Belinda Jo Carlisle (born August 17, 1958) is an American singer who gained worldwide fame as the lead vocalist of the Go-Go's, one of the most successful all-female bands of all time. Originally beginning her career in 1977 as a member of the Los Angeles punk band the Germs, Carlisle went on to join the Go-Go's as lead singer after the band's formation in 1978. The Go-Go's would go on to sell 8 million albums in just three years.
After the Go-Go's dissolution in 1985, Carlisle went on to have a successful solo career with hits such as "Mad About You", "I Get Weak", "Circle in the Sand", "Leave a Light On" and "Heaven Is a Place on Earth", among others, which were major successes in the United States, United Kingdom and internationally as well. Her autobiography, Lips Unsealed, published in June 2010, was a New York Times Best Seller and received favorable reviews. On August 11, 2011, as a member of the Go-Go's, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Links To Peel[]
Waxman - Heaven
A Sample of Belinda Carlisle's Heaven Is A Place On Earth was used on the track
Peel played a track from the singer on his BBC Radio Cambridgeshire show after his daughter Alexandra wanted Belinda Carlisle's Circle In The Sand, when he asked each of his children what was their favourite record they heard in the year that they want to play on his show. Belinda Carlisle later appeared on a Happy Hardcore record, which Peel played from Waxman called Heaven on his 29 December 1996 show, that used the sample of her vocals from 'Heaven Is A Place On Earth'.
Shows Played[]
Belinda Carlisle - Circle in the sand
- 1989
- 24 December 1989 (BBC Radio East Anglia): 'Circle In The Sand (LP-Heaven On Earth)' (MCA)