Patou swings with kings and untouchables alike. With a career that spans over four decades and right across the globe, Pat Powell (Patou) is one of Australia’s most accomplished vocal talents. He is the artist that everyone wants to work with.

Hailing from the close-knit and highly musical Jamaican community of 1960s/70s Bristol, Patou toured extensively throughout Europe before descending on Sydney with great force in the 80s. Filling bars and clubs across Australia with his pioneering acts Caribbe, Club Ska, Lovetown, Ten Wedge and Neptune St, within a couple of years he was one of Australia’s most in demand studio vocalists.

Patou has supported James Brown, Queen, The Eurhythmics, Boy George, Crowded House, Spit Enz, Horace Andy and Luciano, Tina Arena, George Benson and more. In the ninties he toured Asia & Europe as Kylie Minogue’s primary backing vocalist and in his own right and in more recent years he’s toured extensively throughout Australia, Canada, America, Turkey and the UK. Patou has recorded over 18 singles, seven albums, and acted in myriad of classic Australian films.

Patou current projects include:
The Melbourne Ska Orchestra
The Pat Powell Band
The Protesters
Illya Szwec’s Groove Depot
Diesel n'Dub
Jazrie Sound System
Chocolate Jazz: From the blues to bebop
DJ: Jazz/Funk/Reggae/Soul & Blues