Although it was only a vocal cameo, international singing sensation Charice in “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” has people pointing their thumbs way up on her performance.

“Very happy po ako na some people are tweeting me na nakita po nila ako sa movie,” the young Pinay singer said in an interview.

“I’m very happy that some people are tweeting me that they saw me in the movie,” the young Pinay singer said in an interview.

In the animated film, Charice stars as herself — and she’s Alvin, Theodore, and Simon’s biggest rival in a singing competition.

Charice recorded two songs for the movie: a version of Alicia Keys’ “No One” with the Chipettes, and the finale number, “Shake Your Booty.”

The 17-year-old shared how she landed in her first Hollywood movie: “I auditioned for the role in the normal way, with no backer, [and] not because I am close to Oprah [Winfrey],” she related in another interview.

“I auditioned for it and sang two songs, [and] read script. They asked me to do the three voices of the chipmunks.”

She got the role apparently because she touched the heart of the film director, Betty Thomas.

Charice recalled the director telling her: “You know what, I saw you in ‘Oprah.’”

“And she said that she could relate to the story of my life. That was why she told her staff that ‘I need this girl on my movie.’”

Asked if she is open for more acting gigs in the future, the singer Oprah dubbed “Most Talented Girl in the World” beamed with a big “Yes!”

“Talaga pong nagustuhan ko po ang acting. Pero ‘yong sa ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks,’ hindi pa po siya acting pero sabi ko chance ko na po ‘yon. Kasi po, siyempre, nagpakita po ‘ko ng singing skills ko. Siyempre gusto ko na ipakita ‘yong acting skills ko naman,” she enthused.

Yes, I really began to like acting. I’m not acting there in ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks,’ but it’s a chance to open doors perhaps. Because now that they have seen my singing skills, of course I’d like them to see my acting skills too,” she enthused.

“Squeakquel,” which is set to be screened in the Philippines this month, outshone other kid-oriented pictures shown around the same time in the box-office. The competition included the Charles Dickens classic tale, “A Christmas Carol,” and Disney’s 2-D relapse, “The Princess and the Frog.”

“Squeakquel” currently ranks third in the world box-office after raking in sales of $36.6 million.

Meanwhile, the “Squeakquel” soundtrack (which includes Charice’s song) peaked at number 20 in the Billboard 200 chart and at number three at the Billboard soundtracks chart.

By ROWENA JOY A. SANCHEZ, Manila Bulletin
Submitted by OMIE and Hailey

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Charice Shines as Guest in Chipmunks Movie

You will be surprised how Charice has grown when you see Alvin and the Chipmunks 2, her first Hollywood movie, which is opening nationwide on Friday, Jan. 8.

The movie was shot early last year and Charice looks like the probinsyana lass she used to be. Cute! Since then, she has been “reinvented” and she now looks as sophisticated (well, almost!) as any international teen pop star.

She’s only a “guest” in the movie but she shines in her few-minutes exposure while singing the Alicia Keys
hit No One in a scene showing a campus singing contest. Charice sings three-fourths of the song and is given her “moment.”

In the movie, Chipmunks Alvin (voiced by Justin Long), Simon (by Matthew Gray Gubler) and Theodore (by Jesse McCartney) meet their match as the latest singing group, The Chipettes, take center stage.

Does Charice win in the singing contest?

Find out for yourselves.

FUNFARE By Ricardo F. Lo, The Philippine Star

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Alvin Movie Sound Track is at #20 on the Billboard 200

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