Charice, the 18 year old sizzling hot singing star from the Philippines, landed the No. 8 slot on this week’s Billboard charts with sales of 42,985 for her self-titled CD, it was confirmed today by 143/Reprise Records. With her 4th appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show the day of release, followed by a half hour performance that evening on QVC, Charice has clearly captured the hearts of Americans of all ages–and Canada as well, where her CD debuted at No. 4.
“Pyramid,” the first single (performed with Iyaz) was No. 1 last week on the Billboard Dance Charts and is currently being played on over 100 radio stations. Sales of “Pyramid” have jumped 384% the week of the CD’s release. The YouTube phenom’s viral video of “Pyramid” has received well over six million views. There were also three million views of the official video which has been added into rotation on MTV. Charice is scheduled to perform on Regis & Kelly on June 16th.
“She stands barely five feet tall…but when pop singer Charice opens her mouth, out pours a voice as burly and sure as Whitney Houston’s in her “I Will Always Love You” prime,” raved the Daily News. “A powerhouse performance…the stuff of a young Celine, Whitney or Mariah,” glowed People Magazine.
“This has been the most exciting week of my life,” said Charice. “It’s been such a dream come true for me and my family to have so much love from fans all around the world.
Charice started her singing career at age four when her mother, also a singer, discovered the pint size girl singing on a table. She went on to perform in hundreds of singing contests in Southeast Asia. One of her many fans (”Chasters”) put one of her performances up on YouTube and a star was born. She first appeared in the US on the Ellen Show and then came to the attention of Oprah Winfrey and “Hit Man” David Foster, who signed her and executive produced her current album. In 2009 Charice appeared in the “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” film and performed the Diane Warren-written and David Foster-produced “Note to God,” which had digital sales of over 110,000 copies.
David Foster’s very heartfelt and moving tribute to Andrea Bocelli. This was at dedication ceremonies for his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles Tuesday, March 2, 2010.
Seasoned R&B star, Mary J. Blige, Canadian musician David Foster,and Italian pop tenor, Andrea Bocelli performed a Haiti relief song at the 2010 Grammy Awards called, “Bridge over Troubled Waters.” Producer, Wyclef Jean came onstage to introduce them. Then Andre Bocelli started off the performance. He sung beautifully. Then Mary J. Blige came out to join him and delivered some powerful notes with her strong voice. She sang with a lot of passion. Then Andrea joined in again,and they sang some verses together (clip below).
Towards the end, Mary really got into it more,and started hitting higher notes while Andrea just tried to support the song as best he could,but this was Mary’s performance indeed. However, Andrea did get some good high notes in near the end of the song,along with Mary. They gave a very passionate performance. They ended the song to a very big applause from the crowd.
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