Orianthi Penny Panagaris (born 22 January 1985), known mononymously as Orianthi, is an Australian guitarist, singer and songwriter. Her 2009 debut single "

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" peaked at No. 3 in Japan, No. 8 in Australia and No. 17 in the US; her second album, ''

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'', received a worldwide release in late 2009. The same year, she was named one of the "12 Greatest Female Electric Guitarists" by ''

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'' magazine. She also won the "2010 Breakthrough Guitarist of the Year" award hosted by ''Guitar International'' magazine.

Life and career

Early life

Orianthi Penny Panagaris was born in

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, Australia, to a Greek father. She began playing piano at the age of three, and at the encouragement of her father, moved to acoustic guitar at the age of six. When she was eleven, she took up electric guitar and left her school, Mercedes College, enrolling at

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. She also attended

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for a short period. At the age of 15, she turned her focus to writing songs and so began her professional career.The Age
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at the age of 15. Orianthi met and jammed with

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when she was 18. He invited Orianthi to get up and jam with him at

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then later asked if she would join him on stage that night to jam at his Adelaide concert, Memorial Drive on 30 March 2003. Orianthi independently released her debut studio album, ''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

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's attention which led to her endorsement. Orianthi relocated to Los Angeles, signed with

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in late 2006 and struck a management deal with

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. Orianthi has made a commercial for

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, featured in the song "Now or Never" for '' Bratz: The Movie'', played at the

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, appeared in ''

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'' business section promoting eco-friendly acoustic guitars, and opened for

in the US.

Breakthrough

Orianthi appeared at the

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in February 2009 as

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's lead guitarist, with Underwood inviting Orianthi to become a member of her band. Following that performance (in addition to recommendations from industry professionals),

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's management reached out to Orianthi for an audition for This Is It concerts. Orianthi was hence Michael Jackson's lead guitarist and was present at all rehearsals for his This Is It concerts before his death. In regard to being handpicked by Jackson, she stated: She played and sang at Jackson's memorial, globally televised live on 7 July 2009. She appears in the film ''

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'', which chronicles the rehearsals for the tour and shows her and Jackson on stage. She presented an award at the 2009

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, which Jackson won

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. Orianthi also appears on "

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" – with the original co-written and partly performed by Jackson. She plays guitar on "

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", a song credited to Michael Jackson featuring

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, which was released on the 2010 edition of ''

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'' on 14 December 2010. It was removed along with two other songs from the ''Michael'' album on digital editions on 29 June 2022 and on physical editions on 9 September 2022 due to their false authenticity of Jackson's vocals.

Solo career

Orianthi started working on her major label debut ''

'' 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 appeared on several late-night shows; most notably, she appeared on ''

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'' results show, which aired on 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,

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, Daughtry and over 30 dates for

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with former ''Idol'' contestant

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. Orianthi performed at various music festivals and charity functions most notably at the

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telethon. On 12 October 2011, the 5 track EP ''Fire'', produced by Dave Stewart was released as an iTunes download. Five songs from the EP appeared on Orianthi's third studio album, ''

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''. The album was released on 12 March 2013. In 2020 Orianthi signed an exclusive record deal with rock label

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. "The album ''O'' was released on 6 November 2020, making it her first studio album in seven years.

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produced the album and was preceded by the single "Sinners Hymn". Two other songs from the album, "Impulsive" and "Sorry", were released as singles and had music videos. In January 2022 Orianthi announced that a live DVD and album would be released later in the year through

. In March she shared the title for her fifth album, ''

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''. On 15 July 2022, '' Live from Hollywood'' was released on CD/DVD and Blu-ray. The performance was captured on 8 January 2022 at the Bourbon Room in Hollywood. ''Rock Candy'' was then released on 14 October. In 2024 Orianthi releases lead single ''First Time Blues'' (ft

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Collaborations

Orianthi has been very prolific in collaborating and being featured by many artists. She is featured on Iraheta's third single "

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" and on

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's song "Can't Breathe" which appears on

's album ''

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'' released in November 2010. She has stated that the people she has collaborated with (i.e.

and Lacey Mosley) are some of her best friends. She recorded for the song "

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" composed by Academy award-winning composer

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for a

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2011 film

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'' Rockstar''. The song became very popular and garnered substantial media coverage in India for Orianthi, being cited for her time as Michael Jackson's lead guitarist. Orianthi joined supergroup Hollywood Vampires on the track "

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" from the band's 2015 self-titled debut album. In October 2016, Orianthi featured in the 2016 NRL Grand Final pre-game entertainment alongside

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. Their performance was met with mixed reviews, and Sambora defended their performance the following day on Twitter. On 29 September 2017, Orianthi and

released a five-song EP called ''

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'' under the name RSO (an acronym of the two members' initials). They released another EP ''Making History'' on 15 December 2017, and their debut album '' Radio Free America'' was released on 11 May 2018. The band performed on the 5th episode of Season 11 of the PBS performance series ''

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,'' which premiered on 3 May 2018. Orianthi appears on the track "Limelight" from

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's album '' American Rock 'n' Roll'', released in April 2019.

Touring guitarist

On 29 August 2011, Orianthi was announced as

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's new guitarist. She replaced

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, who is now a member of

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. She was the first female member of the Alice Cooper band. Orianthi did two world tours with Alice Cooper, but resigned in June 2014, and was replaced by

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. Her departure caused a rift between her and Strauss' respective fanbases, though the guitarists themselves are friends. Orianthi has appeared as a guitarist for other stars including shows with

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, Dave Stewart and

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. She also appeared on the Top 7-week

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on 3 April 2013 to play guitar for each of the performances. One month later Orianthi performed ''Fine China'' with Chris Brown at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards, and on 8 December of that same year she paid tribute to Carlos Santana, performing in the

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Gala. She spent most of 2013–2015 touring with Dave Stewart, started BeMyBand, and released a song. In 2014, she joined

for his solo tour in Australia and Europe. In 2016, the two toured under the name RSO in Australia, South America and the UK. In late 2024 it was announced that Orianthi would be rejoining Alice Cooper for the ''Too Close for Comfort Tour'' in February 2025 filling in for Nita Strauss who was unavailable due to other commitments, but later Orianthi had to cancel this tour because of a leg-injury. Due to this injury, she performed at

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's 40th anniversary show sitting down on stage.

Philanthropy

Orianthi met with

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students at the annual trade show for music merchants (the

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) in 2010 after they opened for her. The kids gave her an acoustic guitar they autographed and she joined LKR's Honorary Board. In 2025, on

's 40th anniversary show Orianthi was on stage and played together with Dany Villarreal (lead singer and guitarist of The Warning). After their song, Orianthi gifted her PRS private stock signature guitar to Villarreal.

Discography

Solo career * ''

'' (2009) * ''

'' (2013) * ''O'' (2020) * ''

'' (2022) RSO * '' Radio Free America'' (2018)

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Equipment

Guitars

Custom 22 * PRS Custom 24 * PRS SE Custom 24 * PRS SE Singlecut *

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RG Series (discontinued) *

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(early) *

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(early) *

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Acoustics *

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Starplayer TV, gift from Dave Stewart * PRS SE Orianthi (her own signature SE model) 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

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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."

Amplifiers

* Orange Amplification * ENGL ( This Is It) * EVH 5150III *

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References

External links

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Orianthi's page at 19 EntertainmentOrianthi Interview
at NAMM Oral History Collection (2019)
2020 Interview – Australian Rock Show Podcast
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