It was a super nostalgic moment for The Voice fans as the show’s first champ Javier Colón came back in 2026 to reprise his classic audition on Cyndi Lauper’s “Time After Time,” and he’s still got the Midas touch! The now-47-year-old singer looks untouched by all the years since then, and his smooth voice is equally unchanged. Those creamy high runs had fans melting all over again. As a top commenter said: “For me, this is the most iconic audition of all time. I love Javier!”
You can tell Javier was loving being back on The Voice stage, and his comeback had an uplifting vibe as a result. You just have to smile watching him do what he loves, as he shares that soulful voice with the audience. The Music Man has to say there’s no one like the OG, and it was such a feel-good moment to have him back on The Voice again!
Javier made his The Voice comeback on April 7, 2026, and it hit 191,000 views in two weeks. Viewers were stoked to see the Connecticut talent back in the saddle, and added comments such as “It was thanks to this performance and this man we have over 10 years of this show. I’m truly emotional watching the performance that started it all” and “So smooth and conversational, not overdone yet so genuine. It’s nostalgic seeing him on the show as he catapulted The Voice into fame after being the show’s first winner.”
What better time than now to revisit Javier’s original audition? The R&B singer debuted on The Voice on April 26, 2011, auditioning on “Time After Time.” Javier was a sensation right from the start and got a very well-deserved four-chair turn audition. His take on “Time After Time” was so brilliant, pairing his deft acoustic guitar playing and unique take on the ‘80s classic’s vocal hooks.
The Music Man readers might be interested to hear that Javier was already an established original artist before he hit The Voice stage. He released his first and second studio albums in 2003 and 2006 on Capitol Records, which charted at number 18 and 37 on the US R&B chart, respectively. Javier won the first season of The Voice in June 2011. He charted five non-album singles on the Billboard Hot 100 during his run on The Voice. In November 2011, he issued his third studio album, Come Through for You, which hit number 20 on the US R&B chart.