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Pat Benatar (born January 10 , 1953 ) is an American Rock / Hard Rock Singer who had numerous hits during the 1980s such as "Hit Me With Your Best Shot", "Hell Is For Children", "Heartbreaker", and "Love Is A Battlefield". Benatar's music video for the song "You Better Run" was the second music video ever shown on MTV after the Buggles " Video Killed The Radio Star ". BIOGRAPHY She was born Patricia Mae Andrzejewski in Comedy Club " Catch A Rising Star " in 1977 . After performing successfully several times at the club, Benatar finally found her onstage persona in the form of a wild Halloween costume which she had worn as a joke. "The crowd was always polite, but this time they went out of their minds," Benatar would later report. "It was the same songs, sung the same way, and I thought, 'Oh my god...it's these clothes and this makeup!'" And because of that performance, she was signed to Chrysalis Records by its founder Terry Ellis . She later married the band's Guitarist , Neil Giraldo (incorrectly spelled as "Geraldo" in early liner notes/credits). They have two daughters. Benatar is known for her operatic voice and 'tough' attitude. She won four consecutive Grammy Award s for "Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female" from 1980 to 1983 , and was nominated four additional times in 1985 , 1986 , 1988 , and 1989 . Benatar still writes and tours with her husband, and has also become a Commercial spokeswoman for the Energizer company. In the Summer of ''. DISCOGRAPHY Albums Singles EXTERNAL LINKS |