Pat Benatar is an American singer, songwriter, and four-time Grammy Award winner. She was born on January 10, 1953, in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Lindenhurst, Long Island. She began singing in the late 1970s and achieved significant commercial success in the early 1980s with a string of hit songs.

Benatar's music is a blend of rock, pop, and new wave, with powerful vocals and hard-driving guitar riffs. Some of her most popular songs include "Heartbreaker," "Hit Me with Your Best Shot," "Love Is a Battlefield," and "We Belong." She has sold over 30 million records worldwide and has been inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Aside from her music, Benatar is also known for her activism, particularly in support of women's rights and gender equality. She has been an advocate for the National Organization for Women and has worked with several other organizations to promote these causes.

Benatar married her guitarist and songwriting partner, Neil Giraldo, in 1982, and the couple has two daughters. She continues to tour and perform to this day, and her music remains popular among fans of classic rock and 80s pop.

Albums:

• "In the Heat of the Night" (1979)
• "Crimes of Passion" (1980)
• "Precious Time" (1981)
• "Get Nervous" (1982)
• "Live From Earth" (1983)
• "Tropico" (1984)
• "Seven the Hard Way" (1985)
• "Wide Awake in Dreamland" (1988)
• "True Love" (1991)
• "Gravity's Rainbow" (1993
• "Innamorata" (1997)
• "Go" (2003)

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