Once again, Charice rocked the italian audience when she performed as a guest in a singing competition "Io Canto", aired live 23 January in Canale 5. She sang six times during the show in which she showed the best of her singing prowess running through her favorite songs like "I Will Always Love You", "Listen", her own single "Note To God", and a spectacular neck-breaking performance of her first interpretation of a song in italian, "Adagio".
One could see the high esteem of the producers and staff of the show for the hearthful warm welcome they gave to her. A short video of her life's success preceeded her entrance.
Introductory video and I Will Always Love You
Here's the translation of the introductory video:
"That which leaves literally someone stupified when you hear Charice Pempengco sings is her vibrating and powerful voice. Born and grew up in the Philippines, she became in a short time an international phenomenon attracting towards her the attention of the greatest musical producer, first among the rest, David Foster. So Charice, like in one of so many beautiful fairytales, realizes one of her greatest dreams.
"In this moment, her popularity is among the stars, and this is shown through Youtube in which she gained more than 13 millions hits. But Charice remains the usual girl, tied to her family values, especially to her mom, who helped and encouraged her to go ahead.
In the firmament of international music, surely, a new star is born!"
The crowd were so excited by the time they heard Charice's name mentioned. She was escorted by a young man as she entered the stage (the stage was so fastastic, by the way, fitting for an international singing sensation), and sang "I Will Always Love You" in which she nailed it with new riffs and runs that were so mesmerizing!
The producers were so proud to have her in their show, especially the host as he continued to expressed his awe in saying, like: "Incredible, awesome, stupendous, marvelous..."
Here are the other videos of Charice's performances:
Clear version of "I Will Always Love You"
Charice sings "Listen" with Cristian Imparato
Before she sang this song with Cristian, Gerry is so proud to comment some of Charice's accomplishments.
He said: "Wherever she goes she receives a warm welcome from all over the world, and whatever part of the world she has this same attitude... And she had the fortune, inspite of her young age, to duet with Boccelli, and also with her personal dream, Celine Dion... and I know that recently, she participated also in a film which is about to be released, which I think it was also a great experience... right? Charice then responded... that it was a great experience for her to sing with these great celebrities, and with that she's very happy!
Gerry Scotti greeted also her family, especially her mother, saying: "... who is always moved just like the first time we saw her in the film." "Thank you for being here with us!"
He then introduced Cristian, asking Charice whether she knows him. Charice shows that she knew him already as she readily expressed her impression of him. "When I saw him in YouTube, I said to myself: This is the end of me..." she commented, and Cristian responded "No, it is not true!"
Gerry said that Cristian dreamed too to have a duet with Charice and now his living that moment. He was out of words to express his emotions: "I don't know what to say to sing with her! It's a dream..."
So the two vocal phenoms exhibit their out-of-this-world-talents as they made their way through the rough ridges of the song, with its acute vocal-rending high notes for those who are unqualified, and gave the audience an jaw-dropping, breathtaking performance!!! Rightly so that at the end, after hitting and nailing the final notes, while the audience were still expressing their unquenceble thirst for more through round of applause, Gerry Scotti couldn't hold himself in exclaiming, "I am certain that tonight you have assisted, live on air, something extraordinary! I am convinced! Great, great, great!"
Simone and Lara came in and offered a bouquet of flowers to Charice with a big smile, truly impressed, especially Lara, by her performance. You can overhear her through the microphone saying, "Belli, belli, (Beautiful, beautiful...) You're number one!" Isn't that moving?!? Then Lara gave Charice a hug and a loud kiss!!!
"Okey, this is their moment, Scotti continued, let us leave them to enjoy it! Grazie Pittelli! (I think the one who arranged the song), Thank you, thank you, thank you, for it has really filled with harmony this marvelous performance. I announce to you, he proudly added with an exciting tone of voice, that Charice will be with us the whole night and will give us other moments like this! Grazie! Bravi, bravi, bravi!!!"
And the audience were impatiently excited to see and hear more from her!!!
For the first time in italian "Adagio" with Cristian Imparato
Gerry Scotti was just excited to show to the public the first italian song intrepreted by Charice. He asked it as a special gift from her. I have the impression that Gerry Scotti had foreseen that this song would just be ideal to show Charice's singing prowess that will make the public go wild. And it did! The long applause in stading ovation proved his insight.
The song is a power ballad with acute high notes with rough riffs and melismas. Together with Cristian Imparato, a 13 yr-old schoolboy, the duet turned into a neck-breaking performance that inspires an indescribable sense of awe and enchantment: "Un spettacolo divino cantate da due voci angeliche!" - a divine spectacle performed by two angelic voices!
Charice sings "I Have Nothing" and "Note to God"
Just before the announcement of the winners of the night, Gerry gave more space to Charice in his show by allowing her two more songs. He couldn't get enough of Charice, and since he had her in his show... it's just worthwhile to "take advantage of her presence". (I had this feeling from him! hehehe)
Charice had a nice chorale stationed in different groups around the stage when she sang her "Note to God". As usual, she moved the audience to their feet after each song! Now for the fourth time she "came and conquered" Italy once more!!! She's gaining more and more italian fans getting ready for the release of her upcoming first international album. Good job!
In fact, Gerry, mentioned after she sang that Charice has an upcoming second single "Pyramid" coming out soon, and he endorsed it to the audience - millions of them watching from their homes!!!
Encore of "Listen" with Cristian Imparato
At end, after the announcement of the winners, so as to close the show, Gerry once more asked Charice to have an encore with "Listen"!
Someone posted an article in an italian site saying that the duet of Charice with Cristian ended up as a duel. With the "Listen" duet, Charice showed her apex of vocal prowess and greater musical experience, it says, and with the "Adagio", Cristian brought his war horse against Charice. It shows in the article that author was a Cristian fan, in which he concluded that Cristian got the victory over Charice.
If we were to keep in line with that writer's perspective, I would say that with this encore of "Listen", willed by the producer, the host, the orchestra, the maestro, and the whole production staff, it shows that Charice agained victory over the war horse of Cristian!
And she brought down the house!!!
Tags: Adagio Io Canto Italy Milan Cristian
