Belinda Carlisle radio, and becoming the first all-female band who wrote their own music and played their own instruments to ever achieve a No. 1 album, "Beauty and the Beat", which featured the hits "We Got the Beat" and "Our Lips Are Sealed". The Go-Go's recorded two more studio albums on I.R.S. Records, including 1982's "Vacation", which went gold. "Head over Heels", from their 1984 album "Talk Show", made it to No. 11. In 1984, Carlisle made a foray into acting in the movie "Swing Shift", starring alongside Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell. The Go-Go's disbanded in 1985 and Carlisle embarked on
Lead vocalist Lead vocalist The lead vocalist (or main vocalist, lead vocals, or lead singer) in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer either leads the vocal ensemble, or sets against the ensemble as the dominant sound. In vocal group performances, notably in soul and gospel music, and early rock and roll, the lead singer takes the main vocal part, with a chorus provided by other band members as backing vocalists. Especially in rock music, the lead singer or solo