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Javier Colon found his ‘Voice’ just in time

He was just about ready to give up on singing when NBC called

By Sarah Rodman

 |  Globe Staff  

  February 03, 2012

“A year ago today I was sitting here trying to figure out how I was going to pay March and April’s bills,’’ says singer/songwriter Javier Colon. Then the married father of two got the call to audition for the first season of the NBC singing competition “The Voice.’’ To his admitted surprise, he won. Colon, who plays the Berklee Performance Center tonight, is beyond grateful for the new lease on life which resulted in his first post-“Voice’’ release, “Come Through For You.’’

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