Photo from Charice's Official Site
This past July 4th weekend, Philippine’s own Charice Pempengco, the young teen with the voice of an angel, paid her respects to the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson, by singing a medley of his songs when he was with the Jackson 5 on Wowowee. Some of these hits included “Ben” and “I’ll be there.” A couple of days before that, Charice also paid tribute to the singer by doing an outstanding dance routine to “Billie Jean” in her first SMX Concert in Manila. [hidepost]
According to Charice, she was supposed to be a special guest on Jackson’s latest This is It tour. Jackson first saw Charice on Oprah and was struck by her YouTube videos that showed how well she could do the moonwalk. Hence, he requested that he and her have a “Billie Jean” duet/dance off.
Michael Jackson touched the many hearts of people all over the world and Charice was one of them. Much respect to you Michael and your spirit will live on.
Credit: www.charicemania.com
Watch the interview with Charice Pempengco!
Here are the translations for the Interview (courtesy of TagpiAkingAso — with thanks from CM)!
Newscaster: One of the many people who was saddened by the death of Michael Jackson is the Pinay International Singer Charice Pempengco. Charice revealed her long-kept secret: her scheduled onstage showdown with Michael Jackson.
Charice has been practicing for days her favorite dance, the moonwalk from the song Billie Jean. She was scheduled to start rehearsals with Michael Jackson the following week for his comeback tour this July. So she was shocked to see the news of the pop icon’s death on TV.
Charice: I just saw the news earlier: Jackson: Dead. First, I was like, “Jackson? No way. It might be a different Jackson.” But afterwards, when I saw the news segment showing clips of Jackson dancing…. I felt numb, weak…
Michael Jackson, even though I never met him, the fact that he chose me made me realize how kind-hearted he really was. I mean, me, I’m still a newbie. Yet he, a legendary singer, chose me.
Newscaster: According to Charice, she was in a private party for Warner Bros. when Michael Jackson’s lawyer approached her.
Charice: He introduced himself: “I’m the lawyer of Michael Jackson.” So I went, “Huhh, Sir??” (shocked). He told me that Michael Jackson chose me to be a special guest on his tour, his world tour. I was stunned.
Newscaster: Michael has been watching her on Oprah. But Jackson decided to choose her when he saw her on YouTube doing the moonwalk in the song Billie Jean.
Newscaster: What song were you supposed to sing in the duet?
Charice: We were going to perform Billie Jean together. It would have been like a dance showdown.
Newscaster: So what did Michael say about you?
Charice: I was told that when he saw the video, right away he said, “I want this kid”.
Newscaster: After her duet with Celine, Michael would have been the biggest star she would have shared a stage with yet. Even though this would never happen now, Charice is still most grateful that he chose her as a guest. For her first solo concert tomorrow, she will offer a tribute to the King of Pop.
Charice: *singing “You Are Not Alone”*
Newscaster: Watch the full version of Charice’s interview tomorrow, on Wonder Mom. [/hidepost]
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