Jon Christos
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| Background information | |
| Born | 23 March 1976 |
| Origin | Salford, Greater Manchester, England |
| Genres | Classical, Crossover. |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Roots Music Group |
| Website | [1] |
Jon Christos (born John Christodoulou 23 March 1976, Salford, England) is an English singer and local radio presenter.
A classically trained tenor, he is best known for an album of operatically-styled crossover music.
Born John Christodoulou in Salford, Greater Manchester to a British mother and a Greek Cypriot father. He started playing the violin at the age of 4, quickly changing to the piano. He studied at the renowned Chethams School of Music in Manchester and then the Royal Northern College of Music.
Whilst at the RNCM Christos took lead tenor roles, such as Tamino in Mozart's The Magic Flute and Count Almaviva in the college's production of Rossini's The Barber of Seville performed at the Aix-en-Provence music festival in Southern France. Around this time he sang Ernesto in Clonter Opera's production of Donizetti's Don Pasquale.
In 1996 he made his Manchester Bridgewater Hall debut in Berlioz's L'Enfance du Christ under Kent Nagano. He has also performed many times in major oratorios, such as Handel's Messiah, as well as works such as Verdi's Requiem at venues including the Royal Albert Hall and the Royal Festival Hall.
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