American singer Belinda Carlisle is known not only for her solo career. The vocalist founded the female punk band The Go-Go's, became famous as a composer and lyricist.
Belinda Joe Carlisle's youth passed in constant and very peculiar riots. She protested against the despotism of her mother's new husband, becoming the star of the boy's basketball team, playing football in such a way that few boy players dared to resist her.
Finding a destination
The biography of the future celebrity began in 1958. The child was born in Los Angeles on August 17 in a large family. In addition to her, her parents, a carpenter and a seamstress, raised 6 more children. Mother and father broke up. Belinda's relationship with the new spouse of the parent did not work out. As a result of the Cold War that began between them, the girl was the first in California to start playing in the boys' basketball team.
After graduating from school in 1976, the graduate chose independence, deciding to become famous. For the first time in the musical field, Belinda appeared as a drummer. She became a member of the rock-punk band The Germs under the name Dangerous Dotty. The girl soon left the team, founding her own project The Go-Gos with her friend.
In the shortest possible time, the quartet became one of the most demanded groups in the country. The team opened up a new format, becoming the first girlish rock band with an album to reach # 1 on the charts. The girls presented two more collections. From the composition, they have repeatedly conquered the top of the charts.
From 1981 to 1984, the group secretly held the title of America's Favorite Team. However, the stellar company did not last long. After the Talk Show album, which was received with rave by the audience and critics, the team ceased to exist. The breakup was completed by Belinda's acquaintance with her future husband, Morgan Mason, a film producer and politician. The chosen one took part in the filming of several video clips of the singer.
Solo career
In 1985, the singer began her solo career. She unconsciously was already preparing for changes. In April, a ceremony took place, after which Mason and Carlisle became husband and wife officially. Very soon, fans saw the first album. His very first song Mad About You became a hit. It was followed by a new composition I Feel The Magic. The single did not become super successful, but the author and performer were offered to appear in commercials, which meant recognition.
The gold certificate was awarded to the singer for her first album Belinda. Carlisle has convincingly proven her ability to compose hits, turning unpretentious tunes into catchy melodies. To the great delight of the fans, this talent was supplemented by the gift of an outstanding pop vocalist. Belinda has firmly taken the niche of melodic and artistic pop-rock.
In 1987, an amazed audience had to undergo Carlisle's transformation. Belinda appeared in the form of a charming and lyrical heroine. She secured herself access to the markets of Asia, Europe and Australia. The new compilation Heaven on Earth went multi-platinum almost immediately after its release in 1988. The song Heaven is a Place on Earth soared to the highest position of the country's pop chart, and as a super hit, it flew half the world, occupying only the first lines of the charts.
New songs Circle in the Sand and I Get Weak entered the TOP-10. Belinda has gained more popularity in the UK than at home. Her performances attracted those who wanted to see more than the halls could hold, and only Madonna and Michael Jackson could call themselves rivals.
In 1989, fans received a new studio album, Runaway Horses. It was distinguished from the previous ones by a more mature sound. It was quickly recognized in England and Australia, where the compilation went double platinum. However, in the United States, the disc barely made it to the TOP-40, and never reached the top ten.
The single Leave a Light On, created in collaboration with George Harrison, rose to number 5 in England, but did not become a hit in the singer's homeland. As a result of the tour, she released the compilation Live Your Life Be Free, triumphantly entering the front ranks of soft rock.
New successes
Meanwhile, the United States gradually forgot about the vocalist. In 1992, the label did not renew the contract with her. True, the company still released a collection of her best songs. The singer gave birth to a child, the son of James Duke Mason, who then chose an acting career. The compilation The Best of Belinda Volume 1, dedicated to his birth, rose to the top of the national charts in Britain.
The vocalist began work on the new disc in 1993. Realization of her ideas of the composer was provided by the long-play Real. In all the songs, Carlisle acted as a co-author or author. In addition, the soloist showed remarkable producer abilities. For the cover, the singer was filmed without a mike-up, so that the portrait would match the natural "disheveledness" of the collection's sound. The work has brought its results. In Britain, the disc took 12th position.
The new album A Woman & A Man was being recorded for the English Chrysalis Records. Critics happily accepted the singer's return. California's backing vocals were co-written with Carlisle Brian Wilson. Participated in the work and member of Roxette Per Gessle. At Belinda's request, she created the lyrics and music for Love doesn’t live here and Always breaking my heart. The singles recorded with the Seattle Orchestra quickly sold out.
By the late nineties, Carlisle was only targeting fans from Australia and the Old World. In 199 she presented the compilation A Place on Earth: The Greatest Hits and sold almost a million copies.
In 2000, the singer recorded a new studio album, The Go-Gos. 2001 brought fans God Bless The Go-Gos to critical acclaim. As before, the team toured. In 2003, the singer toured the United States. The return was a triumph. In February 2007, Belinda's seventh disc Voila appeared. In 2017, the vocalist presented a new album.
