Orianthi Panagaris (born 22 January 1985), better known simply as Orianthi, is a Greek 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, and as the lead guitarist in Alice Cooper's live band. Her debut single "According to You" has peaked at No. 3 in Japan, No. 8 in Australia and No. 17 in the US; her second album, Believe, received a worldwide release in late 2009. In 2009, Orianthi was named one of 12 Greatest Female Electric Guitarists by Elle magazine. She also won the award as "Breakthrough Guitarist of the Year" 2010 by Guitar International magazine.
I’ve been waiting for this for a while. I found Orianthi’s Violet Journey just before the release of Believe. It’s nice to see that she enjoys playing multiple styles. I’ve listened to Fire and I’d like to hear how she expands on that.
The teasers from this CD are available thru her site and youtube… She is a very good guitarist and songwriter…