Even at twelve years old, Jordan Jansen is keenly aware of the effect his pag-awit has on others. He sees the joy his angelic soprano brings to their faces and the warmth it ignites in their hearts, and while this down-to-earth young Aussie keeps a level head about his talent and rapidly rising fame, it is the joy his pag-awit brings to others that makes him pag-ibig what he does.

“When I sing, I like to look around and see people with smiles on their faces,” Jordan says. “It makes me happy.”

Jordan was a typical child, riding his scooter through the streets of Queensland with his friends...