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"Gloria" (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɡlɔːrja]) is a 1979 song written and composed in Italian by Umberto Tozzi and Giancarlo Bigazzi, and first translated to English by Jonathan King. A 1982 cover version by American singer Laura Branigan , with different English lyrics, peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and has been certified ...
The "Gloria" video, written and directed by Meiert Avis, was filmed in October 1981 on a barge in Grand Canal Dock in Dublin near Windmill Lane. "Gloria" was the first U2 music video that received heavy airplay on MTV. The video featured U2 playing on a barge while a crowd of onlookers danced.
"Gloria" (Them song), a song written by Van Morrison in 1964 and covered by artists including the Shadows of Knight and Patti Smith "Gloria" (Umberto Tozzi song) (1979), a song later covered by Laura Branigan in 1982 "Gloria" (U2 song) (1981) "Gloria" (Yui song) "Gloria", a 1997 song by Mineral from the album The Power of Failing
Umberto Antonio Tozzi (pronounced [umˈbɛrto anˈtɔːnjo ˈtɔttsi]; born 4 March 1952) is an Italian pop and rock singer and composer. Throughout his career, he has sold over 70 million records in different languages internationally, and his biggest international hits are: " Stella Stai ", " Gloria ", [ 1 ] " Tu " and " Ti Amo ".
The song is the leading single of the 1980 album Tozzi.It is characterised by the frenetic series of on-beat cadences and by the use of truncated rhymes. [1] Its style has been described as heavily influenced by disco, with strong rock overtones. [2]
2 Umberto Tozzi song/Laura Branigan song re-separation on disambiguation page and in article
"Gloria" is a rock song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, and originally recorded by Morrison's band Them in 1964. It was released as the B-side of " Baby, Please Don't Go ". The song became a garage rock staple and a part of many rock bands' repertoires.
"Tu" is a song written by Umberto Tozzi and Giancarlo Bigazzi and recorded by Tozzi in 1978. Along with " Ti amo " and " Gloria ", it is his most successful and well-known song. Charts