Jeffery Austin McClelland, Jr. (born April 15, 1991), better known by his stage name Jeffery Austin, is an American pop musician and was a contestant on the
ninth season of
The Voice, turning a single chair and defaulting to be a member of
Gwen Stefani
Gwen Renée Stefani Shelton ( ; born October 3, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and fashion designer.
Stefani rose to fame as a member and lead vocalist of the band No Doubt, whose hit singles include " Just a Girl", " Spiderwebs", an ...
's team. He eventually finished in fourth place, behind
Jordan Smith,
Emily Ann Roberts, and
Barrett Baber. His
compilation album
A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one Performing arts#Performers, performer or by several performers. If the recordings are from ...
, ''The Voice: The Complete Season 9 Collection'', placed on the
''Billboard'' magazine charts.
Early life
Austin was born Jeffery Austin McClelland, Jr.,
in
St. Charles, Illinois, on April 15, 1991,
to Jeffery Sr., and Michele Renee McClelland (''née'', Brommel), where he was raised with a younger brother, Casey. His parents were married in
Austin, Texas
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on April 25, 1987,
and they were married for 13 years before his father's death on July 18, 2000, in
New Orleans
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, Louisiana, when Austin was nine years old.
He was a member of the Haines Middle School choir before going on to graduate from
St. Charles North High School in 2009.
When he was 16, Austin came out as gay to the support of his family.
Austin would later graduate from
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Chicago (Loyola or LUC) is a Private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1870 by the Society of Jesus, Loyola is one of the largest Catholic Church, ...
with a Bachelor's degree in 2013, majoring in public relations and advertising.
He would then relocate to New York City, where he took a position in the field of public relations,
before auditioning for
''The Voice'' and moving to Los Angeles.
Music career
''The Voice''
Austin appeared on
season 9 of
NBC
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's
''The Voice'', in the fall of 2015. His audition turned the chair of Gwen Stefani, earning him a spot on her team.
Austin eventually finished the competition in fourth place, behind
Jordan Smith,
Emily Ann Roberts, and
Barrett Baber.
His
compilation album
A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one Performing arts#Performers, performer or by several performers. If the recordings are from ...
, ''The Voice: The Complete Season 9 Collection'', placed on the
''Billboard'' magazine charts, where it peaked at No. 106 on
The ''Billboard'' 200.
: – Studio version of performance reached the top 10 on iTunes
2016: New music
Discography
Albums
References
External links
*
Jeffery Austin ''The Voice'' artist profile
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1991 births
Living people
Republic Records artists
Musicians from Chicago
Songwriters from Illinois
LGBTQ people from Illinois
American gay musicians
The Voice (franchise) contestants
21st-century American LGBTQ people
21st-century American musicians