Patricia Mae Giraldo, born January 10, 1953 in Andrzejewski, known professionally as Pat Benatar, is an American rock singer-songwriter and four-time Grammy Award-winner. In the United States she has had two multi-platinum albums, five Platinum albums and 15 Billboard Top 40 singles while in Canada she has had eight straight Platinum albums.
Benatar's 1979 debut album, ''In the Heat of the Night'', was her breakthrough in North America, especially in Canada, where it reached No. 3 on the album chart. Two singles from it were the hits: ''Heartbreaker'' and ''We Live for Love,'' the latter written by her lead guitarist and future husband, Neil Giraldo. Benatar's second album, 1981's Crimes of Passion, was her most successful work, peaking at #2 in North America and France and being certified 4x and 5x platinum in the US and Canada, respectively. Her single, "Hit Me with Your Best Shot," reached the Top 10 in the US and Canada and is considered her best-known song. Benatar's third album, Precious Time (1981) was another success, topping the US album chart and becoming her first Top 10 album in Australia. The single "Fire and Ice" scored high in the US and Canada. Her next release, Get Nervous (1982), did not sell as well as her previous two albums, but did include the North American hit "Shadows of the Night."