Dez Duron
The Voice season 3 · Eliminated in the Top 8
Where are they now
Dez Duron played Gil Brentley in the 2020 English-language debut of Maybe Happy Ending in Atlanta and made his Broadway debut in that role in previews from October 16, 2024. The show opened at the Belasco Theatre on November 12, 2024. He is a shared nominee for the 2026 Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album for that cast recording. Destin Seven Music released Let's Just Call It Love on May 17, 2024.
Key figures
- Career score4 points of 100Rank on Encore Index: #257 (tie) of 688
- Grammy nominations1 Grammy nominationRank on Encore Index: #12 (tie) of 17
Career
- 2012
The Voice, season 3
Eliminated in the Top 8
- 2015
I'll Be Home for Christmas came out on December 1, 2015, with a copyright to Piedmont Music Co. and Gannon & Kent Music Co.
- 2020
He played Gil Brentley in the English-language debut of Maybe Happy Ending in Atlanta, which ran from January 18 to February 17, 2020, and he was still with the show for its Broadway opening.
- 2020
LonelyTree Records released Next Christmas on December 24, 2020.
- 2021
About a year before May 2022 he moved to Nashville to work as a crooner, and with David Byerley he held the Frankly Dez residency at the Dream Hotel, later made monthly so the show could tour.
- 2022
In 2022 he sang at the wedding of Dustin Johnson and Paulina Gretzky.
- 2023
He released Fall in Love Alone on April 7, 2023 under his own name.
- 2024
Destin Seven Music released Let's Just Call It Love on May 17, 2024. It was his first real single, a self-produced project.
- 2024
He made his Broadway debut as Gil Brentley in Maybe Happy Ending. Previews began on October 16, 2024, and the show opened at the Belasco Theatre on November 12, 2024.
More milestones
- Date not documented
Stella Cole is scheduled to replace him as Gil Brentley in Maybe Happy Ending on October 20, 2026, for four weeks.
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Grammy Awards | Best Musical Theater AlbumShared: Marcus Choi, Darren Criss, Dez Duron, Helen J Shen, Deborah Abramson, Will Aronson, Ian Kagey, Hue Park | Maybe Happy Ending | Nominated |
Sources
- Meet Dez Duron, Successor to Sinatra, Tormé and Bublé — InsideHook, May 1, 2025.
- Maybe Happy Ending (Wikipedia revision 1377893494) — Wikipedia, October 1, 2026.
- Dez Duron Grammy Awards and Nominations — Recording Academy, September 23, 2026.
- The Voice season 3 (Wikipedia revision 1377043461) — Wikipedia, September 27, 2026.
- iTunes Search API: Dez Duron albums — Apple.
- My way: Dez Duron follows his heart to nirvana — Shreveport-Bossier Journal, May 23, 2022.
- Stella Cole (Wikipedia revision 1377878235) — Wikipedia, October 1, 2026.
- 68th Annual Grammy Awards (Wikipedia revision 1373674570) — Wikipedia, September 7, 2026.
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The Voice season 3: all finalists and their careers · Semifinalists · Earlier rounds