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Stalemate Benatar , of its true name Patricia Andrzejewski , is an American singer , born with New York the January 10th 1953.

Biography

Pat Benatar was born Patricia Mae Andrzejewski from a family of Polish origin by her father and Irish by his mother. She will grow has Long Island, one of the neighborhood of New York and will marry very young person Benatar Refusals which will give him its name of artist, definitely easier has to carry than her name of young girl to make career, she will divorce before being known. Characterized by a powerful voice covering four octaves, initially formed with the opera, it is discovered has New York in 1977 in the cabaret " wrestling has rising star" by Terry Elect the founder of Chrysalis records. Its first disc In the heat off the night is immediately a large success in 1979, Heartbraker is the tube which will make known it, it remains one of its hits today most outstanding.

Pat Benatar then becomes a true icon of the rock'n'roll of years 1980 in the United States. It will carry out eight albums during this decade.

Not less than Seven albums produced between 1979 and 1989 will be certified platinum in the USA (more than 1 million sold discs). Pat Benatar will gain 4 consecutive Grammy Awards (of 1981 to 1984) for the best female vocal performance rock'n'roll and will be also nominated into 1985,1986,1988 and 1989, its vidéos will count then among the most diffused on the chain MTV. The singer will place 17 individual hits in eight years in signal 40 of the American charts whose Love has battlefield , We Belong , Invincible and Hit me with your best shot .

The energetic and sexy rock'n'roll of Stalemate Benatar will quickly allure the remainder of planet, in particular Europe, Australia and same Japan, the organized rounds will be “sold out” and the impressive record sales. The album Crime off Passion will be sold with more than 8 million specimen in the world.

Period 1979/1989 will be most prolific and the most succeeded of the singer, the 4 albums carried out during years 1990 and 2000 will have a less audience and no individual will reach signal 40 in the USA.

Its last tube, All fired up in 1988, will be classified number 2 in the hits parades in Australia and in the USA, in signal 20 in the United Kingdom and number 8 in Canada.

To note interesting it album True coils (1991), slicing with its usual musical style, Pat Benatar shows that it is credible as a singer of blues taking again some American standards, it is accompanied by a considered big band, the roomful off blues , which transports us in a club some share to Chicago. The album will gain a pretty success of regard and remains a sure value in the catalog of the singer.

A multitude of “Best off” were carried out, most popular is American the “best shot” of 1989 become since a little dated, the French “best off” (1994) offers a good pallet of the know-how of the singer, but best the product is without question the last Greatest Hits (Capitol Records) left into 2005 which includes all its major songs.

Today Pat Benatar shares its life between Malibu in California and Maui has Hawaii with Neil Geraldo her husband, guitarist and producer and her two daughters, it continues to regularly give concerts in North America in front of a public of conquered fans and even made some appearances in “guest star” in television series. To honor its innumerable successes and its long career, it will return to the prestigious Long Island Music Hall off Famed in 2007.

The world sales of discs of the singer exceed 35 million albums.

Discography

1978 : Pat Benatar signs at Chrysalis Records.
1979 : Its first disc, In the Heat off the Night is an immediate success and will become platinum disc, including I need has to coil a good resumption of John Mellencamp and individual the Heartbraker and We live for coils .
1980 : Exit of the second album Crimes off Passion , including/understanding stinging it hell is for chidren and a multitude of tubes of which the very popular hit me with your best shot . The sales will be colossal, more than 4 million specimens in the USA and as much in the rest of the world. The video one of the hit You better run will be second has to pass on the very new MTV music channel, after that of Buggles.
1981 : Album Precious Times , which will become number 1 of the sales in the USA and double platinum disc. Fire and ice and Promises in the dark will be massive tubes.
1982 : Shadows off the night is the main thing hit of the album Get Nervous which will be certified disc of platinum in the year. Marriage has Hawaii with Neil Geraldo its guitarist and producer.
1983 : Album Live from Earth recorded partly in France during its round of 1982, including 2 titles studio whose famous Coils has battlefield its larger tube world (the video clip become worship will pass in loop on MTV). Platinum disc.
1984 : Left Tropico to tonalitées pop which slices with the style plus hard rock of the first albums. Including/understanding individual the We Belong the larger second hit of the singer. Platinum disc.
1985 : Album Seven The Hardware Way . Including 2 hits individual: Invincible , classified in signal 10 with US, it will be a large hit throughout the world but not in France, Sex ace has weapon will be carried by its video clip which will obtain 7 nominations in video MTV music awards. Pat Benatar will be elected better female video artist of the year in American Music awards. The album certified Disque of gold will however not have as much success in the USA nor in France that the preceding discs.
1987 : left to Great Britain Best Shot , a compilation which will increase its notoriety in addition to handle appreciably, it will be in the signal 6 of the hits parades and platinum disc.
1988 : Wide Awake In dreamland has a sound resolutely rock'n'roll, produced well, it sticks perfectly to the voice of the singer, the album quickly becomes gold disc in the USA without however reaching the statute platinizes, very well accommodated in Great Britain (signal 11 of the sales and gold disc) in Canada (platinum disc) and in Australia or All fired up , the individual hit, will be one of the largest tube of the year.
1989 : Left the Best Shot American which will become platinum disc.
1991 : True Coils , album of blues including a resumption of B.B. King paying the cost to Be the boss , the disc will be classified in signal 40 of the US charts, GB and Canada, the song True coils will be a hit in Holland but the change of musical style will disorientate part of its fans in North America.
1993 : Gravity' S Rainbow . Pat Benatar returns to the rock'n'roll and redefines its music in the context of the Nineties, the album will be demanding on the artistic level, but without individual reality hit it will be a commercial failure. The title Disconnected echoes the serious riots of the districts poor of Los Angeles in 1992.
1994: Best off left to France by EMI, a rather judicious selection of 18 titles which will know one big hit. (multi disc of gold in France).
1997 : Innamorata , proposes alternations of sentimental ballades and songs rock'n'roll more felted than in the past.
1999 : Synchronistic wanderings a very complete box of 3CDs, recalling its 20 years of career, with in premium some news.
2003 : GO , the singer returns to the hard rock'n'roll which made its celebrity, without however joining again with success.
2005 : Greatest hits , the 20 titles emblematic of Stalemate Benatar perfectly remasterized, the album is certified disc of gold into 2007 in the USA.

Rewards

Grammy Award :

"Best Vocal Rock'n'roll Female" Performance; (1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984)

External bonds

http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-b/patbenatar_main.htm
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/sandrine.raspau/pat-benatar-france/preambule.html
http://www.benatar.com/
http://www.benatar.it/

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