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5 unusual facts about Laura Branigan


Candy DeRouge

He has worked extensively with the likes of Jennifer Rush, Celine Dion, Bonnie Bianco, Sally Oldfield, Laura Branigan, Thomas Anders, Chris Norman, Falco, The Window Speaks, Helen Schneider and other international artists.

Cuts Like a Knife

The final track on the album, "The Best Was Yet to Come", which was later covered by Laura Branigan for her 1990 self-titled album, is currently one of three songs written about Dorothy Stratten.

Kati Kovács

Since 1979 she sang the covers of several disco and hit songs in Hungary originally performed by Donna Summer, Barbra Streisand, Laura Branigan, Madonna, Tanita Tikaram, Sam Brown, Anastacia etc.

Kevin Raleigh

(A 1990 version by Laura Branigan had a single release whose chart performance echoed that of Raleigh's original; Branigan took the song to #59.)

Umberto Tozzi

The cover version by American singer Laura Branigan first brought Tozzi's name to attention in the USA in 1982.


Hard Enough Getting Over You

The song, retitled "It's Been Hard Enough Getting Over You", was covered by Laura Branigan for her 1993 album Over My Heart and was released as the second single.

How Can I Help You Say Goodbye

Laura Branigan also recorded the song in 1993 and it was included on her last studio album Over My Heart.

Shirley Ellis

Cover versions of her hits have been recorded by Madeline Bell, The Belle Stars, Laura Branigan, Aaron Carter, Gary Glitter, Ricardo Ray, Pia Zadora, Southern Culture on the Skids, Gladys Knight and the Pips (a version of "The Nitty Gritty", produced by Norman Whitfield) as well as a 1980s high energy dance version of The Name Game by actor and personality "Divine" aka.

Toni Seawright

Seawright sang background vocals for artists such as Teena Marie, Freddie Jackson, Tony Terry, RuPaul, Shaggy, and Laura Branigan.


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