Jonathan Cilia Faro was born in Sicily. He began studying music at the age of 9, learning both accordion and piano. (The young musician FOUND HIS VOICE WHEN during a music lesson when a nun saw his potential and encouraged him and taught him about the beauty and power of music. Jonathan was 9 years old and his love for Opera was born.in the summer of 1994 when for the first time Jonathan heard a record of La Boheme sung by Luciano Pavarotti.
Jonathan began to learn the art of opera with the soprano, Gianna Buniato, she introduced him to the Bel Canto style. As his voice developed so quickly, Jonathan was the youngest tenor to audition and join the Pentagram Choir directed by Mo. Peppe Arezzo. Two years later Jonathan began performing as a solo at the age of 16.

He flourished under the tutelage of famous dedicated teachers and was offered his first recording contract at 16. Shortly after, he moved to Milan to record his first album, ‘Always Close to Me’ which sold over 100,000 copies in 6 years.


In 2001 Cilia Faro recorded his second album, ‘Renaissance’, which was a reflection of traumatic experiences and disappointments in his earlier years. That same year he began a worldwide gospel tour, which led him to his third album ‘Symphony for Heaven’.


Cilia Faro likes to call himself a citizen of the world, and his next 2 albums ‘When Inspiration Becomes Music’ and ‘From The Darkness to The Light’ were recorded in Canada. Once back in Italy, at the demand of his growing fan base Cilia Faro produced ‘Part of Me’. This took Ciliao Faro into a period where he devoted his time to writing and arranging music. This shift resulted in two more albums, ‘If There is Life, There Is Magic’ and ‘A Plan That I’m Going”. A tour of Canada and the U.S. soon followed.

Asked what his next plans are, Ciliao Farro said,


“I am proud of what I have achieved so far, it has given me the foundations to build something quite spectacular. I want to show that if there is talent, love and respect for music, then great things can and do happen. I have a new album called “From Now On”, which I’m about to launch. I want to bring Opera/Cross Over to all people, to reach audiences through my pop-symphonic style with music that is told with passion and feeling. There is no substitute. It is an experience that everyone should experience at least once. This is a new chapter in my life, share this musical journey with me and all of the great things it can offer...”. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.