August 17th - Belinda Carlisle’s Birthday

Former lead vocalist of the Go-Go’s and solo star, Belinda Carlisle, celebrates her 67th birthday today.

The Go-Go's

Raised in Southern California, she co-founded the Go-Go’s in 1978, and the group sold over 7 million records worldwide. After they split up 7 years later, Belinda went on to have a very successful solo career, boasting many radio hits.

Her signature song is “Heaven is a Place on Earth,” but my personal favourite is the follow-up single, the Diane Warren written “I Get Weak,” which reached no.10 in the UK chart. Warren originally had Stevie Nicks in mind for the song, but producer Rick Nowells felt it would be a better fit for Belinda.

Also on this date:-

1945, Korea was divided into North and South Korea along the 38th parallel.

1964, Geoffrey Boycott scored his first Test cricket century: 113 against Australia at The Oval.

2008, Four years after winning Olympic silver in the rowing quad sculls in Athens, Briton Rebecca Romero became only the second woman to earn medals in two different sports at the Summer Games when she won the pursuit track cycling gold in Beijing.