Florida teenager Colt Jaxon is rivaling the likes of Blake Shelton for the most-streamed song with his award-winning patriotic tune.
Colt won the 2021 Constituting America nationwide First Amendment-themed songwriting contest with his song titled “1A.”
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The organization paid for him to record the song professionally, which includes lyrics that say, “First Amendment, you’re so fine.”
Last week, the song ranked the fourth-most-streamed song on Play MPE, three notches below Shelton.
“Our country would not be where it is today without the First Amendment,” Colt told the Epoch Times. “The First Amendment is one of the things that keeps it together. We wouldn’t really be free without it.”
Colt is being mentored by 1991 Grammy Award-winning vocal coach Millie Puente.
“I noticed that he had a special gift that needed to be developed,” Puente said.
Puente explained how this First Amendment song’s success is indicative of Colt’s potential.
“When you’re No. 4, wow! I mean, it takes a lot to be No. 4,” Puente noted, referencing the Play MPE list that includes established artists. “Every song he sings, I’m like, ‘That’s a hit, that’s a hit, that’s a hit.”
Elizabeth Pinkerton, a spokeswoman for Constituting America, said the contest is intended to supplement what students may not be learning in the classroom.
“We’ve had many hits that have done well because there is a hunger out there for this kind of music,” Pinkerton said. “But Colt’s music has a unique sound and style.”
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Colt said he is grateful for the experience, noting it has inspired him to produce an album next.
