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Belinda Carlisle
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Belinda Carlisle (born on August 17, 1958 in Hollywood, California) is the lead vocalist and a founding member of the all-female New Wave band Go-Go’s as well as a successful solo artist.
A former high school cheerleader, Carlisle is also the eldest of seven children.
Early Career and The Go-Go’s
Carlisle’s first venture into music was a brief stint as drummer for the punk band The Germs under the name Dottie Danger, although illness prevented her from ever performing with them live. Soon after leaving this band she founded the Go-Go’s (originally named The Misfits) with friend and fellow music novice Jane Wiedlin. With bassist-turned-guitarist Charlotte Caffey, guitarist-turned-bassist Kathy Valentine, and drummer Gina Schock, the Go-Go’s became one of the most successful American bands of the early 80’s, helping to usher “new wave music” into popular American radio and becoming the first all-female band in rock history to achieve a #1 album, who also wrote their own music and played their own instruments. The Go-Go’s recorded two more studio albums (including Vacation, which went gold thanks to the title track). “Head over Heels,” from the album Talk Show, made it to #11, but they never repeated the success of their multi-platinum debut, Beauty and the Beat, which featured the hits “We Got the Beat” and “Our Lips Are Sealed”.
The antics of the Go-Go’s in the early- to mid-1980s contrasted with their public image. Since then, the group’s notoriety from that time period had become something of a legend, involving drugs and sex. Years later, in a 2007 interview with PlanetOut, Carlisle said that the band had female groupies and said, “Well, without going into too much detail .
A former high school cheerleader, Carlisle is also the eldest of seven children.
Early Career and The Go-Go’s
Carlisle’s first venture into music was a brief stint as drummer for the punk band The Germs under the name Dottie Danger, although illness prevented her from ever performing with them live. Soon after leaving this band she founded the Go-Go’s (originally named The Misfits) with friend and fellow music novice Jane Wiedlin. With bassist-turned-guitarist Charlotte Caffey, guitarist-turned-bassist Kathy Valentine, and drummer Gina Schock, the Go-Go’s became one of the most successful American bands of the early 80’s, helping to usher “new wave music” into popular American radio and becoming the first all-female band in rock history to achieve a #1 album, who also wrote their own music and played their own instruments. The Go-Go’s recorded two more studio albums (including Vacation, which went gold thanks to the title track). “Head over Heels,” from the album Talk Show, made it to #11, but they never repeated the success of their multi-platinum debut, Beauty and the Beat, which featured the hits “We Got the Beat” and “Our Lips Are Sealed”.
The antics of the Go-Go’s in the early- to mid-1980s contrasted with their public image. Since then, the group’s notoriety from that time period had become something of a legend, involving drugs and sex. Years later, in a 2007 interview with PlanetOut, Carlisle said that the band had female groupies and said, “Well, without going into too much detail .
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Heaven Is a Place On Earth
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Circle in the Sand
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Leave a Light On
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Summer Rain
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I Get Weak
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La Luna
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Mad About You
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(We Want) The Same Thing
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In Too Deep
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Vision of You
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Half the World
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World Without You
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California
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sayheyheyhey wrote:
Love divas? Is Belinda one of the star divas in your little black book? Then join the new Last.FM group 'Divas' to celebrate the greatest divas on the planet! http://www.last.fm/group/Divas%21
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IInvincible wrote:
Big Scary Animal !
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cikolatt wrote:
how to read her surname?
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TheWitchdoktor wrote:
She is still one of the cutest singer ever
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ewvond1 wrote:
suaves delicadas voz!
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surf_queen wrote:
La Luna <3
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Alise-night wrote:
only a dream one of her best songs!
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garment wrote:
easy meat, luv it
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zweigl22 wrote:
What a nice woman! <3
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zizisad wrote:
i love this song :)
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liiiinnea wrote:
I agree with bluetooth38, Belinda is just amazing.. Love her music. <3
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bluetooth38 wrote:
Belinda Carlisle what a fantastic Artists and her voice is good and strong her Albums Heaven on Earth and Runaway Horses still good as new.
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frankiesblue wrote:
God Bless the person that updated her bio!
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Harrisgame wrote:
heaven is a place on earth oh yes it is (eaven hell sometimes, all this dam wars) love your next as your self ;-))
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mce333 wrote:
Shades of Michelangelo forever! She is so amazing...
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egg_fang wrote:
Heaven... that is. And I thought she was so pretty!
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egg_fang wrote:
This was one of my favourite songs as a kid! It even made P.E. lessons tolerable for a brief, glorious term of skipping practice to music :)
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Jimbop_ wrote:
Leave a light on is fantastic!!!
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kamil_fan wrote:
I have her ,,A place on earth - The Greatest Hits''. I love that CD :). ,,All God's Children'' that song rocks :D.
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awhite87 wrote:
I think 'Circle in the Sand' or 'We Want The Same Thing (Summer Remix)' are my favourites from her. If I wish hard enough - will the 80's return?!
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