Janet Gardner

Janet Gardner
Gardner performing in 2018
Background information
Birth name	Janet Patricia Gardner
Born	(1962-03-17) March 17, 1962 (age 62) Juneau, Alaska, U.S.
Genres	Hard rock glam metal pop rock post-grunge
Occupations	Musician vocalist guitarist songwriter
Instruments	Vocals guitar tambourine
Years active	1983–92 1997–98 2001 2004–present
Formerly of	Vixen

Janet Patricia Gardner (born March 17, 1962)^[1] is an American rock singer. She is best known as the former lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the all-female glam metal band Vixen joining in 1983. She was the band's longest serving vocalist having performed on three of the band's four studio albums. When Vixen broke up in 1992 she took a hiatus from singing to pursue personal endeavors. She briefly unofficially reformed Vixen in 1997 with drummer Roxy Petrucci. She returned to Vixen in 2001, later studying to become a dental hygienist. In 2004 she took part in a Vixen reunion for a one-night-only gig as part of VH1's Bands Reunited TV show. She returned to Vixen full-time in 2012.

In 2017, she released her self-titled debut solo album and in 2019 decided to leave Vixen to focus on family and her solo career.