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b. 1953Brooklyn, NYItalian American descendantLiving
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Why Included
Heartbreaker
Biography
Heartbreaker; Hit Me with Your Best Shot; Love is a Battlefield; 4x Grammy winner; Brooklyn Italian-American rock icon; born Patricia Mae Andrzejewski. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2022; 4 consecutive Grammy Awards (1980-83); 30M+ records sold
Notable For
- Heartbreaker
- Hit Me with Your Best Shot
- Love is a Battlefield
- 4x Grammy winner
Honors & Recognition
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2022
- 4 consecutive Grammy Awards (1980-83)
- 30M+ records sold
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Music
- Specialty
- Rock
- Years
- b. 1953
- Birth Place
- Brooklyn, NY
- Origin
- Italian American descendant
- Regional Ancestry
- Italian
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