Charice Pempengco in a Record Deal with Clive Davis
January 20, 2008 by cd | 1,763 Views
Charice Pempengco, the 15-year-old singing sensation who recently wowed audiences at the Ellen DeGeneres’ TV show, is reportedly in talks with no less than the legendary music producer Clive Davis.
Philippine News learned that Pempengco arrived in New York recently and is waxing a recording deal with Davis, the record producer who is behind the careers of Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Jennifer Hudson, Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake, just to name a few.
“I am so proud to be behind the launching of the musical career of Charice,” TV host Ellen DeGeneres told us after we bumped into her during a Golden Globes screening of “Juno” and afterparty with Fox co-chair Tom Rothman and his wife, Jessica.
DeGeneres also told us that she is planning to invite Pempengco again on the show. “I definitely want to see her again perform on the show,” she said.
In last month’s show, Pempengco garnered two standing ovations from the Ellen DeGeneres TV audiences after she performed “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” from the Broadway musical sensation “Dreamgirls” and Whitney Houston’s hit, “I Will Always Love You.”
DeGeneres, who discovered Pempengco after watching a video clip of her in YouTube after FalseVoice channel posted Pempengco’s Little Big Star performance of Whitney Houston’s hit, “I Will Always Love You.”
The petite teenager’s unbelievable booming vocals and very professional showmanship impressed the TV host so much that after showing it on her show, she publicly invited Pempengco to come to the U.S. and guest on her show.
Pempengco controlled the stage like a pro, even throwing the mike in mid air like professional juggler, and singing her lungs out just like her favorite singers Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Beyonce and Mariah Carey.
Dressed in a black long-sleeved top, black mini skirt with black tights and a G clef silver necklace, Pempengco was a sight to behold.
The charming YouTube sensation from Cabuyao, Laguna, who has been joining singing contests since she was 7, arrived in the U.S. for the first time to appear on DeGeneres’ show.
During the show, Pempengco admitted that she was both nervous and excited to be in the U.S. for the first time and to meet Ellen DeGeneres. When the two met, DeGeneres could not contain her excitement as well to have the singing sensation from the Philippines in her show that she reportedly did not stay in her dressing room during rehearsals that she usually does but watched Pempengco practice.
When DeGeneres learned that Pempengco lost her Ipod during her 13-hour trip to Los Angeles from the Philippines, DeGeneres immediately gifted her with a new one to which a surprised, teary-eyed but very grateful Pempengco accepted the gift graciously as she covered her face in disbelief, jumped up and down, became speechless and finally repeatedly hugged and kissed DeGeneres.
While in Los Angeles, Pempengco met with music producer David Foster but details of the said meeting are still unknown as of this time. Pempengco was also reportedly scheduled to perform live on Jan. 14 at BET’s 106 & Park which is BET’s number one rated show on their network and the number one ranked music video show in the world.
Pempengco, whose full name is Charmaine Clarice Relucio Pempengco, was born on May 10, 1993 in Cabuyao, Laguna.
A student of Gulod National High School, Pempengco also names Regine Velasquez, Sarah Geronimo, Martin Nievera and Lani Misalucha as her favorite Filipino singers.
During her performance at the Ellen DeGeneres show, she told DeGeneres that she got her vocal talents from her parents who are both good singers, she said. She revealed that she has been singing since she was 4.
Pempengco, whose nickname is “Cha,” became known in the Philippines when she started to join the Little Big Star singing competition when she was only 12. Although she landed only on the third place, Pempengco became an overnight celebrity when her video clip of her performance of Whitney Houston’s I Will Always Love You” was posted in YouTube.
Another video of her singing a duet with America’s Got Talent winner, Bianca Ryan, impressed Ten Songs Productions, a production company in Sweden. Pempengco then traveled to Stockholm in June 2007 and recorded seven songs but there is still no word on when the album will be released.
Before her U.S. trip, Pempengco was also invited to South Korea by Seoul Broadcasting System in October 2007 where she performed in the talent show, Star King. As usual, the audiences were floored by her performance of “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going.” She also sang the Alladin song, “A Whole New World,” with Korean singer Cho Kyu Hyun of Super Junior. This video was also posted on YouTube.
Pempengco did not escape the attention of Martin Nievera who invited her as well to sing in one of his concerts on December 2007 where they sang a duet, “The Prayer,” and then did a solo, “One Moment in Time.”
After her Ellen DeGeneres show, Pempengco flew back to Korea to tape a performance for Star King again this time singing “I Will Survive” and a duet with popular Korean singer Lena Park. They sang “I Will Always Love You.” The segment was aired by Seoul Broadcasting System last December 29.
For sure, 2008 is Charice Pempengco’s one moment in time where everything is just beginning.
Source: Philippine News
January 20th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
yan ang pinoy…, magaling talaga and hopefully she succeeds.
January 20th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
and definitely she is a kapamilya stryker…..
January 20th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
kaya magaling
January 20th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
graveh, ang haba haba ng article pero kinaya ko lahat…hahahhaah!!! super fan kasi ako ni Charice…
I think naging interested c Ellen for charice to be her guest when she watched the star king episode at korea with Charice kasi yung video na yun ang paulit ulit na pinalabas sa ellen’s show ( daily 10 and the invitation for charice p)… at c coolmurf ang nag upload ng video na yun from korea ( edited vid with english translation)……
GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS … FILIPINOS ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU
January 20th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
GO GO GO CHARICE WE WILL SUPPORT YOU GIRL….KAPAMILYA OR KAPUSO HELLO LETS SUPPORT THIS GIRL FROM THE PHILIPPINES ..DANSTI,SHUT UP….YOU ARE PROVIKING PEOPLE IN YOUR COUNTRY TO BE DIVIDED IN SUPPORTING THIS YOUNG GIRL.WHY DONT YOU GUYS UNITE AND SUPPORT HER INSTEAD.
January 20th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
wow… goodluck charice… and i hope ma-improve mo pa ang pagkanta mo…
one of numerous reasons why i am proud of being a kapamilya…
January 20th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
oh..wala yatang kangusong naliligaw d2…go charice..
DOBLE PANALO ka sa BUONG MUNDO
January 20th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
Kapamilya kang tunay charice!!!!
Go! Go! Go!
Yun na!!! hihihihi
January 20th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
tunay kang kapamilya at original na kapusong pinoy!
January 20th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
asan ang talents ng gma? panay ang sali sa world championships at tambak ang gold medals pero ala naman napupuntahan. wala ngang bumibili ng mga albums nila dito sa pilipinas eh…
January 20th, 2008 at 11:56 pm
Go Chairce! I\’m a big fan of yours! I always watch your youtube videos!
January 21st, 2008 at 6:18 am
before no one cared about her especially ABS CBN + now that she\’s famous they take credit for her talent + fame. pshh…
if anything that korean show made her famous.
January 21st, 2008 at 9:25 am
Go Charice!!!!
ANtay namen record mo sa STAR RECORDS!!!
January 21st, 2008 at 10:11 am
kc lahat ng kapamilya magagaling go charice
January 21st, 2008 at 5:04 pm
palibhasa sumikat, kaya pinapansin na ng ABS itong si charice… kung ilang ulit sumali sa contest sa ABS pero hindi nila napansin..ngayon, tingnan mo naman ang ABS kung maka.asta… si Christian Bautista, sumikat sa Asia, kaya pinansin din ng ABS…
January 21st, 2008 at 5:08 pm
METRO,MAY GAMOT C WILMA SA INGGIT, BILI NA!
PALIBHASA WALANG MAPASIKAT ANG GMA MO!
PRODUKTO NG ABSCBN C CHARICE! THNX 2 TFC!
ANG PROBLEMAHIN MO KUNG KELAN FROM GMA!
METRO,MAY GAMOT C WILMA SA INGGIT, BILI NA!
PALIBHASA WALANG MAPASIKAT ANG GMA MO!
PRODUKTO NG ABSCBN C CHARICE! THNX 2 TFC!
ANG PROBLEMAHIN MO KUNG KELAN FROM GMA!
METRO,MAY GAMOT C WILMA SA INGGIT, BILI NA!
PALIBHASA WALANG MAPASIKAT ANG GMA MO!
PRODUKTO NG ABSCBN C CHARICE! THNX 2 TFC!
ANG PROBLEMAHIN MO KUNG KELAN FROM GMA!
METRO,MAY GAMOT C WILMA SA INGGIT, BILI NA!
PALIBHASA WALANG MAPASIKAT ANG GMA MO!
PRODUKTO NG ABSCBN C CHARICE! THNX 2 TFC!
ANG PROBLEMAHIN MO KUNG KELAN FROM GMA!
January 21st, 2008 at 7:49 pm
kapamilyang charise. ichepwera kang tunay pag laos na.hahaha proud na silang twagin kang kapamilya
go girl.
January 22nd, 2008 at 8:01 am
Wow, galing talaga ng ating Team Kapamilya!! BEST TV STATION ng UP’s Gandingan Awards!!!
Thank you very much din sa Team Kapamilya for bringing us the best and freshest news not only about the Philippines but about up and coming REAL (hindi mga “TH” na “stars”) talents all over the world. Galing talaga ng Team Kapamilya. Thank you for the behind-the-scenes footage and EXCLUSIVE interviews with Charice (when she visited the States a few times recently – cute nya while playing sa New York snow) and Vince Bueno (including his family’s comments) via ABS-CBN’s Balitang Amerika and Balitang Europe. May nainggit na nga, kasi sa ABS-CBN nag-guest si Charice. May maiinggit na naman because Kapamilya ang idol ni Vince Bueno. Kaiinggit-inggit talaga ang REAL GLOBAL REACH ng Team Kapamilya!
‘Yan ang ABS-CBN, supergaling at talagang maaasahan! We’re so proud also sa mga journalists ng ABS-CBN News & Current Affairs for standing up, if not leading, the fight for Press Freedom. Kase ‘yung iba dyan parang tahimik lang about this important issue. This is because walang takot ang ABS-CBN na ipalabas ang katotohanan, be it about real serious issues like the Makati Standoff, or for principles of honesty and integrity like the TV Ratings Scam. Go Team Kapamilya!!!
“The AGB-GMA Merger….bow.
Bato-bato sa langit, Tamaan ay ‘wag magalit.
Ang pikon laging TALO
At ang INGGIT may amoy sa anghit.”
January 25th, 2008 at 2:40 am
well dats gud.another pride of pinoys..but i hope d siya lalong yumabang coz i wat i am seeing now is shes kinda mayabang. i hope hindi
July 29th, 2008 at 11:21 am
it was a shame that she wasn’t able to win the first place in “Little Big Star”. it just shows how hypocritical the viewers are when it comes to talent searches. me and my friends have been seeing this trend for years. the most good-looking and charismatic wins the day, not the most talented. for shame, they call it a talent search! we were very disappointed when she didn’t win the top spot when in fact it was painfully obvious that she was the most talented among the contestants. to top that, ABS-CBN is the most hypocritical among the lot. i’m not pro-GMA here. i’d rather root for Siti Nurhaliza than any upcoming talent that Manila showcases. we in Mindanao cannot relate to it anyway. and besides, ABS-CBN doesn’t deserve to use the name “kapamilya” when its attitude shows that it only sticks to the stars during fair weather. Charice’s success only shows how hypocritical Pinoys are. it’s a shame that her talent was recognized internationally before the viewers here began to take her seriously.
July 29th, 2008 at 11:34 am
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Rakhina Al-Sanea Says:
July 29th, 2008 at 11:21 am
it was a shame that she wasnt able to win the first place in Little Big Star. it just shows how hypocritical the viewers are when it comes to talent searches. me and my friends have been seeing this trend for years. the most good-looking and charismatic wins the day, not the most talented. for shame, they call it a talent search! we were very disappointed when she didnt win the top spot when in fact it was painfully obvious that she was the most talented among the contestants. to top that, ABS-CBN is the most hypocritical among the lot. im not pro-GMA here. id rather root for Siti Nurhaliza than any upcoming talent that Manila showcases. we in Mindanao cannot relate to it anyway. and besides, ABS-CBN doesnt deserve to use the name kapamilya when its attitude shows that it only sticks to the stars during fair weather. Charices success only shows how hypocritical Pinoys are. its a shame that her talent was recognized internationally before the viewers here began to take her seriously.
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yes, you are right…people barely know this girl not until this foriegn show had her and they said that the audience loved or liked her or something with matching standing obation….then there’s ABS claiming that the little girl came from one of thier talent search but didn’t make it to the top…but now thier calling this girl a “kapamilya” because of her talent…thier very proud of her now that she became famous out of her own effort…not with the help of ABS definitely…what a greedy network…
January 16th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
i agree with anonymous,bec shes very right,greedy network,they are just second demotion when they benifit from someone ngekkkkkkkkkkkkkkk charise humble yourself ang the lord will lift u up go go go wish you lucks and more blessings..
February 6th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
go charice kaya mo yan ikaw ang pinaka the best sa akin dahil fans mo ako eh
February 6th, 2009 at 9:26 pm
we love you charice