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Pat Benatar Biography

Legendary American singer and songwriter Pat Benatar was born in 1953 in Brooklyn, New York. Benatar grew up on Long Island, taking voice lessons as a child and frequently performing on her school’s stage. In high school, she was active in the school’s drama performance, appearing in productions of classic plays such as Camelot. Initially, Pat had aspirations to attend the Juilliard School, but ultimately decided to instead pursue a degree in education at the University of New York at Stony Brook.

Benatar dropped out of school to get married, and found herself returning to her musical roots, working as a singing waitress and at a local venue in a lounge band. Her talents were discovered by her first manager, when he came upon one of her performances in New York in 1975. By 1978 Pat had signed to Chrysalis Records and she began work on her debut album later that year.

Pat Benatar’s debut, In the Heat of the Night, arrived in 1979 and rose into the top twenty on the mainstream charts. It also gave Benatar her big breakthrough with the hit single “Heartbreaker,” which has now gone on to become somewhat of a classic rock anthem. In the Heat of the Night was followed by Crimes of Passion, which gave audiences the additional classic single “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” and earned Pat Benatar her first Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance in 1980.

Since that time, Pat Benatar has gone on to record five platinum-selling albums and three certified gold albums. Additional notable singles by the artist include: “All Fired Up,” “Shadows of the Night,” “Treat Me Right,” “We Belong,” “Love is a Battlefield,” and “All Fired Up.” Although she hasn’t released any new material since the late 1990’s, Benatar is still recognized as one of our most enduring classic rock artists, and she continues to perform regularly throughout the world.