Patricia Mae Andrzejewski (born January 10, 1953), known professionally as Pat Benatar, is an American singer-songwriter and four-time Grammy Award winner. She is a mezzo-soprano. She has had considerable commercial success, particularly in the United States and Canada. During the 1980s, Benatar had two RIAA-certified Multi-Platinum albums, five RIAA-certified Platinum albums, three RIAA-certified Gold albums, 17 Billboard chartings and 15 of them being Top 40 singles, including the Top 10 hits, "Hit Me with Your Best Shot", "Love Is a Battlefield", "We Belong" and "Invincible". Other popular singles include "Heartbreaker", "Treat Me Right", "Fire and Ice", "Promises in the Dark", "Shadows of the Night", and "All Fired Up". Benatar was one of the most heavily played artists in the early days of MTV. She was the first female artist to play on MTV, performing "You Better Run".(from Wikipedia)
Has two daughters: Haley Giraldo (February 16, 1985) and Hana Juliana (March 12, 1994).
Attended and graduated from Lindenhurst High School in Long Island, New York in 1971.
Has appeared with husband Neil Giraldo on the April 24, 2002 episode of "That 80s Show" .
Her video for "You Better Run" was the second music video to be aired by MTV on August 1, 1981.
August 11, 2002 was declared "Pat Benatar Day" in Babylon, New York. She was also presented with the key to Babylon by town supervisor Steve Bellone at the Babylon Town Hall.
Her groundbreaking music video "Love is a Battlefield" (directed by Bob Giraldi and choreographed by Michael Peters ) was the first ever music video to integrate spoken dialogue into recorded music.
The character Pat Bernardo in Fast Times at Ridgemont High was inspired by Benatar. During an early lunch room scene, Stacy Hamilton (Jennifer Jason Leigh ) and Linda Barrett (Phoebe Cates ) have a discussion about Bernardo and the "Pat Benatar look".
Album: "In the Heat of the Night" (Chrysalis) Album: "Crimes of Passion" (Chrysalis) Album: "Precious Time" (Chrysalis) #1 on Billboard album-chart Album: "Get Nervous" (Chrysalis) Album: "Live From Earth" (Chrysalis) Album: "Tropico" (Chrysalis) Album: "Seven the Hard Way" (Chrysalis) Album: "Wide Awake in Dreamland" (Chrysalis) Album: "Best Shots" (Chrysalis) Album: "True Love" (Chrysalis) Album: "Gravitys Rainbow" (Chrysalis) Album: "Innamorata" (CMC International) Album: "Go" (Bel Chiasso/Welk).
Winner of four consecutive Grammy Awards for "Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female" (1980-1983) and nominated four more times in 85, 86, 88 and 89.
Married Neil Giraldo on Maui on February 20, 1982. Daughter Hana Juliana is named for one of the nearby cities on the Island of Maui.
Has six platinum solo albums and four gold solo albums.
Was discovered during an amateur night-contest at the famed New York City comedy club Catch-A-Rising-Star, and signed shortly-after to Chrysalis Records by founder Terry Ellis.
Daughter, Haley Giraldo , was a Miss Golden Globe presenter at The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony.
Inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame on October 30, 2008.
Sang opera before going into rock music.
Ranked #66 on VH1s 100 Sexiest Artists.
Ranked #74 on VH1s 100 Greatest Hard Rock Artists.
Ranked #39 on VH1s 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll.
Her father had Polish ancestry. Her mother had Dutch, English, German and Irish ancestry.
Currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
Contrary to her publicity, Pat does not have a 4.5 octave voice. Nobody does.
The great times were never as great as they seem in the rearview mirror.
With the power of conviction there is no sacrifice.
