Annette Denise Stamatelatos (born 6 September 1976), better known by her stage name Annet Artani (Αννέτ Αρτάνη in Greek), is a Greek-American singer and songwriter.
[5] Artani expressed her interest and love for music at a young age, particularly in offerings of such greats as Etta James, Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, and Madonna.
[5] She received a scholarship from BMG for writing and performing her original song titled "Summer Days",[6] and has also won several talent titles in America's Favorite Pageants, the New York Star Pageant, the Ophelia Devoure Talent Connection, and has been featuring in both Pageantry and Billboard Magazine.
Over the years, Artani incorporated influences of singing in her college Gospel choir, as well as listening to R&B, pop and rock music.
She started off her singing career as an opening act for Mando, a Greek pop star, and was featured in her own summer concert in 1995.
While singing as a singer-songwriter in clubs all over New York City, Artani received a phone call from a friend saying that she should audition to be a backing vocalist for Britney Spears.
[8] "Everytime" was released as a single on 17 May 2004 through Jive Records, and was positively received by critics, who complimented its simple lyrics and the organic feel of the song.
[2] Although she didn't win, she had established a large fan base and signed a record deal with Virus Music, which led to the release of the single "Goodbye Amor", which became popular.
The first single is "Alive" which she performed at club Duvet on 19 December for her then management company SWAP's holiday party.
[15] "Alive" was released as an eight-track digital download on 31 March 2009 through iTunes and was accompanied by a music video in the months succeeding.
[17] In 2011, Artani released "Mouthful of Me", shot in Joshua Tree National Park by Norwegian director Torgeir Ensrud, which went viral.
[18] In 2012, Artani signed with American Bombshells Entertainment, under the alter ego of "Nettie" and performed for veterans and troops all over the world, as well as on NBC's "The Winner Is" on 11 July 2013.
[19] In 2013, Artani was signed with Notting Hill Music Publishing in the United Kingdom and was writing songs for artists internationally.