caption website years_active children label husband article_title background birth_date instrument genre image origin birth_name occupation
pat benatar , 2007 -lsb- http://www.benatargiraldo.com www.benatargiraldo.com -rsb- 1972 -- present haley giraldo , hana giraldo chrysalis cmc international bel chiasso records neil giraldo -lrb- m. 1982 -rrb- pat benatar
 solo_singer 10 january 1953 vocals rock hard rock pop rock pat benatar 2007-09-07 . jpg brooklyn , new york , united states patricia mae andrzejewski singer songwriter musician
pat benatar

patricia mae andrzejewski -lrb- born january 10 , 1953 -rrb- , known professionally as pat benatar , is an american singer-songwriter and four-time grammy award winner .
she is a mezzo-soprano .
she has had considerable commercial success , particularly in the united states and canada .
during the 1980s , benatar had two riaa-certified multi-platinum albums , five riaa-certified platinum albums , three riaa-certified gold albums , 17 billboard chartings and 15 of them being top 40 singles , including the top 10 hits , `` hit me with your best shot '' , `` love is a battlefield '' , `` we belong '' and `` invincible '' .
other popular singles include `` heartbreaker '' , `` treat me right '' , `` fire and ice '' , `` promises in the dark '' , `` shadows of the night '' , and `` all fired up '' .
benatar was one of the most heavily played artists in the early days of mtv .
she was the first female artist to play on mtv , performing `` you better run '' .
