From "Here Comes the Boom" to "Miss Saigon," Charice "might" play Kim

Philippine international singing and YouTube sensation "might" bag the coveted role Kim breathed to life and popularized by Lea Salonga in the award-winning musical "Miss Saigon." Lea Salonga went on to win various international awards too, an Olivier and a Tony statuette among them.

Charice might play Kim as it is rumored that a movie version is in the works for the beloved Asian-fronted musical. The director of the "upcoming" film is said to be Lee Daniels of the "Precious" fame, the movie highly supported by media mogul Oprah Winfrey. Oprah also highly supported Charice and was paramount in Charice's break into Hollywood following the latter's appearance on Oprah's show and her introduction to record producer David Foster.

If Charice gets Kim's role, this just might be her biggest break. Charice has been making waves in the international scene, bagging Sunshine Corazaon for "Glee" and a number of Hollywood movies, "Here Comes the Boom" opposite Salma Hayek coming soon, and a string of hits in the music charts, "Pyramid" a noted single.

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Charice chosen to sing the national anthem by Manny Pacquiao in match with Shane Mosley

Philippine international singing and YouTube sensation Charice Pempengco was personally handpicked by Philippine boxing great and pound-for0pound champion Manny Pacquiao in a would-be jampacked MGM Arena in Las Vegas as he is set to unleash his fury against Shane Mosley this May 7, 2011.

Charice will soon join the list of local and international Filipino singers that include RNB Pricess Kyla, Journey frontman Arnel Pineda, GMA contract artists La Diva, and American Idol finalist Ramiele Malubay among others.

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Charice appears on Glee for the second time

Philippine international singing and YouTube sensation wows Glee fans around the globe as she reprises her role as Sunshine Corazon on the popular musical program on US telly Glee. Charice made her second Glee appearance on episode 17 called "A Night of Neglect."

Charice belted a spot-on rendition of a Celine Dion classic "All By Myself." On said episode, Glee who is now a member of McKinley High Schoo's top rival Vocal Adrenaline, asks to perform for a benefit concert for the decathlon team with which Charice is also a member of. New Directions members agree to Charice's character joining the concert as she was to bring her many followers on Twitter.

Charice's version of All By Myself soon was released on iTunes as a downloadable single.

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Charice back on Glee's A Night of Neglect

Philippine international singing and YouTube sensation Charice Pempengco will once again grace the highly popular American TV series "Glee" in the show's 17th episode called "A Night of Neglect" airing on April 19 on the Fox network.

Charice will be reprising her role as Sunshine Corazon, a Filipina-exchange student that became a threat to lead glee front Rachel Berry (Lea Michelle) when she auditioned for McKinley High School's New Directions but the former changed heart and joined Vocal Adrenaline.

Charice is set to perform a Celine Dion classic, "All By Myself," and which will be released as a digital single on iTunes.

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Charice collabs with Bruno Mars for Before It Explodes

Filipina international singing and YouTube sensation Charice Pempengco collaborates with half-Filipino Bruno Mars for the former's latest offering, Before It Explodes.

Before It Explodes will be released as Charice's carrier single on April 18 at Amazon and then iTunes. Louder is another song that the Filipina singer will be releasing this May.

It's worth to note that Before It Explodes was first sang by Alexandra Burke, fifth winner of the British reality TV series X Factor.

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Charice to star in Hollywood movie "Here Comes the Boom"?

Rumor mill has it that Filipina international singing and Youtube sensation Charice Pempengco will star alongside Salma Hayek (Frida, Bandidas), Kevin James (Hitch), and Joe Rogan (TV's Just Shoot Me) in a film to be directed by Frank Coraci (The Wedding Singer). The film is rumored to be "Here Comes the Boom" and Charice is purported to play the character Malia in a film where a physics teacher "desperate to save jobs and programs at his fiscally challenged high school, begins moonlighting as a mixed martial arts fighter" according to IMDb.

The film is expected to be released sometime June of 2012.

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