Javier Colon
Javier Colon (born April 29, 1978 in Hartford , Connecticut ) is an American R&B and soul singer. He won the first season of The Voice in 2011 .
Life
Javier Colon is of Dominican descent on his father's side and Puerto Rican on his mother's side . He went to Frank Scott Bunnell High School in Stratford , Connecticut, where he started writing songs. He then graduated from the University of Hartford .
Career
Musical beginnings
During his studies Colon was a singer in the soul band EmcQ . When the band opened a show for the soul trio Soullive , the trio's guitarist was impressed by Colon's vocals and suggested his friend Derek Trucks , who was currently looking for a singer for his band The Derek Trucks Band . After graduating, he joined the band in August 2000. After touring with the band for nearly two years, he left in April 2002 to embark on a solo career.
In 2003 he released his debut album called Javier on Capitol Records . The album and the first single Crazy were moderately successful. His second studio album Left of Center, on the other hand, barely attracted any attention and didn't even hit the Billboard 200 . In 2010 he independently published his third work, Extended Play The Truth - Acoustic .
Breakthrough with The Voice
In 2011 he took part in the American version of The Voice , in which he also won. His winning single, Stitch by Stitch , was produced by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins and made it into the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 . In the same year he released his third album Come Through for You on Universal Republic Records . Among other things, artists like Natasha Bedingfield or Adam Levine , who incidentally was Colon's coach in the casting show The Voice , can be heard on the album. Six months later, Colon announced that he was leaving the record company.
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 US
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 CA
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| 2003 | Javier |
US91 (5 weeks) US |
- |
First published: August 5, 2003
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| 2006 | Left of center | - | - |
First published: 2006
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| 2011 | Come through for you |
US134 (1 week) US |
- |
First published: November 21, 2011
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EPs
- 2010: The Truth - Acoustic EP
- 2011: A Very Acoustic Christmas
Singles
List of songs that have reached a chart position with Javier Colon as lead singer
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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US
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CA
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| 2003 | Crazy Javier |
US95 (8 weeks) US |
- |
First published: 2003
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| 2011 | Time after time |
US65 (1 week) US |
- |
First published: 2011
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| fishing rod |
US64 (1 week) US |
CA82 (1 week) CA |
First published: 2011
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| Fix you |
US52 (2 weeks) US |
CA72 (1 week) CA |
First published: 2011
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| Stitch by Stitch |
US17 (2 weeks) US |
CA26 (1 week) CA |
First published: 2011
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| Man in the Mirror |
US45 (1 week) US |
CA66 (1 week) CA |
First published: 2011
(with Adam Levine ) |
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- The 2011 singles are covers from The Voice
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Colon, Javier |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Colón, Javier (maiden name); Javier |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American R&B and soul singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 29, 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hartford , Connecticut , USA |