Celine and Charice

I honestly got excited when I read in the newspaper that Charice would sing with Celine Dion!  She probably is the first Filipino who got that chance to share the stage (and sing!) with a prominent artist at such a young age.  I was interested to see how it would turn out and how the world would react to it.

For a backgrounder, Charice is a sixteen-year-old Filipina who became a product of the YouTube sensation.  It was actually Ellen DeGeneres who discovered her video on the net and invited her  to guest and showcase her talent on the famous talk show.  That exposure really gave Charice THE break.  Other TV guestings followed including her life-changing guesting on Oprah, which eventually paved the way for her to land on one of Celine Dion’s conert.

Going back to the concert, I was really hoping to catch it on TV.  It's scheduled to air on Oprah (I’m not sure of the exact date and time), but given my schedule, I resigned to the fact that I'd just be watching one of the clips on the net.  Fortunately, I found the video on the net.  

Props for Charice and Celine.  Charice is a good singer, though I wasn’t that blown away probably because her singing style is similar to those of other Filipino singers.  There’s really more where she came from.  Nevertheless, I still felt a sense of pride, as a Filipino, that she is able to enter the international scene.  And to sing with Celin Dion?!  That is a chance not all artists get.

As for Celine, more than a total performer, she proves to be one of the most genuinely nice celebrities.  The way she shared Charice’s story to her audience is really heart-warming and touching.  And letting Charice have her moment is a gesture that other famous people should emulate.

God bless these two people.

And here’s the video:

Comments

[kakai]

Hindi ko din masyado gusto singing style nya. Masyado 'karaoke' yung style nya. Haha Luck is on her side lang talaga. Grabe 16 na pala sya. I thought bata pa lang sya. Haha Maybe sa height? Anyhoo, Pinalitan ko na blog ko. Anjan yung bagong address. Haha

[Quing Obillos]

Masyado ngang 'karaoke.' Well, yun kasi yung training ground nating mga Pinoy. Hehehehe! She (or her video) was at the right place, at the right time. :D At naging Blogspot na a! Thanks for the update!

[Jel]

I think the performance was quite nice...even though I am not a fan of Charice.

[Frances]

Napanood ko 'to sa youtube! Sobrang nakakatuwa! Hehehe!

[Quing Obillos]

@Jel - Charice sang it well naman and she can really sing! Sobrang amazed lang talaga siguro yung mga foreigners sa kanya kasi bata pa siya and yet ganun na ka-powerful yung voice niya.

@Frances - Nakakatuwa 'no? To an extent, nakakataba rin ng puso.