Belinda Carlisle
Heaven is a Place on Earth, Go-Go's Lead Singer
The All-American Leo
Belinda Carlisle led the Go-Go’s — the first all-female band to play their own instruments and reach number one — then launched a solo career that produced Heaven is a Place on Earth, one of the defining pop songs of the 1980s. Her Leo warmth turns every song into something slightly larger than its production suggests.
Leo Legacy
- The Go-Go’s: Lead singer of first all-female self-playing band to reach number one
- Heaven is a Place on Earth: 1987 — number one in multiple countries, still in heavy rotation
- Mad About You: Solo hit demonstrating commercial staying power beyond the band
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Inducted with The Go-Go’s in 2021
Carlisle’s Leo joy is portable — it travels from the 1980s to today without losing anything.
“I’ve always known I was destined for greatness. I just didn’t know what it was.”