Tan Mom Patricia Krentcil returns to the recording studio with Adam Barta for a new single Free 2 Be Me
If you thought you'd heard the last of Tan Mom, think again.
The viral persona - real name Patricia Krentcil - wasn't content with just being known for frying herself to a crisp on dangerous tanning beds, because she's chasing an even more ignominious level of fame.
The 50-year-old has just returned to music.
Back in the spotlight: Tan Mom Patricia Krentcil, 50, must not be content with being known for frying herself to a crisp on dangerous tanning beds because she just released another music single called Free 2 Be Me
The self-proclaimed sunbed addict has returned to the recording studio with Adam Barta for a new single Free 2 Be Me.
The song is about Patricia wanting to shed the Tan Mom persona and go back to being 'Patricia Marie.'
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The mother-of-five from Nutley, New Jersey struck a deal with the comedy division at Waverly | Grace Music Group (distributed under Sony Music), and the label brought in the skills of Billboard chart topping producer Electropoint to produce the track.
They also got recording artist Adam Barta (who she had worked with previously on tune Rock My Freakin' Body) to help with vocals and write the song.
Her rise to fame: Tan Mom shot to infamy over her addiction to sunbeds after she was accused of taking her five-year-old daughter Anna into a tanning booth in 2012
Music career: Patricia has returned to the recording studio with Adam Barta for a new single Free 2 Be Me
New song: The controversial public figure is out to make a statement that Tan Mom is gone, and Patricia Marie is here to stay
The controversial public figure was out to make a statement that Tan Mom is gone, and Patricia Marie is here to stay.
The project is being A&R'ed by Jordan von Haslow who said, 'Unbeknownst to most, Patricia is a natural, born comedian.
'This is only the beginning of what we see as a hilarious partnership.'
Tan Mom shot to infamy over her addiction to sunbeds after she was accused of taking her five-year-old daughter Anna into a tanning booth in 2012.
What happened: Krentcil spent five days in jail and the grand jury decided not to pursue charges against her
Law: She faced child endangerment charges and was arrested after school officials noticed burns on her daughter's legs
She faced child endangerment charges and was arrested after school officials noticed burns on her daughter's legs.
Patricia claimed those came from sunburn when her child played outdoors.
Krentcil spent five days in jail and the grand jury decided not to pursue charges against her.
Pro tools: Recording artist Adam Barta previously worked with TM on tune Rock My Freakin' Body
Her explanation: Patricia claimed those came from sunburn when her child played outdoors
She did get a lengthy trial in the court of public opinion where she was swiftly re-named 'Tan Mom.'
Her overly tanned appearance made her an overnight sensation.
'When the paparazzi are climbing through your window and you can't move out [of] your home…that was complete insanity,' she recently told Us Weekly about her 2012 experience with instantaneous fame.
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Fame: She did get a lengthy trial in the court of public opinion where she was swiftly re-named 'Tan Mom'
Tan mom: Her overly tanned appearance made her an overnight sensation
'First it went on for three months; they just sat outside my door. I couldn't go out to Starbucks, I couldn't go out, period.'
Tan mom has reportedly cut back to tanning just three times a week.
She still doesn’t believe tanning beds are unhealthy.
Not so much tanning: Tan mom has reportedly cut back to tanning just three times a week
