Charice was presented with this microphone last Nov 26th when she was announced as the latest endorser for these prestigious microphones, also endorsed by Beyonce. What makes this particular microphone so special is that it is personalized with Charice’s own signature and is encrusted with the patented Swarovski crystals.

The Sennheiser Microphone:

(picture courtesy of ChariceDiva, click thumbnail for detailed view)

Charice performing ALWAYS YOU

Posted by Eve

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In the Philippines, all McDonald’s crew and employees were encouraged to join the contest and regional eliminations were held to select 10 semifinalists. From hundreds of McDonald’s employees all over the country that joined and after a grueling selection process, 10 up and coming singing superstars have emerged to belt it out and bring pride to their respective stores.

They are Radjie Zaragoza (McDonald’s Balayan), Jerome Jaucian (McDonald’s Naga City Plaza), Raymund Vergara (McDonald’s Cebu Colon South), Lourieby Chenee Capuyan (McDonald’s Davao Damosa), Ana Feona Moreno (McDonald’s SM Bacolod), Resty Ballaran (McDonald’s Mall of Asia Macapagal), Angelo Quinjett Lantaco (McDonald’s Kingswood), Rommel Abayari (McDonald’s West Avenue) and Rosa Carmella Morales (McDonald’s Greenhills).

Hollywood and YouTube superstar Charice Pempengco led the pack of guest performances to electrify the crowd.   She was joined by dance diva Regine Tolentino.

Source:  The Daily Tribune

Submitted by: Noellen,  posted by Max

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Thank you to chasters.us for allowing us to post the videos.

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Posted by: Max

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Singing her carrier single “Always You” from her album My Inspiration.

Video by ocyrnet

Paying tribute to Michael Jackson, Charice with Lea Salonga, Gary Valenciano and other ASAP artists.

Video by Carminiwithlove99

Submitted by OMIE

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Thanks to @irmsmith and her updates, it was the closest we could get to being there, of course, sans the visuals, although, we got the benefit of Twitpics as well! Thank the person who invented Twitter! The tweets were very helpful in calming our chaddiction!

Author: OzGirl

Here are the tweets, for your own reading enjoyment!

1. Magstart na!Wohoo!
2. Excited n0w! Waaahh!
3. Start na!Video clip of Cha!about
4. The place is jampacked!about
5. Charice opens the concert with And i’m telling you i’m not going
6. Naiyak c Charice..She’s so happy
7. My Heart will go on..lovely!
8. She sang the song where she lost in LBS
9. Kyle,Makisig and other LBS stars singing..about
10. Rhap is singing..
11. Charice is singing IWALY
12. The best!!!
13. Cha and Mommy Racquel singing..You and Me Against the world..Very beautiful! They both wear the same dress
14. And now she’s singing the song Amazing..Composed by Charice..
15. Done with Listen..very powerful..The Prayer with Christian Bautista
16. Her voice is great again..So powerful..Christian Bautista is singing solo..
17. So handsome 4 Christian! Wohoo!
18. Charice is back with I have nothing song..Wohoo!Love it
19. She’s wearing a red gown and singing while interacting with the audience!
20. You’ll never walk alone song with a back up choir! Lovely! Lovely
21. Singing You Raised Me Up..With a choir..
22. I will survive! She’s so beautiful!
23. HALO!! waahh! Am going insane!
24. Just Dance! She’s rocking the stage! Dancing! Wohoo!
25. Really beautiful number!And now with Billie Jean
26. A short tribute to MJ..Very adorable!
27. On My Own..She’s in black gown!
28. Through the rain..Now with All By Myself! Ang galing! Ang taas ng birit!
29. OMG! She’s sooo great
30. Regine is not here..Sö sorry! But Kuh Ledesma is here
31. Charice said Regine is in the hospital..Cha and Kuh singing ANAK
32. Kuh is singing solo now..
33. Kuh said that Regine has fever for 2 days now..She’s in the
34. Wow!She’s stunning in blue gown as well..singing One Moment in Time
35. No Regine in the concert..
36. One audience shouted that maybe Regine is afraid of Charice..Audiences really loved Charice..
37. Always You! By Charice
38. You can’t believe that Cha has cough when you hear her sing..
39. Last song Note to God!Waah!
40. With the Choir! Soo great!
41. Not the Note to God costume..Only blue gown
42. A message from Michael G.,Marc J., her Business Manager, and David Foster!
43. Standing ovation after! Paano kita mapapasalamatan..
44. Finale. Maghintay ka lamang..Don’t know if that’s the ryt title
45. They are congratulating Charice..Finale is so emotional..
46. The concert was soo great!Very successful..Meeting with the Chasters ryt now
47. Ok,be back in a while guys..Chasters meeting here
48. Meet and greet with Charice..So excited!
49. Going to Yellow Cab for the post party gathering

Here are some of the videos courtesy bdfangeles. More videos will be uploaded as they become available. Enjoy!

The Journey Begins Part 1

The Journey Begins Part 2

The Journey Begins Part 3

The Journey Begins Part 4

The Journey Begins Part 5

The Journey Begins Part 6

Journey Begins Part 7

The Journey Begins Part 8

The Journey Begins Part 9

The Journey Begins Part 10

The Journey Begins Part 11

The Journey Begins Part 12

The Journey Begins Part 13

The Journey Begins Part 14

The Journey Begins Part 15

The Journey Begins Part 16

The Journey Begins Part 17

The Journey Begins Part 18

The Journey Begins Part 19

Submitted by angie

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Well, if you have been asleep for the last 2 years then you are probably asking “WHAT?”

On the other hand if you are reading this with interest, a bag of cheetos in your hand, a half consumed case of diet coke (or Gatorade!) next to you, trying very hard to contain yourself as you haven’t gotten up to even go on a bathroom break for fear of missing something, a greasy keyboard in front of you, eyebags that go from here to Beijing due to lack of sleep, well, you know what I mean!

So what is a chaddict?

It can mean different things to different people but here are some definitions from the ever reliable, no not Websters, but CHA-bsters Dic-CHA-nary, just to give you an idea…

Chaddict:

• a person who can’t start nor end the day without watching Charice videos.
• a person who is practically glued to their chair in front of YouTube (or Charicemania.com!) on a permanent stakeout for the latest Charice videos.
• A person who has problems getting up in the morning and have taken sick leave because of staying up late watching Charice videos over and over again.
• a person who owns a regularly updated list of TV programs where Charice will be appearing so that he/she can TIVO it and be the first to upload it on YouTube.
• a person who owns a YouTube channel dedicated to Charice videos only.
• a person who is constantly trying to be the first to comment on any Charicemania.com article
• a person who can hardly hold a conversation without mentioning Charice.
• a person who, when making a shopping list always includes an item to buy for Charice as if Charice is a member of their household, hoping to one day be able to give it to Charice!
• A person who has Charice’s songs playing on continuous loop on iTunes and on their iPod.
• All of the above and more…

If you’re worried about your Chaddiction, you can always join “Chaddicts Chanonymous”, a support group that caters to Chaddicts who are having trouble managing their chaddiction. Chaddicts Chanonymous will help you by taking away your access to computers, televisions, TIVO, radio, iPods, magazines, and/or any other media source that might have Charice on it. (OMG, WHAT IS THAT DEAFENING GLOBAL SCREAM I CAN HEAR?)

Chaddicts Chanonymous currently has no members as of this writing.

Fortunately, your Chaddiction is not a fatal condition. But it is highly contagious.   So go ahead and infect the person next to you.   Let’s make this chaddiction pandemic!

We invite you to add your own definition to the above list. We also encourage you to send us pictures of what a Chaddict looks like and we will create a “Chaddicts Gallery”.

Let’s all keep making it happen for Charice!!!!

Author:  OzGirl

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Please note: English translation will be added as soon it becomes available.

By: esteebee

TRASLATION BY: phoenixsong

boy host: now, my friends, because it is THE BUZZ’s 10th anniversary today, our guest should of course be a heavyweight [in the entertainment biz] here at the buzz center. right phoem (short for phoemela)?

girl host: of course!

boy host: okay. who is our guest today, phoem? can you say it?

girl host: really, watch this.

voice-over: next on the buzz 10th anniversary special…the buzz 10th anniversary special…featuring the world’s most talented girl, platinum recording artist, international singing sensation, and the new face of The Filipino Channel all over the world. Charice, as she pursues her journey to global stardom. The Buzz is here to follow her rise [to fame]. Charice! live at the buzz center.

boy and girl host: please welcome here at the buzz center, charice!

boy host: hi charice! hello…

charice: hi po (*po is a form of respect said when talking to elders)

boy host: welcome.

girl host: welcome for coming, hello.

charice: hello po. thank you po.

boy host: you are really an international star, anak (means son or daughter in filipino)

charice: thank you po.

boy host: my god, you’re at the level of oprah winfrey.

charice: oh no, po.

girl host: and can i say you look so pretty. charice looks so grown up now.

boy host: i agree, but let’s not ask her age, we might get it wrong again (referring to the rumor from the past few days that charice is 22 years old.)

(laughter)

boy host: charice, of course you are going to greet us a happy 10th anniversary.

charice: yes, po. happy 10th year anniversary to all of you, and thank you very much for inviting me here again.

boy host: charice, it’s an honor, because, you know, your album has already achieved a double platinum, hasn’t it?

girl host: wow! (clap clap with accompanying annoying bracelet noise.)

boy host: we should see it in the charts, so charice, congratulations.

charice: thank you, thank you po.

boy host: so charice, promote your album.

charice: yes po. of course, thank you to all those who have bought my first album, Charice. i also have a new album out now, called My Inspiration, here, for only 299 pesos (roughly 6.40 USD). it’s still out at all the malls nationwide. it features my carrier single, Always You,. you can hear it at “May Bukas Pa” (translation: there is still tomorrow, a popular soap opera in the Philippines).

girl host: wow…

charice: yes…so thank you very much.

boy host: besides the very successful recording career of charice, she also has a very big concert that she is preparing for that is on june 26?

charice: june 27 po.

boy host: ah, june 27, okay.

charice: yes po.

girl host: the newest concert princess.

(laughter)

charice: my first major concert will be at SMX Convention Center, 8pm. for more details about the tickets, call 911-5555.

boy host: we can still reach charice (touching charice’s shoulder).

girl host: yes.

(laughter)

boy host: she is such a good girl.

girl host: of course.

boy host: speaking about international concerts…(plugs in somebody else’s gigs, happy birthdays, thank yous, happy father’s day greetings…etc…)

boy host: give my regards to josh groban, okay?

charice: (laughter) yes po.

girl host: and charice, can you give us a sample of your carrier single now? can we hear it?

charice: sure po. umm…(sings a few lines of Always You)

boy host: very good! very good! you are an excellent singer..!

charice: thank you po.

girl host: thank you so much for coming.

boy host: i’ll give you pizza for doing that. (laughter) thank you.

girl host: and now, we will be back.

charice: the buzz!

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phoenixsong, thank you! We highly appreciate your contribution.

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When Charice goes up on stage at the SMX Convention Center, she will sing songs that are meaningful to her.

“I’ll open it (the concert) with ‘My Heart Will Go On,’” the 17-year-old Filipino singing sensation says. The “Titanic” theme song was the first song Charice memorized by heart.

She was only four then, the age, Charice recalls, when she witnessed her father point a gun at her mother. Unlike the Titanic that sank, Charice’s dream to give her family a good life lifted her to success. Shortly after that violent incident, her parents separated. She and younger brother Carl were raised by their mother Raquel.

In one of her appearances on Oprah Winfrey’s show, the Queen of Talk was so enamored with Charice and her life story that she sent a crew to the Philippines to capture the very humble beginnings of the singing wonder whose ascent to international stardom was launched through YouTube. Charice so far has appeared as a guest on Oprah three times – the first as part of Oprah’s list of the World’s Smartest Kids; the most recent, to promote her upcoming album being produced by star-maker and veteran record man David Foster.

In fact, “Note to God,” a cut from the would-be album, has been doing very well on the singles charts. Charice proudly shares that her song landed No. 2 on amazon.com, Top 3 on iTunes and No. 44 on Billboard. The album, with 10 to 12 original songs, will be launched before the year ends.

Those feats measure how far Charice has come and how very good a dreamer she is. Not so long ago, she only dreamt of providing for her mother and brother.

“You’ve seen how hard our life was before,” Charice tells me when I visited her last weekend in Cabuyao, Laguna. She still comes home to Gulod, a barrio in Cabuyao, where they used to live after the family left Santa Rosa. She was only nine years old when they transferred to our neighborhood, and on the day that they moved into a small apartment here, they only had a sofa and a sound component system. A neighbor had to lend them a sleeping mat.

Raquel then was working as a supervisor in an apparel factory in Laguna, but was forced to quit her job to accompany her daughter when the penchant of Charice to join amateur singing competitions escalated. She was seven years old when she joined her first contest.

The path to international stardom began in 2007 when Dave Duenas, a licensed nurse from Cavite, uploaded Charice’s video on YouTube. The two didn’t even know each other when Dave created a showdown on YouTube between Charice and Bianca Ryan, a grand champion in the debut season of “America’s Got Talent” – singing “And I’m Telling You, I’m Not Going” one after the other.

Dave, known in the Internet world as FalseVoice, has since posted other videos of Charice on YouTube. The first to “discover” her on YouTube was StarKing, a popular TV program in South Korea, where Charice was invited to sing in October 2007. The host and the singing contestants on the said television show went gaga over Charice’s rendition of “And I’m Telling You…” and their superlative reaction was again uploaded on YouTube.

A staff of Ellen DeGeneres saw the video and soon Ellen herself was looking for Charice. Charice, for the first time, flew to the US with her mother to guest on “The Ellen Degeneres Show” in December 2007.

“I could smell a star in her,” Ellen said of Charice after her mind-blowing performance that elicited wild applause and a standing ovation. The following April, Charice had another standing ovation performance on the Paul O’ Grady show.

On May 12, 2008, Charice became part of Oprah’s “World’s Smartest Kids,” where she sang “I Have Nothing” and received two standing ovations.

Raquel recalls that on the day of their flight back to Manila, Oprah’s staff got on the plane and asked her and Charice to go back to Oprah’s Harpo Production office. There, Oprah sat down with them and offered to help Charice in her singing career.

A few days after that meeting with Oprah, Charice performed at the David Foster and Friends concert in Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, sharing the stage with the likes of Andrea Bocelli, Michael Bubble, Josh Groban, Peter Cetera and Brian McKnight. That evening, David Foster said, “A star is born,” referring to Charice.  

Since then, Charice has appeared as a guest on different shows and concerts abroad. She sang “The Prayer” with Andrea Bocelli at the Italian tenor’s concert in Tuscany. She was also a guest at Celine Dion’s “Taking Chances World Tour” in Madison Square Garden in New York. At the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade last November, Charice had her own float and performed with fellow teen superstars like David Archuleta and Miley Cyrus.

In January 2008, Charice sang “God Bless America” at three pre-inauguration parties of US President Barack Obama. She also did a movie, “Alvin and the Chipmunks 2,” that will be shown this December. The album “David Foster and Friends,” where Charice recorded “And I’m Telling You…” remains a favorite worldwide.

In the Philippines, Charice has made her mark in the local music industry. She has recorded two albums for Star Records; her first album “Charice” is now certified Platinum and her second album, “My Inspiration,” is a certified Gold. She was also awarded as one of People Asia magazine’s People of the Year for 2008, sharing the limelight with the likes of former President Cory Aquino, Vice President Noli de Castro, Sen. Manny Villar and US Ambassador Kristie Kenney. Last June 12, Charice graced the 111th anniversary of Independence Day at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila and sang “Lahing Pilipino,” an original Manny Pacquiao song.

One of Charice’s greatest assets is that despite her stardom, she has remained humble. “Everything I have now are blessings from God,” she acknowledges.

Once, Charice recalls, Oprah told her, “Keep your feet on the ground even if you’re wearing a nice pair of shoes,” pointing at her Louis Vuitton sneakers. Charice used to buy her shoes in the markets in Laguna.

Raquel recalls the times when what Charice would wear in her TV guestings in the Philippines posed a big problem. Often times, for her TV appearances, Raquel would borrow clothes from friends in the neighborhood for Charice to wear. They used to also have to commute from Laguna to the television studios in Manila, but that isn’t a problem anymore because Charice was able to buy a big second-hand white car.

Two weeks ago, she surprised Carl with a second-hand red car, but, she laughs, since Carl still can’t drive, she got a driver also.

The two siblings are now on a home study program – Charice is in third year high school, Carl is a year behind. She also gets to pursue other interests like photography. Of late, Charice, who can also strum the guitar, is seriously studying how to play the drums.

They now have a condominium unit in Parañaque. She has also invested in a house and lot in Tagaytay, and is building a seven-door apartment-for-rent in Cabuyao. These are wise investment decisions for such a young woman, but Charice points out that she knows what it is to be poor, so she spends her money wisely.

“My mom taught me to sing from the heart. She remains my coach to this day,” Charice said, adding that her singing career in the US is guided by a formidable team.

Managing Charice’s career in the US is Align Entertainment, the same company that manages the likes of David Foster, Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli. Her legal representative is the famous lawyer to the stars Ed Shapiro (of Grubman Indursky and Shire), who is also the lawyer of Chris Brown, Usher and Jennifer Lopez. Oprah remains her mentor while David Foster is her album and show producer.

“Sir David considers me like his daughter. He sometimes introduces me as his daughter to famous singers like Mariah Carrey,” Charice says in between giggles. Like a real daughter, she (with the help of her mother) prepared bistek Tagalog for David once and the Canadian music producer fell in love with the dish. Charice admits though that she brings her food to the States – 555 sardines, Century Tuna and Purefoods corned beef – “because I cannot eat the food in America.”

Everything that has happened to her now, Charice says, are products of her constant dreaming. Before she became a teenager, she would draw her dreams on bond paper. One drawing shows Charice sharing the stage with Celine Dion, another sketch shows her singing a duet with Andrea Bocelli. Her other drawings depict her desire to provide a house, a car, food on the table for her mother and brother.

Everything in her dream-drawings have become reality.

Charice takes center stage in The Journey Begins on Saturday, June 27 at 8 pm at the SMX Convention Center at the SM Mall of Asia. Tickets available at all SM Ticketnet outlets, tel 911-5555.

Author:  Bum D. Tenorio, 21 June 2009

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Article link submitted by Machel

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Have FUN!

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As you all know, Charice was a guest on Wowowee again, singing “Always You” from her second Philippine released album entitled My Inspiration.

Not much of an introduction is required here… so just enjoy!

Charice sings Always You on Wowowee – June 20/09

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By: ebsteebee

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Do not forget to grab your [legal] copy or copies . Let us celebrate with Charice on Mother’s Day and show how much we love her by buying her singles/albums.

By: roxnippi

Posted by Charified, submitted by Max.

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