After a 2003 appearance on Voice of Asia, Jed Madela converted the exposure into the kind of career that has led the media to dub him “the singer’s singer”. Between 2004 and 2009, he went on an epic three-album run. Now a long-time presence on the OPM scene, his musical calling card—aching balladry designed to tug at the heartstrings—have turned annual concerts into cornerstones of the Asian concert calendar, with all-request shows and special events like a Mariah Carey tribute.