Belinda Carlisle

Belinda Jo Carlisle (born 17 August 1958) is an American singer and songwriter. She rose to fame as the lead vocalist of The Go-Go's and later built a prolific career as a solo artist.

Raised in Southern California, Carlisle was the lead vocalist of The Go-Go's, a group she co-founded in 1978. With their debut album, Beauty and the Beat, which topped the charts in 1981, the group helped popularise new wave music in the United States. The Go-Go's have sold more than seven million records worldwide.

Following the break-up of The Go-Go's in 1985, Carlisle embarked on a successful solo career with radio hits such as «Mad About You», «I Get Weak», «Circle in the Sand», «Leave a Light On», «Summer Rain» and «Heaven Is a Place on Earth». The Go-Go's reunited in 1999; Carlisle maintained her solo career and performed with the group until its disbandment in 2022, returning for two festival performances in 2025.

Carlisle's autobiography, Lips Unsealed, published in June 2010, was a New York Times bestseller and received favourable reviews. In 1999, Carlisle was ranked number 76 with The Go-Go's on VH1's list of the 100 greatest women in rock and roll. In 2011, Carlisle, as a member of The Go-Go's, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She and the group were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021 and the California Hall of Fame in 2024.