Preston Pablo (born April 30, 2001) is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Timmins, Ontario. He is most noted as a three-time Juno Award nominee at the Juno Awards of 2023, winning the Breakthrough Artist of the Year award,"Junos 2023: full list of winners". CBC Music, March 11, 2023. and receiving nods for Single of the Year for "Flowers Need Rain", and the Fan Choice Award."Here are all the 2023 Juno nominees". CBC Music, January 31, 2023.
Early life 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 discovered Preston through social media and signed him to their label 31 East under Universal Music Canada. 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's single "What I Wouldn't Do", which was released as a charity single to benefit Kids Help Phone's Feel Out Loud campaign for youth mental health.Brent Furdyk, "Feel Out Loud: Alessia Cara, Serena Ryder & More Canadian Artists Collaborate On New Single Promoting Youth Mental Health Initiative". Entertainment Tonight Canada, March 2, 2023.
In February 2023, he featured on Lili-Ann De Francesco's song "IDC (Reprise)". In March 2023, he featured on Ikky's song "Ain't No Sunshine" along with Himmat Sandhu.
In April 2023, he opened for SonReal's western Canadian dates.London Music Hall, "SonReal - Nobody's Happy All The Time Tour w/Sol & Preston Pablo", March 23, 2023.
In May 2023, he released the single "For Keeps".
In August 2023, Pablo featured on Karan Aujla's Punjabi pop song "Admirin' You", produced by Pablo's close friend Ikky. This song is a single from Aujla's studio album, Making 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 version of his single "Dance Alone" featuring Qing Madi and Nonso Amadi.
In March 2024, Pablo supported Jon Vinyl on The Heartbreak Hill Tour.
In May 2024, Pablo released another remix of "Dance Alone" featuring Juliana.
In February 2026, Pablo released his latest single, "Cause I Do".
Discography Extended plays +List of extended plays, with selected details Title Details She Tried It Released: October 23, 2020 Label: SauceOnly Format: Digital download Dance Alone Released: January 31, 2024 Label: Universal Music Group Format: Digital download Anywhere but Here Released: October 25, 2024 Label: 31 East Inc., Universal Music Canada Format: Digital download Almost Always Released: July 3, 2026 Label: 31 East Inc., Universal Music Canada Format: Digital download
Charted singles +List of charted singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album CANPeaks on the Canadian Hot 100: "Flowers Need Rain": "For Keeps": "Dance Alone": "Cause I Do": SUR TURInt.Air. "Flowers Need Rain"(with Banx & Ranx) 2022 9 — — MC: 4× Platinum Dance Alone "For Keeps" 2023 59 — — "Admirin' You"(with Karan Aujla and Ikky) 29 — — MC: Gold Making Memories "Dance Alone" 66 10 4 MC: Gold Dance Alone and Anywhere but Here "Cause I Do" 2026 54 — — Almost Always "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Awards and nominations + List of awards and nominations for Preston Pablo Year Award Category Work Result2023Juno AwardsBreakthrough ArtistHimself Juno Award for Single of the YearFlowers Need Rain Juno Fan Choice AwardHimself SOCAN AwardsNo. 1 Song AwardFlowers Need Rain Anglophone Popular Music AwardFlowers Need Rain 2025Juno AwardsTikTok Juno Fan Choice NominatedPop Album of the YearAnywhere But HereNominated
Listicles +Name of publisher, name of listicle, year(s) listed, and placement result Publisher Year Listicle Placement Forbes202330 Under 30 Local: Toronto
References
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