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Deborah Harry

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Deborah Harry Fast Facts:

Adopted when she was three months old.
Worked as a Playboy bunny and as a waitress prior to her Blondie breakthrough.
Released her first album in 1968 with a folk-rock group called Wind in the Willows.
Founded Blondie with Chris Stein in 1974; the group released its eponymous debut two years later.
Part of the legendary mid-'70s punk-rock scene at the Manhattan club CBGBs; other future stars included the Ramones, Patti Smith and Talking Heads.
Sold more than 20 million copies of Parallel Lines, the classic 1978 Blondie album that featured the hit "Heart of Glass."
Introduced the wider pop-rock audience to rap with the No. 1 Blondie hit "Rapture" in 1981.
Released her solo debut, KooKoo, in 1981; it was produced by Chic's Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards.
Suspended her career during the mid-'80s to care for boyfriend/Blondie bandmate Chris Stein, who was felled by pemphigus, a rare, potentially fatal disease.
Inducted with Blondie into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006.