Jed to WCOPA bets: Enjoy the moment
What makes a performer a performer? Ask Jed Madela, the power balladeer (he can do vocal calisthenics without missing a high note or gasping for breath).
His reply: “Enjoy the moment. Be confident. Own the stage. And show up for the performance.”
These are some pieces of advice Jed is sharing with the Philippine delegation to this year’s World Championships of the Performing Arts (WCOPA) in
Raki, Reymond and Reuben will compete in the voice category, while Iago will participate in the modeling competition.
They better heed Jed’s advice. After all, he is the only Pinoy who can claim to have reached the talent Olympics’ finals and won it. Proofs are five golds, one silver, plus the Grand Champion and Overall Winner title.
“I think it’s easy for me to say enjoy lang. Huwag kayong kabahan at mag-panic,” says Jed. “But they have to show not just their talent and personality. They have to capture the judges’ attention for a good 60 seconds.”
In the forthcoming WCOPA, Jed will sit as judge. He vows he will never compromise his credibility as a juror to assure our kababayan participants comfortable slots in the contest. Besides, organizers of the event will not ask him to judge in categories where the
What’s his expectation from the country’s contingent to the world’s talent competition?
“Very high,” replies Jed. He shares he is confident since some of the participants have shown what they are capable of as singers.
Raki was ABS-CBN’s Born Diva winner while Reymond was ABC 5’s Philippine Idol finalist.
Though it’s been two years since Jed joined the contest and wowed the world, he still remembers vividly the struggles he hurdled prior his winning.
“(The schedule and experience) was overwhelming,” recalls Jed. “I joined six categories at sunod- sunod. I met some foreigners and they had stereotypes about us. They thought Filipinos live in huts, that we walk barefoot and we don’t have malls. I immediately corrected them.
“They underestimated Rizza (Navales) and me. They never considered us threats. However, everything changed when we performed and won.”
His winning has granted Jed a budding career with a regular show ASAP ’07, and albums like Songs Rediscovered and Only Human, and concerts here and abroad.
Jed is bent on proving he is more than just a singing competition winner.
That’s why he takes good care of his voice and keeps on raising the bar.
“I don’t concentrate on one style or type of song,” shares Jed. “I cannot just do ballads, standards and covers. I’m well-rounded. This speaks a lot of where and how I started as an artist. I performed with a band where I sang different genres. I can even sing hip-hop.”
This is what Jed will show on his concert titled Jed Madela… A Birthday Concert tonight at
Jed finds his ability to sing practically all genres an edge and an advantage, especially since he performs songs far different from his image on ASAP ’07.
Many view this gift as Jed’s way of upstaging singers, which he denies.
“I have to give my best,” reasons out Jed. “We have a very limited time for the song.” You can’t blame or fault Jed for that because he is an intense performer like Martin Nievera, Lea Salonga, Lani Misalucha and Gary Valenciano.
Jed is happy showbiz watchers believe in him. They even tag him “Singer’s Singer” and “The Voice.”
“It’s just a style,” Jed’s quick reply when asked if his being always-in-character performance is intentional. “It’s an outlet for me to show my emotions — whether I’m happy or sad,” says Jed.
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