Charice got the Big Dome all shook up!

If Charice were a temblor, I would say that she got the Big Dome Saturday night all shook up with Intensity 10. No other singer in recent memory performed with such a powerful voice that she caused palpable vibration throughout the audience, so powerful in fact that, I’m sure, that if I held a glass of water, that voice would have shattered the glass the way, if what I had read somewhere was correct, Vic Damone’s vocal power did.

As the finale among the five performers (including The Canadian Tenors, Natalie Cole, Ruben Studdard and Peter Cetera) in the Hitman David Foster and Friends, staged to a likewise SRO audience last week in Japan, Charice sang four songs, hitting the high notes with such amazing ease (no effort at all, see!) that the audience responded with a standing ovation each time, starting with Power of Love, followed by Pyramid (from her hit debut album), a medley of I Have Nothing and I Will Always Love You (both Foster compositions from the movie The Bodyguard, starring Foster talent Whitney Houston

and Kevin Costner), and All By Myself.

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Charice- The Little Girl with a Big Voice

The power of one: An avid fan helped Charice get her big break. David Duenas posted early performances on YouTube under the username FalseVoice, and suddenly she found new fans. (She's nearing 100 million views now.) Among them: Ellen DeGeneres, who invited the teen to perform on her talk show in 2007. Charice boarded a plane to Hollywood, and she has been flying high ever since.

'Glee'-ful time: Charice steps back into the spotlight when she goes toe-to-toe with Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) on Tuesday's premiere of Fox's hit Glee (8 p.m. ET/PT). In a recurring role, she'll play a foreign exchange student who challenges Berry's vocal supremacy.

Deserved success: David Foster (who's worked with Josh Groban and Michael Bublé) and Jaymes Foster (Clay Aiken) executive-produced her self-titled debut album, released in May. It went to No. 8 on Billboard's album chart, selling 43,000 copies its first week. Oh, and Oprah loves her: She's been on Winfrey's show five times.

One scary night: Charice grew up very quickly. When she was 3, "my father came home and started screaming at my mother," she says. "And then he held a gun to her head. Our neighbors broke in and helped us get out. ... That was the last I ever saw of him."

Family means everything: "My mom would do anything for me and my brother (Carl, 15). And she has," Charice says. "So on Mother's Day last year, I bought her dream house and a car. It was the best thing ever to see her cry tears of joy."

The road ahead: Charice faces an unusual challenge for a teen. While singing the songs of divas like Whitney Houston and Jennifer Holliday has earned her plenty of grown-up fans, Charice hopes to attract a younger crowd. "All my songs are about love, because I think that's something that everyone experiences."

Future aspirations: She has a backup plan if her career does not work out. A freshman at online Southern New Hampshire University, she'd like to be an entertainment lawyer. But whether she makes it in America or not, she's confident that her Filipino fans will support her. "I really miss home," she says, "hanging out with my friends and eating adobo and sinigang." source: USA Today

Why Charice got Botox

18-year-old singer Charice is prepping for her upcoming role on "Glee" by doing more than brushing up on her acting skills. At a recent press conference in her native country of the Philippines, the singer revealed she recently got Botox and a skin-tightening Thermage procedure "to look fresh on camera," according to the Associated Press.
Charice was treated by local cosmetic dermatologist Vicki Belo, who is the medical director of several skin clinics in the country. Belo said that she aimed to alter the shape of the singer's "naturally round face."
Charice -- who will play an exchange student on "Glee" and a rival to Lea Michele's Rachel -- admitted she felt pressure to look good for the hit TV series.
"All people will be anticipating how will Charice look? Is she good enough to pit against Rachel Berry? So of course there is tremendous pressure," she said.
The singer's rep confirms she had Botox, but says it was not for cosmetic purposes. "She's had Botox for some jaw pain she's experiencing." (Botox can be used to ease pain from TMJ.)
However, she noted that Charice will look different on the show: "She had her hair colored at the Brad Johns Studio at Elizabeth Arden," says her rep. "That's the only vaguely cosmetic thing she's done." source: People.com