Belinda Jo Carlisle (born August 17, 1958) is an american singer. Carlisle is the lead vocalist and a founding member of the groundbreaking all-female band The Go-Go's, and also a successful solo artist. She has released four studio albums (and eleven singles) with the Go-Go's and seven studio albums (and thirty-one singles) as a solo artist.

Personal Life:

In 1986, Carlisle married Morgan Mason, son of the British actor James Mason, and former Special Assistant to the President of the United States. Mason made appearances in Carlisle's videos "Mad About You," and "Heaven Is a Place on Earth". They have a son, James Duke Mason, born on April 27, 1992.

She has been reported as being "deeply into Buddhism" and chants Nam Myoho Renge Kyo daily. In an interview, printed on March 7, 2007, the singer stated that: "I was wondering about happiness and started reading a lot of books by the Dalai Lama, and slowly embraced Buddhism" (published by Newindpress, India). On Sydney Morning Herald: "I don't smoke anymore, I don't drink anymore and I don't do drugs anymore. I am very much into my Buddhism. I found turning 40 a real passage in time for me."

Carlisle endorsed Hillary Clinton for President of the United States during the Democratic primaries and subsequently endorsed Barack Obama during the general election.

In January 2009, it was announced that Carlisle was appointed the new spokesperson for NutriSystem.

She took over the role of Velma Von Tussle in London's West End production of Hairspray on October 28 2009 at the Shaftesbury Theatre.

According to her official website, Carlisle is recording new material, which is due to be finished in 2010. Her autobiography, Lips Unsealed: A Memoir, is set for release in May 2010 on paper and audio book.

Television Appearances:

Outside of appearances on tour with The Go-Go's, Carlisle continued her string of TV appearances.

In 2004, Carlisle was the first star to be voted off the UK reality TV show Hell's Kitchen.

In 2006, she appeared on the Simon Cowell-produced Celebrity Duets, a Fox network reality competition, pairing celebrities not famous for singing (like Lucy Lawless and Cheech Marin) with actual singers like Carlisle, Michael Bolton, Jon Secada, Taylor Dayne and Macy Gray. Carlisle sang "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" and "I Get Weak" with Lea Thompson on the September 7 episode.

In 2008 she appeared as a judge on the MTV reality show Rock the Cradle, a competition reality show featuring aspiring musicians who were also the children of famous musicians.

In 2009 Carlisle was on the 8th season of Dancing with the Stars, paired with Jonathan Roberts. She was the first star to be eliminated from the competition, on March 17.

(Source: Wikipedia)