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​Patti Jannetta has worked her way up through the music industry into a position which has garnered her respect as a singer, entertainer, songwriter, and humanitarian. She has recorded 3 albums during her career - all of which have fared well domestically, with her last two albums earning her acceptance on an international level. Patti has also done various work as a Commentator, Event Host and Spokesperson.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

  • Patti was discovered while attending school in Toronto, becoming a teen actress in the Canadian production of Jesus Christ Superstar which opened in Los Vegas, then moved to the famous Aquarius Theatre in Los Angeles.Back at home, she concentrated on her first love, singing, and signed a record deal. 

  • Toured throughout Canada, the Caribbean Islands, the United States, Europe and Asia promoting her first album.

  • Patti also represented Canada at the International Sopot Music Festival in Poland, performing for 50,000 people and winning the prestigious "Musician's Favorite" Award.

  • While filming the documentary Patti opened for Manee throughout Europe and Thailand.

  • In Monaco, she appeared at the elite Jimmy Z Nightclub and then at the world renowned MIDEM Music Festival in Cannes, France. In Thailand, she appeared in concert in Chaing Mai and Bangkok's famous Thai Cultural Centre.

  • Patti guested on many TV shows, had her own network television special for CTV entitled "A Family Christmas,"

  • Starred in the feature "Applause".

  • 2003 filmed the Rogers Television show, "One on One", both profiling her life and music.

  • Patti appeared in the documentary feature entitled "Superstar", starring Thai singing sensation Manee.

  • As a songwriter, Patti has co-written most of the songs for her albums.

  • This recording also earmarked Patti as Bo Diddley's first-ever female singing partner. 

  • Patti has had the opportunity to co-write with many great talents including the legendary Bo Diddley.

  • Patti's 2nd album, Breathless, acquired her a smash hit single and high rotation video on Much Music for the song "Party Girl", an original composition which also earned Patti a Juno Award nomination for "Most Promising Female Artist".

  • Her next album, Mark On My Heart, had three successful singles: "I Know You'll Wait", "Even Though You,re Gone", and "Mark On My Heart" (a top 20 dance hit in 1993/4). The single "Even Though You're Gone" was supported by a cross Canada tour and a hauntingly beautiful video. The results being the very successful dance track "Tell Me You Love Me". Which she sang Backup Vocals and co-wrote and sang with  James Collins and vocalist Carol Medina. Patti was presented with a Diamond Record for over one million units sold.
  • Performance in Ottawa as part of the 76th Grey Cup festivities.
  • Patti's song "Even Though You're Gone", a tribute to a friend who had died of AIDS. Her tour to support the album was one of the first concert tours ever to be officially sponsored by a condom company, she included a safer sex education component in her live show, and a portion of the album's sales were donated to various AIDS charities.
  • Performed at benefit concerts in Toronto and Mississauga, including the 1999 Sick Kids Hospital Mistletoe Ball.
  • Performed at Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion's 90th birthday party in 2011.
  • She has also performed and toured as a backing vocalist for Ronnie Hawkins.

  • Patti is a Past-Director and now a Consultant with Canadian Music Week. She is the 2004 President of The Canadian Association for the Advancement of Music and the Arts (C.A.A.M.A,), a national, non-profit organization dedicated to the commercial development of Canadian sound recording business domestically and internationally. It works to provide its members with free educational programming and non-commercial showcase opportunities.

  • Patti donates time to her favorite charities - Variety, Children's Charity and Sick Kids Hospital. With her talented band Patti can be heard performing at many concerts, corporate events and galas or wailing in Ronnie Hawkins Band just for the sheer fun of it!

  • In 2013, Jannetta was presented with the Freedom for the Song Award, in honour of her role in a 1987 protest by musicians against Canadian royalty payment rates. She was both the youngest and the only female musician active in the campaign.

  • She is also in demand as a Commenator, Event Host and Spokesperson.

BIOGRAPHY:

 

Patti Jannetta is a Canadian pop and rock singer, who was most prominent in the 1980s and early 1990s.

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The daughter of Louis Jannetta, the longtime maitre d' of Toronto's Imperial Room, she landed a role in a production of Jesus Christ Superstar as a teenager, and was later active with the band Mixed Reaction.

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She released her first album, Patti Jannetta, in 1981. The album's first single "You've Got No One" charted on the Adult Contemporary charts in RPM, peaking at #7 in the week of April 9, 1983,[4] the second single "I'm Ready for Your Love" peaked at #15 in the week of August 6, and "Don't Change" peaked at #13 in the week of April 7, 1984.

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She represented Canada at the Festival Sopot in Poland in 1984, and was presented the "Musician's Favorite" award.[2] In 1986, she hosted her own Christmas special on CFTO-TV.

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Her second album, Breathless, was released in 1988, and garnered radio airplay for the singles "Party Girl" and "Name of the Game". She promoted the album with a cross-Canada concert tour, including a performance in Ottawa as part of the 76th Grey Cup festivities.  She was a Juno Award nominee for Most Promising Female Vocalist at the Juno Awards of 1989.[8]

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She followed up in 1991 with her third and final album, Mark on My Heart.[9] The album's main singles were "I Know You'll Wait" and the title track; "I Know You'll Wait" reached #28 on RPM's adult contemporary charts the week of July 6, 1991,[10] while "Mark on My Heart" reached #14 on the adult contemporary charts the week of August 29, 1992, and #64 on the general contemporary hit radio chart in the week of July 25. The album also included the song "Even Though You're Gone", a tribute to a friend who had died of AIDS.[13] Her tour to support the album was one of the first concert tours ever to be officially sponsored by a condom company,[13] she included a safer sex education component in her live show, and a portion of the album's sales were donated to AIDS charities.

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She has not released any further albums since Mark on My Heart, instead becoming involved in arts and charity administration, although she has continued to perform at benefit concerts in Toronto and Mississauga, including the 1999 Sick Kids Hospital Mistletoe Ball and Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion's 90th birthday party in 2011. She has also performed and toured as a backing vocalist for Ronnie Hawkins.

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In 2013, Jannetta was presented with the Freedom for the Song Award, in honour of her role in a 1987 protest by musicians against Canadian royalty payment rates. She was both the youngest and the only female musician active in the campaign.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_Jannetta  | 

Categories: 

Canadian female singers, Canadian pop singers, Canadian rock singers, Musicians from Toronto, HIV/AIDS activistsCanadian musical theatre actresses.

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REFERENCES:

1981 "DON'T CHANGE"

(C) Copyright Patti Jannetta, All Rights Reserved.

Music, Lyrics & Masters Solely Owned by Patti Jannetta &  her company Janta Inc.

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1981 song "Don't Change: Song written by Frank and Larry Longo.

1981 Jannetta (Self Titled) LP was released (her debut album) on Janta Records, under the direction of the Longo Brothers. 

She was also helped by Paul Zaza.

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Album recorded at Paul Zaza's Studios called Zaza Sound Productions in Toronto.

Paticipated in this album the musicians are:

  • Paul Zaza on Keyboards,

  • Peter Cardinelli on Bass,

  • Brian Russell and Mike McDonald on Guitars,

  • John Anderson on Drums,

  • Moe Koffman on Alto Sax.

  • Backing Voclas by Stephanie Taylor, Debbie Fleming, Bill Misener and Paul Booth.

Produced by Frank & Larry Longo.

Arranged and associate produced by Paul Zaza.

Horns and Strings arranged by Paul Zaza.

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After this album Patti has the opportunity to collaboate with many great talents including teh legendary BO DIDDLEY. 

They co-wrote "Make Up YourMind" wihich was released internationally, and feature in the movie soundtrack of "Meatballs III'.

Later she released two pop albums under the name Jannetta entitled "Breathless" in 1988 and 'Mark On My Heart in 1991.

Later she co-wrote the song "Tell Me You Love Me" with James Collins and sang backup vocals with on lead vocals by Carol Medina which Carol released the song on Quality Records. This single sold over one million unts.

Recently the song "I want Your Everlasting Love"  which was included ont he self titled albtumin 1981 was included in the film "Headcase".

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