Those who know me well know that I’ve been involved in music my entire life starting in childhood. When I was in 8th grade I became “hooked on music for life” after performing the singing role of Eliza Doolittle in the Broadway musical version of Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady. Throughout high school and college I continued to act and sing in musical theater productions, although my degree and career were that of graphic design in the field of advertising.

In my twenties I performed back-up and lead vocals in a rock band  called The Haigs for many years in the Washington DC metro area. I was married several years working as a successful designer by this time, and then along came our children. Bruce and I welcomed twin girls followed by our boy/girl set of twins five years later. Seven years later the wonderful chaos of twin boys arrived. While raising our children, I put professional music on hold, but operated a freelance graphic design business from my home office. I wrote and published a book in 2010 called TWINS x3. In January 2020, I updated and re-published my book entitled TWINS x3, 10-Year Anniversary Edition. 

 

An Audiobook version of TWINS x3 releases in October 2024, read and recorded by the author (me) and in which our story is updated through the fall of 2024.

Since returning to music and performing in 2017, I wrote and co-produced an album of original music entitled YOU ALWAYS WERE with composer/arranger/musician Kenny Levine which we launched it in December 2018. Our 2nd completed album entitled FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS  released in November 2020. The album Follow Your Dreams received a Josie Music Awards (international music excellence association for independent artists) nomination for 2022 Pop Album of the Year!

 

0ur 3rd album of original music entitled Nothing to Fear released in April 2024, and all of our music is available through all major music streaming sites under the search: Fran Pitre. One of the single cuts from this upcoming album entitled My Cool Drink of Water received a Josie Music Awards nomination for 2022 Pop Single of the Year! Two 2023 singles also received JMA nominations for 2023 Song of the Year. Our latest album Nothing to Fear is nominated for 2024 Album of the Year (multi-genre), and two singles are up for 2024 Song of the Year!

I've performed several times with friend and fellow performing artist Frank Shiner on New York City stages such as The Cutting Room and The Iridium (on Broadway), and performed with local Jacksonville bands. In July 2018, I produced and performed in the Jacksonville Florida production of Frank Shiner's show: A Night of Blue-Eyed Soul. In July 2019, I began performing in Jacksonville, FL with my own band of talented musicians, called Fran Pitre and CLASS ACT , we've caught on fire and are performing all along Northeast Florida from Fernandina to St. Augustine and we just celebrated our 5th anniversary!

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I was honored to be the first featured local artist in First Coast Life Magazine in 2021, and 2023, and in the April 2024 edition, I completed a 3rd interview. I was also honored as the April 2024 cover story! ... https://firstcoast.life/

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My interviewed with Canvas Rebel.com  in July 2024 was an enjoyable privilege!

Please visit:  Meet Fran Pitre Music Artist & Author

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Please come see Fran Pitre & Class Act when you're in the Jacksonville, FL area.

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