Pat Monahan life and biography

Patrick Monahan is the lead singer and songwriter for the Grammy award winning band Train. He also has recorded a solo album, and has collaborated with multiple artists.

He released his first solo album, Last of Seven, on September 18, 2007 and began a nation-wide tour in support of it. He followed the tour up 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-rocker Brandi Carlile, with special guest appearances by Richie Sambora and Graham Nash. Monahan worked with Guy Chambers to co-write two songs for Tina Turner's hits album, Tina!: Her Greatest Hits.

Monahan currently resides in Seattle, Washington and San Francisco, California with his second wife Amber Peterson.

Monahan is also the lead voice in the children's show Driver Dan's Story Train, which debuted on Sprout on November 1, 2010.

Monahan has recently contributed a cover of Buddy Holly's "Maybe Baby" for the upcoming tribute album, Listen to Me: Buddy Holly to be released on September 6th, 2011.

Monahan appeared in a duet with Martina McBride's song "Marry Me" which is included in her upcoming 11th studio album Eleven.

In November 2005, Monahan appeared as a guest vocalist on VH1's Decades Rock Live, where he covered Cyndi Lauper's hit single "Time After Time". Later, he took part in Storytellers — The Doors: a Celebration, paying tribute to The Doors by performing "Love Me Two Times".

Monahan and some of his fellow Train bandmates took on small acting roles in the CSI: NY episode "Second Chances". Monahan played a former homeless drug addict who becomes involved in a murder.

In August 2007, Monahan performed the U.S. National Anthem at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio.

Monahan appeared in 2010 with Train on Dancing With the Stars, where they performed their hit single "Hey, Soul Sister". The following month, Monahan was invited to throw out the first pitch when the Seattle Mariners played the New York Yankees at Safeco Field.

On January 1, 2011, Monahan and Train performed "Hey, Soul Sister", "Drops of Jupiter" and "Marry Me" on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest at Times Square in New York City.

Later that year Monahan and INXS performed "Beautiful Girl" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno;in june the same year Monahan performed "Drops of Jupiter" with Vicci Martinez on The Voice (U.S. TV series).

On August 26, 2011, Monahan and Train performed "Hey, Soul Sister", "Save Me, San Francisco", and "Drops of Jupiter" in Rockefeller Plaza during Today (NBC program).

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