Jed Madela
Biography
For his performances, Jed brought home two Champion of the World plaques, one Star Trophy as Grand Champion of the World in the Singing Division, and the coveted Diamond Trophy as the Grand Champion Performer of the World.
He grabbed the first prize in the pop category with the song “I’m Your Angel. “His interpretation of Martin Nievera’s “Be My Lady” earned him another gold for an original song (a composition from the singer’s home country). He sang “Home” and won the top prize under the Broadway category; for Gospel, he sang “Take Me Out of the Dark.”
Jed and Risa Navales got gold medals under the Pop Duet category with their rendition of “Last Night of the World,” one of the hit songs of the musical Miss Saigon. He became the grand champion after wowing the judges and the crowd with his version of Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing.”
Unknown to many, Jed has already won an international singing competition before his success at the World Championships of Performing Arts in Hollywood. He garnered a silver medal in the 2003 Voice of Asia contest and was crowned the Best Male Singer in the 2002 Voice of Asia.
This homegrown tenor has already released three successful albums. The first one was in 2003 entitled I’ll Be Around under Universal Records. The album has 10 tracks, which boasts of the hit song “Let Me Love You” and other songs composed and produced by Jimmy Antiporda, Vehnee Saturno, and Ogie Alcasid. His second 17-track album, Songs Rediscovered, was released in 2004 under Universal Records. The album, which includes Jed’s interpretation of “How Can I Fall” and “The Past, “received great reviews and radio airplay. And his third album, Only Human, was released in late May 2007 also under Universal Records. The 17 track-album includes duets with Gary Valenciano for the song “Hard Habit to Break” and Rachelle Ann Go for “Narito.”
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