When the first record came out, I'd go down to radio stations pretty much every day to get the record played, and I would walk in and they'd tell us how much they loved the record, but they weren't sure how much they could play it because they were already playing a girl.

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The couple headed back to New York following Dennis' discharge from the army and Benatar went on to be a regular member at Catch A Rising Star for close to three years until signing a record contract. Her family later moved to North Hamilton Avenue in Lindenhurst New York a village within the Long Island town of Babylon. Charlie Giordano performed keyboard duties on five albums and is identifiable by his glasses and distinctive array of berets blazers and 80s-style ties.

She is a mezzo-soprano. Benatar was one of the most heavily played artists in the early days of MTV.