Debbie Harry

Debbie Harry
Debbie Harry
	Harry at the 53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2024
Born	Angela Trimble; July 1, 1945 (age 80); Miami, Florida, U.S.
Other names	Deborah Ann Harry
Education	Centenary College (AA)
Occupations	Singer; songwriter; actress; philanthropist;
Years active	1966–present
	Musical career
Origin	New York City, U.S.
Genres	Rock; new wave; punk rock; disco; Pop; hip-hop;
Instruments	Vocals
Labels	Chrysalis; Geffen; Epic; Sire; Eleven Seven;
Member of	Blondie
Formerly of	The Wind in the Willows; The Jazz Passengers;
	Debbie Harry's voice From the BBC program Desert Island Discs, May 22, 2011
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Deborah Ann Harry (born Angela Trimble; July 1, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter, actress and philanthropist. She is best known as the lead singer of the band Blondie. Four of her songs with the band reached No. 1 on the US charts between 1979 and 1981.^[2] Harry released her first solo studio album, KooKoo, in 1981.

As an actress, she had roles in Union City (1980) and in David Cronenberg's body horror movie Videodrome (1983). She released her second solo studio album, 1986's Rockbird. She was in John Waters's dance movie Hairspray (1988).

She released two more solo albums between 1988 and 1993. She was later in John Carpenter's horror movie Body Bags (1993), and in the drama Heavy (1995).

Harry is openly bisexual.^[3] In her 2019 memoir, Harry said she was raped in the 1970s.^[4] She also said that serial killer Ted Bundy tried to get her in his car.^[5]

References

↑ Kamer, Foster. "The 40 Biggest Hip-Hop Moments in Pop Culture History". Complex Networks. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
↑ Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits. Billboard Books. p. 549. ISBN 978-0-823-07677-2.
↑ Britton, Luke Morgan (February 28, 2017). "Blondie's Debbie Harry attributes her 'bisexual days' to hormones". NME. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
↑ Furdyk, Brent (August 3, 2019). "Blondie Singer Debbie Harry Details Horrifying Sexual Assault In The 1970s". Etcanada.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
↑ "Blondie's Debbie Harry claims serial killer Ted Bundy lured her into car". The Daily Telegraph. December 9, 2010. Archived from the original on January 11, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2013.

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[1] Kamer, Foster. "The 40 Biggest Hip-Hop Moments in Pop Culture History". Complex Networks. Retrieved May 5, 2017.

[2] Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits. Billboard Books. p. 549. ISBN 978-0-823-07677-2.

[3] Britton, Luke Morgan (February 28, 2017). "Blondie's Debbie Harry attributes her 'bisexual days' to hormones". NME. Retrieved June 1, 2019.

[memoir-4] Furdyk, Brent (August 3, 2019). "Blondie Singer Debbie Harry Details Horrifying Sexual Assault In The 1970s". Etcanada.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.

[5] "Blondie's Debbie Harry claims serial killer Ted Bundy lured her into car". The Daily Telegraph. December 9, 2010. Archived from the original on January 11, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2013.

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