Lita Ford

Lita Ford
Lita Ford playing a guitar onstage
Ford performing in 2023
Background information
Birth nameLita Rossana Ford
Born (1958-09-19) September 19, 1958 (age 66)
London, England[1]
OriginLong Beach, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals
Years active
  • 1975–1995
  • 2008–present
Labels
Formerly ofThe Runaways
Websitelitafordonline.com

Lita Rossana Ford (born September 19, 1958)[7][8] is a British-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.[9]

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