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J Paul of The Voice Season 26

Season 26 kicks off Monday night with the coaching quartet of Gwen Stefani, Reba McEntire, Michael Buble and Snoop Dog.

Here’s more about J Paul.

* J Paul is the stage name for Jason Paul, a musician from San Diego, Calif.

* For the past 10 years, he’s been based in the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia metro area.

* He’s among The Voice artists who have already released music, beginning in 2021 when he dropped covers of two classic songs — Aerosmith’s “Dream On” and Michael Jackson’s “Earth Song.”

* Then in the fall of 2023, he released a seven-track album called “Post 2020.” Based on Spotify streams, the most popular songs on it to date are “Waves” and lead single “Sexification,” which you can check out below.

* In his Spotify bio, J says he started singing in church, placed in the soprano section of the adult choir by his mother at age 3.

* He eventually became a background vocalist and served that role for Stephanie Mills beginning in 2015.

* J has also performed background vocals for Tonex and Tamar Braxton, but says his career path changed when the pandemic hit.

* “In February, we’re meeting Stevie Wonder,” he recalls in a YouTube interview. “The next month, we’re on total shutdown, with no expiration date.”

* That shutdown prompted J to do a lot of self-evaluation and ask himself what he wanted to do as a musician, he says in the interview. He decided to step out as a front man.

* The decision to make that transition is why J titled his debut album “Post 2020.”

* While he enjoys performing several genres of music, J says “gospel pulls the passion out of me.” And his main goal in his music is “authenticity.”

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