Debbie Harry

At 79 years old, Debbie Harry has this physical status:

Deborah Ann Harrison (born Angela Trimble, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, model, and actress best known as the lead singer of Blondie's new wave band Blondie.

On several occasions from 1979 to 1981, her band appearances ranked at number one in the United States and UK charts.

Harry was born in Miami, Florida, and raised in Hawthorne, New Jersey, as an infant.

She worked in a variety of odd jobs, including as a secretary, dancer, and Playboy Bunny before breaking into the music industry.

In 1974 in New York City, Harry co-founded Blondie.

The band released their self-titled debut album in 1976 and released another three albums between then and 1979, including "Heart of Glass."

Harry and the band's fifth album, Autoamerican (1980), drew further interest, with such hits as "The Tide Is High" and "Rapture," the former of which is considered the first rap song to chart at number one in the United States, and in David Cronenberg's body horror film Videodrome (1983).

Rockbird, her second solo album, was released in 1986, and she appeared in John Waters' cult dance film Hairspray (1988).

Harry went on to produce two more solo albums between 1991 and 1993, after which she returned to film in a John Carpenter-directed segment of the horror film Body Bags (1993), and in the drama Heavy (1995). Blondie reunited in the late 1990s, releasing No Exit (1999) and The Curse of Blondie (2003).

Harry continued to appear in independent films throughout the 2000s, including Deuces Wild (2004), My Life Without Me (2004), and Eulogy (2008).

Panic of Girls, the group's ninth studio album, was released in 2011, followed by Ghosts of Download (2014).

Pollinator, the band's eleventh studio album, debuted at number four in the United Kingdom.

Harry published Face It, a memoir in which she announces her birth surname as Trimble in October 2019.

Personal life

Harry was in a friendship with Blondie guitarist Chris Stein. Both the pair broke up in 1987, but they remained close friends. During their time together, Harry said that she and Stein were both drug users, and that they had spent time in a rehabilitation clinic and no longer used drugs. Harry is Stein's godmother to Stein's two children.

Harry revealed in 2014 that she had had several encounters with women in her youth.

In her 2019 book Face It, Harry mentions being robbed at knifepoint during a robbery of the house she shared with Stein. Ted Bundy lured her into his vehicle in New York City in the early 1970s, but she escaped. Harry's description of the white vehicle, which included missing the passenger door handle and the inside, match the 1968 VW Bundy was driving, but authorities suspect him to be in Florida at the time. Ann Rule, the author of Bundy's The Stranger Beside Me book, said that erroneous allegations of Bundy kidnappings are very normal.

As of 2019, Harry is a full-time employee in New York City and a part-time in Monmouth County, New Jersey, with her four dogs.

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Life and career

He was born in Miami, Florida, on July 1, 1945. Deborah Ann Harry was adopted by Catherine (née Peters) and Richard Harry, gift shop owners in Hawthorne, New Jersey, at the age of three months, and renamed Deborah Ann Harry. Harry was told of her adoption at four years old. She didn't seek her birth parents at first, but her birth mother, a concert pianist, was able to locate her mother, who had yet to have a relationship with Harry in the late 1980s. She remembers being a tomboy and spending a considerable amount of her childhood in the woods near her house.

Harry graduated in 1963 from Hawthorne High School. In 1965, she graduated from Centenary College in Hackettstown, New Jersey, with an Associate of Arts degree. She moved to New York City in the late 1960s and spent one year as a secretary at BBC Radio's office before beginning her singing career. Later, she was a waitress at Max's Kansas City, a go-go dancer in a discothèque in Union City, New Jersey, and a Playboy Bunny.

Harry began her musical career as a back-up singer for the folk rock band The Wind in the Willows, which also released an eponymous album on Capitol Records in 1968.

Harry was a member of the Stilettoes with Elda Gentile and Amanda Jones in 1973. Chris Stein, the band's guitarist, arrived shortly after, and became her boyfriend. Harry claims she was assaulted at knifepoint after a burglary of the home she shared with Stein in her memoir Face It.

Harry and Stein left the Stilletos (along with the band's bassist and drummer) and formed Angel and the Snake with Tish Bellomo and Snooky Bellomo in 1974. They changed the band's name to Blondie, after the catcall men frequently ordered Harry to be yelled at after she bleached her hair blonde. The band became a regular at Max's Kansas City and CBGB in New York City.

Harry quickly became a punk icon thanks to her beauty, daring fashion, and two-tone bleached-blonde hair.

In 1976, Blondie unveiled their self-titled debut album; it debuted at No. 8; a. In Australia, 14 people were killed and No. 1 was No. 1; There are 75 people in the United Kingdom who live in the United Kingdom. Plastic Letters, the group's second album, received some success outside of the United States, but Parallel Lines (1978), the group's third album, brought the group to international prominence, catapulting the group's international success. It contained the hit single "Heart of Glass," as well as the global hit single "Heart of Glass." The track finished No. 1 after riding the crest of disco's domination. There is a number one in the United States and two million copies have been sold. It also ranked No. 58 in the world rankings. It was the second best-selling single of 1979 in the United Kingdom and the second highest-selling single since 1979.

Blondie was on the cover of Rolling Stone in June 1979. Harry's persona, which mixes cool sexuality with streetwise style, became so closely linked to the company's name that many people started to believe "Blondie" was the singer's name. A "Blondie is a group" button campaign by the band in 1979, emphasized the difference between the individual Harry and the band Blondie. With the debut of the platinum-selling Eat to the Beat album, the band's success continued (UK No. 1). No. 1, The United States is the world's biggest city. In September, there were 17 people in the United States.

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Both Harry and Stein befriended graffiti artist Fab Five Freddy, who introduced them to the Bronx's burgeoning hip-hop scene. Freddy appears in "Rapture" and appears in the film. They were also able to connect with Grandmaster Flash, who is played by Jean-Michel Basquiat in the film, because his brand did not encourage him to appear. "Rapture" became the first rap-oriented track to reach No. 1 on the charts. 1 on the US Billboard charts.

Harry was immortalized by Andy Warhol in 1980, who created a series of artworks based on her photoshoot at the Factory. In addition to the designer's limited silver gelatin prints from the shoot, the artist produced a small series of four acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas portraits of the singer in varying shades, as well as Polaroids and a select number of rare silver gelatin prints from the shoot. Stein was also on hand to photograph Warhol photographing Harry in a series of his own photographs on display in London in 2013.

Warhol's involvement and friendship piqued, and she was her first guest on Andy Warhol's Fifteen Minutes. With Harry announcing the subject: "Sex, Vegetables, Brothers, and Sisters," the first episode began.

"I think the greatest thing [Andy Warhol] taught me was to be open to new things, new music, new style, emerging technology, and just going for it," Harry said of her Warhol friendship. "Want to get mired in the past, learn new things whatever age you are."

Harry issued a press release in 1981 to announce that her name was not "Debbie Blondie" or "Debbie Harry" but rather Deborah Harry, though Harry later referred to her character as "Blondie" in this excerpt from No Exit tour book.

Harry began her solo career with the album KooKoo (1981). The album, which was produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards of Chic, debuted at No. 59. 25 in the United States and No. 111 in the United States. 6 in the United Kingdom; and silver in the United States and six in the United Kingdom; and bronze in the United Kingdom. The album's cover art was controversial, and several stores refused to carry it. H.R. produced "Backfired," the album's first single. Giger (who also designed the album's front cover with Harry's face with metal skewers through it) (who also created the album's front page). The single ranked at No. 19 in the United States. The Billboard Hot 100, No. 43, has risen to No. 43. The Hot Dance Club Songs No. 29 and No. 1 are the top dance club songs, with No. 29 on the Hot Dance Club Songs. On the UK Singles Chart, 32 places rank 32. "The Jam Was Moving" was lifted as the second single and peaked at No. 11:7. In the United States, there are 82 people.

Blondie regrouped and released their sixth studio album, The Hunter (1982), after a year of hiatus. The album was not as popular as their previous endeavors, and a world tour was cut short due to slower ticket sales. Stein became ill with the rare autoimmune disease pemphia, which was around this time. The band's illness, as well as declining record sales and internal struggles, caused the band to break down.

Harry contributed backing vocals to The Gun Club's second album Miami in June 1982, being credited as 'D.H.' Lawrence Jr. was the lead singer on the album, while Chris Stein was the photographer and 'cover photo/design'. Jeffrey Lee Pierce, the Gun Club's singer, was a lifelong supporter, imitating Harry's hairstyle and establishing the West Coast Blondie Fan Club before becoming friends with the group in New York.

Harry's solo career slowed down after Blondie's separation in 1982, as she cared for ailing partner Chris Stein. In 1983, she released "Rush Rush" (which was developed by Giorgio Moroder and stolen from the film Scarface), but it was commercially unsuccessful. Harry appeared in David Cronenberg's Body Horror film Videodrome (1983), portraying the sadomasochistic lover of a television producer who discovers a hidden video archive of snuff films. For her role in the film, Harry received rave reviews. Howard Hampton reflected in a retrospective that Harry "carries herself with the wretched, burned-out" look, but a voyager's titillated instincts were also sparked by her one-way ticket for the outer limits. A vivid, compact part of a risky, spiky film like David Cronenberg's viscerally deranged phantasia: Harry's presence puts it in a fresh, self-aware reality."

In 1985, a limited 12" single, "Feel The Spin" (taken from the film Krush Groove), was released, but it was unsuccessful. In 1986, Harry released Rockbird, her second solo album, which debuted at No. 1 in the United States. In the United States, there are 97 people and No. 31 in the United Kingdom (where the BPI has been rated gold for 100,000 units)) (where the BPI has been rated gold for 100,000 BPI units). Harry's first top ten hit in the United States came from her single "French Kissin" album (No. 10). (No. 8) It's been a moderate US hit (No. 8) and it's been a moderately hit). (57). "Free to Fall" and "In Love with Love" were two other singles from the album, with the latter completely re-recorded in London for British producer Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW). The track debuted at No. 1 on the charts. 1 on the US Dance Charts was released with several remixes. During the same session, Harry also performed "Mind Over Matter," which was never officially released.

In 1987, Harry starred opposite Alec Baldwin in the comedy thriller Forever, Lulu, as the title character.

Harry's "liar, Liar" was recorded for the soundtrack album Married to the Mob in 1988, and Mike Chapman produced it. It was their first collaboration after Blondie's 1982 Blondie record The Hunter. In John Waters' satirical dance film Hairspray, Harry starred as Velma Von Tussle the same year.

In 1989, she released Def, Dumb, Blonde, the album's first solo venture. Harry reverted from "Debbie" to "Deborah" as her professional name at this time. The first single, "I Want That Man," was a hit in Europe and Australia, as well as the US Modern Rock Charts. The album's popularity catapulted it to No. 1 on the charts. On the UK chart, 12 appears on the list, where it has been rewarded with a silver disc. However, with no advertising from her record company in the United States, it reached No. 78, the highest ranking in the US. 123. She continued this up with the ballad "Brite Side" and the club's hit "Sweet and Low." "Maybe for Sure," a reworked version of "Angel's Song" she'd recorded for the Rock and Rule animated film, was the fourth single from the album in June 1990 to coincide with a UK tour (her second in six months). The track "Kiss It Better" was also a Top-15 Modern Rock single in the United States.

During this period, Harry appeared in film, as well as in Tales from the Darkside: The Film (1990). Harry performed extensively around the world from 1989 to 1991, with former Blondie guitarist Chris Stein, Underworld's Karl Hyde, and future Blondie bassist Leigh Foxx. In July 1991, she appeared at Wembley Stadium, promoting INXS. Chrysalis released The Complete Picture: Deborah Harry and Blondie, a new "best of" collection in Europe, with hits with Blondie as well as solo hits. The collection at No. 1 in the nation's Top 10. 3 in the UK album chart and earned a gold medal. "Well, Did You Evah," the Cole Porter song "Well, Did You Evah" featured her duet with Iggy Pop of the Cole Porter song "Well, Did You Evah." The 1990 Red Hot + Blue AIDS charity album was released.

Harry collaborated with German post-punk band Die Haut on the track "Don't Cross My Mind" in 1992 and dropped the song "Prelude to a Kiss" on the soundtrack to the film of the same name. She has also published a story on "Summertime Blues" from the soundtrack to Australia's film That Night. In July 1993, Devotion was finally released. "I Can See Clearly," the album's first single, debuted at No. 1. There are 23 people in the United Kingdom and No. 9 in the United Kingdom, and No. 222 in the United States. The United States dance charts have a pair on the top of the charts. In September, "Strike Me Pink" was first followed by "Strike Me Pink." The latter track's promo video, which featured a man drowning in a water tank, was surrounded by controversy, resulting in its removal from the site. Two additional tracks on the album's US editions of R.E.M.'s prerecorded songs. "Today Drops" and a preview of Skeeter Davis' 1962 film "My Last Date (with You)" will be posted. Harry appeared in a John Carpenter-directed segment of the anthology horror film Body Bags in 1993.

Harry Toured the United Kingdom with Stein, guitarist Peter Min, bassist Greta Brinkman, and drummer James Murphy in November 1993. The Debravation Tour's set list included an offbeat collection of Harry music, including "Close Your Eyes" (from 1989) and "Ordinary Bummer" (from Stein-produced Iggy Pop album Zombie Birdhouse, a track that Blondie covered in 1997). Tentative plans to record these performances and then release them as a live double CD never came to fruition. However, bootlegs from Rolling Stones' "Wild Horses" and David Oliver's "Love TKO" are still on display. Harry Defiance Tour to the United States in early 1994. Harry's long association with Chrysalis Records in the United Kingdom came to an end due to Debravation's lackluster sales, but the label did have remastered editions with bonus tracks as a result.

Harry performed on several projects in the mid 1990s: she appeared on their album In Love (1994). For the 1995 album Brace Yourself, Harry also reunited with Blondie keyboardist Jimmy Destri for a cover of Otis Blackwell's "Don't Be Cruel." Otis Blackwell's Tribute. 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 Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1994), which was both recorded in German and English. Harry also performed as a vocalist on the Heads' 1996 film No Talking Heads, Just Head, followed by the Jazz Passengers' Individually Twisted (1997). "Command and Obey" was an annual performance involving her participation in the band's project Groove Thing. "The City in the Sea," another Jazz Passengers tribute album, "The City in the Sea," appeared on Edgar Allan Poe's Closed on Account of Rabies (1997).

Harry co-starred in James Mangold's directorial debut Heavy (1995), portraying a misanthropic waitress at a New York restaurant. She appeared in Cop Land (1997), a neo-noir thriller in which she played a bartender.

Blondie's first time in 15 years, 1997, started working together again. The four original members (Harry, Stein, Clem Burke, and Jimmy Destri) began recording sessions for Blondie's seventh studio album, No Exit (1999). "Maria," the album's lead single, debuted at No. 10 at No. 2. Blondie's sixth UK No. 1 is on the top of the charts, giving them their sixth UK No. 1 in the United Kingdom. 1 was struck. "Maria" also ranked No. 1. According to the Top 20 on the US Adult Top 40 Charts, 1 in 14 countries, the top ten on the US Dance Charts, and the Top 20 in the Top 20. No Exit debuted at No. 1 in the United States. In the United Kingdom and No. 3 are on the rise. In the United States, there are 17 people.

On the album "Weird Nightmare," Harry appears on the 2001 Bill Ware album "Me and You" as well as on former Police guitarist Andy Summers' album "Weird Nightmare." On the soundtrack to Stan Jones' "Ghost Riders in the Sky"), a techno version of his "Ghost Riders in the Sky" was on display, and she's website was also available for downloads. Harry performs on two tracks on Andrea Griminelli's Cinema Italiano project: "You'll Come to Me" (inspired by Amarcord's main theme) and "When Love Comes By") (from Il Postino), as well as a tribute album reinterpreting Harold Arlen's music, on which she performs the title track "Stormy Weather." She appeared with the Jazz Passengers and the BBC Concert Orchestra in a recital of her jazz music at the Barbican Centre in London in May 2002. She appeared on DJ duo Blow-Up's "Uncontrollable Love" in 2003. She appeared on the 2003 album House Party with her interpretation of "Waltzing Matilda" by Dan Zanes and Friends. Blondie's album The Curse of Blondie was released in 2003.

Harry began working in New York City in 2006 on her fifth solo album, Necessary Evil, which was released in 2007. The first song to surface in was a hip-hop track named "Dirty and Deep," in which she spoke out against rapper Lil' Kim's detention. On Harry's Myspace page, a number of new tracks including "Charm Alarm," "Love with a Vengeance," "School for Scandal," and "Necessary Evil" have all surfaced, as well as duets she recorded with Miss Guy ("of Toilet Böys fame), "God Save New York" and "New York Groove" have appeared. In May 2007, Harry's Myspace page featured a streaming version of the lead single, "Two Times Blue." On June 6, 2007, a downloadable version of her official website was launched on June 6, 2007.

To an interviewer who asked why she only played solo on the 2007 True Colors World Tour with Cyndi Lauper, Harry delineated the various personalities (Blondie the band, her presence in the band, and Deborah Harry the singer). I really want to make a concrete distinction between Debbie's solo projects and Blondie, and I hope that the audience will appreciate it while also appreciating this other content."

Necessary Evil, Harry's fifth solo album, was released in 2007 after she completed the True Colors World Tour. "Two Times Blue," the first single, reached No. 1 in the United States, debuted at No. 2. The US Dance Club Play chart ranks 5th on the US Dance Club Play chart. The album reached its high point at No. 1. No. 86 in the United Kingdom and No. 86 in No. 5—British And No. In the US Billboard Top Independent Albums chart, the 37th place is 37. On several talk shows to market the album, Harry performed "Two Times Blue." On November 8, she began a 22-date US tour, which continued until December 9, playing small venues and clubs around the country. An official music video for "If I Had You" was released on January 18, 2008.

Harry appeared on the chorus of Fall Out Boy's 2008 album Folie à Deux, the album's closer "West Coast Smoker." For The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project, Harry began recording a series of recordings (featuring solo songs and duets with Nick Cave and others) in 2010. In July 2011, Blondie released Panic of Girls, their ninth studio album.

In 2014, Harry made a guest appearance with Arcade Fire at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Blondie's tenth studio album, Ghosts of Download, was released in 2014. Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, a Blondie member, made a guest appearance alongside The Gregory Brothers on an episode of Songify the News in 2015, and they later joined together to parody the United States presidential election debates in 2016. Harry stayed at the Café Carlyle in New York for several weeks in March 2015.

Blondie's eleventh studio album, Pollinator, was released in May 2017 and debuted at No. 1 in the United States. In the United Kingdom, there are four of them. Face It, Harry's memoir, debuted in October 2019 through Dey Street Books. Harry appeared on the third episode of the romantic comedy web television series High Fidelity in 2020.

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