Jovany Javier; born Jovany Javier Barreto; is a Cuban-American record producer and singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles and Miami. He is a member of multi-platinum songwriter-producers The Swaggernautz, and previously part of the electronic music trio Trouze. He was also a Top 12 male finalist in American Idol Season 10.
Early life and American Idol
Growing up in Harvey, Louisiana, Javier worked as a shipbuilder before auditioning for American Idol Season 10. After finishing in the Top 12 male finalists, he proceeded to perform at 27 military installations in 12 countries on an Armed Forces EntertainmentWorld Tour, with stops including Japan, Korea, Guam, Australia, and Hawaii.
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 albumCorazón. The album was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award for Contemporary Pop Vocal Album, 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. In the Latin music space, Javier co-produced and co-wrote the Mandarin remix of "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi featuring JJ Lin. He also co-wrote "Apaga La Luz" from Fonsi's 2019 album "Vida" which was nominated for Best Latin Pop Album in the 62nd Grammy Awards, reached #1 on Billboard's US Top Latin Albums and US Latin Pop Albums, #18 on the Billboard 200, and was certified 22x platinum in the United States. He co-wrote and co-produced "Estoy Enamorado De Ti" 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. 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. The albums were both certified platinum and charted at No. 1 in Mexico. He also cowrote 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. 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. Apart from songwriting and production, Javier is a speaker and co-host of the Gamechangers Music Seminar series.
