First Name |
Lita
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Middle Name |
Rossana
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Maiden Name |
Ford
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Full Name at Birth |
Carmelita Rossana Ford
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Alternative Name |
Lita Gillette, Lita Rossana Ford, Carmelita Rossana Ford
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Age |
62 years
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Birthday |
19th September, 1958
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Birthplace |
London, England, UK
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Height |
5' 5" (165 cm)
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Weight |
110lbs (50 kg)
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Build |
Athletic
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Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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Hair Color |
Blonde
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Zodiac Sign |
Virgo
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Sexuality |
Straight
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Religion |
Atheist
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Ethnicity |
White
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Nationality |
American
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High School |
Long Beach Polytechnic High, Long Beach, California
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Occupation Text |
Musician, songwriter, singer
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Occupation |
Musician
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Claim to Fame |
The Runaways, Solo career
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Music Genre (Text) |
Glam metal, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Punk Rock
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Music Genre |
Pop/Rock
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Year(s) Active |
1975–1995, 2008-present, 1975–1995, 2008–present
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Music Style |
Hard Rock, Hair Metal, Pop-Metal, Heavy Metal
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Music Mood |
Sexy, Reckless, Thuggish, Rowdy
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Instrument |
Guitar, Vocals
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Instrument (text) |
Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards, Bass
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Record Label |
Mercury, RCA, JLRG Entertainment, SPV/Steamhammer
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Associated Acts |
The Runaways, Joan Jett, Ozzy Osbourne, Cherie Currie, Lemmy
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Official Websites |
www.facebook.com/litaofficial, www.litafordonline.com/, www.allmovie.com/artist/lita-ford-p24250, twitter.com/litaford, http://litafordonline.com/
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Father |
Harry Leonard Ford
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Mother |
Isabella "Lisa" Ford
|
Family Member |
James Gillette (son), Rocco Gillette (son)
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Associated People |
Joan Jett, Cherie Currie, Sandy West, Jackie Fox
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Lita Rossana Ford (born 19 September 1958) is an English-born, American heavy metal guitarist, actress, vocalist and songwriter who was the lead guitarist for the Runaways in the late 1970s before embarking on a successful solo career in the 1980s. The 1989 single "Close My Eyes Forever", a duet with Ozzy Osbourne, remains Ford's most successful song, reaching No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100.