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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 ...
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 ] Its ambiguous lyrics have been described as a "linguistic delirium" [ 1 ] and have been variously interpreted.
Branigan is the debut studio album by American singer Laura Branigan, released on March 8, 1982 by Atlantic Records.The album's lead single, "All Night with Me", reached number 69 on the US Billboard Hot 100, while the second single, an English version of Italian singer Umberto Tozzi's song "Gloria", was a commercial success, propelling Branigan to international prominence.
Lynsey de Paul and Mike Moran: 2 18 June "Ma Baker" Boney M. 3 9 July "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" Baccara: 8 3 September "Magic Fly" Space: 2 17 September "Ti amo" Umberto Tozzi: 6 5 November "Ballade pour Adeline" Richard Clayderman: 2 19 November "Belfast" Boney M. 10 1978 [21] 28 January "Mull of Kintyre" Wings: 10 15 April "Rivers of Babylon ...
Gloria Williams (August 1, 1942 - July 5, 2000) was an American singer notable for being the original lead singer of an early incarnation of Martha and the Vandellas under the name The Del-Phis. Born Gloria Jean Williamson in Detroit , Michigan in 1942, Williams auditioned for a spot in a girl group in 1957, and found herself accompanying ...
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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.
"No Me Dejes de Querer" (transl. "Don't Stop Loving Me") [1] is a song by Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan from her ninth studio album, Alma Caribeña (2000). The song was written by the artist along with Roberto Blades and her husband Emilio Estefan. The latter two also handled the song's production.