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- This article is about the American singer. For the Puerto Rican basketball player, see Javier Antonio Colón.
Javier Colon, also known as Javier, is an American singer/songwriter, born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the son of a Dominican father and Puerto Rican mother.[1]
While pursuing a degree in music education from the University of Hartford's Hartt School of Music, Javier performed as vocalist and percussionist in EmcQ, a soul/funk band led by lead guitarist Ian McHugh. When EmcQ opened a show for the soul-jazz trio Soulive, the group's guitarist, Eric Krasno, was impressed by Javier's vocals and recommended him to his friend Derek Trucks, who he knew was looking for a lead vocalist for the Derek Trucks Band.[1] Following his college graduation[1] and a successful audition in July 2000, Javier joined the band in August 2000.[2] After touring with the band for nearly two years, Javier, then 24 years old, left the band in April 2002 to pursue a solo career,[2] having been signed by Capitol Records. He went on to release two albums with Capitol Records, the last in 2006.[1]
Since parting ways with Capitol Records, Javier has performed with such diverse acts as Joss Stone, Darius Rucker, the Indigo Girls, and Anthony Hamilton,[3] and recorded an EP on his own label, Javier Colon Music.[4] In 2011, he appeared on the U.S. television show, The Voice. On stage, Javier's primary instruments are steel and nylon stringed acoustic guitars by Larrivée (guitar company) and Taylor Guitars.[citation needed]
Career
2003: Javier
On August 5, 2003, Javier released his debut, self-titled album. His first single, entitled "Crazy", debuted at #95 on Billboard Hot 100 and reached #42 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[5] The second single, "Beautiful U R", did not have the same commercial success as his first release. The album reached #91 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and #18 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Javier consisted of mainly R&B songs, with a mixture of other genres such as Jazz and Funk, as well as a little influence of Javier's Latin roots. After the release, Javier's music style drew comparisons to the likes of Brian McKnight, Babyface, and Kenny Lattimore.[citation needed] Pianist Mulgrew Miller and trumpeter Roy Hargrove both performed on the final track "October Sky," the only featured artists to appear on the album.
2006: Left of Center
Three years after his self-titled debut, Javier released his second album Left of Center. The album title was used to demonstrate that Javier was not like the rest of the present Contemporary R&B artists. Javier did keep to his main R&B/Neo-soul genre, but again mixed in other styles and genres. Three singles from album were released: "Indecent Proposal", "Dance for Me", and "The Answer is Yes". None of them had any major success, and the album only reached #37 on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Like Javier, Left of Center had minimal artist features, namely just fellow R&B artist Anthony Hamilton who appeared on the song "Count On Me". Although the album was not successful commercially, multiple reviews praised Javier for his unique style and willingness to do his own thing.[citation needed]
2010: The Truth-Acoustic - EP
This six-song EP was released on Javier's own label in 2010. In the Album Notes for the EP at CD Baby, Javier is quoted as saying, "The Truth-Acoustic EP is part 1 of a larger project that I've been working on for over 3 years. I've taken a few songs that will be on my upcoming album Ok... Here's The Truth and recorded them acoustically for this EP."[6] The full album had not been released as of April 2011.[4]
2011: NBC - The Voice
Beginning on April 26, 2011, Javier appeared as a contestant on NBC's reality talent show The Voice. The show, produced by John de Mol and Mark Burnett, features a group of contestants competing for a $100,000 grand prize and a recording contract with a major label.
In show 1 on 26 April 2011, Javier sang "Time After Time." All four judges, Adam Levine, Cee-Lo Green, Blake Shelton and Christina Aguilera, opted to take him as one of their finalists. Javier chose Adam Levine as his coach/mentor.[7]
Discography
Albums
- 2003: Javier
- 2006: Left of Center
- 2010: The Truth - Acoustic EP
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| US | ||
| 2003 | "Crazy" | 95 [8] |
| 2003 | "Beautiful U R" | - |
| 2006 | "Indecent Proposal" | - |
| 2006 | "Dance for Me" | - |
| 2006 | "The Answer Is Yes" | - |
| 2011 | "Time After Time (The Voice Performance)" | 65 [9] |
References
- ^ a b c d Leroy, Dan (March 26, 2006). "From School Auditorium to Capitol Records". New York Times. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ^ a b Moose, Rob (April 25, 2002). "Lead Singer Leaves Derek Trucks Band". Jambase. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ^ "Javier Colon/Info". Facebook. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Javier Colon". CD Baby. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ^ "Javier / Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ^ "The Truth-Acoustic - EP". CD Baby. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ^ Slezak, Michael (April 27, 2011). "The Voice Premiere Recap: I'm Already Addicted. Does That Make Me Crazy?". TVLine. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/song/javier/crazy/4821368
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/news/katy-perry-holds-off-britney-spears-atop-1005171272.story#/news/katy-perry-holds-off-britney-spears-atop-1005171272.story