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PERSONAL INFORMATION

REAL NAME

Blondie (Rock band)

BIRTHDAY

1974

BIRTHPLACE

New York City, United States

AGE

52 Years

NATIONALITY

American

PROFESSION

Music (Rock Band)

ZODIAC

Physical Stats

HEIGHT

N/A

WEIGHT

N/A

Fame & Address

DEBUT

Blondie (Album 1976)

FAMOUS FROM/AS

Song: "Heart of Glass", "Call Me", "Rapture", "The Tide Is High"

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Official Website

www.blondie.net

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More Information

Career of Blondie (Rock band)

Chris Stein and Debbie Harry founded a band with Billy O'Connor in August 1974 and named the band "Angel and the Snake". Later on, they changed the name of the band to "Blondie". The first success of the band was in Australia in 1977. Their second album "Plastic Letters" was released in 1978. The band was disbanded and was reformed in 1997.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Blondie (Rock band)

Does Blondie (Rock band) takes alcohol? NA.
Is Blondie (Rock band) in the habit of Smoking? NA.
Initially, the band was called "The Angel and the Snake". The name was changed to "Blondie" in 1975 after Harry's nickname.
Debbie Harry worked as a Playboy Bunny before the foundation of the band.
Blondie was disbanded after their sixth studio album "The Hunter" when Chris Stein was diagnosed with pemphigus. It was reformed in 1997.
The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March of 2006.
Also in the same year on May 22, The band was inducted into the Rock Walk of Fame at Guitar Center on Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard.
There is no link between the newspaper comic strip of the name "Blondie" with the band.
The band member had little finance at the starting of the band. This is truly amazing that the famous zebra print dress that Harry was wearing in the poster was a pillow cover which she found in the waste material.
Despite finding huge success in the UK and Australia, the band's song "Sunday Girl" was never released in the United States.
The band's hit song "Hanging on the Telephone" was not written by the band member. The song was the creation of Jack Lee of California power pop band "The Nerves".
The original bassist of the band, Fred Smith left Blondie to join New York rock band Television.
Blondie got an opportunity to write the theme song of the 12th James Bond film, 1981's "For Your Eyes Only," but turned down as the producers wanted a performance from Sheena Easton instead.
The band's song "Rapture" from the album "Autoamerican" was the first rap single which peaked at number one.