• “Marlo, your voice is so many sounds, Gospel, smooth jazz, country, just powerful! I didn’t know what you were…you were perfect and you didn’t do nothing wrong! Please don’t ever change a thing!” – Singer and actress, Jennifer Hudson
• “My wife and I love his voice! We stood the whole time of his song and gave him a standing ovation. We had to go backstage to meet him and tell him how great he was!” – Country singer, songwriter and actor, Billy Ray Cyrus
• “Marlo has one of the greatest voices I’ve ever heard and I spent 10 yrs with Al Jarrue and 35 yrs with George Benson! – Michael O’Neal, Lead guitar player and Music Director for George Benson
• “Marlo is so good and I want the whole world to hear him! I just wanna see him blow ya’ll mind! – Semi finalist on “America’s Got Talent”, Ronee Martin
• “Boy you can just SANG!!!! You are so GOOD!!!” – Singer Patrice Morris of “The 5th Demension”

As a native of Detroit MI, Marlo Wells never imagined himself making history on one of America’s favorite singing competition shows, “The Voice!” At the time of his blind audition with the show, Marlo was “61”, which made him the oldest US contestant in the shows history. Jennifer Hudson, a judge at the time, apologized to Marlo for not turning her chair. However, these days, the singer and songwriter who resides in California, is turning more heads then chairs.

Before appearing on “The Voice”, Marlo worked in corporate America. He released his 1st gospel CD, “Simply Marlo” in 2012. In it’s first 30 days of release, Marlo generated close to 5k digital downloads and streams. Prompted by family members, friends and fans from across the country, Marlo began to travel doing concerts at various churches, festivals and venues. His follow-up project, “2nd Chance” was released in 2016, with the soulful ballad, “2nd Chance” and the smooth up tempo song “Crossroads.” During his time on the road, Marlo was blessed to open up for Yolanda Adams and Take 6. After hearing some of his show, members from Take 6 came out of their dressing rooms to witness Marlos’ incredible scatting abilities.

Marlo’s love for God and his strong Christian faith as a believer, is always evident in his life and music. However, he wanted to find a way to express his love for his wife through music as-well. After seeking God for guildance on how to write his music without being offensive to his Christian fan base, he felt a release. Marlo came to relized that most believers enjoy good jazz music and songs of joy and love between a man and woman. Within a short time, Marlo picked up his pen and started writing from the heart.

In 2017, Marlo released his 1st Smooth Jazz project, “True Essence Of Love”. His single “I’m in Love With You” is a heart felf ballad that expresses his true love for his wife. His up beat songs like, “Superstar”, “Destiny” and “Party Right”, are all nice groove songs for any summer-time playlist.

In 2018, Marlo released his 2nd Smooth jazz project entitled, “The Perfect Night.” His single “Feels Good” is another nice groove track and it solidified Marlo as a true artist who can sing and write anything. His next single, “Loving You The Best I Can” has bee a concert must, since it’s release in 2021. This song reached the #3 spot in the UK, only to follow behind Bruno Mars and The Weekend. The song was placed in heavy rotation on the “Soul Discovery Radio” podcast in the UK.

Now that Marlo has joined the Miles Away Music Group family, you can expect to hear great things from the sensational smooth singer. In the meantime, you can download and enjoy all of Marlo’s great music on any digital platform. Whenever Marlo writes a song, his grooves move you, his lyrics make you think, and his voice makes you feel good. It’s music that he simply calls, “Smuuzic.”