To those Chasters who wondered why Charice left the Philippines so quickly on Sunday, it was a live performance alongside David Foster and Donna Summer in Los Angeles that was to blame.
Charice was a surprise guest at the Television Critics Association tour at the historic Orpheum Theater on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles, Sunday night. The special event was to promote David Foster’s upcoming PBS Special “The Hitman Returns,” which will air in March. She joined her mentor and godfather on stage, along with Summer, to wow the critical audience.
TV Guide had this to say: “The critics were on their feet dancing [to Donna Summer's Last Dance] — a rare feat for that crowd. But the real treat of the evening was the evening’s final guest, who had just landed at LAX from the Philippines an hour previous to the concert’s start. Charice, the tiny
18-year-old girl with the big voice, who starred on this season’s opening episode of Glee, came onstage to sing “All By Myself” to perfection. I had goose bumps, and couldn’t sleep afterwards because of the rush her performance gave me.”
TVweekonline said: “Filipino pop sensation Charice blew the figurative roof off the joint with her vocal gymnastics.”
By all accounts, the performance was to the usual phenomenal standard, with another critic from the Star Tribune saying “Move over, Justin Bieber. There’s a new teenage sensation on the scene… Charice nailed a version of “All By Myself,” hitting a high note that almost shattered the wine glasses… Summer was great, but it’s Charice’s voice that keeps ringing in my ears…”
The Sioux City Journal offered just one word as a description of the night: “incredible,” before going on to elaborate on the concert and saving some special praise for Charice herself.
“Unbelievable. Un-be-liev-a-ble! She performed “All By Myself” and hit those killer notes with such ease you’d swear she was lip-syncing. But she wasn’t. And, like Summer, she got the normally sedate people to cheer.”
Turning the “sedate” into the “cheering” has become something of a habit for Charice, and after her highly acclaimed performance in front of 80,000 screaming Chasters in Manila on Saturday last (Jan 8), the “cheering” audience at the Orpheum Theater must have seemed a little quiet. Regardless of the volume, to have a crowd of hard-nosed and even harder-to-please TV critics in raptures about her is further evidence that she is a class apart.
“The Hitman Returns” will feature both Charice and Donna Summer, as it is a recording of the
Las Vegas leg of the “David Foster and Friends Tour,” which was taped live on October 15 last. Also amongst the stars of the show were Ne-Yo (who Charice sang a duet with), Seal, Natalie Cole, Chaka Khan and Michael Bolton.
The Television Critics Association tour comprises TV critics from the US and Canada, who preview the television network’s biggest upcoming programs over the course of a few weeks. In total, about 200 journalists are present at the tour, which is held in January and July each year.
The association is highly influential, meaning that a poor review can kill a program before it even happens. Clearly, Charice played no small part in ensuring that Foster’s PBS special will be amongst the highest ranking TV events of the year.
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By Robert Sheen, Charicemania.com
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She’s gaining weight. Although I understand that she was a deprived of some of the childhood pleasures such as ice cream and pizza because of their financial situation, I still think she needs to control a bit in her diet since she is now an international star. I really think she is pretty (I’m inclined to chinese and east asian beauty which she is), especially during her first two appearances in Oprah and the DFF 2008. She doesn’t need any cosmetic procedures had she maintained her weight. FYI, I am a fan and bought her CD (international) and the DFF (2008)DVD and DFF 2010 Blue-Ray. When I learned about her star, I had sleepless nights scouring YT and Google.
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Wouldn’t it be great to hear Charice sing All By Myself and see those critics’ gaping mouths in stunned disbelief? LOL…
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I AM SO HAPPY FOR CHA! and to impress these entertainment critics is another feather for our princess` cap!
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Yes, may we have a video please? We’re waiting. Thank you a million to whoever gets one posted here.
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Well, I am an accomplished teacher, book writer, singer, emcee, movie addict,seminar speaker/resource person, lawyer and ON TOP OF IT ALL A CHARICE CERTIFIED FAN. I have much knowledge about anything Charice equally as I do my LAW BOOKS. HAhahahahahahahaha!!! I hope I have a way of telling Charice how much of a fan I am. But its enough that I love her and her talent!!!! LOVE YOU CHA.
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Hey! Chaster hold your breath because this year is another year for charice superb performances.
Keep on supporting Charice because she deserve it.
Syamasundara
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Which song was stuck in your head this year?
‘Baby,’ Justin Bieber
‘Love the Way You Lie,’ Eminem
‘Bad Romance,’ Lady Gaga
‘Pyramid,’ Charice
‘Tik Tok,’ Ke$ha
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please share this info to all chaster worldwide, let’s support charice
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Seems to me she gained weight… That’s happy weight, I’ll take that!
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Which song was stuck in your head this year?
‘Baby,’ Justin Bieber
‘Love the Way You Lie,’ Eminem
‘Bad Romance,’ Lady Gaga
‘Pyramid,’ Charice
‘Tik Tok,’ Ke$ha
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Who was your favorite Glee Guest Star?
http://glee.wikia.com/wiki/Glee_TV_Show_Wiki
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IN LAST WEEK’S POLL we asked:
“Who was your favorite Glee Guest Star? ”
The Winner:43% said Charice (Sunshine) , The Least Voted for: 0.32% said Eve. This poll set record, with being the most voted poll, 2500 people voted!
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Besides her Glee appearances the world gets to see her in the upcoming second PBS Special of the DFF concert last year. Add to the mix her japan concert, her new single/album and so on. Got to stop here, guys, getting dizzy!
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She’d be YouTubing till the wee hours of the morning I’m sure, then reported sick for work, then watched some more Charice vids and so on. She’ll be teary-eyed, clapping alone on her sofa, giving solo standing O’s and chaddicted by now. Like us! Soon she would find her way in CM. Lurking, lurking and finally confessing and maybe writing/commenting in CM. Who knows? It happened to me. To most of us. And many more people to come! That’s what I call the Charice Effect – its a social phenomenom!
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