Chrissie Hynde was born in 1951 in Akron, Ohio. During her three years at Kent State University, she joined a band. She tried to work in architecture and music in the United Kingdom and France, but eventually came back to the United States. In 1978, with the help of her manager Dave Hill, Hynde was successful at forming her own group. Today, she is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known as the lead singer of the rock band The Pretenders. Hynde released nine studio albums with The Pretenders, beginning with 1980's <i>Pretenders</i>. The Pretenders were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005. She released her first solo album, <i>Stockholm</i>, in 2014. Her written works include Reckless: My Life as a Pretender, which was published in 2015.
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