Contrast that with hordes of kids banging out “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” We won’t know for a while yet if Orianthi is going about it the right way, but being the anomaly goes only so far.

Girl-power guitar goddess Orianthi Panagaris has a lot in common with Michael Jackson. Yes, that seems odd – Orianthi is a 24-year-old, Aussie cutie whose career is just taking off; Michael w… ...

Orianthi Panagaris thought she had the perfect plan. The 24-year-old guitar virtuoso, who hails from Adelaide, Australia, was all set to shred as part of Michael Jackson's band during his comeback ...

Who: The leather-jacket-clad blonde shredding beside Michael Jackson in This Is It is the Australian guitarist and singer Orianthi Panagaris. The 24-year-old started getting buzz when footage from ...

At just 25 years old, Australian guitarist Orianthi Panagaris has an impressive list of credentials, having already shared a stage with many-a-superstar, including Michael Jackson, Prince, and ...

Orianthi on stage with Sambora. Adelaide's Orianthi Panagaris who was one of the guitarists in Michael Jackson's band for his final This Is It tour in 2009. Picture: YouTube.