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 during a music lesson, a nun saw his potential and encouraged him and taught him about the beauty and power of music. Jonathan was 9 years old when he heard a record of La Boheme sung by Luciano Pavarotti and his love for Opera was born. Jonathan began to learn the art of opera from the Gianna Buniato and Nicola Martinucci who built the foundations for the performer he is today. Jonathan was the youngest tenor to audition and join the Polyphonic Pentagram Choir directed by Mo. Peppe Arezzo. Two years later Jonathan began his career as a solo artist at the age of 16. Soon Cilia Faro began to feel that the context he lived in no longer belonged to him, his provincial life was beginning to stifle him.

He moved to Milan to record his first album, “Always Close to Me” which sold over 500,000 copies in 6 years. Following a short musical intermission in which he served in the military, Cilia Faro recorded his second album, “RInasci”, showing his desire for revenge against a life filled with traumatic experiences and disappointments. 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, 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”. Afterward he opted to cut back on performances and devote his time to writing and arranging music. This shift resulted in 2 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. “I don’t want to base myself today on what I’ve done, I want to show people what I can do using my own experiences, I have no wish to live off memories; its easy to impress someone with your past, but I want to show that if there is talent, love and respect for Music, then things happen. In God I Trust, is my philosophy of life, my Faith...none of the rest counts”.

Jonathan is a big believer in showing the world not only his talent but also his heart. Since 2000 he has been actively involved in several charitable projects. His work began in India where he helped to raise money with the aim of building two elementary schools, this was achieved after the conclusion of a European Opera Tour with all proceeds going towards this project. Jonathan gave his time, performing on many occasions to raise funds for the purchase of a school building in Pakistan. Jonathan is actively collaborating with such charitable organizations as Knight Templars, Child Fund, Music Movement, Make a Wish Foundation, St. Jude Hospital and Men of Valor. He recently performed at an event for the Cardinal Angelo Sodano Holy Land Foundation at the request of His Eminence, Angelo Cardinal Sodano, Dean of the College of Cardinals. JCF has received multiple awards, most recently at the Catholic University of Rome, delivered by Cardinal F. Monterisi and the Dean Duke Fabrizio Mechi di Pontassieve. Jonathan has been nominated as a Cavalier of Knight Templar of Jerusalem in October 2021. He is involved with the charity Italian Bridge to Madagascar whose goal is to build a college in that region.

Jonathan has put together one of the largest music programs of the best songs from beloved international artists such as Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban, Frank Sinatra, Luciano Pavarotti, Julio Iglesias and Charles Aznavour just to name a few. Jonathan Cilia Faro is an incredible entertainer who brings both joy and tears to his audience. Jonathan can achieve his magic in any environment as his show is completely scalable and can fit in any type of venue. He takes his audience on a musical journey and holds them spellbound from the first moment he steps on the stage and until his last note is sung.

Jonathan is currently involved in several international projects. 2021 and 2022 have been filled with collaborations with well known artists both in Italy and the U.S. An example is the release of an EP of 5 songs with Marc Martel, titled Forte. Forte is a powerful statement of what can happen when artists of different genre work together to create something unique. Building on that premise Jonathan released a song in both English and Italian with Michael W. Smith. Jonathan has brought his vocals and unique acoustic style to several Christmas songs working with both Alan Parsons of the Alan Parsons Project as well as Mari Burelle on beautiful renditions of holiday classics. Jonathan’s upcoming duet with Jesus Molina will showcase his vocal versatility as he sings a classic in Spanish. His latest album release is Opera 11 Live, a collection of 11 of the most beloved Opera arias. In 2022 JCF signed a recording contract with Stradavari Classic and Hindsight Records, Inc. to produce his newest albums “OPERA 11 LIVE” and “ AN ITALIAN CHRISTMAS”.

In 2022 Jonathan had the honor of performing at the “JOYCE MAYER Women Conference”, where he filled the arena with his powerful and inspirational performance of “How Great Though Art”. In 2021 JCF shot his first short film “THE MASK OF LOVE” to international acclaim. As of today that movie has been awarded 16 times in film festivals around the world.