Belinda Carlisle of what we do will be educational. We're partnering with a hospital in Calcutta to teach about adoption and to get access to emergency rooms." She voiced her endorsement of Bernie Sanders as the Democratic Party's presidential nominee for the 2016 U.S. presidential election. In 1999, Carlisle was ranked #76 with the Go-Go's in VH1's "100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll". In 2018 a series of Progressive commercials paid homage to her song Heaven Is a Place on Earth. ! Year !! Awards !! Work !! Category !! Result Belinda Carlisle Belinda Jo Carlisle (born August 17, 1958) is
Belinda Carlisle first of seven siblings, with three brothers and three sisters. When she was five years old, Carlisle's father abandoned their family, and she has stated that she spent most of her childhood poor. As a teenager, she recalled owning "like, two outfits." According to Carlisle, her mother was very religious, while her father was not. In an interview with "Slash" magazine, she described herself as a reject from a Southern Baptist household. Her mother would later remarry Walt Kurczeski, whom Carlisle says was an alcoholic, and with whom she had a tumultuous relationship. The family moved frequently during her childhood,