Preston Pablo (born April 30, 2001) is a Canadian singer-songwriter from
Timmins
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,
Ontario
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. He is most noted as a three-time
Juno Award
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Preston Pablo was born on the 30th of April, 2001 in Timmins, Ontario to parents of Filipino and Ukrainian ancestry. He was introduced to drums at age 13 and learned to play the guitar at home.
He wrote songs in his teens and released music in high school. At age 17, he made his solo debut "OMO" on various online platforms.
Career
Montreal-based producers
Banx & Ranx
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discovered Preston through social media and signed him to their label 31 East under
Universal Music Canada
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According to the UMG official website, the main labels are Abbey Road Studios, Capitol Music Group, Decca Records, Def Jam Recordings, Deutsche Gra ...
. In January 2022, he released his first single, "Don't Break (My Soul)" under Universal Music Canada.
In April 2022, he released the single "Flowers Need Rain". The platinum-selling single reached a Top 5 spot at Top 40 radio in Canada and Top 10 at Hot AC and Mainstream AC. He then released "Love You Bad" in October 2022.
In January 2023, he released the single "Ay Ay Ay". He also participated in an all-star recording of
Serena Ryder
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's single "
What I Wouldn't Do
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", which was released as a charity single to benefit
Kids Help Phone
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's Feel Out Loud campaign for youth mental health.
In February 2023, he featured on Lili-Ann De Francesco's song "IDC (Reprise)". In March 2023, he featured on
Ikky
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's song "Ain't No Sunshine" along with Himmat Sandhu.
In April 2023, he opened for SonReal's western Canadian dates.
In May 2023, he released the single "For Keeps".
In August 2023, Pablo featured on
Karan Aujla
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's Punjabi pop song "Admirin' You", produced by Pablo's close friend
Ikky
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. This song is a single from Aujla's studio album, ''Makin' Memories''.
In September 2023, Pablo released his single "Believe".
In December 2023, he released his latest single, "Dance Alone". In April 2024, he released a remixed
afrobeats
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version of his single "Dance Alone" featuring
Qing Madi
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and
Nonso Amadi
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.
In March 2024, Pablo supported Jon Vinyl on The Heartbreak Hill Tour.
In May 2024, Pablo released another remix of "Dance Alone" featuring Juliana.