Fight For Children Board of Directors

Patti Austin
Artist

Patti Austin crosses all musical genres, has 16 solo albums to her credit, has performed her award nominated hit songs on the Grammys and Oscars—and as a performer, songwriter, and vocalist has a star-studded career that began at the age of four, making her one of the most beloved artists literally the world over. She was recently nominated for yet another Grammy Award for her spectacular recording in tribute to Ella Fitzgerald “For Ella,” and has been touring the world and was featured in a 60 Minutes Two profile by correspondent Charlie Rose.

In recent years, Ms. Austin has performed extensively throughout the Far East, where she is immensely popular. In addition to her international performances, Ms. Austin has devoted a lot of time performing for AIDS-related organizations and has appeared in several benefit concerts in San Francisco and Los Angeles, titled as “Papillion,” with Asian superstar Francis Yip to educate the Asian Pacific inlander community about hepatitis three.