American singer-songwriter
Jovany Javier
Jovany Javier performing at the COMPASS Awards Presentation in Singapore, September 2016
Birth name Jovany Javier Barreto Origin
Harvey, Louisiana , U.S. Genres Pop, rock,
R&B , dance,
Hip hop Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, record producer
Musical artist
Jovany Javier Barreto (born September 3, 1987)
[1] is a Cuban-American
[2] record producer and singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles
[3] and Miami.
[4] He is a member of multi-platinum songwriter-producers
The Swaggernautz ,
[3] and previously part of the
electronic music trio
Trouze .
[5] He was also a Top 12 male finalist in
American Idol
Season 10 .
[6]
Early life and American Idol
Growing up in
Harvey, Louisiana ,
[7] Javier worked as a shipbuilder
[8] before auditioning for
American Idol
Season 10 .
[9] He progressed to the Top 12 male finalists; although he did not receive enough votes to make the Top 13, he was chosen as one of six contestants to sing once more for a wildcard slot. However, he was not selected and thus eliminated as a semifinalist.
[6] Afterwards, he proceeded to perform at 27 military installations in 12 countries on an Armed Forces Entertainment World Tour,
[10] with stops including Japan,
[11] Korea,
[12] Guam,
[13] Australia, and Hawaii.
[14]
Current career
In 2014, Jovany Javier was the featured vocalist on
Santana's 's "Oye 2014" alongside
Pitbull and
Ximena Munoz , which was released on the album
Corazón .
[15] The album was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award for Contemporary Pop Vocal Album,
[16] charted at No. 1 on the iTunes album charts in 24 countries and Top 10 in 59 countries, and was certified U.S. Latin Double Platinum.
[17]
In the Latin music space, Javier co-produced and co-wrote the Mandarin remix of "
Despacito " by
Luis Fonsi featuring
JJ Lin .
[18]
[19]
[20]
[21]
[22] He also co-wrote "Apaga La Luz"
[23] from
Fonsi 's 2019 album "
Vida " which was nominated for Best Latin Pop Album in the 62nd Grammy Awards,
[24] reached #1 on Billboard's US Top Latin Albums and US Latin Pop Albums, #18 on the Billboard 200, and was certified 22× platinum in the United States.
[25]
[26] He co-wrote and co-produced "Estoy Enamorado De Ti"
[27] from
CNCO's self-titled 2018 album which reached #1 on Billboard's US Top Latin Albums, #33 on the Billboard 200, and was certified platinum in the United States.
[28]
[29]
[30]
[31]
[32]
[33]
Javier co-produced and co-wrote
CD9 's 2016 albums "Evolution" and "Revolution" with
Tat Tong of
The Swaggernautz as well as
Luis Salazar of
The Dro1dz at
EastWest Studios in Los Angeles.
[34]
[35] The albums were both certified platinum
[36] and charted at No. 1 in Mexico.
[34]
[37] [
non-primary source needed ] He also cowrote
[38] and vocally performed on American DJ
Elephante 's single "Age Of Innocence" featuring
Trouze and
Damon Sharpe which charted in the Top 20 on the Billboard Dance charts.
[39]
Javier's global credits with
The Swaggernautz and
Trouze also include work with
Project 46 ,
Paul van Dyk ,
Vanness Wu ,
Coco Lee ,
JJ Lin ,
Kit Chan , and
Paul Oakenfold .
[5]
[39] Apart from songwriting and production, Javier is a speaker and co-host of the Gamechangers Music Seminar series.
[40]
Partial discography
Luis Fonsi ,
JJ Lin : "Despacito (Mandarin Remix)",
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Luis Fonsi ,
Demi Lovato : "Échame La Culpa (Not On You Remix)",
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Luis Fonsi : "Apaga La Luz",
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
CNCO : "Estoy Enamorado De Ti",
Sony Music Latin
Juanes ,
Alvaro Soler : "Arte",
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
ShiNEE : "Tell Me Your Name",
SM Entertainment
JJ Lin : "Resurgence",
Warner Music Taiwan
JJ Lin : "Sanctuary",
Warner Music Taiwan
[41]
Kaskade : "Come Play With Me",
Arkade
Anahí feat.
Gente De Zona : "Arena Y Sol",
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Anahí feat.
Julión Álvarez : "Eres",
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
CD9 feat.
Crayon Pop : "Get Dumb",
Sony Music Mexico
CD9 : "Deja Vu", "Guilty Pleasure",
Sony Music Mexico
Christina Grimmie : "Shrug"
CNCO : "Estoy Enamorado de Ti",
Sony Music Mexico
Elephante feat. Trouze and
Damon Sharpe : "Age of Innocence",
Armada Music
Project 46 : "Beautiful It Hurts",
Ultra Records
Trouze : "Intersection", "Splash", "Busy"
Lee Hong-gi : "Kings for a Day",
LOEN Entertainment
[42]
Source:
[1]
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