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Patti Russo (born as Patricia Rousseau, May 20 1964, New Jersey) is an American vocalist. She is best known for her vocals featured in many successful songs by Meat Loaf. She performed with him on tour from 1993 to 2006 with his band Neverland Express including on the DVD release Live in Melbourne singing with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. She also sang a duet with him on "What About Love" on the recently released Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose. Patti left Meat Loaf's touring band 'The Neverland Express' in 2006. She also played the role of Theresa on the Trans-Siberian Orchestra album Beethoven's Last Night and has also been featured on the soundtrack to the Jim Carrey movie, How the Grinch Stole Christmas. She has performed with the rock group, Queen, singing lead at the Queendays Festival in Amsterdam and at their induction into the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2000, she played the lead role of Esmeralda in the London production of Notre Dame de Paris. She also played the character of "Killer Queen" in the Las Vegas version of the musical We Will Rock You, based on the music of Queen. Her song "Take Good Care Of My Heart" is featured as the theme song in the Warner Brothers feature South Beach Dreams, which is the main focus of the movie. The song was co-produced by award winning composer-producer Fred Weinberg. Patti has been on numerous talk shows including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, "The Late Show with David Letterman" and "The View".
