BIO

Former American Idol contestant, Jacob Flores, is an award-winning, one-man band. 

His music features live looping and an extremely diverse repertoire including both American and Latin-American genres. 

"I've got to say that I've never heard another artist from Arkansas that sounds quite like Jacob Flores...the word that came to mind in describing his music is it's just....sexy." - Arkansas Roots, KASU 91.9 FM  

Flores first broke into the music scene while attending Henderson State University, where he entered the school's singing competition, Henderson Idol, and was quickly crowned 2013 Henderson Idol. He then went on to audition and advance through preliminary rounds of NBC's The Voice as well as Fox Network’s American Idol: Season 14. Flores has been featured as a support act alongside internationally recognized recording artists: La Sonora Dinamita, Los Traileros del Norte, and Banda Carnaval. He was selected to perform at the 381st National Guard Birthday Gala in Washington, D.C. Flores was voted the "Sentinel-Record Reader's Choice Best Local Performer" five years in-a-row (2019-2023). He has been featured in 501 Life Magazine (https://501lifemag.com/a-music-man-and-the-max-a-video-tribute-to-love-in-the-501/), Arkansas Business (Outstanding Young Professional of the Year Nominee: https://www.littlerockchamber.com/economic-development/ed-news-announcements/5-awards-handed-out-at-40th-anniversary-of-med-week/)  , the Sentinel-Record, and the Arkansas Democrat Gazette Newspaper (https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2021/dec/16/barrett-baber-jacob-flores-keeping-busy-schedules/). Flores was most recently nominated for the Sentinel-Record's 2023 feature of "Millennials Making A Difference" https://www.hotsr.com/news/2023/feb/06/watch-millennial-making-a-difference-flores-makes/

in addition to being selected as one of AY Magazine's "2023 Men of Distinction."

As a follow up to his debut album, "No Borders" (Blue Rock Artist Ranch & Recording Studio, 2015), Flores released his second studio album, "Cupid" (Sound Emporium Studios, Nashville, TN, 2021) and is currently working on his next studio project while also performing weekly at various venues throughout the state of Arkansas. Fans can tune into THV11's "The Vine Morning Show" and catch Jacob every other week during the popular "Flores Friday" segment. For booking information, please visit: www.jacobfloresmusic.com/contact.