Nick Zavior, recipient of the McNally Award for Excellence in the Arts 2016, is one of Asia’s rising vocal talents. Known for an urban contemporary sound shaped by R&B, funk, soul and gospel influences, he has performed widely across the region. In 2024, he headlined All Things New at the DBS Foundation Outdoor Theatre at Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, and in 2025, appeared in Bangkok with jazz act One Man Standing at Smalls.

He has performed at major festivals including Java Jazz Festival (Indonesia), Batik Music Festival (Indonesia), SingJazz (Singapore), Esplanade’s Mosaic Festival (Singapore) and A Tribute to Stevie Wonder, as well as with the Duke Ellington Orchestra. In 2019, Nick launched his debut single I Want You The Way You Are to a full house at Cool Cats in Singapore. In 2017, he was handpicked by David Foster for David Foster & Friends, where The Straits Times noted he “made Singapore proud.”