Javier Colon
American singer-songwriter from Connecticut / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Javier Colon (stylized as Colón; born April 29, 1978) is an American acoustic singer-songwriter. He has referred to his style of music as being "acoustic soul." He was a member of EmcQ and The Derek Trucks Band, and worked with many musicians before going solo. From 2002 to 2006, he was signed to Capitol Records, known as artist Javier. In 2006, however, the contract was terminated and Javier Colon became an independent artist with his own label, Javier Colon Music. In 2011, He was the winner of season 1 of American talent competition show on NBC, The Voice, receiving $100,000 and signing a recording contract with Universal Republic Records. Colon eventually decided to part ways with Universal Republic in 2012.
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Birth name | Javier Colón |
Born | (1978-04-29) April 29, 1978 (age 45) Stratford, Connecticut, U.S. |
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Years active | 1999–present |
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Website | www |