He started playing the piano at the age of 10 years and has studied drama with Richard Gordon. Jazzman and a lover of theater and song, one of its models Giorgio Gaber and Paolo Conte .

For Mina in 1998 he composed "Doctor", performed by the singer in a duet with Beppe Grillo , while in 1999 for Ornella Vanoni has adapted the text of Brazilian Marisa Monte, who thus became the song "Santallegria. His performances (in addition to "criminal Characters" in 2000 and "The Corrosion of show" in 2004-5, there was also in 2004 "News") alternate with monologues and songs, with lyrics written for four hands with always, Gianluca Martinelli.

In television, Carlo Fava has participated in the program of Roger Whittaker "Those who Jannacci" and " Colorado Cafè ", led by Diego Abatantuono .

The song "The Corrosion was the symbol of the television program" Okkupati "of Rai 3 .

In 2005 leaves Following Virgil - in and out of Quartetto Cetra , a tribute to Virgilio Savona of Quartetto Cetra , various artists album to revisit some songs in Savona. Among these was Carlo Fava The jokes with the song.

He participated in the Sanremo Festival 2006 in tandem with Noa with the song "One Voice", which won the special prize of the critics.

In May 2009 he released his fourth album entitled "Snow", which contains eight new songs for voice, viola and piano.

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