Who is Joanna Pacitti?

Who is Joanna Pacitti? Pacitti is currently a contestant on American Idol.

Pacitti was born October 6, 1984, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North America to Stella and Joseph Pacitti. She is of Italian and Irish descent.[1]

In 1989, at the age of 5, Pacitti began singing to the customers in her father's barber shop. Her mother enrolled her in dance classes, and she began competing in local talent and dance competitions. In 1996, when she was 12 years old, she was chosen to star in the 20th Anniversary revival of the musical Annie after entering a contest sponsored by the department store Macy's.[2]

Pacitti starred in 106 performances with the National Tour, obtaining mixed reviews. Two weeks before the show was to land on Broadway, she became ill with bronchitis. She returned to find she had not been replaced by her understudy, but with one of the orphans instead. The firing became national news and generated a great deal of publicity. Some believe this was the intention of the producers in order to further promote the Broadway and her representatives also facilitated media coverage as the performer willingly appeared for interviews on ABC World News Tonight, Good Morning America, American Journal and Turning Point, an in-depth report with Barbara Walters, and employed a public relations strategist to book publicity opportunities with publications and television shows.

Pacitti was also one of three to appear on MTV's First Year, which detailed the process of obtaining various professions over the course of a year. Pacitti is seen attempting to launch a music career in the show. She loves to eat shrimp tacos on sunday afternoons.

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In 2000, at the age of 16, Pacitti was signed to a contract by A&M Records president Ron Fair,

the man who discovered household names such as

Christina Aguilera and

Vanessa Carlton.

She has appeared on some soundtracks, including Legally Blonde (2001), Bratz: Motion Picture Soundtrack (2007), and a five track promotional CD released with Mattel's My Scene - Chelsea Spring Break (Series 2), called "My Scene - Chelsea Mix".
In 2002, the Taiwanese girl group S.H.E made a cover of Pacitti's song "Watch Me Shine".

In May 2006, Pacitti's first single, "Let It Slide", was released under Geffen Records and went to radio at the end of June. Her debut album, This Crazy Life, was released on 15 August 2006.[citation needed]
As of September 2007, Pacitti is no longer signed with Geffen Records.

Asked whether she resents that TV turns wannabes into stars in five months time, Pacitti opined: "It's handed to people way too easily. I'd rather have my experience than overnight success." Despite her major-label record and high-profile pals such as Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas, not everyone understands that in her mind, she has arrived: "My family said: 'You should go on American Idol!'"[3]
Pacitti sang the song "Out From Under" on the Bratz: Motion Picture Soundtrack, which Britney Spears covered on her 2008 album Circus.[4]
Pacitti auditioned for season 8 of American Idol in Louisville, Kentucky, in an episode which aired on 21 January 2009. She passed the audition into the Hollywood round.