Charice Pempengco performs with Rod Stewart and Sheryl Crow in the 13th annual Andre Agassi Grand Slam for Children benefit concert held last October 11 at Las Vegas.
Charice has been chosen to perform with Rod Stewart and Sheryl Crow for the 13th Andre Agassi Grand Slam for Children charity concert. This annual event, which aims to benefit underserved children, was scheduled to be held on October 11 at Wynn Las Vegas. This event also marks David Foster's 13th year anniversary as a musical director.
In the October 10 episode of Wonder Mom, host Karen Davila talked with Charice regarding her past performances with international stars.
Last July, Charice sang "The Prayer" with the Italian tenor Andrea Bocceli. She recalls feeling at that moment, "Iniisip ko wow, inaakay ko si Andrea Bocceli, talagang hindi ako makapaniwala kasi napapanood ko lang siya dati sa TV.
Karen also asked Charice to narrate the concert that she did with Celine Dion in New York. The singer recalled, "Second to the last song niya yung ‘Because You Loved Me' so ang ginawa po niya siya po ang unang kumanta then pinutol po niya sa may chorus then saka niya ako in-introduce."
Celine Dion introduced Charice as a 16-year-old singer from the Philippines before helping her relaz onstage. "Sinabi ko po na kinakabahan ako at sinabi po niya na isipin ko lang daw po na ang mga nanonood sa akin ay mga brothers and sisters ko."
The young singer also pointed out how Canadian arranger David Foster has been helping her career by introducing her to key people in the industry. The Grammy award-winning producer, arranger and composer was instrumental in paving the way for Charice to perform in the Paul O'Grady Show. David has taken Charice under his wing and he has proudly introduced Charice as "my new singer."
Mommy Raquel is so overwhelmed sometimes by the amount of attention given to her daughter. "Minsan ‘pag iniisip ko, natutulala ako...sinasabi ko nga minsan, gisingin mo ako parang natutulog lang ako. Napakabilis ng panahon na ganito na ang nangyayari sa anak ko. Naranasan ko pa na kamag-anak ko ang nananakit sa amin."
She also gives her advice for her young offspring. "Wag sana lalaki ang ulo niya. Gusto ko ang Charice na tinuruan ko nung bata hanggang sa makilala siya, gusto ko Charice pa rin."
With her background in singing, Mommy Raquel makes it a point to not only cheer for Charice but also coach her when it comes to performing. "Gusto ko every performance, ginagawa niya ang best niya. Gusto ko walang mali. Bawat kanta niya, kahit sa rehearsal pa lang, kino-correct ko siya para sa performance niya walang magco-comment kahit sino." PEP
"She's a lovely lady. When I was asked about doing a project with her about four or five months ago by Christian de Walden I was very honored. I went online and I checked out on the internet and realized that she's a huge superstar here and around the world," he said.
