Chiara Civello (born June 15, 1975 in Rome, Italy), is a singer-songwriter, and pianist.
Originally from Rome, but now based in New York City, Chiara Civello is an eclectic, far-reaching artist who brings a variety of pop, jazz, cabaret and Latin influences to the table. Although Civello has performed straight-ahead jazz in the past, she is not a full-time jazz singer or a bebop purist by any means; stylistically, much of the material she has recorded for Verve is closer to Sade, Basia, Norah Jones, or Rickie Lee Jones, than to hardcore jazz vocalists. However, the jazz influence is almost always present in Civello's pop recordings—and since her arrival in the United States, she has crossed paths with major jazz musicians like alto saxophonist Phil Woods and guitarist Mike Stern. Listing all of Civello's influences could be time-consuming; Civello gives the impression that along the way, she has listened to everyone from Joni Mitchell to Billie Holiday. Brazilian jazz and pop is also a strong influence, who is obviously well aware of Brazilian greats such as Astrud Gilberto, Gal Costa, or Antonio Carlos Jobim.