MANILA, Philippines – International singing sensation Charice Pempengco has gone a long way from being a Youtube hit.

Recently, the young popstar released her first international single titled Pyramid, featuring rapper Iyaz, at Amazon and iTunes. Read the full story

[Video Added] Charice was interviewed during the filming of the movie, “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel,” where she plays one of the rival singers of Alvin and the Chipmunks in a school singing competition. It should be a wonderful opportunity to see Charice sing “No One” in the big screen. Read the full story

Charice seems to be everywhere these days.  Here she is appearing on the UKG Morning Show being interviewed and singing “Note to God” to a very receptive audience.  Charice continues to be ever so humble and giving credit to those responsible for her United States success – David Foster, Warner Bros. and of course, Oprah Winfrey. Read the full story

Mr. David Foster is promoting his 10-City David Foster & Friends Tour with Charice … Charice was interviewed on CBS News ‘The Early Show Saturday” after her WAMU Madison Square Garden Concert.  Watch as Charice talks about her experiences with Cali Carlin. The interview was broadcast live over UStream Read the full story

CHICAGO – The much-awaited 10-city tour of David Foster & Friends began with a big bang at the packed Rosemont Theater in Chicagoland Wednesday, Oct. 21.

But before that, David Foster himself opened the doors of the theater to the Asian Journal to watch the rehearsals the day before. Read the full story

David Foster spoke passionately about Filipina teen singing phenom Charice during a sit-down interview with Balitang America Anchor Gel Santos-Relos, which aired on TFC last night. “I’ve always believed that the next huge big star will be Asian. And I believe that Charice is the one,” he said.

Balitang America (News America) is a 30-minute nightly show of ABS-CBN Global in North America. Aired on primetime on The Filipino Channel, Balitang America is the reliable news source of Filipinos in the United States and Canada. Read the full story

BARBRA, CELINE AND WHITNEY ALL RELY ON THE HIT MAN – Say you’re the mastermind behind dozens of hugely successful songs and your nickname is the Hit Man. You should know the secret to making a hit, right?

Not so, says songwriter and producer David Foster.

Foster – who has won 15 Grammy awards and boasts a client roster that includes Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Madonna and the late Michael Jackson – still can’t put his finger on what makes a smash. Read the full story

Charice’s first concert date on her U.S. tour with David Foster & Friends begins this Wednesday, October 21st, at the Rosemont Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.  In Foster’s recording studio in Los Angeles, TFC Production Manager John-D Lazatin sat down for an exclusive one-on-one interview with Foster.   Read the full story

Accolades continue to pour in from Charice’s performance at the Andre Agassi Benefit Concert, Las Vegas.  Listen to Fans, Marc Johnston, Lionel Ritchie, and David Foster give tribute to Charice  Quoting “Evemarie1107″, in a YouTube comment: Read the full story

The live online chat with Charice was recorded by Nege in a 9-part series of videos. It is apparent in the videos that there was a tremendous amount of chatter going on in-between the questions. Perhaps take a look at one or more of the video(s), and then you will truly appreciate Read the full story

YouTube sensation Charice may be on the brink of international stardom but deep inside, she’s still a kid who’s fascinated with the latest gadgets and gizmos that’s available on the market.  In an interview with abs-cbnNEWS.com, Charice admits she’s fond of gadgets such as iPods, cameras and the latest PSP console. Read the full story

Another Philippines treasure, Ms. Lea Salonga, who has been performing since she was 19 in her debut in Miss Saigon in London, England, will also kick off her musical concert tour, dubbed “Inspired Tour,” this month, with 19 concert dates starting on September 12th in Bangkok, Thailand, and ending on November 14th in Maui, Hawaii. Read the full story

Excerpt of an interview with David Foster in PBS KVCR entitled “Behind the Keys with David Foster” aired August 29, 2009. I watched (and taped) this interview with David Foster last Saturday in our local PBS station. I wanted to post the part where he talked about Charice… Read the full story

Charice explains why she missed appearances on Wowowee and Entertainment Live.  The video is courtesy of Cinema News Weekend Edition.  Subtitles are added by NuWave.  Note: Turn on the caption function on the lower right hand corner to view the subtitles. Read the full story