JoAnne Lorenzana

OPM
pop
jazz
easy listening

Occupation(s)

Singer
lyricist
writer
emcee

Instrument(s)VocalsYears active1985–2000, 2009–presentLabelsVicor Music, OctoArts, NeoMONDE Productions, Universal

Musical artist

Joanne Geraldine O. Lorenzana, known professionally as JoAnne Lorenzana, is a Filipino recording and performing artist, songwriter and former model, best known as an exponent of Original Pilipino Music in the mid-1980s to the 1990s.

Personal life

Joanne's grandmother was the late pre war singer actress Naty Bernardo.

Biography

Lorenzana is a graduate of the University of the Philippines.^[1]

She 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 represented the Philippines at the 5th Asean Song Festival held in Singapore in 1988^[4] and the 1st ASIA Song Festival, held in Nagoya, Japan in 1989.^{[citation needed]} She sang the nationalistic song "Bayan Ko" which she revived in 1987 for PLDT and won for her the 'Best Revival Recording' for the Awit Awards (the Philippines' version of the Grammys).^[5]

Lorenzana's albums include Between Seasons (2009),^[6] which was recorded and mixed in the U.S., released under her own label NeoMONDE Productions^[6] and distributed in the Philippines under Universal Records Philippines Inc. Her song "My Everyday Valentine" was co-written with Jimmy Borja, who did the music; Lorenzana started writing the lyrics in 2016. The song was arranged in 2020 by Jimmy Antiporda.^[7]

Lorenzana's latest project is a virtual show "JoAnne Lorenzana@35: Love Songs & Lessons" slated for August of 2021 in celebration of the artist's 35 years in the Philippine Music Industry. ^[8]

Discography

Year	Album title and singles	Recording company
1988	Jo 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
1989	Stronger Than Before "Daydreaming" "Hoy! Pakibilsan" "Without Your Love"	OctoArts International Philippines
1991	Kailan Pa Man "Pigil na Pigil" "Nais Ko" "Sapat Sa Akin Lahat"	OctoArts/EMI Philippines now PolyEast Records
1994	Joanne 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
2009	Between Seasons (U.S. release) "Beautiful" "Technicolor" "You're Hiding" "Look of Love"	NeoMONDE Productions
2010	Between Seasons (Philippines) "Beautiful" "Technicolor" "Kung Kasama Ka"	Universal Records Philippines (Phils.) - Distribution only
2015	New Year's Day (U.S. release) Digital Release	NeoMONDE Productions
2021	My Everyday Valentine (U.S. release) Digital Release	NeoMONDE Productions

References

^ ":: Welcome – UP-KAL Website [Alumni] ::". Kal.upd.edu.ph. Archived from the original on July 29, 2010. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
^ "SHAKATAK – The Official Website". ... Shakatak. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
^ "Jo Anne Lorenzana and her Music – Performance History". Joannelorenzana.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
^ "Top Asean singers for pop song festival finals". The Straits Times. April 15, 1988. p. 17. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
^ "The 23rd Philippine Awit Awards". Awitawards.com.ph. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Lo, Ricky (December 19, 2009). "JoAnne is happy 'between seasons'". The Philippine Star. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
^ Lo, Ricky (February 25, 2021). "JoAnne's 'everyday Valentine'". The Philippine Star. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
^ "OPM icon JoAnne Lorenzana is learning from millennials". Manila Bulletin. August 9, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.

External links

Manila Bulletin” article- "JoAnne back with Everyday Valentine". Manila Bulletin. February 23, 2021.
Philippine Star article - Ricky Lo (February 25, 2021). "JoAnne's Everyday Valentine". The Philippine STAR.

Manila Bulletin February 2009 "WebPaper loading". Asianjournal.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2010. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
Phil. Star article – December 2009 "JoAnne Lorenzana sets mall tours | Manila Bulletin". Mb.com.ph. January 22, 2010. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
Manilla Standard article – March 2010 Red, Isah V. "Manila Standard Today – Networks cashing in on summer – 2010/march/26". www.manilastandardtoday.com. Retrieved August 3, 2010.^{[dead link]}
Valentine article – notes on Philippine celebrities (February celebrants) February 2009 "Full of Heart". www.philstar.com. January 3, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2010.^{[dead link]}
Sallan, Edwin P. (April 10, 2021). "Everyday Valentine: JoAnne Lorenzana's New Single Celebrates Love On A Daily Basis". BusinessMirror. Retrieved April 25, 2021.