Preston Pablo

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, and receiving nods for Single of the Year for "Flowers Need Rain", and the Fan Choice Award.

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. 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.

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.

In May 2023, he released the single "For Keeps". 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 CAN 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