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Public records list Pat Benatar as a singer, composer and songwriter. Pat Benatar was born on January 10, 1953 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. That works out to 73 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes Lindenhurst Senior High School and Stony Brook University. Listed accolades include Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance (1981) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2022).
My Take
Pat Benatar matters to me as the artist who proved power and precision are not opposites. Trained and university-educated, she brought near-operatic control to arena rock and made it sound like pure instinct — that is craft of the highest order. In an era when women in rock were treated as novelties, she stacked up Grammy wins and platinum records until the argument was simply over, and the 2022 Hall of Fame induction merely confirmed what fans had known for decades. Her decades-long creative partnership with Neil Giraldo also strikes me as one of rock's great underrated collaborations. Hers is a voice that aged into authority rather than nostalgia.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Pat Benatar
- Name (Japanese)
- パット・ベネター
- Reading
- ぱっと・べねたー
- Born
- January 10, 1953 (age 73)
- Origin
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Occupation
- singer / composer / songwriter / actor / singer-songwriter
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Snake
2. Background
- High school
- Lindenhurst Senior High School
- University
- Stony Brook University
Awards & achievements
- 1981 Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
- 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.benatargiraldo.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/benatargiraldo/
- Xhttps://x.com/benatargiraldo
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat%20Benatar
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%83%8D%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235252
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Pat Benatar born?
Born January 10, 1953 (age 73).
Where is Pat Benatar from?
Pat Benatar is from Brooklyn, New York, United States.
What does Pat Benatar do?
Pat Benatar works as singer, composer, songwriter, actor, singer-songwriter.
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