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Patricia Mae Giraldo (née Andrzejewski, formerly Benatar), known professionally as Pat Benatar, is an American rock singer and songwriter. In the United States, she has had two multi-platinum albums, five platinum albums, and 15 Billboard top 40 singles. She is a four-time Grammy Award winner and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, along with her husband and guitarist Neil Giraldo,…
Known for
- Harry Chapin - Cat’s in the Cradle: The Song That Changed Our Lives — Self2025
- Brenda Lee: Rockin' Around2024
- Dolly Parton - From Rhinestones to Rock & Roll — Self2023
- 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — Self - Inductee2022
- Women Who Rock — Self2022
- I Want My MTV — Self2019
- American Idol — Self2018
- American Idol — Self - Guest Mentor2018
- Benatar-Giraldo Song Stories — Self2015
- The Late Late Show with James Corden — Self - Musical Guest2015
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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
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- pop rock
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Chrysalis Records
- Official website
- www.benatar.com
- Image
- PAT BENATAR 2007-09-07 (cropped).jpg
- Voice type
- mezzo-soprano
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- birth name
- Patricia Mae Andrzejewski
- Commons category
- Pat Benatar
- date of birth
- 1953-01-10
- name in native language
- Pat Benatar
- start of work period
- 1979-00-00
- social media followers
- 274000
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
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".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pat Benatar” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.