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Lita Ford

1958 - Today

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Lita Rossana Ford (born September 19, 1958) is a British 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lita Ford is the 1,141st most popular musician (up from 1,264th in 2019), the 3,191st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,305th in 2019) and the 198th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Lita Ford ranks 1,141 out of 3,175. Before her are Mika, Nathan East, Trevor Pinnock, Pharoah Sanders, Volodymyr Ivasyuk, and Dick Parry. After her are Medea Abrahamyan, Susumu Hirasawa, John Mayer, Jason White, Paul Gilbert, and Guy Bonnet.

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Among people born in 1958, Lita Ford ranks 189. Before her are Christiane Amanpour, Linda Kozlowski, Ramadan Shalah, Charlene Tilton, Joseba Sarrionandia, and James McCaffrey. After her are Linda Fiorentino, Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza, Nichi Vendola, You Xie, Marina Silva, and Magnus Lindberg.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Lita Ford ranks 3,192 out of 8,785. Before her are Peter Swan (1936), Mick Jackson (1943), David Mitchell (1974), Blanche Bingley (1863), Mary Renault (1905), and Dick Parry (1942). After her are Roy Harrod (1900), E. H. Shepard (1879), Robert Simson (1687), Teresa Ann Savoy (1955), Ken Livingstone (1945), and John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough (1822).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Lita Ford ranks 198. Before her are Gerald Moore (1899), Phil Manzanera (1951), Roger Norrington (1934), Julian Bream (1933), Trevor Pinnock (1946), and Dick Parry (1942). After her are Philip Catherine (1942), Chris Wolstenholme (1978), Jimmy Bain (1947), Alan White (1949), Nick Rhodes (1962), and Brian Connolly (1945).

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