Showing posts with label International Singing Sensation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label International Singing Sensation. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

'Charice, One for the Heart'

International singing sensation Charice, comes home once again to celebrate Valentine's Day with her Kapuso fans thru a television special aptly entitled "Charice, One for the Heart."

The Pinoy Pride is back, and she is all grown up–her voice more breathtaking, and her stance more powerful before her audience. This time with her very own band that she takes to her international tours, Charice performs songs closest to her heart–songs that talk about her journey as an artist, and her plight as a daughter ever loving to her parents and family.

Charice also pays tribute to well-loved OPM love songs as she shares the stage with Pop Balladeer Mark Bautista, and RNB Prince Jay-R. Another must-see on the show is a tender moment where Charice sings to her father Ricky Pempengco who passed away last year.

Get to know the latest from Charice as she sings a few hits off her second international studio album Infinity, and talks about an Asian tour happening very soon.

Watch also the country’s most sought-after love teams, newly-weds, and most celebrated couples, as they share their love stories and give a prelude to each special performance by Charice.

Directed by Louie Ignacio with his team behind the acclaimed "Charice – Home for Valentine’s" (2011), the International singing sensation promises to captivate and capture hearts once again on "Charice, One for the Heart" airing this February on GMA. - GMA News

source:gmanetwork.com

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Charice Pempengco arrives at her father's wake in Laguna

Charice Pempengco arrived at the wake of her father, Ricky, in San Pedro, Laguna early Wednesday morning– straight from her arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport late Tuesday.

Charice is joined by her mother and brother at the wake. Her father died on Monday of stab wounds allegedly inflicted by the suspect, Angel Capili, Jr. who is now the subject of a manhunt and has a P100,000 reward for information leading to his arrest.

The international singing sensation had to cancel her participation in a concert in Singapore with famed composer and pianist David Foster.

While in grief, Charice also deals with wranglings and animosity between her family and the relatives of her father.

The estranged family ties came into public view as Charice expressed through Twitter her disappointment and sentiments vis-à-vis her father’s siblings. — ELR, GMA News

source: gmanews.tv

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Charice sings 'Final Fantasy' theme song

MANILA, Philippines – International singing sensation Charice has score another accomplishment in her thriving career when she was tapped to sing one of the theme songs of Square Enix's forthcoming role playing game, "Final Fantasy XIII-2."

According to an interview uploaded on YouTube by FinalFantasyDotNet on Sept. 15, Charice is grateful for the opportunity to sing "New World," which she describes as having "a very emotional, heartbreaking story."

"I just want to thank everybody for giving me a chance to be part of it. It's such a beautiful atmosphere, beautiful," the 19-year-old singer said.

More, she shared, "When I recorded the song, I was like, ‘This is a great song.’ It's like, you can really relate to it. Not only me, but all the people."

Charice's "New World" will be available on the Western version of "Final Fantasy XIII-2," while Japanese singer Mai Fukui performs "Yakusoku no Basho" for the Japanese version of the game, reports said.

"New World" is one of the songs from Charice's second international album, "Infinity," which will be released in Japan on Oct. 5.

"Final Fantasy XIII-2" is a direct sequel to Square Enix's "Final Fantasy XIII," released last year and is part of the popular video game franchise "Final Fantasy."

Aside from performing “New World,” Charice also sang the official theme song of the recently launched Japanese mystery crime soap titled “Bull Doctor.” The international singing sensation was chosen to sing “Far as the Sky," which would also be included in “Infinity,” as reported by entertainment website zeibiz.com.

In 2009, Charice took part in the official movie soundtrack for the animated film “Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” with her rendition of the Alicia Keys’ original “No One” accompanied by The Chipettes.

source: mb.com.ph