Asha Edmund

Asha Edmund is the award-winning soul singer from Singapore who has garnered rave reviews and accolades for her rousing performances and rich, powerhouse vocals. Her masterful delivery, coupled with a graceful ability to hit impossible notes with fluid ease and dulcet tones, has defied age, gender and racial boundaries to charm audiences throughout the nation. Scores of soccer fans remember her for her compelling a cappella rendition of Liverpool Football Club's anthem, "You'll Never Walk Alone", to a 55,000 strong crowd at the National Stadium, while theatre mavens will recall her stunning solo in the musical, RENT, that stirred the audience to their feet. But it was her vocal performance at Singapore's National Day that truly brought the little lady with the gigantic voice to the attention of the entire nation.With a Radio Music Award (DJ's CHOICE – 'Best Local Act'), Compass Award ('Top Local Pop Song' for her song, 'Dorian Bay'), recording contract with CreAsian Records and multiple radio hits under her belt, Asha was recognised as one of Singapore's Top Ten Talents in the Arts Magazine. Her alma mater, Lasalle-SIA College of the Arts, has also honored her with a place on their list of 'Contemporary Heroes'.A vocal chameleon who segues effortlessly from genre to genre, Asha rejects the idea of caging herself in a box. Her latest musical offerings have been described as 'electronic soul' or even 'dance music served chilled', but she is no stranger to pop, jazz, broadway, show tunes and the standards.Currently on Asha's plate is a salad of industrious activity as she hits the studio to work on remixing more recent songs. Two of them, "Carry Me Over" and "What's The Figure", can already be heard on the airwaves, along with her new single, "I Need Something". She juggles her music endeavours with volunteering at the children's ward of K.K. Hospital and hosting the arts segment on Lush 99.5fm, where her DJ mix is featured regularly under her pseudonym, pixiegroove.Not content with conquering the music world alone, Asha has set her sights on the realm of children's literature, and is looking to publish a book series titled Pilee Loo.- By Natalie Faye