Carly Simon celebrates her 80th birthday! trends now
Beloved music icon Carly Simon is marking a huge milestone this weekend - her 80th birthday.
Born June 25, 1943 to civil rights activist Andrea Heinemann Simon and Simon & Schuster co-founder Richard L. Simon, Carly has achieved significant success ever since her early days singing alongside her late sister Lucy Simon.
Her career includes two Grammy wins, chart-topping success, and of course her notorious track You're So Vain.
As Carly prepares to celebrate another trip around the sun, DailyMail.com takes a look back at her life - from her early years performing alongside her sister to who exactly inspired You're So Vain.
Happy birthday! Beloved music icon Carly Simon will be marking a huge milestone this weekend - her 80th birthday
The future music icon got her start performing with Lucy as The Simon Sisters, a folk duo who released several albums before Simon forged her own wildly successful career.
Sister act! The future music icon got her start performing with Lucy as The Simon Sisters, a folk duo who released several albums before Simon forged her own wildly successful career
Family: Carly (R) with her sister Lucy in 1965
As a solo artist, her first few albums immediately landed on the charts, received critical acclaim, and she earned the Grammy for Best New Artist in 1972.
But it was her legendary 1971 anthem, You're So Vain, which would cement her into music history.
Making her own name: As a solo artist, her first few albums immediately landed on the charts, received critical acclaim, and she earned the Grammy for Best New Artist in 1972
Early rise: Simon pictured in 1971
Solo success: The songstress pictured in London in 1971
The track about a conceited man topped the charts and sparked the public's interest, curious to know who Carly was singing about. The song was written about three men, and their identities were shrouded in secrecy for decades until Carly finally confirmed her ex Warren Beatty was one of the individuals who inspired the track.
'I have confirmed that the second verse is Warren,' she told People magazine in 2015.
When asked if Warren was aware the verse was about him, she replied: 'Warren thinks the whole thing is about him!'
Simon doesn't think she will ever reveal who the other two verses refer to, or 'at least until they know it's about them.'
Music icon: Her legendary 1971 anthem, You're So Vain, would cement her into music history
