finetune artist: Belinda Carlisle

b. Belinda Kerzcheski, 17 August 1958, Hollywood, California, USA. When the Go-Go's broke up in 1985, Carlisle remained with the I.R.S. Records label and pursued a solo career. After the excesses of her former band, Carlisle underwent a period of physical recuperation and image remodelling - emerging as the quintessential modern young Californian female. With artistic assistance from former band mate Charlotte Caffey, Carlisle hit the US Top 3 with her debut single "Mad About You" in 1986 and her first album peaked at number 13 in the Billboard chart. It was not until a move to the MCA label in the USA and on signing to Virgin Records in the UK that she achieved international acclaim with the release of "Heaven Is A Place On Earth". This infectious piece of perfect pop reached number 1 in the USA and UK and gave her a whole new generation of fans who had previously never heard of the Go-Go's. This winning formula was subsequently used for a string of albums and other chart singles such as "I Get Weak" (US number 2/UK Top 10, 1988), "Circle In The Sand" (US number 7/UK number 4, 1988), "Leave A Light On" (UK number 4, 1989) and "(We Want) The Same Thing" (UK number 6).

Listen to Belinda Carlisle at Finetune.

(2009) Belinda
(2007) Voila
(1992) Her Greatest Hits
(1989) Runaway Horses
(1987) Heaven On Earth

Heaven Is a Place On Earth
I Get Weak
Circle In the Sand
Mad About You
Leave a Light On