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Blondie

American new wave band (1974–)

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Blondie is an American new wave band that formed in 1974 and helped define the new wave genre with their distinctive blend of punk energy and pop sensibility. The band became one of the most commercially successful and influential acts of the late 1970s and early 1980s, known for hit songs like "Heart of Glass" and "Call Me."

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Official name: Blondie
Official website: www.blondie.net
Image: Blondie1977.jpg

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native label: Blondie
Commons category: Blondie
inception: 1975-00-00
start of work period: 1974-00-00
social media followers: 1000000

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Blondie is an American new wave band formed in New York City in 1974 by singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band were considered pioneers in the new wave genre from the CBGB scene of the mid-1970s, and drew notability for its eclectic mixture of musical styles, incorporating elements of punk, disco, pop, reggae, funk and early hip hop music.

Although the band's first two albums, Blondie (1976) and Plastic Letters (1978), were successful in the UK and Australia, Blondie was regarded as an underground band in the US until the release of their critically acclaimed third album Parallel Lines (1978). Over the next two years, the band released a string of hit singles, including "Heart of Glass" (US No. 1), "One Way or Another", "Dreaming", "Call Me" (US No. 1), "Atomic", (UK No.1), "The Tide Is High" (US No. 1), and "Rapture" (US No. 1).