JoAnne Lorenzana

JoAnne Lorenzana
Birth name Joanne Geraldine O. Lorenzana
Born February 14
Origin Quezon City, Philippines
Genres OPM, pop, jazz
Occupation(s) Singer, lyricist, writer, emcee
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1985–2000, 2009–present
Labels Universal, NeoMONDE
Website www.joannelorenzana.com

JoAnne or Joanne Geraldine O. Lorenzana (born on February 14) is a Filipina recording and performing artist, songwriter and former model, best known as an exponent of Original Pilipino Music in the mid-1980s to the 1990s. She is a graduate of the University of the Philippines.[1]

Biography

Lorenzana was discovered by Filipino composer-singer-manager Nonong 'Dero' Pedero in 1984 and soon took the young singer under his management, employing her talent for commercial jingles. Prior to Lorenzana's formal foray into local Philippine entertainment, she front-acted for international acts held locally, such as Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine, Menudo (the former group of Ricky Martin) and the British jazz ensemble, Shakatak.[2] The following year, she was launched in a show billed as: JoAnne: Her First Time to announce the entry of the pop artist into the music industry.[3]

Lorenzana joined Pepsi's New Generation Artists that featured 12 popular, new, up-and-coming singers. She also was contracted as a signature model of CINDERELLA's Seventeen For Gals[4] alongside 17 young models. In the succeeding years, as a singer-model, Lorenzana was contracted to promote a variety of products from jeans like Levi's, hair care products (e.g. Swallow Cosmetics), appliance lines (such as SONY and Hanabishi), and various new fashion signature brands (e.g. Cinderella, as mentioned).[5]

In the course of her early years, Lorenzana also represented the Philippines in a couple of song festivals namely the Fifth Asean Song Festival held in Singapore[6] and the 1st ASIA Song Festival, held in Japan and aired on NHK channel.[7] Moreover, she sang the nationalistic song Bayan Ko which she revived in 1987 for PLDT and won for her the 'Best Revival Recording' for AWIT AWARDS,[8] the song she also performed during the inauguration of Pres. Fidel V. Ramos as the 12th President of the Republic of the Philippines.

Lorenzana has five albums to her credit,[9] the latest of which is Between Seasons[10] an album recorded and mixed in the U.S., released under the NeoMONDE label (c2009) and distributed in the Philippines under Universal Records Philippines Inc.. Almost the entire 2010, JoAnne was in Manila to promote her new album and toured most of the Northern part of the country promoting a couple of singles namely, "Beautiful" and "Technicolor", penned by Andrei Dionisio. The tour was capped by a retrospective concert at the Dusit Thani Hotel Manila.

Incidentally, also in 2009, JoAnne sang with her American-born first cousin, Craig Abaya, on "When Change Comes" from his alternative rock release "The Fine Art of Politics (ARTifice music)."

Recent Ventures

5 years after the Manila Release of her album Between Seasons, JoAnne began exploring the San Francisco Bay Area Music Scene which led to a show at the California Jazz Conservatory better known as the JAZZSCHOOL. Her first Bay Area One-Woman show since 2002 [she had a Solo Concert at the ballroom of The Clarion Hotel (now The ALOFT San Francisco Airport hotel - a brand of the W Hotels )] billed as "ORIGINS: JoAnne Lorenzana", the concert showcased Lorenzana's jazz roots and her subsequent musical influences during her pre-entertainment years.

Upcoming

A new album is in the works. Coming Soon this 2016.

Year Album Title AND Singles Recording Company
1988 Jo Anne Lorenzana (Self-Titled Debut Album)
  • I'll Never Let You Go
  • YOU
  • Kung Alam Mo Lang
  • Back in Your Arms
  • Bayan Ko (revival) – special tri-media release (non-single)
 VICOR Music Corp.
1989 Stronger Than Before
  • Daydreaming
  • Hoy! Pakibilsan
  • Without Your Love
 Octo Arts-EMI Philippines

[12]

1992 Kailan Pa Man
  • Pigil na Pigil
  • Nais Ko
  • Sapat Sa Akin Lahat
 Octo Arts-EMI Philippines
1994 Joanne Lorenzana (Hits Collection)
  • Goodtimes, Badtimes
 Octo Arts-EMI Philippines
2009 Between Seasons (U.S. Release)
  • Beautiful
  • Technicolor
  • You're Hiding
  • Look of Love
 NeoMONDE Productions
2010 Between Seasons (Philippines)
  • Beautiful
  • Technicolor
 Universal Records Philippines (Phils.) - Distribution only

References

  1. ↑ ":: Welcome – UP-KAL Website [Alumni] ::". Kal.upd.edu.ph. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  2. ↑ "SHAKATAK – The Official Website". ... Shakatak. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Jo Anne Lorenzana and her Music – Performance History". Joannelorenzana.com. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Cinderella". Mycinderella.ph. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Jo Anne Lorenzana and her Music – Performance History (See Contemporaneous Performances)". Joannelorenzana.com. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
  6. ↑ "The Straits Times, 15 April 1988, Page 17". Newspapers. April 15, 1988. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  7. ↑ "50 Years of NHK Television". Nhk.or.jp. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  8. ↑ "The 23rd Philippine Awit Awards". Awitawards.com.ph. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  9. ↑ "Jo Anne Lorenzana and her Music – Discography". Joannelorenzana.com. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  10. ↑ "JoAnne is happy 'between seasons' – FUNFARE By Ricardo F. Lo | The Philippine Star >> News >> Entertainment". Philstar.com. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  11. ↑ Mari Arquiza (October 27, 1986). "Organisasyon ng Pilipinong Mangaawit". OPM. Archived from the original on February 16, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  12. ↑ PolyEast Records See: Former Artists

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