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Jon Oliva

Jon Oliva

Real/full name:
John Nicholas Oliva
Age:
52 (born Jul 21st, 1960)
Place of origin:
United States (New York City)
Gender:
Male

Trivia

Brother of the late Criss Oliva, who was also a member of Avatar/Savatage.

Recorded a piano version of Crimson Glory's "Painted Skies", as a duet with their original singer, Midnight.

Jon Oliva's Pain

Vocals, Piano, Keyboards, Guitars

2004 'Tage Mahal Keyboards, Guitars, Vocals
2006 Straight-Jacket Memoirs (EP) Vocals, Piano, Guitars
2006 Maniacal Renderings Vocals (lead), Keyboards
2008 Global Warning Vocals (lead), Keyboards
2010 Festival Vocals (lead), Guitars, Piano, Keyboards

Savatage

Vocals (1983-1993), Keyboards (1986-2002)

1983 Demo (Demo) Vocals, Piano
1983 Sirens Vocals, Piano
1984 The Dungeons Are Calling (EP) Vocals, Piano
1985 In the Dream (Single) Vocals, Keyboards
1985 Power of the Night Keyboards, Vocals, Piano
1986 Fight for the Rock Vocals, Piano
1987 Hall of the Mountain King Piano, Vocals
1989 When the Crowds Are Gone (Single) Vocals, Piano
1989 Of Rage and War (Single) Vocals
1989 Gutter Ballet Vocals, Piano
1991 Jesus Saves (EP) Piano, Vocals
1991 Streets: A Rock Opera Vocals, Piano
1994 Handful of Rain (Single) Keyboards, Drums, Guitars (rhythm), Bass
1994 Handful of Rain Keyboards (additional)
1995 Live Devastation (Live album) Keyboards, Vocals
1995 Dead Winter Dead (Single) Keyboards, Vocals
1995 Chance (EP) Guitars (rhythm), Drums, Keyboards, Bass
1995 Doesn't Matter Anyway (EP) Keyboards, Vocals
1995 Dead Winter Dead Keyboards, Vocals (additional), Vocals (lead) (on tracks 4, 6)
1995 Japan Live '94 (Live album) Keyboards, Vocals, Guitars (rhythm)
1995 Ghost in the Ruins: A Tribute to Criss Oliva (Live album) Vocals, Keyboards
1996 One Child (Single) Vocals, Keyboards
1997 The Wake of Magellan Keyboards, Vocals (lead) (on "Another Way" and "Paragons of Innocence")
1998 Turns to Me (Single) Vocals, Keyboards
1998 Japan Live 94 (Video/VHS) Vocals, Guitars (rhythm), Keyboards
2001 Drive (Single) Keyboards, Vocals
2001 Commissar (Single) Keyboards, Vocals
2001 Poets and Madmen Vocals, Keyboards
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Composer (1993-present)

1996 Christmas Eve & Other Stories Piano, Keyboards, Bass
1998 The Christmas Attic Keyboards, Vocals (backing), Piano, Bass
2000 Beethoven's Last Night Piano, Bass, Vocals (backing), Keyboards, Vocals (lead)
2004 The Lost Christmas Eve Keyboards, Piano, Vocals (choirs)
2009 Night Castle Keyboards
2012 Dreams of Fireflies (On a Christmas Night) (EP) Composer

Avatar

Vocals

1983 Living for the Night (Demo) Vocals
1983 City Beneath the Surface (EP) Vocals

Doctor Butcher

Vocals (1992-?)

1994 Doctor Butcher Vocals, Bass, Keyboards

Avantasia

2010 Angel of Babylon Vocals (lead) (on track 4)

Circle II Circle

2003 Watching in Silence Vocals, Keyboards

Dreamtone & Iris Mavraki's Neverland

2010 Ophidia Vocals (on "Invisible War")

Elvenking

As Jon "The Mountain King" Oliva:

2012 Era Vocals (Tracks 2, 8)

Kamelot

2010 Poetry for the Poisoned Vocals (on track 4)

Rough Silk

2001 Symphony of Life Vocals (track 4)

Savatage

1993 Edge of Thorns Piano, Keyboards, Drums (on "He Carves His Stone" and "Degrees of Sanity")

Seven Witches

2002 Xiled to Infinity and One Vocals (lead) (on "The Burning")

Soulspell

2010 The Labyrinth of Truths Vocals as "The Insanity"

The Hourglass

2013 Play the Pawn (Single) Vocals

After Death

2004 Reviving the Gods (Demo) Producer

Jon Oliva's Pain

2004 'Tage Mahal Producer
2006 Maniacal Renderings Producer
2008 Global Warning Producer
2010 Festival Producer

Nocturnus

1988 The Science of Horror (Demo) Producer

Savatage

1993 Edge of Thorns Co-producer
1994 Handful of Rain Co-producer
1995 Dead Winter Dead Co-producer
1995 Ghost in the Ruins: A Tribute to Criss Oliva (Live album) Co-producer
1997 The Wake of Magellan Co-producer
2001 Poets and Madmen Co-producer
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