Belinda Carlisle
Belinda Carlisle is an American singer and songwriter born on August 17, 1958, in Los Angeles. She rose to fame as the lead singer of The Go-Go's, an all-female band that wrote and played its own music. Their debut album Beauty and the Beat (1981) reached No. 1 in the United States and helped popularize new wave music. The Go-Go's sold more than seven million records worldwide and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021.
After The Go-Go's broke up in 1985, Carlisle launched a successful solo career. Her biggest hit, Heaven Is a Place on Earth (1987), topped charts in the US and the UK. Other popular solo songs include Mad About You, I Get Weak, Circle in the Sand, Leave a Light On, and Summer Rain. Her first solo album, Belinda (1986), did well in North America.
Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Carlisle released several more albums and contributed to soundtracks. She has spoken openly about past struggles with cocaine and alcohol and has been sober since 2005. She practices Nichiren Buddhism, which she credits with helping her maintain sobriety.
Carlisle is also known for her support of LGBT rights and animal welfare. She co-founded Animal People Alliance in 2014 to help street animals in India and received the Harvey Milk Medal in 2024 for LGBT advocacy. The Go-Go's were inducted into the California Hall of Fame in 2024.
In 2023, she released Kismet, an EP with five tracks, including Big Big Love, written with Diane Warren and Gabe Lopez. In 2025, she released her ninth studio album, Once Upon a Time in California, with the single The Air That I Breathe. Carlisle is known for her bright soprano voice and for often performing barefoot on stage. She married Morgan Mason in 1986 and has a son, James Duke Mason.
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