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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 ...
Laura Ann Branigan was born on July 3, 1952, [2] in Mount Kisco, New York, [8] near New York City, the fourth of five children born to Irish-American parents [9] Kathleen (née O'Hare) [10] and James Branigan Sr., an account executive and mutual funds broker; they later separated.
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]
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.
It includes the songs used on the movie Dance with Me starred by Vanessa L. Williams and Chayanne. The movie and soundtrack were promoted with the song "Refugio de Amor", performed by Williams and Chayanne, which peaked at number 4 in the Billboard Latin Pop Songs chart. [ 2 ]
"Abriendo Puertas" (English: "Opening Doors") is a song from Cuban American singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan's sixth studio album, of the same name (1995). The song was written by Kike Santander, who handled production alongside Gloria's husband Emilio Estefan. It was released as the lead single from the album on September 19, 1995.
In Colombia, siblings Rudy, Gloria, and their friend Pat prepare for a journey into the rainforest. They plan to prove Gloria's theory that cannibalism is a myth. The trio encounters a drug dealer named Mike and his business partner, Joe. Joe is badly wounded; Mike explains that cannibals attacked them.