Person · Female
Lita Ford
- From
- London, United States
- Since
- 1958–present
- Rating
- ★ 2.5
- Releases
- 42
- hard rock
- glam metal
- glam
- metal
- punk rock
- rock
About
Lita Rossana Ford (born September 19, 1958) is a British-American musician. She was the lead guitarist for the all-female rock band the Runaways in the late 1970s, and then embarked on a successful glam metal solo career that hit its peak in the late 1980s. The 1989 single "Close My Eyes Forever", a duet with Ozzy Osbourne, remains Ford's most successful song, reaching No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Other hit songs include "Kiss Me Deadly", "Playin' with Fire", "Shot of Poison", "What Do You Know About Love?", "Gotta Let Go", "Lisa", "Back to the Cave" and "Hungry".
Member of
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The Lita Ford Band guitar, lead vocals
Discography
Albums
Singles
Live
Compilations
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Can’t Catch Me
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Playlist: The Very Best of Lita Ford
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Lita / Dangerous Curves
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The Best of 1983-1995
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Out for Blood / Dancin’ on the Edge
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The Best of Lita Ford: Kiss Me Deadly
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Platinum & Gold Collection: Lita Ford Apple Music
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Kiss Me Deadly
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Greatest Hits
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The Best of Lita Ford Apple Music
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Lita’s Big Ones
Other
Links
Official
Concerts
Instrumental supporting musician
Involved with
Married
Also known as
Lita Rossana Ford
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- f20ba447-269a-445a-9347-c1ec8632c455
- ISNI
- 000000007367025X
- IPI
- 00032360029
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.