ANNOUNCEMENT FROM CHARICE:
You can now post the club remix of “Pyramid” on your websites – Facebook, Twitter, Plurk, Tumblr, Multiply etc… to motivate your friends and fans. Tell them to check out remixes of Charice’s new track ‘PYRAMID’ available at iTunes on February 23rd and you can stream the Dave Aude radio edit. Continue Reading

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. Continue Reading

Congratulations to Operation Smile for winning the first place prize of $20,000 in the PayPal Fruitcake Campaign! Many thanks go out to all the Chasters for your unwavering support throughout the evening as we maintained our lead. You definitely heeded our call for help (below) and rose to the occasion. Continue Reading

[Charice sings "Smile" in new Operation Smile video, just added.]
It was sooo exciting in the Chatbox last night as Chasters rallied to come from behind to win the 3rd and final #CharityTuesday for yet another $1,000 bonus to be awarded to Operation Smile.

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Other talk-show hosts can make people famous, but sometimes only Oprah can make them stars. After producers of The Ellen DeGeneres Show saw a YouTube clip of the then 16-year old Charice Pempengco singing the Dreamgirls anthem “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going,” they flew her in from her native Philippines to perform. Continue Reading

A whopping 70 percent of you voted for the 17-year-old singing sensation’s performance of her first single, “Note to God.” The Black Eyed Peas kickoff party performance came in second with only 9 percent of the vote. Charice had a big year in 2009, recording her first album, performing on tour with David Foster & Friends and appearing in her first film, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. Continue Reading

LOS ANGELES—As the 60-member strong Filipino-American Symphony Orchestra (Faso) played pieces from Lucio San Pedro to Levi Celerio last Sunday evening at the historic Pasadena Civic Auditorium, the thought hit us—that something so beautiful, positive and Filipino continues to exist in the US. Continue Reading

Charice on the cover of FILIPINAS Magazine/ December 2009. FILIPINAS Magazine is a monthly magazine that caters to the Filipino American community. The magazine’s inception was in 1992 and has become a nationally-distributed magazine that serves Filipinos in the United States. It covers many aspects of the Filipino diaspora, particularly on Philippine heroes, leaders and achievers, culture, history, travel, food and entertainment. Continue Reading

Oprah Winfrey’s billion dollar media empire wields tremendous influence when it comes to pitching products, books, and now music. Winfrey’s influence extends beyond the sale of new albums by major contemporary stars. Warner Bros. chief operating officer and Reprise Records president, Diarmuid Quinn, says the developing artist Charice sold 60,000 singles behind an appearance on the show. Continue Reading

Pinoys in Metro Vancouver especially all the die-hard fans of Charice Pempengco, were overjoyed after their singing idol joined them in a lunch at Earls in Yaletown last November 9. Charice fans known as “Chast­ers” were elated at a luncheon event organized by Chris, Eve, and Madz Ordonio in cooperation with Sulyap Productions headed by Randy Mangalindan and BJ Correa. Continue Reading

We would like to dedicate this page to compile all the reviews from David Foster and Friends concert. We are encouraging our readers to send us all articles, videos, pictures, blogs or reports about the 10-day-city concerts to us. We would try to bundle them all up in this section. From all of us here in Charicemania Team, thank you very much to all our readers, contributors, fans, chasters for their help in the past weeks. But most of all, thank you CHARICE, for bringing us so much joy, excitement and tears! Continue Reading

The tour is called “David Foster and Friends.” And after more than 30 years as one of the pop world’s most successful songwriter-producers, Foster has plenty of friends to call on. Continue Reading

Life is sweet for 17-year-old Charice Pempengco.

She has a record deal, she’s been on “Oprah,” she’s sung at Madison Square Garden with her idol Celine Dion and she’s making her first album with legendary producer/songwriter David Foster.

“It’s like my life is a fairy tale,” said Charice, who only uses her first name professionally. “I am always telling my mom to pinch my cheeks. I can’t believe this is happening.”

Charice is joining Foster, a 15-time Grammy winner, for the 10-city tour of “David Foster and Friends” coming to Boston this week.

The concert includes hits that have paved the way for many stars Foster worked with over the years, such as Whitney Houston, Barbra Streisand, Josh Groban, Celine Dion, Michael Bublé, Andrea Bocelli, Chaka Khan, Madonna and Chicago.

The show’s lineup in Boston includes Philip Bailey from the chart-topping Earth, Wind and Fire, Charice, Peter Cetera, Deborah Cox, “American Idol” winner Ruben Studdard and finalist Michael Johns, and The Canadian Tenors.

Charice was born and raised in the Philippines. Her mother, Raquel, split with her father when Charice was 3, reportedly because of domestic violence.

Her mother was a singer and would often take Charice to shows. Pretty soon little Charice was performing on stage herself. By the age of 7, Charice was entering local talent contests to help support her family.

Her career began to take off during her time on the Filipino show “Little Big Star,” which Charice says is a little like “American Idol.” (She took third place.)

A Web savvy fan posted her renditions of songs by Celine Dion and Mariah Carey on YouTube. The performances got millions of hits, and brought Charice to the attention of Oprah Winfrey, who had her on her show.

Through Winfrey, Charice met Foster, and the two began a collaboration.

“It’s been great, this such a different album for me. I am always singing other people’s songs,” Charice said. “I think it’s going to be a great album.”

Right now, Charice is focused on the concerts — and being thrilled by the fact that she gets recognized here in the U.S. by fans.

Fans can also expect celebrity visits at every stop. With one of Hollywood’s most impressive phone books, Foster has yet to reveal which guests might visit him on stage during the tour.

“Cher and Donny Osmond both surprised me in Las Vegas so I think people won’t be disappointed. I can certainly say each show will be very special and loads of fun. You never know what’s going to happen with this much talent on stage,” Foster said.

This will be the first time Foster takes “David Foster and Friends” on the road. The show was performed twice previously at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The first performance, which was featured as a “PBS Great Performances Special,” was the highest pledged PBS show in history.

Charice, Kathy Sledge, Lisa Smith & Deborah Cox

Charice & Brother Carl

MANILA – Charice’s first international album will not be released this year as scheduled. Instead, the international singing sensation will first promote an all-star Christmas album that will be launched on November 27.

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