Joanna was born on October 6, 1984. Her parents are Stella and Joseph Pacitti. She is of Italian and Irish descent. She begin singing at the age of 5, to the local customers in her father's barber shop. Her mother later enrolled her into dance classes, where she started to compete in talent and dance competitions. 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. However, she got an illness (bronchitis), 2 weeks before the boardway show and could not participate. At the age of 16, she was signed to a contract by A&M Records president Ron Fair (This man worked with Christina Aguilera and Vanessa Carlton). She started to appear in some soundtracks, including the Legally Blonde soundtrack in 2001 and in a five track promotional CD released with Mattel's My Scene - Chelsea Spring Break (Series 2), called "My Scene -Chelsea Mix." In May 2006, she came out with her first single, "Let It Slide". Her debut album, "This Crazy Life" was released on August 15th. "Just When You're Leaving" was released in 2003 but also appears in her debut album. Her 2007 single "Screaming Infidelities" was released in January. She recorded a song "Pretty Much Amazing" for the Nancy Drew Movie Soundtrack in 2007. In addition, she recorded a song "Out from Under" for the Bratz Movie Soundtrack.
Source: http://artists.letssingit.com/joanna-pacitti-h7sf7/biography
