LAURA BRANIGAN

The singer-songwriter Laura Branigan broke many records during her career. Her single Gloria, which was released back in 1982, stayed on the U.S. Billboard 100 for over 36 weeks! It was a first for a female artist at the time. Laura was successful across the pond as well, with two singles entering the Top 10 U.K. Singles Chart. During her fame, Laura also appeared on several TV series such as CHiPs, Automan, and Knight Rider.

It was in August 2004, while she was preparing new music that Laura passed away at home. However, a few weeks before her death, it was reported that she was experiencing headaches. She was 52 years old then. The recent resurgence of her popularity is with credit to the St. Louis Blues, who used Gloria as their unofficial victory song. It is then believed that the song will forever be connected with Blues and St. Louis City.