CHARICE - 16 year old Singing Sensation

If you have not heard of CHARICE, you are in for countless hours of listening to this up and coming singing star. She has been discovered in youtube and her videos first appeared around late 2007. Since then, her popularity has increased and she has already sang with the likes of Andrea Bocelli and Celine Dion. David Foster and Oprah have taken her under their wings and have great plans for this little girl.

Charice at Good Morning America, Nov. 18, singing THE BODYGUARD MEDLEY:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9t9Yo2t9LY

Still at GMA singing I WILL SURVIVE (fantastic version): - this version will be in her debut CD with David Foster

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VEZTd_pwck

Singing TO LOVE YOU MORE last Nov 29 in Cox Arena, San Diego:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jppgCy7EjwM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yoxXePadNU (close-up)

Singing ALONE by Heart in San Diego:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KctYXanFcRg

RUN TO YOU - Nov 18 in the Philippines:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSqJdEnWrsc

THE PRAYER - duet with Andrea Bocelli

http://www.youtube.com/wa...VKYadZJGE&feature=related

2nd Guesting in Oprah singing MY HEART WILL GO ON:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIr-m48M_7I

Duet with Celine Dion on BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME:

http://www.youtube.com/wa...TYkVFrc0M&feature=related

First Oprah guesting singing I HAVE NOTHING:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCMxwUwENmU

Singing I BELIEVE (Fantasia's coronation song - you can hear how powerful her voice is):

http://www.youtube.com/wa..._eB26T5cw&feature=related

ONE MOMENT IN TIME:

http://www.youtube.com/wa...yIVvHY7KQ&feature=related

Singing POWER OF THE DREAM by Celine Dion: powerful voice!!!

http://www.youtube.com/wa...rVFiYT9-g&feature=related

CHARICE TRIBUTE :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBnESCRxSew (part 1/2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtFyHnDRgns (part 2/2)

The videos that started it all. It was the first video that got her noticed by the Korean show and it was when she guested in that Korean show that got David Foster's, Ellen's and Oprah's attention:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkaE9SLwCDo (she was 12 or 13 yrs old here)

http://www.youtube.com/wa...VHCLP3RlE&feature=related

2nd guesting in the Korean show due to popular demand:

http://www.youtube.com/wa...NSmDgG5I8&feature=related

Here is her myspace account which has a music player at the right hand side:

http://www.myspace.com/charicepempengco

I could go on and on. There are literally hundreds of videos of her singing different songs from when she started singing at 9 up to the present.

She is being managed now by David Foster and Oprah. Foster said that Oprah really loves this girl and that they are both determined to make her 'the next big thing'. She has started working with Foster on her debut album which he said will be out before she turns 17 years old in May. Originally, he said that he will produce her first album when she is 18 already but I guess he thinks she is ready now.

Updated On: 12/8/08 at 08:59 AM

I like Charice, but your shilling does her a disservice.

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I started a thread about her a couple of months ago. I love her! She is a humble, grateful, and extremely talented young lady. I wish her all the best!

I think I mentioned on the other thread about her that I wasn't as impressed as some seem to be. I thought she was good, but nothing remarkable.

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She has a good voice but I can't watch her sing lol. Theres something about her when shes singing that turns me off. I can listen to her though. LOL

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I just watched the first video to refresh my memory.

Sometimes she sings in a very low register and it sounded forced to me. Other times, she's trying to belt, but it sounds like yelling to me. I guess I'm not a fan after all.

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What I meant was a lot of the Charice videos on youtube are not worth listening to because of the inferior audio quality. Anyway, Charice is one of those singers who sounds much better LIVE.

I think I'm one of the only people who don't think she is all that great. She can sing, but I've worked with and have friends who are SO MUCH BETTER!

Here's a friend of mine who is just uh-mazin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld0uCvabVv0

Charice does have an amazing voice, although I find it kind of hard to listen to people sing when I can't understand what they are actually singing. She has some serious chops though

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