Formed by Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein, Blondie were a major
new wave pioneer in the mid 70s. They were already successful in the UK and Australia but achieved huge success in their home country of the US with the release of their album Parallel Lines in 1978.
Blondie are still active and released their eleventh album, Pollinator, in 2017. Many of the tracks were collaborations, and it features artist like
Johnny Marr and
Dev Hynes of Blood Orange.