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{{Short description|American singer, television personality and actress (born 1971)}}
{{Short description|American singer and television personality (born 1971)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Erika Jayne
| name = Erika Jayne
| image = Erika jayne.jpg
| image = Erika Jayne in 2019.jpg
| caption = Jayne in 2023
| caption = Jayne in 2019
| birth_name = Erika Chahoy
| birth_name = Erika Chahoy
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|7|10}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|7|10}}
| birth_place = [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], U.S.
| other_names = Erika Girardi
| other_names = Erika Girardi
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|television personality|singer}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|television personality|actress}}
| years_active = 1990–present
| years_active = 1990–present
| television = ''[[The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills]]''
| television = ''[[The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills]]''
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'''Erika Girardi''' (née '''Chahoy'''; born July 10, 1971),<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[BBC]]|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/f9c72c3c-2ebd-4b79-b8a3-b782f70cdc48|title=Erika Jayne|access-date=May 23, 2018|archive-date=July 10, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190710100151/https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/f9c72c3c-2ebd-4b79-b8a3-b782f70cdc48|url-status=dead}}</ref> known professionally as '''Erika Jayne''', is an American actress, television personality and singer.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Agard|first1=Chancellor|title=Newest ''Beverly Hills'' Housewives Erika Girardi Teases Run-In with Bethenny Frankel: She 'Kind of Let Me Have It'|url=http://www.people.com/article/real-housewives-beverly-hills-erika-girardi-erika-jayne |website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=December 15, 2015|access-date=December 16, 2015}}</ref>
'''Erika Girardi''' (née '''Chahoy'''; born July 10, 1971),<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[BBC]]|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/f9c72c3c-2ebd-4b79-b8a3-b782f70cdc48|title=Erika Jayne|access-date=May 23, 2018|archive-date=July 10, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190710100151/https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/f9c72c3c-2ebd-4b79-b8a3-b782f70cdc48|url-status=dead}}</ref> known professionally as '''Erika Jayne''', is an American singer, television personality and actress.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Agard|first1=Chancellor|title=Newest ''Beverly Hills'' Housewives Erika Girardi Teases Run-In with Bethenny Frankel: She 'Kind of Let Me Have It'|url=http://www.people.com/article/real-housewives-beverly-hills-erika-girardi-erika-jayne|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=December 15, 2015|access-date=December 16, 2015|archive-date=December 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218003653/http://www.people.com/article/real-housewives-beverly-hills-erika-girardi-erika-jayne|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Erika Girardi was born in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]],<ref name="AllMusic bio">{{cite web|url= https://www.allmusic.com/artist/erika-jayne-mn0000982215/biography|title=Erika Jayne Biography|first=Matt|last= Collar|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=November 4, 2020}}</ref> on July 10, 1971, to single mother Renee Chahoy.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/erika-girardi-mother-relationship|title=Erika Girardi Hopes Her Relationship with Her Mom Is Something People 'Will Be Able to Relate To' |date=March 8, 2017|publisher=[[Bravo (American TV network)|Bravo]]|access-date=July 21, 2017|language=en-US}} {{better source needed|date=November 2020}}</ref> Her parents broke up before her first birthday. She graduated from [[North Atlanta High School]]. At 18, she moved to [[New York City]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://people.com/tv/rhobh-erika-girardi-painful-past-wealthy-coma/|title=Erika Girardi on Painful Past — and Realizing She Was in a 'Wealthy Coma' After Marriage|work=people.com|access-date=March 22, 2018|language=en}}</ref>
Erika Girardi was born in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]],<ref name="AllMusic bio">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/erika-jayne-mn0000982215/biography|title=Erika Jayne Biography|first=Matt|last=Collar|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=November 4, 2020|archive-date=December 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222105108/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/erika-jayne-mn0000982215/biography|url-status=live}}</ref> on July 10, 1971, to single mother Renee Chahoy.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/erika-girardi-mother-relationship|title=Erika Girardi Hopes Her Relationship with Her Mom Is Something People 'Will Be Able to Relate To'|date=March 8, 2017|publisher=[[Bravo (American TV network)|Bravo]]|access-date=July 21, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=August 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828011833/http://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/erika-girardi-mother-relationship|url-status=live}} {{better source needed|date=November 2020}}</ref> Her father left when Erika was 9 months old. She graduated from [[North Atlanta High School]]. At 18, she moved to [[New York City]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://people.com/tv/rhobh-erika-girardi-painful-past-wealthy-coma/|title=Erika Girardi on Painful Past — and Realizing She Was in a 'Wealthy Coma' After Marriage|work=people.com|access-date=March 22, 2018|language=en|archive-date=March 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317140341/http://people.com/tv/rhobh-erika-girardi-painful-past-wealthy-coma/|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
===Acting and reality television===
===Acting and reality television===
Her first two on-screen appearances were murder victim Suzanne Morton in the episode "Prescription for Death" and Pruiting's girlfriend in the episode "The Violence of Summer" in [[NBC]]'s [[legal drama]] series ''[[Law & Order]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.etonline.com/erika-jaynes-pretty-mess-7-revelations-from-the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills-stars-memoir-98638|title=Erika Jayne's 'Pretty Mess': 7 Revelations From 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Star's Memoir|work=Entertainment Tonight|access-date=September 8, 2022|language=en}}</ref> She also had roles in independent films ''Alchemy'' (1995) and ''Lowball'' (1996).<ref>{{cite web|title=Low Ball (1997)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lowball_1997/|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=July 3, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Alchemy (1995)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/alchemy-1995/|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=July 3, 2017}}</ref>
Her first two uncredited on-screen appearances were on the [[Law & Order season 1|first season]] of [[NBC]]'s [[legal drama]] series ''[[Law & Order]]'' as murder victim Suzanne Morton in the pilot episode "[[Prescription for Death]]" and as Tim Pruiting's girlfriend in "The Violence of Summer".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.etonline.com/erika-jaynes-pretty-mess-7-revelations-from-the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills-stars-memoir-98638|title=Erika Jayne's 'Pretty Mess': 7 Revelations From 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Star's Memoir|work=Entertainment Tonight|access-date=September 8, 2022|language=en|archive-date=March 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322081758/http://www.etonline.com/erika-jaynes-pretty-mess-7-revelations-from-the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills-stars-memoir-98638|url-status=live}}</ref> She also had roles in independent films ''Alchemy'' (1995) and ''Lowball'' (1996).<ref>{{cite web|title=Low Ball (1997)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lowball_1997/|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=July 3, 2017|archive-date=December 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222110553/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lowball_1997|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Alchemy (1995)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/alchemy-1995/|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=July 3, 2017|archive-date=December 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222111625/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/alchemy-1995|url-status=live}}</ref>


In 2015, she joined the cast of [[Bravo (American TV network)|Bravo]]'s reality television show ''[[The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills]]'' for the show's sixth season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-erika-girardi-interview-20160308-story.html|title=A conversation with 'Real Housewives' star Erika Girardi, our latest reality TV obsession|website=Los Angeles Times|date=March 9, 2016 |access-date=May 1, 2016}}</ref>
In 2015, she joined the cast of [[Bravo (American TV network)|Bravo]]'s reality television show ''[[The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills]]'' for the show's [[The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 6|sixth season]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-erika-girardi-interview-20160308-story.html|title=A conversation with 'Real Housewives' star Erika Girardi, our latest reality TV obsession|website=Los Angeles Times|date=March 9, 2016|access-date=May 1, 2016|archive-date=April 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429122712/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-erika-girardi-interview-20160308-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[The New York Times]] estimated that she earned more than $600,000 for the show's [[The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 11|11th season]] season in 2021.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last1=Goldstein |first1=Matthew |last2=Rosman |first2=Katherine |date=October 9, 2021 |title=The Real Trials of a 'Real Housewife' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/09/style/erika-girardi-real-housewives.html |access-date=March 29, 2024 |website=The New York Times |archive-date=March 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329090624/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/09/style/erika-girardi-real-housewives.html |url-status=live}}</ref>


In December 2016, she guest starred on ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'' with her former ''Real Housewives'' cast member [[Eileen Davidson]], who plays Ashley Abbott on the show.
In December 2016, she guest starred on ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'' with her former ''Real Housewives'' cast member [[Eileen Davidson]], who plays [[Ashley Abbott]] on the show. She returned as real estate agent Farrah Dubose for one episode in 2017 and two in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-05-02 |title=Get Ready, Genoa City: Erika Girardi Is Returning to The Young and the Restless in a Major Way! |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/931519/get-ready-genoa-city-erika-girardi-is-returning-to-the-young-and-the-restless-in-a-major-way |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=E! Online |archive-date=May 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502152556/https://www.eonline.com/news/931519/get-ready-genoa-city-erika-girardi-is-returning-to-the-young-and-the-restless-in-a-major-way |url-status=live}}</ref>


In 2017, she competed on [[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 24|season 24]] of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]''. She and her partner, [[Gleb Savchenko]], were eliminated in week five.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DWTS: Erika Girardi Eliminated, Was Broken Before Final Breakthrough Performance |url=https://people.com/tv/dwts-erika-girardi-eliminated-broken-down-ahead-breakthrough-performance/ |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=Peoplemag |language=en |archive-date=March 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329090624/https://people.com/tv/dwts-erika-girardi-eliminated-broken-down-ahead-breakthrough-performance/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2019, she was cast as Roxie Hart in a broadway production of ''[[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]]''. Due to [[COVID-19]], production was shut down after only two months of shows.

She was a red carpet host for the [[American Music Awards]] in [[American Music Awards of 2017|2017]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-11-20 |title=Erika Jayne Slayed the American Music Awards Looking Ultra Glam and Chatting with A-Listers ... and We Still Haven't Recovered |url=https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/erika-jayne-american-music-awards-2017-photos |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=Bravo TV Official Site |language=en-US |archive-date=March 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329212224/https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/erika-jayne-american-music-awards-2017-photos |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[American Music Awards of 2018|2018]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Glicksman |first=Josh |date=2018-10-04 |title=Jessie James Decker, Erika Jayne & More to Host 2018 American Music Awards Red Carpet Pre-Show |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2018-american-music-awards-red-carpet-pre-show-hosts-8478339/ |access-date=2024-03-29 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=March 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329212225/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2018-american-music-awards-red-carpet-pre-show-hosts-8478339/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She co-hosted the pre-show for the [[2018 Billboard Music Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-05-21 |title=Erika Jayne Got Revenge on Andy Cohen at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards |url=https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/billboard-music-awards-2018-erika-jayne-andy-cohen-padma-lakshmi-photos |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=Bravo TV Official Site |language=en-US |archive-date=March 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329213728/https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/billboard-music-awards-2018-erika-jayne-andy-cohen-padma-lakshmi-photos |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2018, she competed on ''[[Lip Sync Battle]]''. She lost to [[Taye Diggs]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-02-20 |title=Has the "Very Cool" Erika Jayne Forgiven Taye Diggs? |url=https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/erika-jayne-taye-diggs-lip-sync-battle |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=Bravo TV Official Site |language=en-US |archive-date=March 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329090624/https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/erika-jayne-taye-diggs-lip-sync-battle |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2019, she was cast as [[Roxie Hart]] in the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production of ''[[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]]''. She debuted on January 6, 2020, at the [[Ambassador Theatre (New York City)|Ambassador Theater]] and was due to stay with the show until March 29. Due to [[COVID-19]], production was shut down and her last performance was March 11.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-28 |title=Erika Jayne On Stage |url=https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/ |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=New York Theatre Guide |language=en |archive-date=April 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404210329/https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In March 2024, Bravo aired a two-part documentary, ''Erika Jayne: Bet It All on Blonde,'' focusing on her 2023 residency at the [[House of Blues]] Music Hall in the [[Mandalay Bay]] in [[Las Vegas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/bravo-erika-jayne-doc-bet-it-all-on-blonde-show-1235780245/|title=Bravo Sets Two-Part Erika Jayne Doc 'Bet It All on Blonde': Watch Tense First Trailer|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Matt|last=Donnelly|date=November 5, 2023|access-date=November 5, 2023|archive-date=November 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105190113/https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/bravo-erika-jayne-doc-bet-it-all-on-blonde-show-1235780245/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the documentary, she said she had contemplated [[suicide]] during the darkest days of her legal struggles. "I thought about killing myself many times," she said, adding that her son talked her out of it.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Erika Girardi Reveals She Contemplated Suicide 'Many Times' During Tom Girardi's Legal Troubles |url=https://people.com/erika-girardi-contemplated-suicide-during-tom-girardi-legal-troubles-8604106 |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=Peoplemag |language=en |archive-date=March 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329212225/https://people.com/erika-girardi-contemplated-suicide-during-tom-girardi-legal-troubles-8604106 |url-status=live }}</ref>


===Music===
===Music===
According to her autobiography ''Pretty Mess'', music producer Peter Rafelson came up with the idea of changing her name to "Erika Jayne".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Erika Jayne's 'Pretty Mess': 7 Revelations From 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Star's Memoir Entertainment Tonight |url=https://www.etonline.com/erika-jaynes-pretty-mess-7-revelations-from-the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills-stars-memoir-98638 |access-date=September 8, 2022 |website=www.etonline.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Jayne's first single, "[[Roller Coaster (Erika Jayne song)|Roller Coaster]]" was released on January 1, 2007. The song placed at number one on the [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] [[Hot Dance Club Play]] chart. Jayne's debut album ''[[Pretty Mess (album)|Pretty Mess]]'', was released in the United States on August 11, 2009.{{cn|date=February 2023}} She released several standalone singles from 2010 to 2018, including number one singles "[[Painkillr]]" and "[[How Many Fucks]]."
According to her autobiography, ''Pretty Mess'', music producer Peter Rafelson came up with the idea of changing her name to "Erika Jayne."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Erika Jayne's 'Pretty Mess': 7 Revelations From 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Star's Memoir Entertainment Tonight |url=https://www.etonline.com/erika-jaynes-pretty-mess-7-revelations-from-the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills-stars-memoir-98638 |access-date=September 8, 2022 |website=www.etonline.com |language=en-US |archive-date=September 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908192713/https://www.etonline.com/erika-jaynes-pretty-mess-7-revelations-from-the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills-stars-memoir-98638 |url-status=live }}</ref> Jayne's first single, "[[Roller Coaster (Erika Jayne song)|Roller Coaster]]" was released on January 1, 2007. The song placed at number one on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Dance Club Play]] chart. Jayne's debut album, ''[[Pretty Mess (album)|Pretty Mess]]'', was released in the United States in August 2009.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last= |first= |date=2012-02-01 |title=Spotlight On Erika Jayne |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/spotlight-on-erika-jayne-508270/ |access-date=2024-03-29 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=March 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329212959/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/spotlight-on-erika-jayne-508270/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She released several standalone singles from 2010 to 2018, including number one singles "[[Painkillr]]" and "[[How Many Fucks]]."


Throughout her music career, Jayne has performed at several gay nightclubs and LGBT pride events, including [[Los Angeles Pride|LA Pride]]. In 2018, she embarked on her first headlining concert tour, [[Erika Jayne Presents: The Pretty Mess Tour]], visiting 13 cities across the United States. In April 2023, she announced Bet It All on Blonde, a Las Vegas concert residency at the House of Blues at [[Mandalay Bay]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.papermag.com/erika-jayne-las-vegas-residency-2659880784.html#rebelltitem2|title=Erika Jayne Announces Las Vegas Residency|website=Paper Magazine|date=April 19, 2023|access-date=April 28, 2023}}</ref>
Throughout her music career, Jayne has performed at several gay nightclubs and LGBT pride events, including [[Los Angeles Pride|LA Pride]]. In 2018, she embarked on her first headlining concert tour, [[Erika Jayne Presents: The Pretty Mess Tour]], visiting 13 cities across the United States. In April 2023, she announced ''Bet It All on Blonde'', a Las Vegas concert residency at the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.papermag.com/erika-jayne-las-vegas-residency-2659880784.html#rebelltitem2|title=Erika Jayne Announces Las Vegas Residency|website=Paper Magazine|date=April 19, 2023|access-date=April 28, 2023|archive-date=April 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427130314/https://www.papermag.com/erika-jayne-las-vegas-residency-2659880784.html#rebelltitem2|url-status=live}}</ref> that ran select weekends from August to December 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gray |first=Mark |title='RHOBH' Star Erika Jayne Kicks Off Provocative Las Vegas Residency: 'It's a New Life' |url=https://people.com/rhobh-star-erika-jayne-kicks-off-provocative-las-vegas-residency-7853185 |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Peoplemag |language=en |archive-date=December 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212111103/https://people.com/rhobh-star-erika-jayne-kicks-off-provocative-las-vegas-residency-7853185 |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Personal life and legal issues==
==Personal life and legal issues==
While living in New York, she met Thomas Zizzo,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/erika-jayne-shares-rare-pic-of-son-tommy-people-say-we-look-alike/|title=Erika Jayne Shares Rare Pic of Son Tommy: 'People Say We Look Alike'|first= Riley |last=Cardoza|magazine=[[Us Weekly]]|date=May 5, 2020|access-date=November 4, 2020}}</ref> who was working as a DJ at a club in [[Manhattan]]. The couple married in December 1991 at [[St. Patrick's Cathedral (Manhattan)|St. Patrick's Cathedral]]. Soon thereafter she gave birth to a son, Thomas Zizzo Jr. After the couple divorced in 1996, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of becoming a singer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bravotv.com/people/erika-girardi|title=Erika Girardi Biography |work=Bravo|publisher=Bravo TV |date= 2015|access-date=January 17, 2016}}</ref>
While living in New York, she met Thomas Zizzo,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/erika-jayne-shares-rare-pic-of-son-tommy-people-say-we-look-alike/|title=Erika Jayne Shares Rare Pic of Son Tommy: 'People Say We Look Alike'|first=Riley|last=Cardoza|magazine=[[Us Weekly]]|date=May 5, 2020|access-date=November 4, 2020|archive-date=November 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130145542/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/erika-jayne-shares-rare-pic-of-son-tommy-people-say-we-look-alike/|url-status=live}}</ref> who was working as a DJ at a club in [[Manhattan]]. The couple married in December 1991 at [[St. Patrick's Cathedral (Manhattan)|St. Patrick's Cathedral]]. Soon thereafter she gave birth to a son, Thomas Zizzo Jr. He is a [[police officer]] in Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Slater |first=Georgia |title=RHOBH's Erika Girardi Defends Son Who Is a Cop on Social Media: 'His Job Is to Protect All' |url=https://people.com/tv/rhobhs-erika-girardi-defends-son-cop-social-media/ |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Peoplemag |language=en |archive-date=December 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212105846/https://people.com/tv/rhobhs-erika-girardi-defends-son-cop-social-media/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After the couple divorced in 1996, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of becoming a singer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bravotv.com/people/erika-girardi|title=Erika Girardi Biography|work=Bravo|publisher=Bravo TV|date=2015|access-date=January 17, 2016|archive-date=January 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118070801/http://www.bravotv.com/people/erika-girardi|url-status=live}}</ref>


In January 2000, she married [[Thomas Girardi]], an attorney in [[Downtown Los Angeles]] whom she met in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 13, 2020|title=RHOBH: A Look Into Erika Jayne's 'Unconventional' Marriage With Thomas Girardi|url=https://screenrant.com/real-housewives-beverly-hills-erika-jayne-marriage-divorce/|access-date=May 3, 2021|website=ScreenRant}}</ref> In November 2020, she announced her separation from Girardi and filed for divorce.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sobol |first1=Beth |last2=Williams |first2=Amanda |title=''Real Housewives of Beverly Hills''{{'}} Erika Jayne and Tom Girardi Break Up After 21 Years Together |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1204649/real-housewives-of-beverly-hills-erika-jayne-and-tom-girardi-break-up-after-21-years-together |website=[[E! Online]] |access-date=November 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103172843/https://www.eonline.com/news/1204649/real-housewives-of-beverly-hills-erika-jayne-and-tom-girardi-break-up-after-21-years-together |archive-date=November 3, 2020 |date=November 3, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> One month after the divorce announcement, the couple were named in a lawsuit for allegedly embezzling funds meant for families of the victims of the fatal [[Lion Air Flight 610|2018 Lion Air plane crash]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 14, 2020|title=Judge freezes assets of famed L.A. lawyer Tom Girardi, citing millions unpaid to clients|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-14/judge-freezes-assets-lawyer-tom-girardi-cites-millions-unpaid-to-clients|access-date=December 19, 2020|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref>[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-05/claims-us-lawyer-embezzled-millions-from-indonesian-client-funds/100181262 Tom Girardi sued by Indonesia's Lion air crash families over claims US lawyer embezzled millions of their settlement funds] ''ABC News'', June 5, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021.</ref> Media outlets reported that the divorce could be a "sham" to hide assets.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yasharoff|first=Hannah|title=Erika Jayne, Tom Girardi accused of 'sham' divorce announcement to hide from embezzlement lawsuit|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/12/03/erika-jayne-ex-tom-girardi-real-housewives-sued-embezzlement/3806393001/|access-date=December 19, 2020|website=USA Today}}</ref> In December 2020, a Chicago-based law firm asked a federal judge to order Jayne to stop selling designer clothing online amid an effort to recover $2 million in missing money owed to people.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Seidel|first=Jon|date=December 18, 2020|title=Chicago law firm wants contempt order enforced against Erika Jayne of 'Real Housewives'|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/12/18/22188875/erika-jayne-girardi-tom-court-latest-real-housewives-beverly-hills-rhobh-designer-clothes|website=Chicago Sun-Times|access-date=December 8, 2022}}</ref>
In January 2000, she married Los Angeles personal-injury attorney [[Thomas Girardi]], who was 33 years older than her and already twice divorced. They met in 1998 when she was working as a cocktail waitress at [[Chasen's]], a Los Angeles restaurant where he was a regular.<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 13, 2020|title=RHOBH: A Look Into Erika Jayne's 'Unconventional' Marriage With Thomas Girardi|url=https://screenrant.com/real-housewives-beverly-hills-erika-jayne-marriage-divorce/|access-date=May 3, 2021|website=ScreenRant|archive-date=May 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503180448/https://screenrant.com/real-housewives-beverly-hills-erika-jayne-marriage-divorce/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=A Timeline of Erika & Tom Girardi's Relationship, from Friendship to Fame to a Surprise Split |url=https://people.com/tv/erika-jayne-tom-girardi-marriage-timeline-photos/ |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=Peoplemag |language=en |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222105108/https://people.com/tv/erika-jayne-tom-girardi-marriage-timeline-photos/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He was known for helping win the trial that made [[Erin Brockovich]] into a household name.<ref name=":1" />


In November 2020, she announced her separation from Girardi and filed for divorce.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sobol |first1=Beth |last2=Williams |first2=Amanda |title=''Real Housewives of Beverly Hills''{{'}} Erika Jayne and Tom Girardi Break Up After 21 Years Together |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1204649/real-housewives-of-beverly-hills-erika-jayne-and-tom-girardi-break-up-after-21-years-together |website=[[E! Online]] |access-date=November 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103172843/https://www.eonline.com/news/1204649/real-housewives-of-beverly-hills-erika-jayne-and-tom-girardi-break-up-after-21-years-together |archive-date=November 3, 2020 |date=November 3, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> One month after the divorce announcement, the couple were named in a lawsuit for allegedly embezzling funds meant for families of the victims of the fatal [[Lion Air Flight 610|2018 Lion Air plane crash]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 14, 2020|title=Judge freezes assets of famed L.A. lawyer Tom Girardi, citing millions unpaid to clients|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-14/judge-freezes-assets-lawyer-tom-girardi-cites-millions-unpaid-to-clients|access-date=December 19, 2020|website=Los Angeles Times|archive-date=July 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713182316/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-14/judge-freezes-assets-lawyer-tom-girardi-cites-millions-unpaid-to-clients|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-05/claims-us-lawyer-embezzled-millions-from-indonesian-client-funds/100181262 Tom Girardi sued by Indonesia's Lion air crash families over claims US lawyer embezzled millions of their settlement funds] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713194339/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-05/claims-us-lawyer-embezzled-millions-from-indonesian-client-funds/100181262 |date=July 13, 2021 }} ''ABC News'', June 5, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021.</ref> Media outlets reported that the divorce could be a "sham" to hide assets.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yasharoff|first=Hannah|title=Erika Jayne, Tom Girardi accused of 'sham' divorce announcement to hide from embezzlement lawsuit|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/12/03/erika-jayne-ex-tom-girardi-real-housewives-sued-embezzlement/3806393001/|access-date=December 19, 2020|website=USA Today|archive-date=December 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201219103725/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/12/03/erika-jayne-ex-tom-girardi-real-housewives-sued-embezzlement/3806393001/|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2020, a Chicago-based law firm asked a federal judge to order Jayne to stop selling designer clothing online amid an effort to recover $2 million in money owed to clients.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Seidel|first=Jon|date=December 18, 2020|title=Chicago law firm wants contempt order enforced against Erika Jayne of 'Real Housewives'|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/12/18/22188875/erika-jayne-girardi-tom-court-latest-real-housewives-beverly-hills-rhobh-designer-clothes|website=Chicago Sun-Times|access-date=December 8, 2022|archive-date=December 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218233149/https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/12/18/22188875/erika-jayne-girardi-tom-court-latest-real-housewives-beverly-hills-rhobh-designer-clothes|url-status=live}}</ref>
On December 17, 2020, a ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' article alleged that Girardi "stole millions of dollars from vulnerable clients," and improperly funneled more than $20 million of victims' compensation to EJ Global, a company set up to finance Jayne’s entertainment and singing career.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=December 17, 2020|title=The legal titan and the 'Real Housewife': The rise and fall of Tom Girardi and Erika Jayne|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-17/tom-girardi-erika-jayne-rhobh-divorce|access-date=December 19, 2020|newspaper=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> A documentary about the couple's highly publicized legal troubles titled ''The Housewife and the Hustler'' was released on [[Hulu]] on June 14, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Erika and Tom Girardi's Legal Troubles Examined in The Housewife and the Hustler: Biggest Moments|url=https://people.com/tv/erika-tom-girardi-legal-troubles-abc-originals-documentary-highlights/|access-date=June 15, 2021|website=People}}</ref> On August 31, 2022, she scored a legal win in a $5 million dollar fraud lawsuit, whereby the judge ruled the plaintiffs could not prove she had knowledge or involvement in the alleged fraud.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-09-01/erika-jayne-tom-girardi-real-housewives-robh-lawsuit-fraud | title='Real Housewives' star Erika Jayne wins Tom Girardi fraud lawsuit | website=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=September 2022 }}</ref>

On December 17, 2020, a ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' article alleged that Tom Girardi "stole millions of dollars from vulnerable clients," and improperly funneled more than $20 million of victims' compensation to EJ Global, a company set up to finance Jayne’s entertainment and singing career.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=December 17, 2020|title=The legal titan and the 'Real Housewife': The rise and fall of Tom Girardi and Erika Jayne|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-17/tom-girardi-erika-jayne-rhobh-divorce|access-date=December 19, 2020|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|archive-date=March 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307032712/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-17/tom-girardi-erika-jayne-rhobh-divorce|url-status=live}}</ref> A documentary about the couple's highly publicized legal troubles titled ''The Housewife and the Hustler'' was released on [[Hulu]] on June 14, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Erika and Tom Girardi's Legal Troubles Examined in The Housewife and the Hustler: Biggest Moments|url=https://people.com/tv/erika-tom-girardi-legal-troubles-abc-originals-documentary-highlights/|access-date=June 15, 2021|website=People|archive-date=June 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614211238/https://people.com/tv/erika-tom-girardi-legal-troubles-abc-originals-documentary-highlights/|url-status=live}}</ref> A sequel, ''The Housewife and the Hustler 2: The Reckoning,'' featuring Jayne meeting with victims of Girardi's, was released in February 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/about/pressreleases/story/2024-01-31/l-a-times-studios-and-abc-news-studios-announce-the-housewife-and-the-hustler-2-the-reckoning-documentary|title=L.A. Times Studios and ABC News Studios Announce 'The Housewife and the Hustler 2: The Reckoning' Documentary|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=January 31, 2024|access-date=February 2, 2024|archive-date=February 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202054533/https://www.latimes.com/about/pressreleases/story/2024-01-31/l-a-times-studios-and-abc-news-studios-announce-the-housewife-and-the-hustler-2-the-reckoning-documentary|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 31, 2022, a judge ruled in a $5 million civil fraud lawsuit that the plaintiffs could not prove Jayne had knowledge of or involvement in the alleged fraud.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-09-01/erika-jayne-tom-girardi-real-housewives-robh-lawsuit-fraud | title='Real Housewives' star Erika Jayne wins Tom Girardi fraud lawsuit | website=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=September 2022 | access-date=September 10, 2022 | archive-date=September 10, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910114629/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-09-01/erika-jayne-tom-girardi-real-housewives-robh-lawsuit-fraud | url-status=live }}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==

=== As lead artist ===
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! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Single
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! rowspan="2" |Writer(s)
! rowspan="2" |Producer(s)
! colspan="3" | Peaks
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! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;" | [[Dance Club Songs|US<br />Dance<br />Club]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Erika Jayne Dance Club Songs Chart History|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/erika-jayne/chart-history/dsi/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 25, 2020}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;" | [[Dance Club Songs|US<br />Dance<br />Club]]<br /><ref name=":2">{{cite magazine|title=Erika Jayne Dance Club Songs Chart History|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/erika-jayne/chart-history/dsi/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 25, 2020|archive-date=November 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118034824/https://www.billboard.com/artist/erika-jayne/chart-history/dsi/|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;" |[[Dance/Electronic Songs|US<br />Dance/<br />Elec.]]<br /><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/erika-jayne/chart-history/dan/|title=Erika Jayne Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 11, 2018}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;" |[[Dance/Electronic Songs|US<br />Dance/<br />Elec.]]<br /><ref name=":3">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/erika-jayne/chart-history/dan/|title=Erika Jayne Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 11, 2018|archive-date=November 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118035543/https://www.billboard.com/artist/erika-jayne/chart-history/dan/|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;" |[[Billboard charts#Discontinued charts|US<br />Global<br />Dance]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?page=1&f%5B0%5D=ts_chart_artistname:Erika%20Jayne&f%5B1%5D=ss_bb_type:chart_item&type=2&artist=Erika%20Jayne|title=Chart Search {{!}} Billboard|website=billboard.com|language=en|access-date=April 11, 2018}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;" |[[Billboard charts#Discontinued charts|US<br />Global<br />Dance]]<br /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?page=1&f%5B0%5D=ts_chart_artistname:Erika%20Jayne&f%5B1%5D=ss_bb_type:chart_item&type=2&artist=Erika%20Jayne|title=Chart Search {{!}} Billboard|website=billboard.com|language=en|access-date=April 11, 2018|archive-date=February 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211214654/http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?page=1&f%5b0%5d=ts_chart_artistname%3AErika%20Jayne&f%5b1%5d=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Erika%20Jayne|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2"| 2007
| rowspan="2"| 2007
! scope="row"| "[[Roller Coaster (Erika Jayne song)|Roller Coaster]]"
! scope="row"| "[[Roller Coaster (Erika Jayne song)|Roller Coaster]]"
| rowspan="4" |''Pretty Mess''
| rowspan="2" |Peter Rafelson, [[Eric Kupper]]
| rowspan="2" |Ike Dirty, Peter Rafelson, Eric Kupper
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|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roller Coaster - track |url=https://credits.muso.ai/track/32f3c5d2-b611-4de0-88f9-25553f01888c |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=Muso.AI |language=en |archive-date=March 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331025747/https://credits.muso.ai/track/32f3c5d2-b611-4de0-88f9-25553f01888c |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rowspan="4" | ''Pretty Mess''
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! scope="row"| "[[Stars (Erika Jayne song)|Stars]]"
! scope="row"| "[[Stars (Erika Jayne song)|Stars]]"
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|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stars - Original Version - track |url=https://credits.muso.ai/track/68a14acf-2c36-4d59-93c2-14b06d0ad3bc |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=Muso.AI |language=en |archive-date=March 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331025748/https://credits.muso.ai/track/68a14acf-2c36-4d59-93c2-14b06d0ad3bc |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| 2009
| 2009
! scope="row"| "Give You Everything"
! scope="row"| "Give You Everything"
| rowspan="2" |Erika Jayne, Peter Rafelson
| rowspan="2" |Peter Rafelson
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|<ref>{{Citation |title=Erika Jayne – Give You Everything |url=https://genius.com/Erika-jayne-give-you-everything-lyrics |access-date=2024-03-31 |archive-date=March 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331025747/https://genius.com/Erika-jayne-give-you-everything-lyrics |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| rowspan="2" | 2010
| rowspan="2" | 2010
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! scope="row" | "[[One Hot Pleasure]]"
! scope="row" | "[[One Hot Pleasure]]"
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|[[Luciana (singer)|Luciana]], Nick Clow, [[Dave Audé]]
|Dave Audé
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| 1
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|<ref>{{Citation |title=Erika Jayne – One Hot Pleasure |url=https://genius.com/Erika-jayne-one-hot-pleasure-lyrics |access-date=2024-03-31 |archive-date=March 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331025754/https://genius.com/Erika-jayne-one-hot-pleasure-lyrics |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rowspan="9" {{N/A|Non-album singles}}
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| 2011
| 2011
! scope="row" | "[[Party People (Ignite the World)(Erika Jayne song)|Party People (Ignite the World)]]"
! scope="row" | "[[Party People (Ignite the World)(Erika Jayne song)|Party People (Ignite the World)]]"
|Kalle Engstrom, Niclas Kings, [[Andreas Carlsson]]
|Niclas Kings
| 1
| 1
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|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Party People (Ignite the World) - Original Extended - track |url=https://credits.muso.ai/track/b9d98bf7-38cd-4ebd-add6-20af091f92e2 |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=Muso.AI |language=en |archive-date=March 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331025750/https://credits.muso.ai/track/b9d98bf7-38cd-4ebd-add6-20af091f92e2 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| 2013
| 2013
! scope="row" | "[[Get It Tonight]]" <small>(featuring [[Flo Rida]])</small>
! scope="row" | "[[Get It Tonight]]" <small>(featuring [[Flo Rida]])</small>
|Vassal Benford, [[Flo Rida]]
|Vassal Benford
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|<ref>{{Citation |title=Erika Jayne (Ft. Flo Rida) – Get It Tonight |url=https://genius.com/Erika-jayne-get-it-tonight-lyrics |access-date=2024-03-31 |archive-date=March 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331025749/https://genius.com/Erika-jayne-get-it-tonight-lyrics |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| rowspan="2" | 2014
| rowspan="2" | 2014
! scope="row" | "[[Painkillr]]"
! scope="row" | "[[Painkillr]]"
|Christopher Rodriguez, Erika Jayne
|Christopher Rodriguez
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| 1
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|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Painkillr - track |url=https://credits.muso.ai/track/4659b3f8-c8e2-4774-bc30-a5c0f7922286 |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=Muso.AI |language=en |archive-date=March 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331025749/https://credits.muso.ai/track/4659b3f8-c8e2-4774-bc30-a5c0f7922286 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! scope="row" | "You Make Me Wanna Dance"
! scope="row" | "You Make Me Wanna Dance"
|[[Eric Martin (musician)|Eric Martin]], Eric Levy, [[Ross Valory]], Erika Jayne
|Eric Levy, Ross Valory
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|<ref>{{Citation |title=Erika Jayne – You Make Me Wanna Dance |url=https://genius.com/Erika-jayne-you-make-me-wanna-dance-lyrics |access-date=2024-03-31 |archive-date=March 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331025748/https://genius.com/Erika-jayne-you-make-me-wanna-dance-lyrics |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| 2015
| 2015
! scope="row" | "Crazy" <small>(featuring [[Maino (rapper)|Maino]])</small>
! scope="row" | "Crazy" <small>(featuring [[Maino (rapper)|Maino]])</small>
|[[Scott Storch]], [[Maino (rapper)|Maino]], Erika Jayne
|Scott Storch
| 1
| 1
|—
|—
|—
|—
|<ref>{{Citation |title=Erika Jayne (Ft. Maino) – Crazy |url=https://genius.com/Erika-jayne-crazy-lyrics |access-date=2024-03-31 |archive-date=March 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331025757/https://genius.com/Erika-jayne-crazy-lyrics |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2016
| 2016
! scope="row" | "[[How Many Fucks]]"
! scope="row" | "[[How Many Fucks]]"
|[[Justin Tranter]], Myah Marie, Gage
|Gage
| 1
| 1
|—
|—
|—
|—
|<ref>{{Citation |title=Erika Jayne – How Many Fucks? |url=https://genius.com/Erika-jayne-how-many-fucks-lyrics |access-date=2024-03-31 |archive-date=March 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331025757/https://genius.com/Erika-jayne-how-many-fucks-lyrics |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2017
| 2017
! scope="row" | "[[Xxpensive]]"
! scope="row" | "[[Xxpensive]]"
|[[Ferras]], [[Sarah Hudson (singer)|Sarah Hudson]], Marc Sibley, Nathan Cunningham, Erika Jayne, [[Jesse Saint John]]
|[[Space Primates]]
| —
| —
|—
|—
|—
|—
|<ref>{{Citation |title=Erika Jayne – XXPEN$IVE |url=https://genius.com/Erika-jayne-xxpen-ive-lyrics |access-date=2024-03-31 |archive-date=March 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331025752/https://genius.com/Erika-jayne-xxpen-ive-lyrics |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
|2018
|2018
! scope="row" | "Cars"
! scope="row" | "Cars"
|Rachel West, Rachel Patricia De Rougemont, Louis Joseph Stone, Laurence Davis, Elana Cager, [[Eric Racy]], Adam Bruce, Paul Jason Klein, Erika Jayne
|Eric Racy
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cars - track |url=https://credits.muso.ai/track/6af8d3ce-f5d4-49e2-b743-7787eaecc959 |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=Muso.AI |language=en |archive-date=March 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331025749/https://credits.muso.ai/track/6af8d3ce-f5d4-49e2-b743-7787eaecc959 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
|2023
| colspan="14" style="font-size:9pt" | "—" denotes a title that did not appear on the respective chart.<br />''Billboard''{{'s}} [[Billboard charts#Discontinued charts|Global Dance Tracks]] ranking was discontinued in 2013.
! scope="row" | "Drip Drop"
|Alma Goodman, [[Megan Redmond]], Emily Haber, Miles Comaskey, Owen Hobson
|Gold Glove
|—
|—
|—
|<ref>{{Citation |title=Erika Jayne – Drip Drop |url=https://genius.com/Erika-jayne-drip-drop-lyrics |access-date=2024-03-31 |archive-date=March 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331025751/https://genius.com/Erika-jayne-drip-drop-lyrics |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2024
! scope="row" | "Bounce"
|Jesse Saint John, [[Cole M.G.N.]]
|Cole M.G.N
|—
|—
|—
|<ref>{{Citation |title=Erika Jayne – Bounce |url=https://genius.com/Erika-jayne-bounce-lyrics |access-date=2024-03-31 |archive-date=March 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331025759/https://genius.com/Erika-jayne-bounce-lyrics |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| colspan="17" style="font-size:9pt" | "—" denotes a title that did not appear on the respective chart.<br />''Billboard''{{'s}} [[Billboard charts#Discontinued charts|Global Dance Tracks]] ranking was discontinued in 2013.
|}
|}

=== As featured artist ===
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! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Album
! scope="col"| Writer(s)
! scope="col"| Producer(s)
!Ref.
|-
|2019
! scope="row" | "[[Drip (Brooke Candy song)|Drip]]" <small>([[Brooke Candy]])</small>
|[[Sexorcism (Brooke Candy album)|''Sexorcism'']]
|Oscar Scheller, [[Ashnikko]], [[Sega Bodega]], Jesse Saint John, [[Brooke Candy]]
|Sega Bodega, Oscar Scheller
|<ref>{{Citation |title=Brooke Candy (Ft. Erika Jayne) – Drip |url=https://genius.com/Brooke-candy-drip-lyrics |access-date=2024-03-31 |archive-date=March 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331025755/https://genius.com/Brooke-candy-drip-lyrics |url-status=live }}</ref>
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Erika Jayne
Jayne in 2019
Born
Erika Chahoy

(1971-07-10) July 10, 1971 (age 52)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Other namesErika Girardi
Occupations
  • Singer
  • television personality
  • actress
Years active1990–present
TelevisionThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Spouses
  • Thomas Zizzo
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1991; div. 1996)​
  • ​
    ​
    (m. 2000; sep. 2020)​
Children1
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Labels
  • EJ
  • RM
  • Pretty Mess
Websiteerikajayne.com

Erika Girardi (née Chahoy; born July 10, 1971),[1] known professionally as Erika Jayne, is an American singer, television personality and actress.[2]

Early life

Erika Girardi was born in Atlanta, Georgia,[3] on July 10, 1971, to single mother Renee Chahoy.[4] Her father left when Erika was 9 months old. She graduated from North Atlanta High School. At 18, she moved to New York City.[5]

Career

Acting and reality television

Her first two uncredited on-screen appearances were on the first season of NBC's legal drama series Law & Order as murder victim Suzanne Morton in the pilot episode "Prescription for Death" and as Tim Pruiting's girlfriend in "The Violence of Summer".[6] She also had roles in independent films Alchemy (1995) and Lowball (1996).[7][8]

In 2015, she joined the cast of Bravo's reality television show The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills for the show's sixth season.[9] The New York Times estimated that she earned more than $600,000 for the show's 11th season season in 2021.[10]

In December 2016, she guest starred on The Young and the Restless with her former Real Housewives cast member Eileen Davidson, who plays Ashley Abbott on the show. She returned as real estate agent Farrah Dubose for one episode in 2017 and two in 2018.[11]

In 2017, she competed on season 24 of Dancing with the Stars. She and her partner, Gleb Savchenko, were eliminated in week five.[12]

She was a red carpet host for the American Music Awards in 2017[13] and 2018.[14] She co-hosted the pre-show for the 2018 Billboard Music Awards.[15]

In 2018, she competed on Lip Sync Battle. She lost to Taye Diggs.[16]

In 2019, she was cast as Roxie Hart in the Broadway production of Chicago. She debuted on January 6, 2020, at the Ambassador Theater and was due to stay with the show until March 29. Due to COVID-19, production was shut down and her last performance was March 11.[17]

In March 2024, Bravo aired a two-part documentary, Erika Jayne: Bet It All on Blonde, focusing on her 2023 residency at the House of Blues Music Hall in the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.[18] In the documentary, she said she had contemplated suicide during the darkest days of her legal struggles. "I thought about killing myself many times," she said, adding that her son talked her out of it.[19]

Music

According to her autobiography, Pretty Mess, music producer Peter Rafelson came up with the idea of changing her name to "Erika Jayne."[20] Jayne's first single, "Roller Coaster" was released on January 1, 2007. The song placed at number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. Jayne's debut album, Pretty Mess, was released in the United States in August 2009.[21] She released several standalone singles from 2010 to 2018, including number one singles "Painkillr" and "How Many Fucks."

Throughout her music career, Jayne has performed at several gay nightclubs and LGBT pride events, including LA Pride. In 2018, she embarked on her first headlining concert tour, Erika Jayne Presents: The Pretty Mess Tour, visiting 13 cities across the United States. In April 2023, she announced Bet It All on Blonde, a Las Vegas concert residency at the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay[22] that ran select weekends from August to December 2023.[23]

Personal life and legal issues

While living in New York, she met Thomas Zizzo,[24] who was working as a DJ at a club in Manhattan. The couple married in December 1991 at St. Patrick's Cathedral. Soon thereafter she gave birth to a son, Thomas Zizzo Jr. He is a police officer in Los Angeles.[25] After the couple divorced in 1996, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of becoming a singer.[26]

In January 2000, she married Los Angeles personal-injury attorney Thomas Girardi, who was 33 years older than her and already twice divorced. They met in 1998 when she was working as a cocktail waitress at Chasen's, a Los Angeles restaurant where he was a regular.[27][28] He was known for helping win the trial that made Erin Brockovich into a household name.[10]

In November 2020, she announced her separation from Girardi and filed for divorce.[29] One month after the divorce announcement, the couple were named in a lawsuit for allegedly embezzling funds meant for families of the victims of the fatal 2018 Lion Air plane crash.[30][31] Media outlets reported that the divorce could be a "sham" to hide assets.[32] In December 2020, a Chicago-based law firm asked a federal judge to order Jayne to stop selling designer clothing online amid an effort to recover $2 million in money owed to clients.[33]

On December 17, 2020, a Los Angeles Times article alleged that Tom Girardi "stole millions of dollars from vulnerable clients," and improperly funneled more than $20 million of victims' compensation to EJ Global, a company set up to finance Jayne’s entertainment and singing career.[34] A documentary about the couple's highly publicized legal troubles titled The Housewife and the Hustler was released on Hulu on June 14, 2021.[35] A sequel, The Housewife and the Hustler 2: The Reckoning, featuring Jayne meeting with victims of Girardi's, was released in February 2024.[36] On August 31, 2022, a judge ruled in a $5 million civil fraud lawsuit that the plaintiffs could not prove Jayne had knowledge of or involvement in the alleged fraud.[37]

Discography

As lead artist

Studio albums
Title Album details
Pretty Mess
Singles
Year Single Album Writer(s) Producer(s) Peaks Ref.
US
Dance
Club
[38] 		US
Dance/
Elec.
[39] 		US
Global
Dance
[40]
2007 "Roller Coaster" Pretty Mess Peter Rafelson, Eric Kupper Ike Dirty, Peter Rafelson, Eric Kupper 1 — — [41]
"Stars" 1 — 33 [42]
2009 "Give You Everything" Erika Jayne, Peter Rafelson Peter Rafelson 1 — 16 [43]
2010 "Pretty Mess" 1 — 19 [44]
"One Hot Pleasure" Non-album singles Luciana, Nick Clow, Dave Audé Dave Audé 1 — 24 [45]
2011 "Party People (Ignite the World)" Kalle Engstrom, Niclas Kings, Andreas Carlsson Niclas Kings 1 — 25 [46]
2013 "Get It Tonight" (featuring Flo Rida) Vassal Benford, Flo Rida Vassal Benford — 20 — [47]
2014 "Painkillr" Christopher Rodriguez, Erika Jayne Christopher Rodriguez 1 25 — [48]
"You Make Me Wanna Dance" Eric Martin, Eric Levy, Ross Valory, Erika Jayne Eric Levy, Ross Valory — — — [49]
2015 "Crazy" (featuring Maino) Scott Storch, Maino, Erika Jayne Scott Storch 1 — — [50]
2016 "How Many Fucks" Justin Tranter, Myah Marie, Gage Gage 1 — — [51]
2017 "Xxpensive" Ferras, Sarah Hudson, Marc Sibley, Nathan Cunningham, Erika Jayne, Jesse Saint John Space Primates — — — [52]
2018 "Cars" Rachel West, Rachel Patricia De Rougemont, Louis Joseph Stone, Laurence Davis, Elana Cager, Eric Racy, Adam Bruce, Paul Jason Klein, Erika Jayne Eric Racy — — — [53]
2023 "Drip Drop" Alma Goodman, Megan Redmond, Emily Haber, Miles Comaskey, Owen Hobson Gold Glove — — — [54]
2024 "Bounce" Jesse Saint John, Cole M.G.N. Cole M.G.N — — — [55]
"—" denotes a title that did not appear on the respective chart.
Billboard's Global Dance Tracks ranking was discontinued in 2013.

As featured artist

Year Title Album Writer(s) Producer(s) Ref.
2019 "Drip" (Brooke Candy) Sexorcism Oscar Scheller, Ashnikko, Sega Bodega, Jesse Saint John, Brooke Candy Sega Bodega, Oscar Scheller [56]


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