Javier Colon
The Voice season 1 · Winner
Where are they now
Javier Colon, also billed as Javier, sang lead with the Derek Trucks Band from August 2000 to April 2002 and released two Capitol Records albums, in 2003 and 2006. On June 29, 2011 he received $100,000 and a Universal Republic contract. Concord released his album Gravity in 2016. In 2025 he performed in Mexico and Barbados on the Barbados Jazz Excursion, and he has returned for The Voice: Battle of Champions All-Star Showdown.
Key figures
- Career score25 points of 100Rank on Encore Index: #46 (tie) of 365
- Billboard 200 albums2 albums on the Billboard 200Rank on Encore Index: #33 (tie) of 88
- Hot 100 entries6 Hot 100 entriesRank on Encore Index: #14 (tie) of 66
- Studio albums2 studio albumsRank on Encore Index: #64 (tie) of 182
- Wikipedia views, 12 months43,981 pageviewsRank on Encore Index: #76 of 303
- Wikipedia views since 2015710,034 pageviewsRank on Encore Index: #67 of 303
Interest over time
Monthly views of the English Wikipedia article, July 2015 – September 2026.
Career
- 2000
He joined the Derek Trucks Band as lead vocalist in August 2000 and left in April 2002.
- 2006
In 2006 his Capitol Records contract ended, and he continued as an independent artist on his own label, Javier Colon Music.
- 2009
In 2009 he was the featured singer and songwriter of October Sky on Vanessa Williams's album The Real Thing.
- 2011
The Voice, season 1
Winner
- 2011
In 2011 he was a supporting act on The Voice Live on Tour and an opening act on the Summer Tour with Maroon 5 and Train.
- 2011
In 2011 he was cast as Ray Charles in the Playboy Club episode Trouble in Makeoutsville. The episode did not air.
- 2011
On June 29, 2011 he received $100,000 and a Universal Republic recording contract.
- 2012
In 2012 he was an opening act on Maroon 5's Hands All Over Tour and Overexposed Tour.
- 2012
On June 7, 2012 he announced that he was leaving Universal Republic, citing a lack of support for Come Through for You.
- 2013
In 2013 he launched Inside Voice with Javier Colon, a weekly Back9Network show he co-hosted with Jenn Bosworth about season 5 of The Voice.
- 2014
In 2014 Concord Music Group announced that Javier Colon had joined its artist roster.
- 2025
In 2025 he performed in Mexico and Barbados as part of the Barbados Jazz Excursion.
- 2025
In 2025 he won an Emmy Award of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, New England Chapter, for his contribution to a Hartford HealthCare PSA with his version of Auld Lang Syne.
More milestones
- Date not documented
He returned to The Voice for Battle of Champions, in the show's first All-Star Showdown. The account gives no air date.
Discography
| Title | Type | Year | Label | RIAA certification | U.S. sales | Billboard peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crazy | Single | 2003 | Capitol Records | Not documented | Not applicable | No. 95Hot 100 |
| Javier | Album | 2003 | Capitol Records | Not documented | Not documented | No. 91Billboard 200 |
| Left of Center | Album | 2006 | Capitol Records | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| The Truth – Acoustic EP | EP | 2010 | Javier Colon Music | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| A Very Acoustic Christmas | EP | 2011 | Universal Motown | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Angel | Other | 2011 | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | No. 64Hot 100 |
| Fix You | Other | 2011 | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | No. 52Hot 100 |
| Man in the Mirror (with Adam Levine) | Other | 2011 | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | No. 45Hot 100 |
| Stitch by Stitch | Other | 2011 | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | No. 17Hot 100 |
| Time After Time | Other | 2011 | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | No. 65Hot 100 |
| Come Through for You | Album | 2011 | Universal Republic Records | Not documented | Not documented | No. 134Billboard 200 |
| Gravity | Album | 2016 | Concord | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Teen Choice Awards | Breakout Artist | Nominated |
Sources
- Javier Colon — Wikipedia, October 9, 2026.
- The Voice Winners' Careers Today: A Complete Guide to What Each Champ Is Doing Now — NBC, July 15, 2026.
- The Voice (American TV series) season 1 — Wikipedia, July 31, 2026.
- Monthly pageviews of the English Wikipedia article "Javier Colon", July 2015 – September 2026 — Wikimedia Foundation.
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