Debbie Harry of Blondie has had a long career in music and is considered by many to be an icon of a strong woman and idolized by many as the sexiest thing to come from the Disco Age. Adopted at about three months of age by Richard and Catherine Harry, she was raised in New Jersey.

She spent most of her twenties working odd jobs as a secretary, cocktail waitress and Playboy bunny, while rubbing shoulders with the Warhol set.

In October 1973 Harry began both a musical and personal relationship with Chris Stein. Together, Deborah and Chris formed Blondie. Blondie battled for success for many years but, late in 1977, 'Denis' reached number two in the British charts. 'Heart of Glass' was Blondie's first worldwide hit, reaching number one in both America and Britain.

Harry's glamorous platinum blonde looks, keen wit and creative musical style propelled Blondie to mega stardom, and the group had several number one hits, including 'Call Me', 'The Tide is High', and 'Rapture'.

However, tensions caused the group to split in 1984, and Harry's solo career would never live up to the success of Blondie. Her first solo album 'Koo Koo', was both a critical and commercial failure, although it is a firm favorite with her legions of fans. Harry took four years off between the release of 'Koo Koo' and her second solo effort, 'Rockbird', to nurse a seriously ill Chris Stein.

With 'Rockbird', Debbie fared considerably better, scoring a number two hit in Britain and a number one hit in Australia, but the album failed to chart well in America.

In 1989, Harry returned with the seductive 'Def Dumb and Blonde'. Now recording under the name Deborah Harry, the album was an eclectic blend of musical genres. Produced by Mike Chapman (ex-Blondie producer), the album signaled a return to Deborah Harry's fundamentals. The UK hit single was 'I Want that Man', the album also charted well in the US, going platinum in Australia, and was followed by a world tour.

n 2006, Deborah Harry started work in New York City on tracks for her fifth solo album Necessary Evil (2007). Working with production duo Super Buddha (who produced the remix of Blondie's "In the Flesh" for the 2005 Sound and Vision compilation) the first music to surface in was a hip-hop track entitled "Dirty and Deep" in which she spoke out against rapper Lil' Kim's incarceration.

Throughout 2006, a number of new tracks surfaced (but then disappeared) from Harry's MySpace page, including "Charm Alarm", "Deep End", "Love With Avengence", "School for Scandal" and "Necessary Evil", as well as duets she recorded with Miss Guy (of Toilet Boys fame). These were "God Save New York" and "New York Groove". It is unclear whether these tracks were finished versions of the tracks that will appear on the new record. However, the tracks are marked by a definite shift towards a more dance infected electro-rock style. A streaming version of the lead single, "Two Times Blue", was added to Harry's My Space page in May 2007. On June 6, 2007, an iTunes downloadable version was released via her official web site, www.deborahharry.com

The final track listing for the Necessary Evil album lists 17 tracks. It was released on Eleven Seven Music after Harry completed both a solo tour of the US in June and an European tour with Blondie in July. The album was originally scheduled for August release in the US, but was rescheduled for late October so she could work on Blondie's European tour. The first single, Two Times Blue has moved to #5 on the US Dance Chart and is currently still climbing. The album debuted at #86 in the UK and #37 in the US, on the Billboard Top Independant Albums.

To promote the album, Harry appeared on various talk shows to perform Two Times Blue. She will also start a 22 date US tour on November 8, lasting until December 9, playing small venues and clubs across the country, including at The Vogue in Broad Ripple on Saturday, November 24th. You can get your tickets at The Vogue box office and on Ticket Master.