Debbie Harry Goes Undercover At Blondie Photography Exhibition Launch In London (PICS)
Look Who's Gone Undercover...
Rachel McGrath— The Huffington Post UK
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Debbie Harry attempted to go undercover at the launch of the a Blondie photography exhibition in London on Wednesday night.
The singer sported this rather bizarre headgear for the event at Somerset House, before whipping it off to pose with the exhibition’s creator.
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Debbie Harry
The ‘Negative: Me, Blondie and The Advent of Punk' exhibition features candid photos of Debbie and her bandmates, taken at various points during their career.
The snaps have all been taken by Chris Stein, and celebrities including David Bowie and Joan Jett also appear in some of the photographs.
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Debbie and Chris Stein
Debbie was joined by a number of celeb pals at the London launch event, including Bob Geldof and model Laura Bailey.
After Wind In The Willows broke up, Debbie Harry joined all girl group The Stilettos. Harry met and began dating Chris Stein when he joined as the guitarist of their back-up band. (credit:WikiMedia)
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After The Stilettos disbanded, Harry and Stein formed a new band called Angel and the Snake. The band was later dubbed "Blondie" in 1975, after Harry's nickname. (credit:Wikimedia)
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Born Angela Tremble on July 1st, 1945 in Miami, Florida, Deborah Ann Harry was adopted by Catherine and Richard Smith Harry, when she was three-months-old. (credit:vintag.es)
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As a child, Debbie Harry acquired the nickname "Moon" on account of her roundly shaped face. (credit:http://www.deborah-harry.com/)
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Although contrary to her public persona, Debbie Harry was a cheerleader and sang in the church choir during high school. (credit:http://www.deborah-harry.com/)
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Debbie Harry claims to have psychic abilities. Her first episode occurred at the age of three: "One day I started hearing voices coming from a brick fireplace my dad had built, telling me complex mathematical information." (credit:Getty Images)
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After dropping out of college, Debbie Harry moved to New York where she waited tables at popular downtown club, Max's Kansas City. (credit:http://maxskansascity.com/)
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Prior to joining Blondie in 1975, drummer Clement "Clem" Burke, failed to make the cut when auditioning for Patti Smith's band. (credit:Getty Images)
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In Blondie’s early days, money was so tight that the famous zebra print dress that Harry wore in this poster was actually a pillowcase she found in the trash. (credit:www.8ball.co.uk)
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Currently, "Heart of Glass" is ranked #56 on the UK's official list of biggest selling singles of all-time with sales of 1.28 million copies. (credit:Wikimedia)
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Rolling Stone ranked “One Way or Another” #298 on its list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. (credit:Wikimedia)
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Shortly after Blondie disbanded for the first time in 1982, guitarist Chris Stein was diagnosed with Pemphigus Vulgaris, a rare autoimmune disease of the skin. He has since recovered and continues to record and tour with Blondie to this day. (credit:Getty Images)
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In 1983, Debbie Harry stared alongside famed comedian Andy Kaufman in the Broadway play "Teaneck Tanzi: The Venus Flytrap." Harry played a female wrestler and Kaufman a referee, however the production was a flop and closed after its opening day. (credit:http://dangerousminds.net/)
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Although the band has garnered 2 Grammy nominations, one for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal (1981) and the other for Video of The Year (1982), Blondie has never won a Grammy Award. (credit:Getty Images)
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Blondie was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. (credit:Getty Images)