Javier Colon Hopes to Bring Home the Title on NBC's 'The Voice'

“It’s been a little crazy, but I’m really excited,” said Javier Colon by phone on Tuesday.

Colon, a West Hartford resident who is a graduate of , will compete live tonight as a finalist on the NBC hit reality show “The Voice.” The show will air live on NBC at 9 p.m.

Although Colon was not able to divulge the songs he will perform tonight, the soulful singer said the show will “be super fun and include some awesome performances.” All four finalists, including Colon, will be singing original songs, which will then be released on iTunes. He will also sing a duet with his coach/judge, Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine.

Colon’s family, including his two daughters – ages 3 ½ and 22 months – have been staying with him in California for the last few weeks of the show. Although Colon hasn’t been home in a month, he said that the last time he was in West Hartford, in between earlier taped portions of “The Voice,” “people started to recognize me in Stop & Shop and other places I went.”

Colon first auditioned for “The Voice” in mid-February.

“I had just come off a showcase for a label that didn’t work out,” he said, and was disappointed that the deal was not successful. “I wasn’t going to try out, but my brother said to give it a shot.”

Colon is glad he did.

“I’m waiting to see how the chips are going to fall tonight, and I hope to bring home the title,” Colon said. The results show will be aired on Wednesday, June 29 (NBC, 9-11 p.m.).

“I want to thank people in West Hartford, including everyone at Hartt and the whole University of Hartford, for their support. Hartt was how I fell in love with West Hartford in the first place.”

“I’m going to do my best to bring the title home,” Colon said.

According to NBC.com’s website, the voting rules are as follows: “For a period following each episode, eligible voters have four ways to vote for that night's artists/contestants on ‘The Voice’: through toll-free phone calls, through online votes via NBC.com and the NBC Live online and iPad companion viewing app, and purchasing songs on iTunes. Votes are limited to 10 times via toll-free phone call per artist per originating phone number; up to 10 times through NBC.com or the NBC Live app per artist per e-mail address; and up to 10 times per artist per iTunes account, by purchasing the contestant's then-eligible song through iTunes (up to a maximum of 10 copies).”