Jon Guerra

Jon Guerra
Birth name Jonathan Allen Guerra
Also known as JAGUERRA
Born September 19, 1985
Whittier, California
Origin Chicago, Illinois
Genres CCM, ambient, baroque pop, folk rock, worship
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Instruments vocals, singer-songwriter
Years active 2011–present
Labels Essential
Website jonguerramusic.com

Jonathan Allen "Jon" Guerra (born September 19, 1985), who formerly went by the stage name JAGUERRA, is an American Christian musician. His first release was an extended play, Glass, released in 2014 by Essential Records. The first studio album from him, Little Songs, was released in 2015 through Essential Records. This album was his breakthrough release upon the Billboard magazine charts.

Early life

Guerra was born Jonathan Allen Guerra,[1] in Whittier, California on September 19, 1985.[1][2][3][4] Guerra's father is Alberto Guerra and mother is Monica Guerra (née, Barrionuevo), who got married on December 6, 1980 in Harris County, Texas in the City of Houston. [5] His parents went to California for a short period of time, and that is where he was born.[2][3] They moved right after he was born to Houston, where he grew up until he was twelve years old.[2][3] His parents then settled in Wheaton, Illinois, and that is where he resided until he got married.[2][3]

Personal life

Guerra is married to Valerie Anne Guerra, and together they reside in Chicago, Illinois.[2][3]

Music career

His music career got started in 2011, with the release of the Christmas single with his wife, "It's Almost Christmas". [6] He would release an independent project, under his stage name JAGUERRA on December 1, 2013, hue.[7] His next release would be his Essential Records debut extended play, Glass, released on June 3, 2014.[8] This would be the precursor to his first studio album, released on April 21, 2015, Little Songs, with Essential Records.[9] The album was his breakthrough release upon the Billboard magazine charts, placing on the Christian Albums at No. 35, while peaking at No. 24 on the Folk Albums chart.[10]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions[10]
US
Christ[11]		 US
Folk[12]
Little Songs 35 24

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 California Birth Index. "Jonathan Allen Guerra, Born 09/19/1985 in California". California Birth Index. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 New Release Tuesday. "Jon Guerra Artist Profile". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Vinyl Me, Please. "JAGUERRA". Vinyl Me, Please. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  4. ↑ Broadcast Music, Inc.. "Songwriter/Composer: GUERRA JONATHAN ALLEN". Broadcast Music, Inc. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Marriage of Monica V Barrionuevo (b. 1960) and Alberto Guerra (b. 1955)". Texas Marriage Index. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  6. ↑ Jesus Freak Hideout. "Jon Guerra Artist Profile". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  7. ↑ http://jaguerra.bandcamp.com/album/hue
  8. ↑ New Release Tuesday. "Glass EP by Jon Guerra". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  9. ↑ Jesus Freak Hideout (April 21, 2015). "Jon Guerra, "Little Songs" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 [http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3AJon%20Guerra&f[1]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Jon%20Guerra. Chart search for Jon Guerra] at billboard.com/biz
  11. ↑ "Jon Guerra – Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Jon Guerra – Chart History (Folk Albums)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 1, 2015.

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