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Orianthi

Orianthi Panagaris (born 22 January 1985), better known simply as Orianthi, is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter and guitarist. She is perhaps best known for being Michael Jackson's lead guitarist for his ill-fated This Is It concert series. Her debut single "According to You" has peaked at No. 8 in Australia and No. 17 in the US; her second album, Believe, received a worldwide release in late 2009.

Life and career

Early life

Orianthi Panagaris was born in Adelaide, South Australia, and is of Greek and Australian descent. Orianthi first started learning piano and playing at the age of three and moving to acoustic guitar at the age of six. She learned to play the acoustic guitar at six at the encouragement of her father, started electric when she was eleven and left her school, Mercedes College, enrolling at Cabra Dominican College. At the age of 15, she turned her focus to writing songs and so began her professional career.[3] She has been playing in bands since the age of 14 in England and in France, and performed in her first stage show for Steve Vai at the age of 15. Orianthi met and jammed with Carlos Santana when she was 18.[4] He invited Orianthi to get up and jam with him at soundcheck then later asked if she would join him on stage that night to jam at his Adelaide concert, Memorial Drive on 30 March 2003.[5]

Orianthi independently released Violet Journey in 2005, composing all the material, contributing guitar, vocals and drums on most cuts. She produced and mixed the final product at her home studio. Carlos Santana brought Orianthi to Paul Reed Smith's attention which led to her endorsement. Orianthi relocated to Los Angeles, signed with Geffen Records in late 2006 and struck a management deal with 19 Entertainment.[3][6]

Orianthi has played with Prince, made a commercial for Panasonic HD, featured in the song Now or Never for Bratz: The Movie, played at the Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival, appeared in The New York Times business section promoting eco-friendly acoustic guitars,[3][7] and opened for Steve Vai in the US.

Breakthrough

Orianthi appeared at the 51st annual Grammy Awards as Carrie Underwood's lead guitarist,[5][8][9][10] with Underwood inviting Orianthi to become a member of her band.[6] Following that performance in addition to recommendations from industry professionals Michael Jackson's management reached out to Orianthi for an audition for This Is It.

Orianthi was Michael Jackson's lead guitarist and was present on all rehearsals for his This Is It concerts before his death.[5][6][11] In regard to being handpicked by Jackson, she stated:

I don’t know exactly why he picked me, but he watched my YouTube videos and loved them. He had his choice of guitar players, but I came in and played the ‘Beat It’ solo for him. Afterward he was so happy he got up and grabbed my arm and started walking up and down the stage area with me. He said, ‘Can you play once for me?’ and hired me that night. I wish he was still around. He made me believe in myself more, and I learned so much. Going into it, I thought it would be all about playing guitar solos. But the majority of it was playing chords and funky rhythms.[12]

She played and sang at Jackson's memorial, globally televised live on 7 July 2009. She appears in the film Michael Jackson's This Is It, which chronicles the rehearsals for the tour and shows her and Michael on stage. She presented an award at the 2009 American Music Awards, which Jackson won posthumously.

Orianthi appears on "We Are the World: 25 for Haiti" – with the original co-written and partly performed by Jackson.[13]

In 2009 Orianthi was named one of 12 Greatest Female Electric Guitarists by Elle magazine. At the 2010 NAMM Show, she released her first signature guitar model with PRS, the SE Orianthi model.

Orianthi started working on her major label debut Believe in 2007 which was released in October 2009. The album produced the worldwide hit "According to You", which was the Single of the Week on iTunes on 27 October 2009, reached number 2 on US radio airplay and charted to number eight in Australia, three in Japan, and achieved platinum status in the US and Australia. The charismatic rock instrumental Highly Strung featuring Steve Vai became a popular YouTube video with millions of views and climbing, and her song Suffocated was featured on Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock as a playable song. Orianthi followed up with a four song EP including two singles Shut Up and Kiss Me and Courage.

Orianthi appeared on several late night shows most notably on American Idol results show 26 March 2010. In 2010 she toured extensively with headlining shows in the US, Japan, Australia and Malaysia. She also opened for other artists including: John Mayer,[14] Mika, Kid Rock, Daughtry and over 30 dates for Adam Lambert’s Glam Nation Tour with former Idol contestant Allison Iraheta.[15] Orianthi performed at various music festivals and charity functions most notably at the Stand Up to Cancer telethon.

She is featured on Iraheta's third single "Don't Waste The Pretty".[16] and on Fefe Dobson's song "Can't Breathe"[17] which appears on Dobson's album Joy released in November 2010. She has stated that the people she has collaborated with (i.e. Allison Iraheta and Lacey Mosley) are some of her best friends.

She is working on a new album and has said it is to be harder rock than the last.[18] She also won the award as "Breakthrough Guitarist of the Year" 2010 by Guitar International magazine.[19]

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
AUS
[20] 		JPN US
[21] 		US
Rock
[22] 		US
Heat
[23]
2007 Violet Journey
  • Released: 4 June 2007
  • Label: Self-released
 — — — — —
2009 Believe
  • Released: 29 October 2009
  • Label: Geffen
 88 4 77 19 1
2011 TBA
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: Geffen
 — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[20] 		JPN
[24] 		NZL
[25] 		UK US
[26] 		US
Adult
[27] 		CAN
[28]
2009 "According to You" 8 3 39 159[29] 17 6 22
  • AUS: Platinum
  • US: Platinum
 Believe
(and Believe (II))
2010 "Shut Up and Kiss Me" 85 11 — — — — —
"Courage" (with Lacey Sturm) — — — — — 37 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
Year Single Artist Peak chart Album
UK CAN
2009 "Les Paul Tribute"[30] Brian Ray — — Non-album single
2010 "Don't Waste the Pretty" Allison Iraheta — — Just Like You
"Walk This Way" David Garrett — — Rock Symphony
"Monster" (feat. 50 Cent) Michael Jackson 197[31] — Michael
2011 "Can't Breathe" Fefe Dobson — 32 Joy
"Sleepwalker" Adam Lambert — 90 For Your Entertainment
"Steel Bars" Michael Bolton — — Gems
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Studio work

Year Single Artist Album
2010 "Stairway to Heaven" Mary J. Blige Stronger with Each Tear
"Set It on Fire" My Darkest Days My Darkest Days

Songs in other media

Year Single Title Type
2007 "Now or Never" Bratz: The Movie Motion Picture Soundtrack
2010 "According to You" Rock Band 2[32] Music game
iPhone Six String App[33] Mobile game
Dance Dance Revolution[34] Music game
Kinect Dance Paradise[35] Music game
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation TV series episode: Lost and Found and World's End
Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 11) TV series episode: Week 6
Disney Sing It: Party Hits[36] Music game
"Suffocated" Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock[37] Music game
"Sunshine of Your Love" Nissan Juke TV Commercial
2011 "Believe" American Idol Season 10 TV series episode: Hollywood Week round 2

Music videos

Year Song Director
2007 "Now or Never" (promotional video) Unknown
2009 "According to You" Marc Klasfeld
2010 "Highly Strung" (with Steve Vai)
"We Are the World 25 for Haiti" (with Artists for Haiti) Paul Haggis
"Shut Up and Kiss Me" Ray Kay
"Courage" (with Lacey Sturm) Scott Speer

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Rock Prophecies Herself Brief Appearance
2009 Michael Jackson's This Is It Herself Jackson's guitarist

Awards and nominations

Year Type Award Result
2009 Elle Magazine 12 Best Female Electric Guitar Players[38]
2010 Nickelodeon Australian Kids Choice Awards 2010 Fresh Aussie Musos[39] Nominated
Billboard Japan Music Awards 2010 Top Pop Artist 2010 Nominated
Guitar International Magazine Breakthrough Guitarist of the Year 2010[19] Won
2011 25th Japan Gold Disc Award 2010 The Best 3 New Artists (International)[40] Won
Tokio Hot 100 Awards 2010 Best New Artist[41] Nominated

Equipment

Guitars

She also has a special private stock PRS Custom 24 guitar, nicknamed "MJ", made for the This Is It concerts. This one of a kind guitar is decorated with Swarovski crystals.[42]

Amps

References

  1. ^ Believe. Orianthi. Review, allmusic.com
  2. ^ 19 Entertainment. "Orianthi at 19 Entertainment". 19 Entertainment. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  3. ^ a b c The Age Article: "Lady plays the blues: Santana among fans" Patrick Donovan 7 July 2007"
  4. ^ Adelaide musician Orianthi was Michael Jackson's guitarist By Carly Crawford and Kate Kyriacou Sunday Mail (SA) 5 July 2009 12:01am. Retrieved 2009 10 17.
  5. ^ a b c Anderson Cooper 360: Blog Archive - Michael Jackson and that blond guitarist « - CNN.com Blogs. Ac360.blogs.cnn.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-25.
  6. ^ a b c Jackson rehearsal video guitarist discovered by LI's Vai. Newsday.com (2009-07-10). Retrieved on 2010-12-25.
  7. ^ [1] [dead link‍]
  8. ^ CarrieNEWS: Carrie Underwood's Grammys guitarist: Who was that?. Newsfeed.carrienews.com (2009-02-08). Retrieved on 2010-12-25.
  9. ^ News : Rating the Grammys: Alison Krauss and Robert Plant Rule. CMT (2009-02-09). Retrieved on 2010-12-25.
  10. ^ [2]
  11. ^ Who's Michael Jackson's guitarist? Meet Orianthi Panagaris. MusicRadar.com (2009-07-03). Retrieved on 2010-12-25.
  12. ^ Guitarist Orianthi Panagaris gets screen time in ‘This is It’ Boston Herald article by Jed Gottlieb Friday, 23 October 2009
  13. ^ Orianthi gets We Are The World call-up. Herald Sun (2010-02-02). Retrieved on 2010-12-25.
  14. ^ Undercover News. Undercover News. Retrieved on 2011-01-21.
  15. ^ "'American Idol': Allison Iraheta, Orianthi join Adam Lambert tour". zap2it.com. 27 April 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  16. ^ "Allison Iraheta "Don't Waste the Pretty" Feat. Orianthi – New Song"". aolradioblog.com. 4 June 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  17. ^ BestFan.com. BestFan.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-25.
  18. ^ Orianthi.net
  19. ^ a b [3]
  20. ^ a b "Orianthi discography". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
  21. ^ "Orianthi Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  22. ^ "Orianthi Album & Song Chart History: Rock Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  23. ^ "Orianthi Album & Song Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  24. ^ "Orianthi Album & Song Chart History: Japan Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  25. ^ "Orianthi discography". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  26. ^ "Orianthi Album & Song Chart History: Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  27. ^ "Orianthi Album & Song Chart History: Adult Pop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  28. ^ "Orianthi Album & Song Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  29. ^ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK – Update 18.09.2010". Zobbel. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  30. ^ Les Paul Tribute Retrieved 2011-01-31
  31. ^ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK – Update 25.12.2010". Zobbel. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  32. ^ Rock Band 2 DLC Retrieved 2011-01-05
  33. ^ iPhone Six String App Retrieved 2011-01-05
  34. ^ Dance Dance Revolution Retrieved 2011-01-05
  35. ^ Kinect Dance Paradise Retrieved 2011-01-26
  36. ^ Disney Sing It: Party Hits DLC Retrieved 2011-02-24
  37. ^ Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock Retrieved 2011-01-05
  38. ^ Elle Retrieved 2011-01-05
  39. ^ Knox, David (16 August 2010).Kids’ Choice Awards: 2010 Nominees. tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  40. ^ 25th Japan Gold Disc Award 2010 Tokyo Hive. Retrieved on 2011-02-28.
  41. ^ Tokio Hot 100 Awards 2010 Tokyo Hive. Retrieved on 2011-02-28.
  42. ^ www.prsguitars.com Quote: "Orianthi posed for the cover of “Believe” holding a whale blue Custom 24 completely covered in Swarovski crystals. The guitar was custom made for the Michael Jackson tour and was nicknamed “MJ” by Orianthi.

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