Biography
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Born
22 July 1960 (age 63)
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Born In
The Bronx, New York, New York, United States
John Nicholas "Jon" Oliva (born July 22, 1959) is an American composer, multi-instrumentalist and singer. He is best known as the co-founder, keyboardist and lead vocalist of the band Savatage, which he co-founded with his younger brother Criss Oliva. Since 1996 he has also been a songwriter, musician and vocalist in Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Producer Paul O'Neill referred to Oliva in numerous interviews as the single greatest vocalist/musician he has ever worked with.
Jon Oliva is a singer / pianist / songwriter famous from his years with 80's metal band Savatage, Trans Siberian Orchestra, Jon Oliva's Pain and Doctor Butcher. He is regarded as one of the first musicians to mix heavy metal with opera influences and though not as big in his home country of America, he is quite popular in Europe as well as his band Savatage.
Under the name Oliva, he released a solo album in June 2013, titled, 'Raise The Curtain'.
The tracks played for this artists, are actually mistags of his solo band, Jon Oliva's Pain
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