Both a successful singer and actress, Filipino star Jennylyn Mercado won audiences' hearts on the first series of the Philippines' StarStruck talent competition in 2003. Equally adept at smooth, guitar-based laments or emotionally charged, string-laden power ballads, Mercado brings an authentic sense of longing to her songs, which she carries across in her distinctive, lilting vocals. This playlist features Mercado's award-winning tracks sung in both Filipino and English—though her aching conviction transcends language.