Biography
The name of Debbie Harry is inextricably linked with the name of the Blondie group, who conquered the hearts of the listeners in the late 1970s. The miniature blonde became a recognized punk rock icon, whose image was remembered by fans due to the appearance of magazines on the covers, shooting in films and bright concert speeches.Childhood and youth
Deborah Ann Harry appeared on July 1, 1945 in Miami, USA. At birth, the star was named Angela Trembl, but she became known for the name of adoptive parents who had fallen a girl in infancy and gave her a new name.
Little Debbie was a difficult child, preferred climbing on trees with quiet games with neighboring kids and spent a lot of time in the forest, which was near the house. In an attempt to instruct the daughter on the true path of the parents sent it to a centenary college in Hacktstown, where Harri mastered the profession of a lawyer. But the girl did not want to work in the specialty and soon served in New York, hoping that he could become a star.
In the youth, a beginner performer was not easy. She settled by the secretary for radio Air Force, but she lasted there just a day. Then the girl began to work as a waitress, and later took to work up the dancer GOU GOU in the club. There was not enough money, and then the girl decided to become an erotic model for the magazine Pleyboy. Parallel Debbie tried to build a career in music.
Personal life
At the peak of popularity, the personal life of the celebrity was a frequent topic for discussion in the media. She was attributed to novels with many famous musicians, including Roger Taylor from the Queen group, but the rumors were not confirmed.Embed from getty imagesA long time woman met with Chris Stein, with whom she connected her a pernicious passion for drugs. Lovely managed to get rid of dependence, but they could not preserve relationships and parted.
Music and films
The future star began to perform on stage as a back-vocalist of The Wind In The Willows, but soon understood the futility of such a situation and decided to leave. She joined the musicians Stilettoes, thanks to which he met Chris Stein. The man convinced her to create a joint Blondie project ("Blondie"), the title was the nickname Harry, which she got when he was discouraged.
Soon the new image turned into a business card of the artist. The fans have been crazy with her seductive forms, bright appearance and a miniature figure (with a height of 160 cm Girl weighed 57 kg). Already in 1979, Debbie's photo decorated the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, which marked the successful exit of the third album of Parallel Lines. Single Heart Of Glass quickly acquired the status of a hit and took up the top lines of world charts.
After that, the group collapsed the group, followed a series of concerts, meetings with fans, interviews on radio and television. Blondie clips were continuously broadcast on the screens, attracting the attention of the audience to a bright vocalist. But at that time, Harry did not want to be just part of the group, so she thought about the solo career and began work on recording songs for the debut album. The success of the debbi team was not possible to repeat, but her work was warmly greeted by loyal fans.
When Blondie broke up, Debbie took up the acting career. She flashed on the screens in the horror movie "video mode," where Nikki Brand played. Later, her filmography was replenished with such projects as "fairy tales from the dark side", "criminal stories" and "madness of the streets." The woman appeared in the TV series "Melnik", where the image of Diana price is embodied.
In 1990, the singer united with Iggy Pop to record Caver on the song Cotula Porter Well, Did You Evah!, And then joined Jazz Passengers jazz ensemble. As an actress, Debbie took part in the filming of the films "Bags for garbage", "dead life" and "heavy", played an episodic role in the teenage comedy "Sabrina - a small witch."
After the reunification of Blondie, the actress continued to perform along with the team. The musicians started writing a new album, which was called No Exit and reached the 3rd line in the British Chart. But the participants failed to return the previous popularity, and their following releases were met with moderate delight. About the creative biography, the history of the group and solo career Harry told Face It in the memoirs of Face IT, published in 2019.
Debbie Harry now
In 2020, the singer noted the anniversary - 75 years, but the age did not affect her ability to work. Now the star continues to delight fans with rare performances. News from her life is published in the Twitter account and on Instagram fan pages.Discography
With Blondie:
- 1976 - Blondie.
- 1978 - Plastic Letters
- 1978 - Parallel Lines
- 1979 - Eat to the Beat
- 1980 - Autoamerican.
- 1982 - The Hunter
- 1999 - No Exit
- 2003 - THE CURSE OF BLONDIE
- 2011 - Panic of Girls
- 2014 - Ghosts of Download
- 2017 - Pollinator.
Solo albums:
- 1981 - Koo Koo
- 1986 - Rockbird.
- 1989 - DEF, DUMB AND BLONE
- 1993 - Debravation
- 2007 - Necessary Evil
With Jazz Passengers:
- 1996 - individually
- 1997 - Live in Spain
Filmography
- 1978 - "Alien"
- 1983 - "Video Moder"
- 1988 - "Melnik"
- 1988 - "Hair Varnish"
- 1993 - "Bags for corpses"
- 1998 - "Joe's Day"
- 2003 - "My life without me"
- 2003 - "Suitcases of Looker Tuls"
- 2008 - Elegy
- 2010 - "Empty City"