Deborah Ann Harry (born Angela Trimble; July 1, 1945) is an American
singer, songwriter and actress, known as the lead singer of the band
Blondie. Her recordings with the band reached number one in the U.S.
and UK charts on many occasions from 1979 to 2017.Born in Miami,
Florida, Harry was adopted as an infant and raised in Hawthorne, New
Jersey. After attending college, she worked various jobs, including as
a secretary, dancer, and Playboy Bunny, before breaking through in the
music industry. Harry co-formed Blondie in 1974 in New York City. The
band released their eponymous debut album in 1976, and released a
further three albums between then and 1979, including Parallel Lines,
which spawned six singles, including "Heart of Glass". Their fifth
record, Autoamerican (1980), afforded Harry and the band further
attention, spawning such hits as a cover of "The Tide Is High", and
"Rapture", 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, KooKoo, and, during a hiatus of Blondie, embarked on
an acting career, appearing in lead roles in the neo-noir Union City
(1980) and in David Cronenberg's body horror film Videodrome (1983).
She released her second solo album, Rockbird, in 1986, and
subsequently starred in John Waters's cult dance film Hairspray
(1988). Harry went on to release two more solo albums between then and
1993, after which she returned to film with roles in a John
Carpenter-directed segment of the horror film Body Bags (1993), and in
the drama Heavy (1995).
singer, songwriter and actress, known as the lead singer of the band
Blondie. Her recordings with the band reached number one in the U.S.
and UK charts on many occasions from 1979 to 2017.Born in Miami,
Florida, Harry was adopted as an infant and raised in Hawthorne, New
Jersey. After attending college, she worked various jobs, including as
a secretary, dancer, and Playboy Bunny, before breaking through in the
music industry. Harry co-formed Blondie in 1974 in New York City. The
band released their eponymous debut album in 1976, and released a
further three albums between then and 1979, including Parallel Lines,
which spawned six singles, including "Heart of Glass". Their fifth
record, Autoamerican (1980), afforded Harry and the band further
attention, spawning such hits as a cover of "The Tide Is High", and
"Rapture", 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, KooKoo, and, during a hiatus of Blondie, embarked on
an acting career, appearing in lead roles in the neo-noir Union City
(1980) and in David Cronenberg's body horror film Videodrome (1983).
She released her second solo album, Rockbird, in 1986, and
subsequently starred in John Waters's cult dance film Hairspray
(1988). Harry went on to release two more solo albums between then and
1993, after which she returned to film with roles in a John
Carpenter-directed segment of the horror film Body Bags (1993), and in
the drama Heavy (1995).
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