Jane French

Place: Montgomery

Biography:

Jane French is an American singer/songwriter. She is well known for her song 'Breathe', which was the theme song for the NBC soap opera Passions. French grew up in Montgomery, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati, and learned piano at a young age. She also performed in musicals around Cincinnati, studied dance, and sang in commercials mainly for Kenner Toys. After college, French began to pursue singing again and met music producer, John Henry Kreitler, who was appointed composer by NBC for the new show, Passions. French and Kreitler penned the song 'Breathe', which went on to be chosen as the theme song by NBC. The success of Passions led to the song being nominated at the Daytime Emmys for Best Original Song. NBC was interested in French following the success of the song and signed her as their first artist. She also sang 'The First Noel' on the NBC Celebrity Christmas CD. French went on to release a full-length independent album titled Euphoria. Her success has also traveled to feature films, with two of her songs featured in the 2006 MGM Hilary Duff movie Material Girls. She released the album Heavenly on 24 April 2008.