JoAnne Lorenzana
| JoAnne Lorenzana | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Joanne Geraldine O. Lorenzana |
| Born | February 14, 1966 |
| Origin | Quezon City, Philippines |
| Genres | OPM, pop, jazz, easy listening |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, lyricist, writer, emcee |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1985–2000, 2009–present |
| Labels | Universal, NeoMONDE Productions |
| Website | www |
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.
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. 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.
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 among its 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).
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 and the 1st ASIA Song Festival, held in Japan and aired on NHK channel. 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 (The Philippines' version of The Grammy's), the song she also performed back in 1992, during the inauguration of Pres. Fidel V. Ramos as the 12th President of the Republic of the Philippines.
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