Charice soared – then shot up like a rocket – and with Glee will go into “hyperdrive.” So, lets get our bearings as we approach 21 September. We will start by reviewing Billboard and other major sales Charts. In addition to her #1 dance hit, Pyramid, Charice made Billboard history as the first Asian to have a Top10 album on the prestigious US Billboard200 Chart. Read the full story

WITH NO LESS THAN OPRAH BEHIND HER, A CHART-TOPPING DEBUT ALBUM AND A ROLE IN THE TV HIT GLEE, THERE’S JUST NO STOPPING THIS STAR

At first it was a rumor she denied, but now it’s confirmed and official — Charice will appear in the next season of hit TV series Glee, as a foreign exchange student who will challenge Lea Michele’s character, Rachel Berry. The petite 18-year-old — who rose to fame via YouTube — posted on her Twitter account: “When (the) rumor came out, it wasn’t true. Then after that, I auditioned. And I made it! Let’s party!” With all the attention she’s received (appearing on Oprah three times), not to mention the success of her self-titled debut album, she has every reason to celebrate. Read the full story

As rising stars go Charice’s ascent has been pretty dizzying by anyone’s standards. The YouTube star made her breakthrough on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” where she sang “My Heart Will Go On” for Celine Dion. Since then she’s begun recording professionally, releasing her single “Pyramid,” and has been lined up for recurring guest role on “Glee” next season. Read the full story

Saturday Afternoon

“So I turn the radio up

Looking for a melody

But nobody’s singing to me”

My head does a 180.  What the?! I was in a bus in the suburbs of Tokyo, and a familiar tune wafts past my ear.  Who on earth has “Nobody Singing to Me”, not even “Pyramid”, as a ringtone in Japan?!  Read the full story

AUGUST 12, UPDATE – EXCLUSIVE SEVENTEEN VIDEOS ADDED.

New Glee cast member Charice gives an exclusive performance for Seventeen! Watch the videos below!

Eighteen-year-old singing superstar Charice will play a new character on Glee this upcoming season, but before she started filming for the FOX show, she came to the Seventeen office to do an exclusive performance! Check out the videos to see her sing a cover of Beyonce’s “Halo” and her song “Pyramid.” Read the full story

The start of Season Two of “Glee” is September 21^st, less than two months from now. Rolling Stone is a U.S.-based magazine devoted to music, politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Their web site recently featured an article about the special guests that will appear on Season Two.

Headlining the guest list is our Princess Charice.  Her role will be a Filipino foreign exchange student whose killer pipes challenge New Directions’ brightest star, Rachel Berry (Lea Michele).  The other profiled special guests are Chord Overstreet, John Stamos, Cheyenne Jackson, Idina Menzel, and Kristin Chenoweth. Read the full story

Album Review from South Africa, Tonight Entertainment Guide.

Currently riding high on world charts with her first single, the anthemic love song Pyramid, 18-year-old Charice, originally from the Philippines and now based in the US, is officially the first Asian in history to land in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 album chart. Read the full story

JULY 20 UPDATE – CONCERT REVIEW OF SRO CROWD; NEW VIDEOS at Venice Piazza and Eastwood Mall.

MANILA – Charice continues her Asia Tour from Korea to the Philippines for the next 3 days. First stop in the 3-day series is her show at Newport Plaza, Resorts World, July 15th at 8pm. Read the full story

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Filipina singing prodigy Charice Pempengco has a long-term plan that involves a different stage than the ones she has occupied since Oprah Winfrey dubbed her the “most talented girl in the world.”

Since Oprah featured Pempengco, known simply as Charice, on her talk show in 2008, the pop singer’s profile has grown Read the full story

ClevverTV’s ‘New Artist Spotlight’ says Charice “might be a tiny lady, but she has the biggest voice to enter the music world in a long time… and is poised to become a household name… Safe to say that Charice is the star to watch right now. Read the full story

Charice flew to Macao as Mommy Raquel informed us then off to Korea. We don´t have any more details at this moment but we´re hoping for more Chinese news later. In the meantime, watch her promotional video in Chinese and the news from Taiwan. Read the full story

Charice’s Pyramid Music Video debuted at #1 on Billboard Yahoo Music Videos this week ahead of Miley Cyrus’ Can’t be tamed and Lady Gaga’s Alejandro. Her album also climbed from 173rd  to 139th spot, 34 spots rise from previous weeks. Read the full story

JULY 1 UPDATE – VIDEOS OF FEYENOORD PERFORMANCE ADDED

Oprah Winfrey’s “Most Talented Girl In The World”

At first glance, newly minted star Charice looks like a regular teenager: a pretty little girl, full of energy. But once she opens her mouth, “regular” is the last thing on your mind, and you fall in love with this girl. Read the full story

Kinoshita Yukina teamed up with Charice for her first album release in Japan on July 7th.

Yukina took Charice’s song “Pyramid”, and translated it into Japanese.

Yukina said, “I started having interest in Charice, because it sounds like ‘Chorisu’ (Yukina’s way to say hello), and after I listened to her songs, I was so moved. I wanted to support her somehow, so I translated the song on my own.  To do that makes young Japanese people listen to western music more.” Read the full story

Charice Performs Pyramid

MYFOXNY.COM – Charice has a larger-than-life voice. It made her an Internet phenomenon. With over 30 million hits on YouTube, she is soaring to stardom. She is scheduled to come to Good Day New York on June 24th to sing her song “Pyramid” (#2 on the dance charts) from her new self-titled CD.

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June 16 UPDATE: Video with English subs added!
Heute: Sascha hat Neuigkeiten von P!nk, Katy Perry und Menowin! Kennst du schon Charice? Nein? Dann check hier gleich die neue Sendung . . .

Today: Sascha has news from Pink, Katy Perry and Menowin! Do you know Charice already? No? Then check the new TV show here… Read the full story