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Orianthi has played with [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], made a video clip for Panasonic HD, had a song on the [[Bratz]] movie, played at the [[Eric Clapton]] [[Crossroads Guitar Festival]], appeared in ''[[The New York Times]]'' business section promoting Eco-friendly acoustic guitars.<ref name="The age"/><ref>[http://www.orianthi.net/bio.htm Orianthi.net]</ref>, and was named in the 12 Greatest Female Electric Guitarists. She also appeared at the 51st annual [[Grammy Awards]] as [[Carrie Underwood]]'s lead guitarist, <ref>[http://newsfeed.carrienews.com/2009/02/10/carrie-underwoods-grammys-guitarist-who-was-that.aspx Carrie news]</ref><ref name="CNN"/><ref name="CMT">[http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1604641/rating-the-grammys-alison-krauss-and-robert-plant-rule.jhtml CMT news]</ref><ref name="Times online.com">[http://www.timesonline.com/articles/2009/02/19/entertainment/scott_tady/doc4995b5bb6b9c4322815150.prt Times online.com]</ref>, with Underwood inviting Orianthi to become a member of her band.<ref name="www.newsday.com"/>
Orianthi has played with [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], made a video clip for Panasonic HD, had a song on the [[Bratz]] movie, played at the [[Eric Clapton]] [[Crossroads Guitar Festival]], appeared in ''[[The New York Times]]'' business section promoting Eco-friendly acoustic guitars.<ref name="The age"/><ref>[http://www.orianthi.net/bio.htm Orianthi.net]</ref>, and was named in the 12 Greatest Female Electric Guitarists. She also appeared at the 51st annual [[Grammy Awards]] as [[Carrie Underwood]]'s lead guitarist, <ref>[http://newsfeed.carrienews.com/2009/02/10/carrie-underwoods-grammys-guitarist-who-was-that.aspx Carrie news]</ref><ref name="CNN"/><ref name="CMT">[http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1604641/rating-the-grammys-alison-krauss-and-robert-plant-rule.jhtml CMT news]</ref><ref name="Times online.com">[http://www.timesonline.com/articles/2009/02/19/entertainment/scott_tady/doc4995b5bb6b9c4322815150.prt Times online.com]</ref>, with Underwood inviting Orianthi to become a member of her band.<ref name="www.newsday.com"/>


Orianthi was also [[Michael Jackson]]'s lead guitarist and was present on all rehearsals for his [[This Is It (Michael Jackson concerts)|This Is It tour]] before his death.<ref>[http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/whos-michael-jacksons-guitarist-meet-orianthi-211781 Orianthi from musicradar.com]</ref><ref name="CNN"/><ref name="www.newsday.com">[http://www.newsday.com/news/local/ny-etoria0312940847jul02,0,1224372.story?track=rss Newsday.com]</ref>. She played and sang at Jackson's memorial, globally televised live on July 7, 2009. She appears in the film ''[[Michael Jackson's This Is It]]'', which chronicles the rehearsals for the tour.
Orianthi was also [[Michael Jackson]]'s lead guitarist and was present on all rehearsals for his [[This Is It (Michael Jackson concerts)|This Is It tour]] before his death.<ref>[http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/whos-michael-jacksons-guitarist-meet-orianthi-211781 Orianthi from musicradar.com]</ref><ref name="CNN"/><ref name="www.newsday.com">[http://www.newsday.com/news/local/ny-etoria0312940847jul02,0,1224372.story?track=rss Newsday.com]</ref>. She played and sang at Jackson's memorial, globally televised live on July 7, 2009. She appears in the film ''[[Michael Jackson's This Is It]]'', which chronicles the rehearsals for the tour. I have just seen This Is It and Orianthi is absolutely brilliant. She has a wonderful future ahead of her.


==Discography==
==Discography==

Revision as of 07:01, 2 November 2009

Orianthi

Orianthi Panagaris or Orianthi (born January 22, 1985 in Adelaide, Australia) is a Greek-Australian guitarist.[1][2][3][4] Her style is often compared to other virtuosos such as Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, and Eddie Van Halen.

Life

She learned to play the acoustic guitar at six because of her father, started electric when she was eleven and left school at 15 to focus on writing songs and performing.[2] She has been playing in different friends bands since she was 14 in England and in France. Her first support show was for Steve Vai aged 15. Orianthi had the opportunity to meet and jam with Carlos Santana when she was 18.[5] 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.[3] She signed with Geffen Records through 19 Recordings,[2][6] and is living in Los Angeles, New York, in England & in Asia.

Orianthi has played with Prince, made a video clip for Panasonic HD, had a song on the Bratz movie, played at the Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival, appeared in The New York Times business section promoting Eco-friendly acoustic guitars.[2][7], and was named in the 12 Greatest Female Electric Guitarists. She also appeared at the 51st annual Grammy Awards as Carrie Underwood's lead guitarist, [8][3][9][10], with Underwood inviting Orianthi to become a member of her band.[6]

Orianthi was also Michael Jackson's lead guitarist and was present on all rehearsals for his This Is It tour before his death.[11][3][6]. She played and sang at Jackson's memorial, globally televised live on July 7, 2009. She appears in the film Michael Jackson's This Is It, which chronicles the rehearsals for the tour. I have just seen This Is It and Orianthi is absolutely brilliant. She has a wonderful future ahead of her.

Discography

Filmography

References

  1. ^ CNN Entertainment "My grandmother is Orianthi. She's from this small island in Greece. I'm half Greek, half Australian."
  2. ^ a b c d The Age Article: "Lady plays the blues: Santana among fans" Patrick Donovan July 7, 2007"
  3. ^ a b c d CNN AC360 blog
  4. ^ Orianthi on Myspace
  5. ^ Adelaide musician Orianthi was Michael Jackson's guitarist By Carly Crawford and Kate Kyriacou Sunday Mail (SA) July 05, 2009 12:01am. Retrieved 2009 10 17
  6. ^ a b c Newsday.com
  7. ^ Orianthi.net
  8. ^ Carrie news
  9. ^ CMT news
  10. ^ Times online.com
  11. ^ Orianthi from musicradar.com
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