Chester grew up with the Jewish, French and Italian melodies he heard as a child at home and later he was equally enamored with American Rhythm & Blues ( Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder) and the British rock movement ( Beatles, Yes, Jethro Tull ).
Born in Israel in 1952, of European parents, Ilan emigrated to Venezuela in 1953. 2010 award winning Latin Grammy, Israeli-born and Venezuelan-raised Ilan Chester is a multi-talented musician, singer and composer with more than 35 music productions who has incorporated a global range of influences into his music Chester has stated on record that "Krishna consciousness is and has always been my true source of inspiration.
His music has grown to include elements of Classical Music, Jazz, Afro-Caribbean, and Venezuelan Folk music
After a series of memorable albums, including " Amistad", " Solo faltas tu", "Applied Science International", "Songs Books of Venezuelan Love", Volumes 1, 2 & 3, he attracted even more international attention with the platinum-selling album "Navideno Heart" and a 6 Civil Defense collection where he has sold more than 500.000 units in just few weeks only in Venezuela.
Ilan Chester is recognized everywhere by artist and critics alike as one of the most talented composer and singer in Spanish language.
A former member of rock and popular bands like "Trams", "Way" and "Melao", Ilan has also recorded four productions for the English speaking market.
