Orianthi

Orianthi Panagaris, commonly known as Orianthi, is an Australian guitarist
Orianthi is best known for being Michael Jackson's guitarist for his comeback concert series, This Is It
Orianthi was born in Adelaide, Australia, of half Greek descent
She learned to play the acoustic guitar at six because of her father, started electric when she was eleven and left school at 15 to focus on writing songs and performing
She has been playing in different friends' bands since she was 14 in England and in France
She appeared at the 51st annual Grammy Awards as Carrie Underwood's lead guitarist, with Underwood inviting her to become a member of her band
She played and sang at Jackson's memorial, globally televised live on July 7, 2009
She appears in the film Michael Jackson's This Is It, which chronicles the rehearsals for the tour