#OnThisDay #TV #AmericanBandstand April 16, 1983 - Laura made her second appearance on the iconic hit music TV show "American Bandstand," hosted by Dick Clark, as she promoted her second album BRANIGAN 2. Laura performed two songs that day, the album's lead single and top ten hit, "Solitaire" and "Deep In The Dark," her reworked version of Falco's "Der Kommisar". Her vocal delivery and stage presence were wrought with passion, dramatic flair, and emotion as Laura enthralled the audience with her

We remember Laura today, not only as a singer, but as an actress, as she trained after high school at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. Laura starred in the CHiPs episode "Fox Trap" (season 6, ep. 16), which aired on February 20,1983. Here the all-female band, the Cadillac Foxes, fronted by Laura, performs "Gloria" out on the street at the beginning of the show. ~ Kathy Golik, Legacy Manager #LauraBranigan #RememberingLauraBranigan #TheVoiceThePassionThePower #LauraBranigan