SINGAPORE — Hong Kong megastar Eason Chan may not be a winner in the looks department, but boy, can the man sing. At his EASON’S LIFE concert at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Saturday night, he was both an impressive vocalist and an electrifying performer. It didn’t matter whether he was singing fan favourites like Backpack, Sunset and Lonely Christmas, or dancing along to faster tracks like PK and Thank You — Chan devoted himself entirely to each and every song, delivering each tune to perfection. It was also clear just how much he enjoyed being on stage; his enthusiasm and sincerity were infectious.

The chatty Cantopop king, who is known for his quirks, serenaded his audience for more than an hour and a half before he stopped to address the 8,000-strong audience in a mixture of English, Cantonese and Mandarin — in different accents, no less, for dramatic effect. The 39-tear-old declared he was genuinely happy to be starting his year-long world concert tour in Singapore, but not before cheekily teasing the audience for being Cantonese-deprived, as he made an obvious effort to cater to both his Cantopop and Mandopop fans. At one point, the audience erupted in loud cheers when he sang the much beloved Mount Fuji first in Mandarin, and then ended the song in Cantonese.

It was a pity, however, that he did not perform some of his more popular tunes, such as Next Year Today, Better Not To Meet and Bicycle. In his defence, Chan probably has enough songs in his repertoire to fill at least three concerts. Because even when Chan bid his fans goodbye at the end of the satisfying night, it felt like the show had barely begun. Hon Jing Yi