Percival (a.k.a. Percy Duke) was born in Dallas, Texas and graduated from Dallas Arts Magnet High School with school-mates like Erykah Badu, Norah Jones, Roy Hargove, Elizabeth Mitchell and Edie Brickell. After graduation he went to New York and auditioned and got parts in several shows including the showcase version of The Life where Composing legend, Cy Coleman (Sweet Charity, City of Angels) wrote a song specifically for Percival's voice. It is rumored that when the show later went to Broadway, the song was cut as Percival had other engagements in Europe, and the Broadway producers could find no one who was able to sing the song. He was 19 years old. 

Percival's European credits include the role of 'Benny' in the Pulitzer Prize winning 'Rent' (German Cast Recording), and many television appearances on Stefan Raab's TV Total and The Harald Schmidt Show as backing vocalist for the visiting international stars such as Robbie Williams, Chaka Khan, Robert Palmer, Michael Jackson, Curtis Steigers, Jule Neigel, and Cher among many others. 

Percival did support for Alanis Morissette, Lauryn Hill, Bryan Adams and Skunk Anansie and has been a member of several bands which had many live performances throughout Europe including London, Stockholm, Paris, Vienna, Rome and all over the German Republic. He was hailed by TIME OUT magazine (London) as the Singer/Songwriter of the year in 2007; By Prinz Magazine (Cologne) as the Best Singer in the land; Sonic Magazine (Sweden) has already dubbed him the Next Big Thing; and the Hamburger Morgenpost hailed him as 'one of the best performers Hamburg has ever seen!' because of his weekly performances in the renowned Angie's Live Music Club in 2009 and 2010! 
As a songwriter, Percival, has worked with Michelle Leonard, Iain Dench, Ian Archer, Per Aldeheim, Erika Nuri, Xavier Naidoo, Rui Veloso, Lucie Silvas, Stefano Maggio and many Swedish and English producers on rock and pop songs for himself and various artists. 

He began working professionally as a child at the tender age of six after having heard a children's choir singing on a McDonald's commercial and promptly told his parents that he could do better, which he proved over and over again in hundreds of TV commercials and stage performances later. 
Percival's style is unlike that of any other singer today because he has been influenced and successfully worked in different genres of music: Musical Theatre, Jazz and Blues and Funk and Soul. But he returned to what first influenced him: the Rock world. 

He got his big break as a contestant in The Voice, the German version and wowed audiences from the onslaught as the projected winner. Five minute long standing ovations for all of his live performances became another of his trademarks. When he was voted out by his coach, Rae Garvey, the mails from dejected fans poured in by the thousands renouncing the television show! But, Percival, undaunted, smiled and told the audience that he could now be free to do his music his own way.
Percival, when not singing, spends his time writing film scripts, short stories and poetry. Coming from a family background of American Indian (Cherokee) and Black, he writes about society today in America and throughout the world he has, until now, been exposed to. 
His debut album titled, Never Shut Up! Is set for release on November 1, 2013 worldwide!