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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 6
Top works
- My Grandma and Grandpa Rock!
- Pat Benatar - Greatest Hits (Songbook)
- Pat Benatar - Best Shots
- Pat Benatar - Greatest Hits
- Wide awake in Dreamland
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1953-01-10
Discography
- In the Heat of the Night1979
- Crimes of Passion1980
- Precious Time1981
- Get Nervous1982
- Tropico1984
- Seven the Hard Way1985
- Wide Awake in Dreamland1988
- True Love1991
- Gravity’s Rainbow1993
- Innamorata1997
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- Listeners
- 1,462,015
- Total plays
- 16,068,870
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Pat Benatar is a four-time Grammy winning musician with six platinum and four gold albums to her credit. Singing such hit singles as "I Need a Lover", "Heartbreaker", "Fire and Ice", "Treat Me Right", "Hit Me with Your Best Shot", "Hell Is for Children", "Shadows of the Night", and "Love Is a Battlefield", Benatar is acknowledged as one of the leading female rock vocalists in the industry. She was born in the neighborhood of Greenpoint in Brooklyn, New York City, New York on January 10, 1953 as
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Key facts
- Born
- Patricia Mae Andrzejewski , ( 1953-01-10 ) January 10, 1953 (age 73) , New York City, U.S.
- Genres
- Rock pop
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter
- Instrument
- Vocals
- Years active
- 1972–present
- Labels
- Chrysalis CMC International Bel Chiasso
- Spouses
- Dennis Benatar ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1972 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1979 ) Neil Giraldo ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1982 )
- Website
- benatargiraldo .com
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.benatar.com
- Image
- PAT BENATAR 2007-09-07 (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1953-01-10
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- Pat Benatar
- start of work period
- 1979-00-00
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- 274000
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Patricia Mae Giraldo (née Andrzejewski; formerly and still professionally Benatar /ˈbɛnətɑːr/; born January 10, 1953) is an American singer and songwriter. In the US, she has two multi-platinum albums, five platinum albums, and 15 US Billboard top 40 singles, while in Canada she had eight straight platinum albums, and has sold over 36 million albums worldwide. She is a four-time Grammy Award winner. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022.
Benatar's debut album, In the Heat of the Night (1979), was her breakthrough in North America, especially Canada, where it reached No. 3 on the album chart. Two hit singles from the album were: "Heartbreaker"; and "We Live for Love", the latter written by her lead guitarist and future husband, Neil Giraldo. Her second album, Crimes of Passion (1980), was her most successful work, peaking at No. 2 in North America and France, being certified 4× and 5× platinum in the US and Canada, respectively. The single "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" reached the top 10 in the US and Canada, and is her signature song. Her third album, Precious Time (1981) topped the US Album Chart, and became her first top 10 album in Australia. Its single "Fire and Ice" charted highly in the US and Canada. Benatar's fourth album, Get Nervous (1982), sold less well than her previous two albums, but included the North American hit "Shadows of the Night".