Javier Colon (alternately styled
Javier Colón, born April 29, 1978) is an
American singer-songwriter and musician. 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 the
inaugural season of the U.S. television show on
NBC,
The Voice, receiving $100,000 and signing a recording contract with
Universal Republic Records. Javier Colon eventually decided to part ways with Universal Republic.