MANILA – It was a dream come true for international Filipina singer Charice when she met one of her idols, American R&B superstar Justin Timberlake.
In an exclusive interview with abs-cbnNEWS.com, Charice shared how happy she was when she got the chance to talk to Timberlake, the former lead singer of 1990s boy band ’N Sync.
“Finally, I met Justin Timberlake last November 4. Nagkaroon kami ng chance na makapag-usap at kinongrats niya ako [sa career ko]. (We had a chance to talk and he congratulated me on my career),” Charice said.
Charice, who claims to be a “big fan” of Timberlake, said she met Timberlake during the CS Board of Governors Gala at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles, California. She said “yes” to performing at the gala event when she heard that Timberlake would be there too.
“Natutuwa ako noong sinabi niya kay sir (David Foster) na ‘Where did you find this girl?’ Kasi kumanta po ako doon sa gala. (I was happy when he told David foster, ‘Where did you find this girl?’ Because I sang at the gala),” said Charice who performed 3 songs at the gala.
Until now, Charice is hoping that she can perform onstage with Timberlake. “He is a good performer. I admire him. He’s so good at singing and he’s great at dancing,” Charice said in Filipino.
In his speech at the CS Board of Governors Gala, Timberlake said he was “really stunned” by Charice’s performance. “Thank you so much for inviting me here. I’m stunned with the talent Charice and Bryan (McKnight). This whole evening, I’m really blown away,” Timberlake said.
Currently, Charice is taking a break in her mini-mansion at Tagaytay City. She is set to guest on ABS-CBN’s ASAP ‘09 this coming Sunday (November 29). After, she will be returning to the US before the year end to prepare for the launch of her first international album.
In December, Charice will hit the big screen as the voice of a chipmunk in the animated movie “Alvin and the Chipmunks 2.”
Report by Reyma Buan-Deveza, abs-cbnNEWS.com
Charice at Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Gala, 11/4/2009
Red Carpet Interview and clip of JT speech
Video courtesy of CherB3ar
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joms:
The famous singer is BRIAN MCKNIGHT per wikipedia.
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Filipino Volunteerism/Talents recognized
There will be a replay of the “10 Heroes of the Year” award on Saturday and Sunday (11/28 & 11/29), on CNN, at 8:00 PM eastern time. Efren PenaFlorida, a Filipino, was chosen as CNN’s Hero of Year.
With people like Efren PenaFlorida, Charice, Manny Pacquiao, Arnel Pineda and the two Filipino members of the Black Eyed Peas, the Philippines is slowly being recognized by the whole world for our talents. We should be very proud of them.
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Hi rob47, I think (unless the band recently hired another Filipino) that Black Eyed Peas have only one Filipino member in the band. Allan Pineda (aka: apl ap de ap) is the co-founder of the band. He is also half African American. Born in the PI and came to the U.S. in his pre-teens (I think) through the petition of his American adopted parents. According to his biography, he was very homesick in the U.S., and had a hard time fitting in. His new parents hired a babysitter, who would always bring her son with her. This boy became apl ap de ap’s best friend, his name is William James Adams, Jr.. They played together, but mostly they danced and sung in their free times. Eventually they organized a group which became a hit in their school. Their group went through many transformations until it became what it is today. Please visit wikipedia for more info. He’s got very interesting back story too.
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CHARICE, please open your eyes, in case you come across with my comment, while you are being admired by american for your talent, you are being destroyed by the power of “live broadcasting” in the philippines trying to destroy your relationship with your adopted brother “rhap salazar”. What a shame, issues after issues are re-appearing, why is that ??, You are just trying to make a living and this is what you get from the “so called friends”. I know you can swipe away this new issues..Poor you !!
HAVE A NICE AND SUCESSFUL LIFE. God bless you.
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I think she’s competing against the chipmunks at the end she’s not going to be a voice of the chipmunk.
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That’s right, Jaypen!
Some journalists need to get their facts accurate before posting it online for everyone to read. Charice is not going to be a voice of the chipmunk. She’s appearing as herself as a rival singer of the chipmunks where she used her own amazing voice.
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I think it’s not bryan mcknight…bryan the kid pianist
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Oh well every1 is not lucky as her. She met justin freakin timberlake
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Charice’s dreams are all coming true no doubt that she will reach her dream of being the first asian superstar in the music industry luv u Charice and God bless
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