Jeffery Austin McClelland, Jr. (born April 15, 1991), better known by his stage name Jeffery Austin, is an American pop musician and was a contestant on the ninth season of The Voice, turning a single chair and defaulting to be a member of Gwen Stefani's team. He eventually finished in fourth place, behind Jordan Smith, Emily Ann Roberts, and Barrett Baber. His compilation album, The Voice: The Complete Season 9 Collection, placed on the Billboard magazine charts.
Early life
Austin was born Jeffery Austin McClelland, Jr.,[1] in St. Charles, Illinois, on April 15, 1991,[2] to Jeffery Sr., and Michele Renee McClelland (née, Brommel), where he was raised with a younger brother, Casey. His parents were married in Austin, Texas on April 25, 1987,[3] and they were married for 13 years before his father's death on July 18, 2000, in New Orleans, Louisiana, when Austin was nine years old.[4] He was a member of the Haines Middle School choir before going on to graduate from St. Charles North High School in 2009.[5] When he was 16, Austin came out as gay to the support of his family.[6] Austin would later graduate from Loyola University Chicago with a Bachelor's degree in 2013, majoring in public relations and advertising.[7] He would then relocate to New York City, where he took a position in the field of public relations,[1] before auditioning for The Voice and moving to Los Angeles.
