Glee star Charice for Doha concert

Charice ... Doha-bound

In one of the biggest live entertainment events in Qatar this year, international recording artist and hit TV series Glee star Charice Pempengco will perform to a 15,000-strong crowd on September 29 in Doha.
Described as America’s hottest singing sensation, the 19-year-old Filipino singer is to stage a 2-hour concert, her first in Qatar. The event is being presented by Regency Travel and Tours in association with Golden Relations at the warm-up track next to Khalifa Stadium in Aspire Zone.
Charice is widely-recognised for her smash-hits songs Pyramid, featuring singer Iyaz, and Before It Explodes, written by Bruno Mars.
Born in Laguna, Philippines, she was raised by single mother Raquel. To help support her family, Charice entered singing contests when she was just 7-years-old, from town fiestas in various provinces to singing competitions on TV.
In 2005, Charice joined Little Big Star, a talent show in the Philippines, loosely patterned after American Idol. Eliminated after her first performance, she was called back as a wildcard contender and eventually became one of the finalists. Although she was a consistent top scorer in the final rounds, she was only placed third.
Charice made minor appearances on local television shows and commercials, but essentially fell off the radar after her stint at Little Big Star.
It was not until 2007 that she gained worldwide recognition after an avid supporter under the username FalseVoice, started posting a series of her performance videos on YouTube. These videos received over 15mn hits.
It was from YouTube that the US comedienne Ellen DeGeneres discovered Charice and later extended an invitation for the singer to be in her show.
The young singer’s appearance in DeGeneres’ programme later caught the attention of Oprah Winfrey. Her appearance on that show pushed up her popularity in the US, especially after the multi-award winning TV host and producer called her “the most talented girl in the world”.
Charice has already performed side-by-side with the biggest names in the international music scene such as Celine Dion, David Foster and David Archuleta.
She was also cast in the Season 2 of Glee as Sunshine Corazon, an exchange student from the Philippines who presents serious competition to lead character Rachel Berry, played by Lea Michele. Her TV role further enhanced her international popularity.
Tareq Abdullatif Taha, CEO of Regency Travel and Tours, emphasised that he was happy to be associated with Golden Relations sponsoring the event. “This is a another stepping stone towards the foundation which was laid two years ago by launching Regency Events which organised a concert for popular Indian singer Sonu Nigaam,” he stated.
Tareq Taha added that Regency Travel and Tours along with Regency Events and Golden Relations will bring future concerts and events for different communities in Qatar.
“Since announcing the event early last month we have been flooded with enquires via Facebook and on Twitter for more information regarding the show, said Bilal Taha, CEO of Golden Relations. “It took as time to announce the venue as we worked out for a bigger place that can accommodate at least 15,000 people. We are expecting a big turnout since Charice’s followers are not only Filipinos but other nationalities as well.”
Tickets are available at all Regency Travel and Tours outlets.

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By nomad_08• 28 Sep 2011 12:33

Rating: 3/5

By the way I heard that the concert venue has been to moved to Katara Hall# 12...Can anyone confirm this info?

By tigabaguio• 28 Sep 2011 08:48

i knew it was oprah.. im not just so sure thats why i said safe with wirehead.. tenks scissorhand.. maybe wirehead dint know it.. coz if i remember it ryt.. it was oprah hu suggest body guards for the diva way home and it was cristicised becoz her fans coudnt get close to her.. not a filipino way they say..charice is already a divah scisorhand.. manigas sila sa inggit...

By tigabaguio• 28 Sep 2011 08:46

good for you cheritz.. coudlnt afford the ticket.. yell for me when she comes out in her stage will u?? tenks in advance..manny, venus, shamcy and charice.. and ohh efren.. proudly pinoys..

By cheritz• 28 Sep 2011 08:34

can't wait to see her performing live...i just hope the sound system is great....:D

By scissorhand• 27 Sep 2011 21:43

Rating: 4/5

her manager is Oprah Winfrey..if u don't believe then google it...duuuuuhhhh bwahahahahaha...i like her...small but sings like a real diva...

By tigabaguio• 27 Sep 2011 20:51

justin biever is very famous.. even my 3 year old niece knows him.. will u buy a ticket of hes concert incase he performs here Caballero??

By nomad_08• 26 Sep 2011 05:25

You are right Caballero, the newspaper article is a bit over the top in trying to sell her. she's not famous not even a star of Glee (though she guested there twice I think) and she's not 'hot' either as TB says. But the gal can sing! Ive seen her videos on youtube and now i wanna see her perform live!

By Caballero de Spain• 26 Sep 2011 02:50

Rating: 4/5

and I'm American and love music. I don't think any of her songs are on the radio in the states. Not saying she's not a good singer... just saying she's not so famous outside of Glee. My co-worker never heard of her either. I'm just saying!!!

By nomad_08• 25 Sep 2011 23:54

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By nomad_08• 25 Sep 2011 22:44

hehe why dont you borrow money from wirehead?...

By tigabaguio• 25 Sep 2011 22:38

hehehe.. i jusr arrive kasi.. dami pa bibilhin ehh.. dibali balitaan mu n lng kami bro

By nomad_08• 25 Sep 2011 22:25

kuripot! i got 3 tickets QR350 each ;p

By tigabaguio• 25 Sep 2011 22:22

me too no mad.. im proud of my flat nose.. too bad cant afford the ticket.. tell e if u cant go nomad.. limus mu na lang sakin ahihihi

By nomad_08• 25 Sep 2011 22:20

Rating: 3/5

got my tickets already yey! cup of tea or not I will support her cause she's my Kabayan..go Charice!

By tigabaguio• 25 Sep 2011 22:06

better be not.. u seem to be certain.. let me ask boy abunda.. taray huh.. smowk comin awta yar nauss...

By wirehead• 25 Sep 2011 20:57

my answers to your questions: obviously not. i don't care but it's not oprah. none of your business. no gosh, i shouldn't have fed the troll.

By tigabaguio• 25 Sep 2011 19:46

are we in the same page wirehead? hu is her talent manager?and hu is ur cup of coffee? jovit i assume?

By wirehead• 25 Sep 2011 19:29

^err....a guesting in oprah does not make her a manager.yes, this kid's talented and all. but this is not my cup of coffee. i hope it will be successful though

By tigabaguio• 25 Sep 2011 15:37

her manager is oprah winfrey.. she sings well.. i like her even if shes short and brown.. she can sing like those white divas.. she already sang with celine dion.. just close ur eyes and listen to her voice.. go charice.. ty

By T31• 25 Sep 2011 10:53

Rating: 3/5

Golden Relations ... Oh NOOOOOOOOOoooooooooo Still didn't forget the bad experience and big mess how they origanized the WWE. Oh appologies, organized is a bit of a flattering term. Sorry Charice, but with these people in charge ... I'll see you another time.

By mallrat• 30 Aug 2011 00:02

Rating: 5/5

Who is she...? she is a great Talent ......

She can sing like any diva you know.....

but i dont like the open-field venue... i cant live without A.C.

im scared of the the sudden attacK of the thing called 'HumiD'

or Sandy Superstorn on the event night...

By britexpat• 29 Aug 2011 18:42

Rating: 4/5

Hot ?

When was the last time you had the spectacles checked :O)

By timebandit• 29 Aug 2011 15:48

Hot.... that's who she is

By AngelinaBallerina• 29 Aug 2011 14:57

Who the hell is she???????

By britexpat• 29 Aug 2011 14:51

Rating: 4/5

Who is she again?

By nomerci• 29 Aug 2011 12:50

Rating: 3/5

ah, another great event...well, at least it will not be held at the zoo this time....

By Milky_BarKid• 29 Aug 2011 09:35

Lovemee any time me Love! long time No see will have to meet up with the Gang after the Holidays.. Off to London in a few hours..:)

By Lovemee• 29 Aug 2011 09:32

Rating: 4/5

ill go with u MBK;)

By Milky_BarKid• 29 Aug 2011 09:17

No worries TB, will try to attend, as there are not too many stars that come to Doha anyway..:)

By yfon• 29 Aug 2011 09:06

Rating: 4/5

those who are not invited should not go '''' '''' and just keep quiet/sleep...

By timebandit• 29 Aug 2011 09:05

CP from GT today MBK

By Milky_BarKid• 29 Aug 2011 09:04

Was this not posted just a few days back?

By jjj75• 29 Aug 2011 07:55

Rating: 4/5

;)...

By timebandit• 29 Aug 2011 07:45

;)

By jjj75• 29 Aug 2011 07:36

Rating: 5/5

TB, you make me laugh, 'great music events' I would rather eat my foot than go watch this

By timebandit• 29 Aug 2011 07:20

Rating: 2/5

Come on Qatar, stop concentrating on sporting events that always have hundreds of empty seats, and concentrate on organising great music events like this one that will be full to capacity.

Could it be that kudos is more important than entertaining the people.

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