Debbie Harry is an American vocalist as well as an actress. She is the face and leader of many well-known group Blondie. Debbie Harry's path to fame hasn't been easy. However, the popularity that her work at Blondie brought her negates all the difficult moments that happened on the artist's career.
Debbie (Deborah) Ann Harry was born in Miami, Florida. She was born in early summer, June 1st, 1945. Unfortunately, Debbie's biological mother abandoned the child. Until now, nothing is known about the parents of the future world famous singer and actress. But the girl was very lucky: she was adopted very quickly. Deborah's adoptive parents were Richard Harry and Catherine Harry. Richard and Catherine had their own small family business - they ran a gift shop.
Biography of Deborah Harry: childhood and adolescence
Debbie grew up not in Miami, but in a big and noisy New York. And from an early age, the girl was sure that she would become a famous person. She was attracted to art in different forms, Debbie actively and willingly expressed herself through creativity.
Debbie Harry entered a regular New York school. And it was during her secondary education that the girl first tried herself as a vocalist. When Deborah was in sixth grade, she sang a song from the play "Thumb Boy".
Debbie Harry's teachers and adoptive parents were interested in natural vocal abilities. As a result, the girl was sent to study in a church choir. But Debbie did not stay there for long: she wanted to develop her voice, be a soloist, perform independently on stage, and not adapt to the voices of other children in the choir. However, training in such a place still brought a certain experience to the future star.
At school, Deborah's relationship with classmates was not very good. She was often ridiculed and mocked by her peers because she was a plump girl. At some point, the situation became completely critical and Debbie was forced to transfer to another educational institution. Deborah Harry graduated from the school in 1963.
Enrolling at Centenary College, Debbie Harry received his diploma in 1965.
After graduation, Debbie Harry moves out of his parents and starts renting a small apartment in Manhattan. She continues to dream of fame, is independently engaged in vocals and is looking for ways to get on television. As a result, she gets a job as a secretary at the BBC office in New York. At the same time, Deborah works as a waitress at the Max's restaurant, where at one point she met Jefferson Aeroplan. During the same period of time, thanks to his work at the BBC, Deborah Harry makes other useful acquaintances and even establishes companionship with Andy Warhol himself. However, it was only by the end of the 1960s that Debbie Harry began to confidently build her creative career.
Deborah's creativity and musical career
Debbie's first step towards popularity was working on backing vocals with Wind in the willow. This pop group recorded only one album, in which Deborah took part, but this disc was not successful. There was no interest from either music critics or producers, or from the general public. After such a failure, the group broke up, Deborah was again left with nothing.
After such a bad experience, Debbie fell into depression, became addicted to the use of drugs. At this time, she was forced to work in nightclubs, and she also collaborated with the famous adult magazine - Playboy. At some point, realizing that her life was going completely downhill, Deborah Harry tried to get rid of her addiction and decided to start expressing herself through photography. She even entered photography school after studying there for a while. In the same period, she met a girl named Elda, who was part of the Pure Garbage musical group.
The friendly relationship with Elda led to the fact that after a while the group Pure Garbage was renamed the Stilettoes, and Debbie Harry became an official member of this team.
Later, the girl meets Chris Stein, with whom they create a separate team called Blondie. The composition of this group was "floating": the musicians came and then replaced with new ones. However, this made it possible to diversify the style and music of the collective, to create their own personal unique image.
The young group made their first contact with the recording studio Private Stock. Thanks to this, in 1976 the first Blondie disc was released, which, however, did not produce overwhelming success. However, this did not upset the young musicians, Deborah, together with the team, went on a tour of the states and Europe. The second studio album was slightly more popular.
The group's third disc was released in 1978. It was this disc that brought fame and demand to the Blondie group. They were even nominated for a Grammy. As a result, Debbie Harry was awarded a statuette of this prestigious music award for her vocals on the album 'Parallel Lines'.
In the wake of the collapsing popularity, the group signed a contract with a British music producer named Michael Champen. This allowed the band not only to change the style and sound without losing their fans, but also to gain a foothold in the European music market.
In total, Blondie and Debbie Harry released many successful albums (six pieces) and singles, but at one point Chris Stein was diagnosed with a severe autoimmune disease. Such a diagnosis became the reason for the temporary disbandment of the team, the pause in Blondie's creative activity lasted more than 15 years.
The team gathered again only in 1997. Debbie Harry was on the line again. The band played several successful concerts in Europe using their old hits. Later, their seventh full-length album was released, after which the band went on a world tour.
Deborah Harry's solo work and film career
During her career, Debbie Harry managed to publish several solo albums, not all of which became successful. Her first disc was released in 1981. In addition, the singer also recorded collections of songs.
In 1980, Debbie Harry tried herself as a songwriter for films. She recorded a song called ‘Call me’, which became the soundtrack for the American Gigolo movie.
Deborah also tried herself in cinema. Her first full-length film was the ‘Union city’ motion picture, where the artist got the role of a maniac killer. Among the fairly successful films with Deborah Harry's participation are Videodrome and Studio 54.
Debbie Harry's love and personal relationship
No special details are known about the singer's personal life. Deborah still considers Chris Stein to be her only lover. They have never been husband and wife, but for a long time they lived in a civil marriage. A romantic relationship with the musician lasted more than 15 years, but eventually led to a break. However, the artists still remained in warm friendly relations. This couple did not have children.
