Jonathan’s courage and story captivated my heart ♥️ and his voice captured my ears. He has given me courage to do more embrace more share more and live more. For someone half my age there was something about him that opened my heart. I will never be able to thank him enough for him stepping on that stage. Here’s to a life time of first times 💜 Happy Anniversary Jonathan. And many more to come.

Jonathan has changed my life forever a long time ago after years of fighting cancer I heard this young mans voice. I wrote to him he wrote back of course that was when he only had a couple of hundred followers on his page. From that day he has had my Undying support. His voice and his personality captured my heart and still does

The day I first saw The BGT show, I was a complete fan!! Truly life changing for me. My Heart is full and Dearest Jonathan: I Thank You!

A moment that will live in the memory of all!

I remember the moment so well. I was in awe of Jonathan’s voice from that moment. His story touched my heart for my own personal reasons. It compelled me to write to him at that moment. I’m so blessed to witness the rise of this incredibly humble and talented young man.

I had recently been widowed when I found Jonathan's YT video, I was on my own and idly scrolling through some videos when I came across Jonathan's. I passed it by the first time but went back to it and thought i would take a look! I am so glad that I did, he has changed my life without even realising it! I am so lucky to have been able to see him so many times and to meet him too. He is an awesome person, and so loved by everyone who knows him.

Its been 6 wonderfull years , before Jonathan even sang a note i was captivated by his story , his personality , his humbleness . Jonathan stole a piece of my heart that night and i was happy to have it stolen

I had to write to Jonathan straight after i saw him on BGT, i wrote the most heartfelt letter i have ever written to anyone .

Jonathan is and will always be part of my life .

I have made lots of friends , lots of Fantoines ,I have traveled all over the counrty and all for the love of Jonathan. My world has been given a new lease of life .💕

You had us at Hello . . . .😀😀

Gosh where to begin! When I saw Jonathan on BGT he blew me away, what a voice. I wasn’t alone the audience went crazy and the judges their eyes shot open wide they too were in awe of this young 17 year old. Jonathan’s story touched my heart . I had no idea what an impact Jonathan was going to have on my life. You know I had never stayed in a hotel or made a train journey on my own before Jonathan, I stepped out of my comfort zone as there was so no way I was going to miss out following this amazing talented Young man. I thought if Jonathan can follow his dreams and over come depression then so can I. I felt so inspired that I can achieve anything, I had never had this confidence before, yet here I was believing in myself for the first time in my life thanks to Jonathan! From going to the concerts not only did I gain in confidence I met and made such wonderful friends in the Fantoines. I am in contact with Fantoine friends on a daily basis , as a Carer their messages mean I arnt lonely . So for me Jonathan has blessed me with the most amazing music for my ears and soul but he has helped me to believe in me. He’s opened my world up. Thank you Jonathan x

As I watched Jonathan on that Saturday night, he reminded me so much of my son, who’s also called Jonathan. Although he was a little like him in appearance, being similar builds and both having beautiful curly hair. it was more the way he held himself that reminded me of Jon when he was younger. The long curls covering his lovely face, oversized baggy T shirt and sleeves pulled over his hands. When my Jon tried to fit in at school, he came to find out that children are cruel, he wasn’t tall enough, his hair was different, he also wasn’t very athletic either, so never got chosen for teams, apart from swimming. He’d persevered with this away from school until he became really good at it and loved it... he actually swam like a fish and he eventually had his day when it came to swimming lessons in year 6. It seemed all those athletic tall boys who teased him couldn’t actually swim, so while they were down at the shallow end with armbands on, Jon was diving in and doing tumble turns down at the deep end.

You see every one has their day, and listening to Jonathan’s heartfelt story on BGT had me in tears, I desperately wanted this to be his day and so I was truly willing him to be good and as he walked across that stage I was sat on the edge of my seat ... then he started to sing with that most beautiful magnificent voice, that was it, I had tears tumbling down my cheeks and the biggest ever smile on my face ... the rest as they say is history, as for my Jon, well he went on to college and university where as well as his BA honours degree in photography, he found out what real friends were, friends who like you for who you are and not what you look like.

Jonathan truly is an incredible inspiration to all and is happy to share his story to help others in similar situations. Jonathan has also been my inspiration too, as has his lovely mum. I always have them both in the back of my mind giving me courage and spurring me on, as like many others suffering from anxiety I can get a little panicky when out of my comfort zone, but the need to do things, especially getting to see Jonathan perform live, is very strong and so along with my fabulous forever Fantoine buddies, we are able to tackle it together. It really is amazing what you can do if you put your mind to it ... especially when you do it together with wonderful friends.

I’ve even travelled long distances to concerts a few times now on my own too and have felt so incredibly proud of myself on arrival, but you’re never alone when you arrive at Jonathan’s concerts, because we are like one big incredibly happy family all brought together by this incredibly special young man. Thank you Jonathan, for everything, but most of all for being you. Xx

Oh Jonathan, i would have to write a book on how you impacted our lives. I will tell you how i discovered you . I was in bed sick 2014 and i was on computer watching vids, i have never ever watched a talent show, dont believe in them, but i have heard of Simon Cowell so i thought ok lets watch BGT, well i thought he was mean and only watched 2 clips and and was ready to shut it off but then you came on ,your first time, it was already 2 yeats into your career when i found you . Well first i thought ,oh he looks like my Jake and then i heard your story and you were so scared, also just like my Jake, so you went on stage and by the 5 th note i started crying ,anyone that knows me knows i do almost anything from keeping not to cry, and i called Gene, Hubby, and i said " Pavarotti just came back to us thru this boys voice" , i grew up listening to Pavarotti, Carerras and Domingo every sunday at my Grandmas house. Anyway , it your VOICE thats gived me peace and joy and for my Jake, although he isnt into Music at all, i saved some of your very insperational interviews and whenever he gets anxious ,discouraged he still listenens to your interviews and it helps him thru the day . He know goes to University ,over 3 hours away from us, and he is doing ok and listenens to your interviews ALOT. So you see Jonathan, It is your phenomenal awesome VOICE, your courage and your sweeet and kind heart and soul. No wonder thousands and thousand adore you and many more, Millions, will still "discover" you as i did , 2 years after your BGT deput . See you in September and i hope i can thank you personally . Love and Peace

Love all the wonderful stories... thank you all for sharing such special feelings!!

Like anyone with EARS I was blown away when I heard Jonathan’s voice that first time on BGT. His story was compelling but that voice! Nobody but Pavarotti ever sang like that ! However the one thing that made me a fan for life was when Simon suggested he drop Charlotte ( meanie!) and Jonathan -consummate gentleman that he is -said NO! You won my heart when you stood up to that bully Jonathan!💖 after being bullied your whole life, and singing in front of a huge crowd while the microphone shook in your hand with nerves, you had the strength to stand up to Simon. That’s character my lad and it can’t be taught or bought ( however kudos to YOUR MOM because we all know she nurtured it in you 💖)

Jonathan has really had an impact on my life. I've always been a homebody. A friend from work send an email with a YouTube video attached. Not a YouTube person, I clicked & watched the video sent...I don't remember what it was & I wasn't impressed but when it was over, a box made up of smaller boxes popped up. In several of the little boxes was a cute guy and a girl with the box tagged BGT. I clicked on the little box and became an instant YouTube junkie watching all I could find of the young man, he was that good! After I discovered Jonathan, I was overwhelmed with the desire to give him support and encouragement. I saw on one of the YouTube videos that he was on social media so I looked him up. Thinking he would think I was crazy, I decide to post a quick note of support & go away...there is quite an age gap between us. After I posted, I received responses from some Fantoines welcoming me, then a message from Jonathan. The age gap was a non issue, talking to Jonathan wasn't like talking with a child. I was taken with his intelligence, language skills, and personality. I stayed around with newfound friends. It didn't take long til I knew I had to meet Jonathan. It took some planning with some Fantoines, a lot of new found nerve & I was ready to go...almost...the passport people lost my application so it didn't happen. After about 3 months, my 1st ever passport arrived. Later came notice of Classical Spectacular with Jonathan performing. Again I made plans with Fantoine friends but this time I had passport in hand. With help from Fantoines I managed to make reservations for hotel & my 1st ever flight/1st ever trip out of the US. I took off to London never having met any of the people I was to meet there. We saw the show twice and following the second show I finally got to meet Jonathan, Tracy and Charlotte...I was more than a bit overjoyed. Since then, I've been to see him at Gawsworth Hall twice. Somewhere along the line, Jonathan started using Twitter and encouraged us to follow along...more new social media for me to attempt. Jonathan has been my motivation to step out to do more, different things I had never before considered.

Could never understand why all the greats Pavarotti -Lanza included never grabbed me as they did so many and then I heard a voice that had no comparison-classical music changed for me as this Rich Golden Voice brought to some of the best music in the world - Power depth joy love compassion musicality and the magic I had never experienced before. Pavarotti's quote encapsulates it 'Good Tenors come along every 10 years - Great Tenors come long once every hundred' and here he is - a young artist that will leave an enormous legacy to Classical Music! and it happened in my lifetime - forever grateful!

I love these wonderful posts

Heartfelt posts , I feel rather emotional reading them. Thank you for taking the time to share your memories and your emotions from 6 years ago. 😊

Jonathan Antoine's story and incredible voice has captured my heart forever. I grew up in the 1950s and 1960s with Italian relatives who revered Enrico Caruso, Mario Lanza, (recently saw the painted mural of him on a building in Philadelphia,PA) and Luciano Pavarotti. Jonathan is the caliber of that legendary class of tenors. I admire his calm, intelligent, eloquence,respectful demeanor and genuine love, kindness and appreciation for his fans..I wish him God's continued blessings and guidance on his musical journey! Love always and forever, from JoanM TheAntoineFan ...Croydon, PA near Philadelphia in the USA PS. The photo is of me in 2015, modeling my new "Tenore" t-shirt. Look who is "sitting" in the passenger seat of my "Jonathan-Mobile"...

I love that seat cover you have him with you in your car 💝💝💝💝

That is actually a pillow case that my kids had made for my birthday in December 2014, Jane! I was driving around Bristol,PA with Jonathan 😁💗