The Go-Go's Icon Belinda Carlisle, 67, Looks Radiant During Paris Getaway
Belinda Carlisle was just in her twenties when she skyrocketed to fame as the lead singer of the '80s girl band The Go-Go's, but the legendary singer is thriving in her sixties.
Carlisle, 67, and The Go-Go's smashed onto the scene with hits like "We Got the Beat" and "Vacation." She later had a successful solo career with hits like "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" and "Mad About You," and is still touring like crazy. Carlisle released her new album, "Once Upon a Time in California," back in August. But in a new photo taken while in Paris, the music queen stunned fans and followers as she posed in a white dress with black sunglasses. Looking absolutely ageless, the star made it clear that she's simply getting better with age.
"Out and about in Paris - @juliedelibranthank you - i feel like a princess 👑👑👑👑," Carlisle captioned the photo.
Struggling With Addiction
While Carlisle is doing great these days, it wasn't always the case. In addition to struggling with imposter syndrome as a young singer, Carlisle struggled with drug and alcohol addiction. Looking back, the singer told Rolling Stone Australia this fall that she's grateful there was no social media during the time she was struggling so prominently.
"I would've been the Lindsay Lohan of my time!" she said. "Oh my God, yeah. And even when everybody had a cell phone, they didn't have a camera yet. So that would've been the end of me, that's for sure. Jesus! We were really lucky. None of that was around, so you could behave badly and chances were that no one ever heard about it."
Finding Peace in Sobriety
After years of relapse, Carlisle ultimately found sobriety. She opened up in a recent interview with The Sunday Times about her lengthy journey.
"I thought, I'll just drink wine, and I won't do coke. I realized that in order to continue with my career - which was in the toilet - the most important thing was to get sober. I remember playing this little club in Northampton at the end of my drinking and using. There were 12 people in the audience, and my dressing room was a closet for cleaning materials, mops, and brooms. I thought, Wow. I was able to turn things around, but I wouldn't have been able to if I had been behaving in the way I was before I got sober," she recalled.
These days, things look a lot different for Carlisle.
"I get up at 3:30 am. Then I chant for 40 minutes. I love chanting. It's not airy-fairy; it's scientific," she explained.
No matter whether she's chanting or singing, Carlisle still knows how to rock. Here's a throwback from one of her most legendary tunes:
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This story was originally published July 5, 2026 at 5:26 PM.