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.Deborah Ann Harry (born Angela Trimble; July 1, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, model and actress, known as the lead singer of the band. Her recordings with the band reached number one in the U.S. And UK charts on many occasions from 1979 to 1981.Born in, Harry was adopted as an infant and raised in. After attending college, she worked various odd jobs, including as a secretary, dancer, and, before breaking through in the music industry. Harry co-formed Blondie in 1974 in New York City. The band released their in 1976, and released a further three albums between then and 1979, including, which spawned six singles, including '.

Their fifth record, (1980), afforded Harry and the band further attention, spawning such hits as a cover of ', and ', the latter of which is considered the first rap song to chart at number one in the United States.In 1981, Harry released her debut solo album, and, during a hiatus of Blondie, also embarked on an acting career, appearing in lead roles in the neo-noir (1983) and in 's film (1983). She released her second solo album, in 1986, and subsequently starred in 's cult dance film (1988). Harry went on to release two more solo albums between then and 1993, after which she returned to film with roles in a -directed segment of the horror film (1993), and in the drama (1995).Blondie reunited in the late 1990s, releasing (1999), followed by (2003). Harry continued to appear in independent films throughout the 2000s, including (2002), (2003) and (2008).

With Blondie, she released the group's ninth studio album, in 2011, followed by (2014). The band's eleventh studio album, 2017's, charted at number 4 in the United Kingdom. In October 2019, Harry published a memoir titled Face It - in which she confirms her birth surname as Trimble. Main article:In the late 1960s, Harry began her musical career as a for the group, which released an eponymous album in 1968 on.In 1974, Harry joined the Stilettoes with Elda Gentile and Amanda Jones. Shortly thereafter, the band added guitarist, who became her boyfriend.

In her memoir, Face It, Harry describes having been raped at knifepoint during a burglary of the home she shared with Stein.After leaving the Stilettoes, Harry and Stein formed Angel and the Snake with. Shortly thereafter, Harry and Stein formed, named after the men often directed at Harry after she bleached her hair blonde. The band quickly became regulars at Max's Kansas City and in New York City. Harry performing with Blondie in Toronto, 1977 1976–1980: Global success With her beauty, daring choice of clothing, and two-tone bleached-blonde hair, Harry quickly became a punk icon.In June 1979, Blondie was featured on the cover of.

Harry's persona, combining cool sexuality with streetwise style, became so closely associated with the group's name that many came to believe 'Blondie' was the singer's name. The difference between the individual Harry and the band Blondie was emphasized by a 'Blondie is a group' campaign by the band in 1979.Blondie released their self-titled debut album in 1976; it peaked at No. 14 in Australia and No. 75 in the United Kingdom. Their second album, garnered some success outside the United States, but their third album, (1978), was a worldwide hit and catapulted the group to international success.

It included the global hit single '. Riding the crest of 's domination, the track made No. 1 in the US and sold nearly two million copies. It also reached No. 1 in the UK and was the second highest-selling single of 1979. The band's success continued with the release of the platinum-selling album (UK No. 17) in 1979.(UK No.

7) was released in 1980. Blondie had further No. 1 hits with ' (US No.

1), ' ( Eat to the Beat album) (UK No. 1), ' (US No. 1), and ' (US No. 1).During this time, both Harry and Stein befriended artist, who introduced them to the emerging hip-hop scene in the Bronx.

Freddy is mentioned in 'Rapture' and also makes an appearance in the video. Through him they were also able to connect with.Harry was immortalized by in 1980, who produced a number of artworks of her image from a single photoshoot at. The artist created a small series of four acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas portraits of the star in different colors, as well as Polaroids and a small number of rare prints from the shoot.

Stein was also present that day to capture Warhol photographing Harry in a series of his own photographs, exhibited in 2013 in London.Her collaboration and friendship with Warhol continued and she was his first guest on the MTV show,. The first episode opened with Harry announcing the theme: 'Sex, Vegetables, Brothers and Sisters'.Harry said of her relationship with Warhol, 'I think the best thing Andy Warhol taught me was always to be open to new things, new music, new style, new bands, new technology and just go with it.

Never get mired in the past and always accept new things whatever age you are.' 1981–1987: Solo work and acting In 1981, Harry issued a press release to clarify that her name was not 'Debbie Blondie' or 'Debbie Harry' but rather Deborah Harry, though Harry later described her character in the band as being named 'Blondie', as in this quote from the No Exit tour book:Hi, it's Deb. You know, when I woke up this morning I had a realization about myself. I was always Blondie. People always called me Blondie, ever since I was a little kid. What I realized is that at some point I became.

I couldn't be Blondie anymore, so I became Dirty Harry.Harry began her solo career with the album (1981). Produced by and of, the album peaked at No. 25 in the US and No. 6 in the UK; and was later certified gold in the US and silver in the UK. The album's cover art was controversial, and many stores refused to stock it.

', the first single from the album, had a video directed by (who also created the album's front cover featuring Harry's face with metal skewers through it). The single reached No. 43 on the, No.

29 on the, and No. ' was lifted as the second single and peaked at No. 82 in the US.After a year-long hiatus, Blondie regrouped and released their sixth studio album, (1982). The album was not as successful as their previous works, and a world tour was cut short due to slow ticket sales. It was around this time that Stein also fell seriously ill with the rare autoimmune disease. His illness, along with declining record sales and internal struggles, caused the band to split up.After Blondie split up in 1982, Harry's solo output slowed down as she cared for ailing partner Chris Stein.

She released the single 'Rush Rush' in 1983 (produced by and taken from the film ), but it was commercially unsuccessful. The same year, Harry had a leading role in 's film (1983), playing the sadomasochistic lover of a television producer who uncovers an underground video output of. Harry received rave reviews for her performance in the film.

Critic Howard Hampton noted in a retrospective that Harry 'carries herself with the wry, burned-out, but still titillated instincts of a voyager buying a one-way ticket for the outer limits. A vivid, smallish part can either anchor or undo a risky, conceptually spiky film like David Cronenberg's viscerally deranged phantasia: Harry's presence grounds it in acute, self-aware reality.' A new single, 'Feel The Spin' (taken from the film ), was released as a limited 12' single in 1985, but it also was unsuccessful. In 1986, Harry released her second solo album, called, which peaked at No. 97 in the US, and No. 31 in the UK (where it has been certified gold for 100,000 sales by the BPI). The single ' gave Harry her only UK solo top 10 hit ( No.

8) and became a moderate US hit ( No. Other singles released from the album were ' and ', which hit No. 1 on the US Dance Charts and was released with several remixes.In 1987, Harry starred opposite in the comedy mystery film, playing the title character.1988–1996: Blondie reunion, solo, and further acting 'Liar, Liar' was recorded by Harry for the soundtrack album in 1988 and was produced by Mike Chapman. It was their first collaboration since the 1982 Blondie album The Hunter. The same year, Harry starred as Velma Von Tussle in 's satirical dance film.Her next solo venture was the album in 1989. At this point Harry reverted from 'Debbie' to 'Deborah' as her professional name.

The first single ' was a hit in Europe and Australia and on the US Modern Rock Charts. The success of the single propelled the album to No. 12 on the UK chart, where it earned a silver disc. However, with little promotion from her record company in the US, it peaked at No. She followed this up with the ballad ' and the club hit '. ', a reworked version of 'Angel's Song' she'd recorded for the animated film, was the fourth single released from the album in June 1990 to coincide with a UK tour (her second in six months).

The track ' was also a Top 15 Modern Rock single in the US.Harry also appeared in film during this time, with a supporting part in (1990). From 1989 to 1991, Harry toured extensively across the world with former Blondie guitarist Chris Stein, 's, and future Blondie bassist Leigh Foxx.

In July 1991 she played, supporting. In 1991, Chrysalis released a new 'best of' compilation in Europe entitled, containing hits with Blondie as well as her solo hits. The collection reached No. 3 in the UK album chart and earned a gold disc.

The album also included her duet with of the song ' from the 1990 charity album.While recording her fourth album, in 1992, Harry collaborated with German band on the track 'Don't Cross My Mind' and released the song ' on the soundtrack to the. She also released a cover of ' from the soundtrack to the film in Australia. Devotion was ultimately released in July 1993.

The album's first single was ', which peaked at No. 23 in the UK and No. 2 on the US dance charts. This was followed by ' in September. Controversy surrounded the latter track's promotional video, which featured a man drowning in a water tank, resulting in its being banned.

US editions of the album feature two additional tracks recorded with prerecorded music by: 'Tear Drops' and a cover of 's 1961 hit '. Also in 1993, Harry had a supporting role in a -directed segment of the anthology horror film.In November 1993, Harry toured the UK with Stein, guitarist Peter Min, bassist Greta Brinkman, and drummer James Murphy. The set list of the Debravation Tour featured an offbeat selection of Harry material including the previously unreleased track 'Close Your Eyes' (from 1989) and 'Ordinary Bummer' (from the Stein-produced Iggy Pop album, a track that, under the moniker Adolph's Dog, Blondie covered in 1997). Tentative plans to record these shows and release them as a live double CD never came to fruition.

However, covers of ' ' and 's ' exist as bootlegs. In early 1994, Harry took the Debravation tour to the US. In the UK, Harry's long tenure with Chrysalis Records also came to an end after Debravation 's lackluster sales, but the label released all of Blondie's albums and Harry's KooKoo album (for the first time on CD) as remastered editions with bonus tracks.In the mid 1990s, Harry worked as a guest vocalist on several projects: She joined the avant-garde jazz ensemble in 1994, appearing on their album In Love (1994). Harry also reunited with Blondie keyboardist Jimmy Destri for a cover of 's 'Don't Be Cruel' for the 1995 album Brace Yourself!

A Tribute to Otis Blackwell. During this period, she also recorded a duet with actor Robert Jacks titled 'Der Einziger Weg (The Only Way)', a theme for the horror film (1994), which was recorded in German and in English. Harry also served as a vocalist in the ' side project ' 1996 release, followed by the Jazz Passengers' Individually Twisted (1997).

The same year, she collaborated with Jazz Passengers' Bill Ware in his side project Groove Thing, singing lead vocals on the club hit 'Command and Obey'. Another Jazz Passengers collaboration, ', appeared on the tribute album (1997).In film, Harry co-starred with and in 's directorial debut, (1995), playing a misanthropic waitress at an upstate New York restaurant. The following year, she filmed Mangold's (1997), a neo-noir thriller in which she portrayed a bartender.1997–2007: Blondie reformation and solo output. Harry performing with Blondie at, 1999In 1997, Blondie began working together again for the first time in 15 years.

The four original members (Harry, Stein, and ) began sessions for what would become Blondie's seventh studio album, (1999). The lead single from the album, ', debuted at No. 1 in the UK, giving Blondie their sixth UK No. 'Maria' also reached No. 1 in 14 different countries, the top 10 on the US Dance Charts, and Top 20 on the US Adult Top 40 Charts. No Exit debuted at No. 3 in the UK and No.

17 in the US.Harry appears on the 2001 album Vibes 4 singing the track 'Me and You' as well as on former guitarist 's album Peggy's Blue Skylight on the track 'Weird Nightmare'. A cover of ' ' was featured on the soundtrack to the 1998 film, and was available on her website to download. Harry sings on two tracks on Andrea Griminelli's Cinema Italiano project: 'You'll Come to Me' (inspired by 's main theme) and 'When Love Comes By' (from ), as well as on a tribute album reinterpreting the music of, on which she sings the title track '.

In May 2002, she accompanied the Jazz Passengers and the in a performance of her jazz material at the in London. In 2003, she was featured vocalist on the song 'Uncontrollable Love' by DJ duo. She also sang on the version of ' recorded by, released on the 2003 album House Party.

The same year, Blondie released the album (2003).In 2006, Harry started work in New York City on her fifth solo album, (released in 2007). Working with production duo Super Buddha (who produced the remix of Blondie's ' for the 2005 compilation), the first music to surface in was a track titled 'Dirty and Deep' in which she spoke out against rapper 's incarceration. Throughout 2006, a number of new tracks surfaced on Harry's page, including 'Charm Alarm', 'Deep End', 'Love with a Vengeance', 'School for Scandal', and 'Necessary Evil', as well as duets she recorded with (of fame), 'God Save New York' and 'New York Groove'. A streaming version of the lead single, ', was added to Harry's Myspace page in May 2007. On June 6, 2007, an downloadable version was released via her official website.In 2007, she delineated the different personae (Blondie the band, her role in the band, and Deborah Harry the singer) to an interviewer who asked why she played only solo music on the 2007 with: 'I've put together a new trio with no Blondie members in it. I really want to make a clear definition between Debbie's solo projects and Blondie, and I hope that the audience can appreciate that and also appreciate this other material.'

Harry's fifth solo album, (2007), was released after she completed the True Colors World Tour. The first single, 'Two Times Blue', peaked at No. 5 on the US Dance Club Play chart. The album peaked at No. 86 in the UK and No.

37 in the US Billboard Top Independent Albums chart. Harry performed 'Two Times Blue' on various talk shows to promote the album. She also started a 22-date US tour on November 8, lasting until December 9, playing small venues and clubs across the country.

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