Orianthi

Australian-born guitarist/singer Orianthi Panagaris, aka Orianthi, is a virtuoso performer whose sound is steeped in hard rock traditions. She first began wowing audiences in her teens, opening for Steve Vai and jamming with Carlos Santana. After issuing her debut long-player Violet Journey in 2005, Orianthi relocated to Los Angeles where she performed on national television with Carrie Underwood and was part of Michael Jackson's planned This Is It tour. She broke through to a wider audience with 2009's Believe, netting the international hit single "According to You." Along with her own albums like 2013's Heaven in This Hell, she has continued to earn respect from veteran rock icons, including forming the group RSO with Richie Sambora, with whom she released Radio Free America in 2018. Through it all, Orianthi's searing fretboard skills and passion for anthemic rock remain her focus, as evidenced by 2020's O and 2022's Rock Candy.