age. I will always enjoy listening to her music. RIP Laura

[@catsbyondrepair]

Young are you fucking mad she was a old lady

[@robertpresha9504]

I seen her ghost just like looking at a living person. The day after I thanked her for her music. I am still in shock. ❤

[@noellesherman4824]

Wow, tell me more please ! 😮😊

[@davidwilliams4498]

Many people from all ages just carry on in pain its called old school. Really liked her songs.

[@walterburns1789]

She once asked if someone how she was supposed to live without that person. My question now. How do we live without her?

[@TheYamahog12]

You’ve survived for many years without her.

[@cherylbelcher4507]

I loved her music. She was a big loss to the music world.

[@charlenegehrig8284]

Loved her voice and will not be forgotten!! Power of love and Tu amore are my 2 favorites!! R.I.P Laura!!

[@gloriamayes6633]

What a terrible loss 😢for one of the best from her generation in the music industry. RIP ❤

[@patmays7344]

This is a tragic story. Worth following. Life can be very good and very hard!

[@BigBri550]

Laura Brannigan was gifted with a beautiful, unique voice. I think her single "Solitaire" best demonstrated her power and range.

[@Tonyfuller-q9h]

LAURA BRANIGAN SONG "GLORIA" WAS SUCH A BIG HEAT AND IT SHOULD HAVE WENT NUMBER ONE!!! SUCH A UPBEAT SONG!!! I LOVE THE WAY SHE SCREAMED OUT THE NAME " GLORIA"!!! THE YEAR GLORIA CAME OUT, IT WAS MY FAVORITE SONG THAT YEAR AND I STILL HAVE IT ON MY PLAYLIST AND ALWAYS WILL!!!

[@juliebannerman-wu4lp]

Me too

[@mikegarippo7815]

You should have completed grammar school!

[@juliebannerman-wu4lp]

Yes it should I love that song

[@billiejomcmillan7632]

Lovely, talented lady! RIP Laura 🎚

[@markw8353]

Her "will you still love me tomorrow" version is the best i have heard..... Great album too

[@danmiller6462]

Beautiful lady and great singer. She was in a truly loving marriage and was a major pop icon in the 1980's. We can only wonder how much more successful she would have been had tragedy not befallen her. She is sorely missed and will never be forgotten.

[@sdevita5944]

My two favorite Laura Branigan songs are Solitaire and The Lucky One...

[@2525Hudson]

I was in the army in the early 80's, most of us had posters of Laura up in our rooms, a great voice and simply stunning.

[@manuellaopao8036]

....too bad, she was underrated as a singer .... a great singer of her generation...she deserve more ....

[@dtmifti2247]

Self Control is my favorite of hers. And, yes, she sure was a beautiful woman.

[@GM-vf7px]

Absolutely a Beautiful,Gorgeous Gal and her music was Phenomenal a Luminary that will never be forgotten!

[@NicholasShade-eq1ts]

Her song Gloria, comes on at the restaurant(Soda Steve's Restaurant) I work. 🍔 🍟 I love it. ❤ We only got one more weekend to work. Technically, we are already closed. 🔒 But, every year The 4-H Club comes to the resort and stays 3 days. 🍀 And we cater to them. 🤎

[@davidandrews8963]

THE 80S WERE MY ERA I WAS A MOD A NEW ROMANTIC GOT INTO ROCK AND HIP HOP AT THE END OF THAT DECADE BUT I ALWAYS REMEMBER SELF CONTROL. AN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT SONG REST IN PEACE LAURA BRANNIGAN A TRAGIC LOSS SO VERY YOUNG 52 IS NO AGE AT ALL FROM DAVID IN ENGLAND 🙏🌈♥️🎸🤘🎶

[@mr.d.572]

She's a fellow New Yorker, and I still love her singing.

[@arleneruth3673]

She was such a talented singer, so sad, RIP. There is also a live performance in which she sang, "Forever Young". It's here on KZbin.

[@JohnSteech]

Laura Branigan one of my favorite singers of all time ❤❤❤❤ My favorite song is Gloria ❤❤❤❤

[@mikegarcia7986]

Yes! Great song!

[@sanjeevdaniel5464]

Grew up in 80s listening to her songs. Still cherish her songs.

[@gusjackson3658]

I was a DJ in the 80’s and Gloria was 1 of the most requested songs.

[@franktavolacci202]

I was friends with her and graduated high school with her in 1970

[@mikegarippo7815]

You didn't graduate high school with her--nor did anyone else. However, you may have graduated FROM high school with her.

[@waynepearson6661]

Ouch!

[@2525Hudson]

@@mikegarippo7815 Wow.....Brutal !

[@D.Driller]

Absolutely adored here in the 80’s had her cassette tabes, and later CD’s. I reflect that her worst luck was being in the 80’s where, frankly, there was soooo much very stiff competition with so many other incredible, and talented female singers.

[@Holly-z2i]

I missed this! She has a great voice. It was different.

[@SmilingCasualShoes-wm6ju]

What a great lady well missed play her songs every day can't believe it rip

[@kevinmcentee5184]

What a beautiful lady and brilliant singer my sister died of an aneurysm no time to say goodbye.

[@angelikashipman3260]

I'm so sorry to hear that. My sister almost died of the same thing. She was 39 at the time. So glad she's still around.

[@smesui1799]

Financial struggles & other stress factors can be deadly, if not debilitating. I suffered a right-hemisphere cerebral stroke, which almost killed me, now about 3-years ago. It has been a slow struggle to recovery but I have made progress. Life slowly is returning to normal but I have gone through hell and back.

[@stevenholquin2127]

Thank You 🙏 She Appreciates This Vignette and So Do I…..

[@ChristellaArockiam]

Gloria.is my favourite song . I did know that she had died. Rest in heaven Laura. Thank you very much for all your beautiful songs. Love you Laura. ❤

[@marlonjackson3244]

Laura Branigan - Love Your Girl (Official Music Video)

[@robertjohnson6601]

I read that her brother was visiting her at the time, and he knew that something was wrong. I read that he begged her to go to the hospital. I wish that she had. I love her music, she is missed.

[@haydoncooper3744]

She was a wonderful singer.So sad she left us too soon.

[@danjsilve]

Self Control is such an emotional powerhouse of a song.

[@Jesus_is_Lord_316]

Big club song in the 80s

[@dr.detroit1514]

She was a multi-gifted person. Great beauty, incredible voice, musical talent, and on top of it all, a world class athlete. She was asked to try out for the US Olympic swimming team while in high school. But she had already decided she wanted to be a performer. Simply, the top of the gene pool.

[@lindafoster2141]

She was so talented. 😢 it's so sad what happened to her!!😢

[@catsbyondrepair]

Death is not sad it's a normal part of life

[@voz805]

I was of the understanding that Laura was of just Irish descent, esp. since she looks so Irish. I looked her up in Wikipedia which said she was just Irish-American, her mother was Kathleen O'Hare who came from O'Connor, Conway, etc.

[@alxx1378]

Was in love with her back then, self control was played in the Greek discos for at least 4 years. Hi from Greece

[@Ralipsi]

She is part of my 80's music fest

[@billpittman2721]

Gloria is and will always be one of my favorite songs.

[@paultaylor7082]

What a talent, what a voice and what such a beautiful lady. RIP, Laura.

[@jerrylawrence-cu4ob]

She was awesome! God bless her!

[@amyerickson2726]

She was very beautiful. Gloria was powerful song the she handled wonderfully. I was shocked to hear of her death. Now she dwells in the house of the lord.😢

[@jackiebuckler4464]

She was so pretty, very talented, so very much missed , even after nearly 20 years , may your sweet soul rest in heaven ly peace, from a fan in North Queensland Australia 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@VanessaSteenkamp-oh3co]

Loved het music she stays a legend❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@msjunebug123]

Loved her music! RIP Laura. ❤

[@brucevannguyen]

grew up as a teen loving every single song she sing. my two favorite female at that time was blondie and branigan

[@tessangelabeck8958]

On August 26, 2004, Branigan died of a brain aneurysm. She died in her sleep at her home in East Quogue, New York.

[@graemejoyce5629]

We all will die, many in pain. To go to bed, to sleep, then the light switched off - wow. Her lovely voice plays in my head. She remains part of the conciousness of millions. So many yet unborn still to see and hear her. ❤

[@xavierminchello8431]

I LOVED HER VOICE! SO TALENTED! MISS HER!

[@RaiderSerge]

One of the most BEAUTIFUL Women EVER! R.I.P!

[@alexlanning712]

If she were around today, you could you imagine her following?

[@mercurysbest]

Loved her voice

[@debblackmore7460]

❤❤❤ legends never die diamonds are forever ❤❤❤

[@markcutts383]

Your AI sincerity is wonderfully appreciated. Laura Branigan was very talented and although not quite wasted - had she been around in the 60's she would have fronted up a rock band like Janis Joplin or Grace Slick. Like Jennifer Rush it was difficult to find a place for her but she seems like a very caring woman who looked after her partner and her mother and as usual in these instances neglecting herself.

[@izegaegbe]

Wow! Coincidentally, today is her birthday. RIP

[@JasperAsher-lv1yg]

People die young and they die old so we always need to be ready when God take us home. It doesn't matter if we are a celebrity or not, rich or poor, we will all going to die someday. JESUS SAID THAT "WE MUST BE BORN AGAIN TO SEE THE KINGDOM OF GOD."

[@annepoitrineau5650]

oh please!

[@valerieteti1755]

Spare us the religious drivel

[@JasperAsher-lv1yg]

@@valerieteti1755 When it's your time to go, tell God that.

[@tonyhernandez2693]

Tell her I love her, tell her we love her still!

[@josephyodiceyodice5990]

AMAZING VOICE❗

[@2202issac]

Beautiful gifted Laura rest in peace 😘💕

[@Bobby-f6c]

I've missed her since!!!!

[@andrewjelliffe7035]

Power of Love was a great song !!

[@davidwilliams4498]

Every bit as good as Celine Dion version an LB had the hit 1st.

[@scopex2749]

😔😪💔 I never knew the world had lost her - RIP Laura.

[@bl1707]

Gloria helped jumped the start of the use of Disco Music in Group Gym Aerobic Workouts in the early 1980s

[@annahutchinson]

She had a great voice.

[@richardscott2622]

Her father was Boom boom branigan, disc jockey for station WPTR in Albany NY🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@manuellaopao8036]

......her song "Your love" was my favorite...

[@baihum8861]

My favorite song is "you take myself control in the 80s❤

[@nostalgic-culture]

❤️

[@kenanderson-q7q]

She was the voice of the 80's. Wonderfull.

[@Aztec73]

I remember her music very well.🙂❤

[@aphillyate1]

Laura could do everything that Celine ever does. ❤

[@melissaarispe1551]

Loved her❤❤