Patrick Monahan (born February 28, 1969) is an American musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lead singer and sole constant member of the band
Train
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.
He has collaborated with multiple artists and recorded a solo album, ''
Last of Seven''.
Early life
Monahan was born and raised in
Erie, Pennsylvania
Erie (; ) is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. Erie is the fifth largest city in Pennsylvania and the largest city in Northwestern Pennsylvania with a population of 94,831 a ...
, the son of Jack Monahan, a clothing store owner and musician, and Patricia Ann (née Timon) Monahan. He is the youngest of seven children in a family of Irish descent and became an uncle at five. He attended
McDowell High School
McDowell High School is a public high school located in Millcreek Township, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Erie. It is the only high school in the Millcreek Township School District. The school's mascot is the Trojan.
Students
There are approximately ...
in
Millcreek Township. Monahan attended the
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
PennWest Edinboro is a campus of Pennsylvania Western University, a multi-campus public university in Pennsylvania. Located in the town of Edinboro, the campus has more than 4,600 enrolled students.
History
Edinboro University was founded ...
, in
Edinboro, Pennsylvania
Edinboro is a borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Erie County, Pennsylvania, Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Erie, Pennsylvania, Erie Metropolitan Statistical Area. As home to Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, it is a ...
.
Music career
Monahan began his musical career singing with
cover band
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Rogues Gallery from 1988 to 1990. The band consisted of Monahan (lead vocals, percussion), Mark Emhoff (lead guitar, vocals), Mike Imboden (bass, keyboards, vocals), John McElhenny (drums, vocals) and his brother Matt (rhythm guitar, keyboards and vocals), in his hometown of
Erie, Pennsylvania
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. After the dissolution of the band, he left Erie in late 1993 and moved to California, where he met Rob Hotchkiss. While progressing from the SF coffeehouse circuit to the LA club scene, Monahan and Hotchkiss added Jimmy Stafford (guitar), Charlie Colin (bass), and Scott Underwood (drums) to their lineup, thus officially forming
Train
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.
From 1994 to 2006, Monahan released four studio albums with Train. In 2002, the band earned two
Grammys
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, one of them for the song "
Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)
"Drops of Jupiter", initially released as "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)", is a song written and recorded by American rock band Train. It was released on January 29, 2001, as the lead single from their second studio album, '' Drops of Jupiter'' (200 ...
", which was written by Monahan and inspired by his late mother, who had died of cancer.
Aside from his work with Train, Monahan also sang additional vocals on the song "Shimmer" with the band
Fuel
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in 2001. In November 2005, he appeared as a guest vocalist on
VH1's ''
Decades Rock Live
''Decades Rock Live!'' is an American TV series of live concerts. The program premiered on VH1 Classic in the winter of 2006.
It featured "performances by celebrated artists from rock to soul who have influenced popular music over the last 50 yea ...
'', where he covered
Cyndi Lauper
Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper Thornton (born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and activist. Her career has spanned over 40 years. Her album ''She's So Unusual'' (1983) was the first debut album by a female artist to achi ...
's hit single "
Time After Time". Later, he took part in ''Storytellers – The Doors: A Celebration'', paying tribute to
The Doors
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by performing "
Love Me Two Times
"Love Me Two Times" is a song by the American rock band the Doors. First appearing on their second studio album '' Strange Days'', it was later edited to a 2:37 length and released as the second single (after "People Are Strange") from that albu ...
".
From 2006 to 2009, Train took a three-year hiatus. Monahan released his first solo album, ''
Last of Seven'', on September 18, 2007, and began a nationwide tour supporting it. He followed that tour with a small, intimate acoustic tour, which inspired his ''Last of Seven Acoustic'' compilation, available via digital download only. His first solo single, "Her Eyes", made the top 10 of
''Billboard's'' Hot AC chart. The album's second single was "Two Ways to Say Goodbye".
On ''Last of Seven'', Monahan duets with folk rock musician
Brandi Carlile
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, with special guest appearances by
Richie Sambora
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and
Graham Nash
Graham William Nash (born 2 February 1942) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, photographer, and activist. He is known for his light tenor voice and for his contributions as a member of the Hollies and the supergroups Crosby, Stills ...
. Monahan worked with
Guy Chambers
Guy Antony Chambers (born 12 January 1963) is an English songwriter, musician and record producer, best known for his work with Robbie Williams.
Education
Chambers attended Quarry Bank Comprehensive School sixth form in Liverpool. From 18, h ...
to co-write two songs for
Tina Turner
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's hits album, ''
Tina!: Her Greatest Hits''.
In 2009, Train returned to the studio with the album ''
Save Me, San Francisco
''Save Me, San Francisco'' is the fifth studio album by pop rock band Train (and the first of two albums recorded as a three-piece). It was released on October 26, 2009, through Columbia Records. The album was certified Platinum by the Recording ...
''. That same year, Monahan and some of his fellow Train bandmates took on small acting roles in the ''
CSI: NY
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'' episode "Second Chances". Monahan played the former homeless drug addict Sam Baker (dating Debbie Fallon (played by
Kim Kardashian
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)) who becomes involved in a murder investigation. They performed the song "
Hey, Soul Sister
"Hey, Soul Sister" is a song by American rock band Train. It was written by lead singer Pat Monahan, Amund Bjørklund, and Espen Lind. It was released as the lead single from the band's fifth studio album, '' Save Me, San Francisco'' (2009) ...
" from their new album, and "
Calling All Angels
"Calling All Angels" is a song by American rock band Train. It was included on the band's third studio album, '' My Private Nation'', and produced by Brendan O'Brien. It features Greg Leisz on pedal steel guitar.
The song was the first track t ...
".
![INXS TO ROCK THE HUNTER! - Train](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/INXS_TO_ROCK_THE_HUNTER%21_-_Train.jpg)
Despite the success of their new album, Monahan found time to collaborate with other artists in other projects. On April 4, 2010, he performed with
The Hollies
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at the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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induction ceremony, as The Hollies were inducted. He sang lead vocals on the song "
Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress
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". The following year, he contributed a cover of
Buddy Holly
Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer and songwriter who was a central and pioneering figure of mid-1950s rock and roll. He was born to a musical family in Lubbock, Texas ...
's "
Maybe Baby
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Early life
Victoria Lysyuk was born in the city of Zhabinka in the Brest Region of Belar ...
" for the tribute album, ''
Listen to Me: Buddy Holly'', which was released on September 6, 2011.
Monahan also recorded a duet with
Martina McBride
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McBride was born in Sharon, Kansas, and relocat ...
, singing Train's song "Marry Me". This version of the song is on McBride's eleventh studio album ''
Eleven
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*11 (number), the natural number following 10 and preceding 12
* one of the years 11 BC, AD 11, 1911, 2011, or any year ending in 11
Literature
* ''Eleven'' (novel), a 2006 novel by British author David Llewellyn
*'' ...
'', released October 11, 2011. He also performed several times with
INXS
INXS (a word play, phonetic play on "in excess") were an Australian Rock music, rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. The band's founding members were bassist Garry Gary Beers, main composer and keyboar ...
during 2011; first on ''
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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The fourth incarnation of the ...
'' and then at a concert at Chateau Ste Michelle. Monahan also appeared on the show ''
The Voice
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Fictional entities
* The Voice or Presence, a fictional representation of God in DC Comics
* The Voice (''Dune''), a fictional ability in the ''Dune'' universe
* The Voice, a character in the American TV series ''Cleo ...
'', where he performed "Drops of Jupiter" with contestant
Vicci Martinez
Vicci Martinez (born September 21, 1984) is an American singer/songwriter and actress from Tacoma, Washington. She came in joint third on NBC's singing competition series '' The Voice'' in 2011. She released her 2012 album with Republic Records ...
.
In 2013, he started a
podcast
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called ''Patcast'' where he interviews different people in the music industry, and talks about his work with Train.
Monahan has sung the
U.S. National Anthem at various events:
* August 5, 2007, at the
Pro Football Hall of Fame Game
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in
Canton, Ohio
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.
* April 8, 2011, at a home opener of the
San Francisco Giants
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at
AT&T Park
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.
* February 26, 2012, at the
2012 Daytona 500 in Florida.
* April 24, 2014, at
Oracle Arena
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Description
The word '' ...
for Game 3 of the playoffs between the
Los Angeles Clippers
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and
Golden State Warriors
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* September 14, 2014, at
Levi's Stadium
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in
Santa Clara, California
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for the home opener between the
San Francisco 49ers
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and the
Chicago Bears
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.
* January 18, 2015, at
Gillette Stadium
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in
Foxborough, Massachusetts
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for the
AFC Championship Game
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between the
Indianapolis Colts
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and
New England Patriots
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.
* June 12, 2016, at the
SAP Center
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in
San Jose, California
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for Game 6 of the
2016 Stanley Cup Finals between the
Pittsburgh Penguins
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and
San Jose Sharks
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.
* June 1, 2017, at the
Oracle Arena
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Description
The word '' ...
in
Oakland, California
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for Game 1 of the
2017 NBA Finals between the
Cleveland Cavaliers
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and
Golden State Warriors
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.
* June 13, 2019, at the last
Golden State Warriors
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game at Oracle Arena, for Game 6 of the
2019 NBA Finals between the
Toronto Raptors
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and the
Golden State Warriors
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He inducted
Journey
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** Day's journey, a measurement of distance
** Road trip, a long-distance journey on the road
Animals
* Journey (horse), a thoroughbred ra ...
into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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on April 7, 2017.
Other projects
In 2001, Monahan appeared on the Celebrity Top of the Charts Edition of
ABC
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ABC or abc may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting
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** Disney–ABC Television ...
's hit TV game show
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
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, winning $US125,000 for
Camp Ronald McDonald.
Monahan is the voice of Driver Dan in the children's show ''
Driver Dan's Story Train
''Driver Dan's Story Train'' (Arabic: كابتن كريم وقطار الحكايات, ''Captain Karim Qitar Al Hekayat'' (''Captain Karim and the Story Train'')) is a children's series created and designed by Rebecca Elgar and is a co-producti ...
'', which debuted on Sprout on November 1, 2010.
In early 2013, Monahan played the role of Neil Redding in a
Season 3
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episode of CBS's ''
Hawaii Five-0
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'', titled "Paʻani" ("The Game"), which aired on February 18, 2013. In 2009, Monahan appeared in episode eleven of the sixth season of ''
CSI: NY
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'', alongside Kim Kardashian. As of March 20, 2018, he is featured as a guest singer in the Broadway musical ''Rocktopia.''
Monahan made an appearance singing his hit song from 2009, "
Hey Soul Sister", as well as a new Train song "Mai Tais" Feat.
Skylar Grey
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on Season 2, Episode 8 "He Came By Night" of CBS's Magnum PI, which aired on November 15, 2019.
[
] Monahan has also appeared on musical mystery game show ''
I Can See Your Voice
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History
In 2012, prod ...
'' as a guest panelist.
In 2021, Monahan starred in ''Christmas In Tahoe'', a Hallmark Channel film based on
Train's album of the same name, and was also executive producer for the movie.
Personal life
Monahan has been married twice. He met his first wife, teacher Ginean Rapp, at a bar called Sherlock's when he was playing in a
cover band
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called Rogues Gallery. They married in August 1990 and have two children together: Patrick and Emelia. During their marriage, they lived in
Fairview Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania; and
Petaluma, California
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. Monahan and Rapp divorced in 2006.
Monahan met his second wife, Amber Peterson, during a show on May 14, 2004. They have two children together: Autumn and Rock Richard.
They reside in
Issaquah, Washington
Issaquah ( ) is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 40,051 at the 2020 census. Located in a valley and bisected by Interstate 90, the city is bordered by the Sammamish Plateau to the north and the "Issaquah Alp ...
.
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
Songwriting credits
References
External links
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1969 births
Living people
20th-century American male singers
20th-century American singers
21st-century American male singers
21st-century American singers
American people of German descent
American people of Irish descent
American male pop singers
American male singer-songwriters
American rock singers
American rock songwriters
American tenors
APRA Award winners
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania alumni
Grammy Award winners
People from Erie, Pennsylvania
People from Issaquah, Washington
Singer-songwriters from Pennsylvania
Singer-songwriters from Washington (state)
Train (band) members