| 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, Lita
|
| 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 |
128lbs (58 kg)
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| Build |
Average
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| Eye Color |
Hazel
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| Hair Color |
Blonde
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| Distinctive Feature |
Blonde locks, Eccentric style sense, Tattoos
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| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Religion |
Deist
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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, USA
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| Occupation Text |
Rock guitarist, actress, vocalist, and songwriter
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| Occupation |
Musician
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| Claim to Fame |
lead guitarist for the all-female rock band The Runaways, and for classic rock hits such as “Kiss Me Deadly” and “Close My Eyes Forever”
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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, 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, Guitars
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| Record Label |
Mercury, RCA, JLRG Entertainment, SPV/Steamhammer, Mercury Records
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| Associated Acts |
The Runaways, Joan Jett, Ozzy Osbourne, Cherie Currie, Lemmy
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| Talent Agency (e.g. Modelling) |
Freeman Promotions
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| Brand Endorsement |
TV commercial for Guitar Hero Computer game (2008), TV commercial for Job search website, Indeed (2016), print adverts for Titan guitar strings (1988), B.C. Rich
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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/, http://litafordonline.com
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| Father |
Harry Leonard Ford
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| Mother |
Isabella "Lisa" Ford
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| Family Member |
James Gillette (son), Rocco Gillette (son)
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| Associated People |
Joan Jett, Cherie Currie, Sandy West, Jackie Fox
|
Lita Rossana Ford (born September 19, 1958) is an American guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. She was the lead guitarist for the all-female rock band the Runaways in the late 1970s, and then embarked on a successful glam metal solo career that hit its peak in the late 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.
