1. Jed Madela was the first Filipino to win the World Championships of Performing Arts title.
18 Facts About Jed Madela
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Jed Madela was born in Iloilo City, Iloilo, the son of JC Roy Madela Tajanlangit, a church choirmaster, and Agnes Taleon Tina, an Administrative Assistant at Pepsi.
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Jed Madela is the elder brother of Eric Tajanlangit and Joanne Christine Tajanlangit.
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Jed Madela graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration at University of San Agustin in Iloilo City.
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Jed Madela became the first official male representative from the Philippines to participate in that aforementioned contest.
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Jed Madela ranked 1st place consistently for 3 days in the internet poll survey, and was given the "People's Choice Award" on the finals night for being the Grand Champion in the internet polls.
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Jed Madela won the Silver Trophy, judged by a panel of jury in the actual competition.
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Jed Madela received a plaque for being the "Sponsor's Choice" in the competition.
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Jed Madela shared the limelight with George Benson and Billy Joel who both received the Lifetime Achievement Awards in the same award-giving body.
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Jed Madela made waves during the 2005 World Championship of the Performing Arts in Hollywood California when he single-handedly won all major industry awards, 6 gold medals for all 6 categories he joined, the Champion Vocalist World Star Trophy, and the most coveted and ultimate title "Grand Champion Performer of the World", the first Filipino to win the title.
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Jed Madela bested over 3,000 contestants from 52 countries to win the grand prize.
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Jed Madela brought home two Champion of the World plaques, one star trophy for the award Grand Champion of the World in the singing division and the trophy for the Grand Champion Performer of the World.
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Jed Madela is the first Filipino artist to be inducted into the Hall of Fame of the World Championships of Performing Arts, ranking him alongside renowned actress-singer Liza Minnelli.
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Jed Madela released his first Christmas CD, "The Voice Of Christmas" in 2007, which went gold.
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Jed Madela released "Songs Rediscovered 2: The Ultimate OPM Playlist", the perfect follow-up to the Double Platinum-certified "Songs Rediscovered".
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Jed Madela is the only male Filipino artist to release an album featuring the said divas' hits.
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Jed Madela is currently enjoying sell-out concerts in the Philippines and around the world.
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Jed Madela is a mainstay of ABS-CBN's Sunday noontime show ASAP, a mentor on Your Face Sounds Familiar and a regular judge on Tawag ng Tanghalan, an amateur singing competition currently aired as a segment of the noontime show It's Showtime.