Holly Knight

Holly Knight, born 26/May/1956, New York City, New York - UNITED STATES, is a Grammy Award-winning songwriter and musician, having written hits for artists such as [a=Tina Turner], [a=Pat Benatar], [a=Heart], [a=Cheap Trick] and many others. She was a member of the band [a=Device (2)] and currently she's working in Los Angeles as a music producer.

Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2013.

She's charted 40 times (including 16 top 10 songs) between 1980 and 2011 on the U.S. and/or U.K. charts as a songwriter and once as an artist. Her single which she also wrote "Heart Don't Fail Me Now" reached #59 in 1988. Some of her best-known written songs include: "Obsession" by Animotion (co-written by [a=Michael Des Barres]) hit #6 in the U.S. and #5 in the U.K. in 1985. "The Best" by Tina Turner (co-written by [a=Mike Chapman]) hit #15 in the U.S. and #5 in the U.K. in 1989 "Love Is a Battlefield" by Pat Benatar (also co-written by Mike Chapman) hit #5 (#1 rock) in the U.S. and #49 in the U.K. in 1983.