JoAnne Lorenzana

Joanne Geraldine O. Lorenzana (born on February 14), known professionally as JoAnne Lorenzana, 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]

JoAnne Lorenzana
Birth nameJoanne Geraldine O. Lorenzana
Born (1966-02-14) 14 February 1966
OriginQuezon City, Philippines
GenresOPM, pop, jazz, easy listening
Occupation(s)Singer, lyricist, writer, emcee
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1985–2000, 2009–present
LabelsUniversal, NeoMONDE Productions
Websitewww.joannelorenzana.com

Biography

Lorenzana was discovered by Filipino composer-singer-manager Nonong 'Dero' Pedero in 1984, who 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, which featured 12 popular, new, up-and-coming singers. She also was contracted as a signature model of "CINDERELLA's Seventeen For Gals"[4] 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 (SONY and Hanabishi), and various new fashion signature brands (Cinderella).[5]

In the course of her early years, Lorenzana also represented the Philippines in a few 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 (the Philippines' version of the Grammys),[8] the song she also performed back in 1992, during the inauguration of Fidel V. Ramos as the 12th President of the Republic of the Philippines.

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

Lorenzana also collaborates with her American-born first cousin, Craig Abaya, singing on the song "When Change Comes" from his alternative rock release The Fine Art of Politics and co-authoring the song "Will I Walk on Water" for his album One Bus to Mercy.

Lorenzana is also a member of the Filipino Artists' Organization for Singers/Musicians.[11] In the U.S., she is a member (as a composer-lyricist) of ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.

Recent ventures

Five years after the Manila release of Between Seasons, Lorenzana began exploring the San Francisco Bay Area music scene, which led to a show at the California Jazz Conservatory,[12] better known as the JAZZSCHOOL. Her first Bay Area one-woman show since 2002 (when she had a solo concert at the ballroom of the Clarion Hotel) was billed as "ORIGINS: JoAnne Lorenzana". The concert showcased her jazz roots and her subsequent musical influences during her pre-entertainment years.

Upcoming

A new album is in the works. The first single from the EP, "New Year's Day", was released in December 2016 and made available on CD Baby and the iTunes Store.

Discography
YearAlbum title and singlesRecording company
1988Jo Anne Lorenzana (self-titled debut album)
  • "I'll Never Let You Go" ("Most Requested Song" Award in 1987; eight weeks in the No. 1 slot nationwide)
  • "YOU"
  • "Kung Alam Mo Lang"
  • "Back in Your Arms" ("Most Requested Song" Award in 1989)
  • "Bayan Ko" (revival) – special tri-media release (non-single)
 Vicor Music Corporation
1989Stronger Than Before
  • "Daydreaming"
  • "Hoy! Pakibilsan"
  • "Without Your Love"
 OctoArts International Philippines
1991Kailan Pa Man
  • "Pigil na Pigil"
  • "Nais Ko"
  • "Sapat Sa Akin Lahat"
 OctoArts/EMI Philippines now PolyEast Records
1994Joanne Lorenzana (Hits Collection)
  • "Goodtimes, Badtimes" (first single with a music video aired on MTV Asia (now known as MTV Southeast Asia )
 OctoArts/EMI Philippines, now PolyEast Records
2009Between Seasons (U.S. release)
  • "Beautiful"
  • "Technicolor"
  • "You're Hiding"
  • "Look of Love"
 NeoMONDE Productions
2010Between Seasons (Philippines)
  • "Beautiful"
  • "Technicolor"
  • "Kung Kasama Ka"
 Universal Records Philippines (Phils.) - Distribution only

References
  1. ":: Welcome – UP-KAL Website [Alumni] ::". Kal.upd.edu.ph. Archived from the original on July 29, 2010. 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. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. 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. Archived from the original on May 23, 2007. 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. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. 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. California Jazz Conservatory
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