“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.