Patti Russo

Patti Russo aka Patricia Rousseau (May 20 1964, New Jersey) is an American singer/songwriter/actress. She is best known as the female lead vocalist of Meat Loaf, touring the world with his Neverland Express band for more than thirteen years. She is featured as Meat Loaf's duet partner on numerous albums, singles, and videos. Patti has also been featured as Meat Loaf's opening act, debuting her own original material. She recently debuted her own solo song "Bible and a Beer" during Meat Loaf's shows on the Casa de Carne Tour. Patti has also sung lead vocals with groups like Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Queen. She sang the role of Theresa, Beethoven's Immortal Beloved, on the Trans-Siberian Orchestra album "Beethoven's Last Night" and was featured with TSO as a soloist on the soundtrack to the Jim Carrey movie, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas". She performed with the rock group, Queen, singing lead at the Queen's Day Festival in Amsterdam and at their induction into the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She toured as a soloist with the Jon Tiven Band (in Italy) and the SAS Band (in the UK).

As a songwriter, Patti's song "Take Good Care Of My Heart" is featured as the theme song in the Warner Brothers feature "South Beach Dreams". The song was co-produced by composer-producer Fred Weinberg. She also co-wrote the Meat Loaf single "Runnin' for the Red Light (I Gotta Life)". Her song "Bible and a Beer", co-written with guitarist Jon Tiven, was recorded by jazz singer Betty Harris. Her song "Hide and Hell", co-written with her bandmate/guitarist Paul Crook, was recorded by rock singer Steve Steinman. Patti's own original recordings can be found on her myspace page.

As an actress, Patti played the lead role of Esmeralda in the London production of "Notre Dame de Paris". She played the character of "Killer Queen" in the Las Vegas version of the musical "We Will Rock You", based on the music of Queen. She guest-starred in the New York City musical "The Twelve" and the "Night of Broadway" benefit shows.

Patti's television credits include "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno", "The Late Show with David Letterman", "The View", and "Don't Forget the Lyrics". Patti has been featured with Meat Loaf in numerous MTV and VH1 music specials including "The History of Meat Loaf Live", "Live in the Neighborhood", "On Tour"(PBS), "Behind the Music", "", "Hard Rock Live", and "Live in Mexico City".

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External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/pattirusso Patti's official MySpace page]
* [http://meatloaf.net/news/index.php?mode=fullstory&id=318] "Meat Loaf Announces Patti Russo's Return"