ShareThisTeen singing sensation Charice Pempengco wowed her fans anew in two showstopping performances with her musical mentor, David Foster, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas last weekend.
Charice Pempengco
Charice joined other artists for the “One and Only Hit-Man David Foster and Friends” concert last October 15.
She sang a group tribute song to Michael Jackson and two other songs “To Love You More” and “All by Myself”, which were both popularized by her idol Celine Dion.
Charice’s performance of “All by Myself”, with its sustained high F, got a standing ovation from the crowd.
Charice said her song numbers are just a preview of what’s in store for fans who attend David Foster’s concert in Manila on October 23 at the Araneta Coliseum.
She said she is also set to reprise her role as Sunshine Corazon in the hit TV series “Glee.”
Charice performed for the first time with R&B hitmaker Ne-Yo at the show.
Other artists who performed at the concert include Donna Summer, Seal, Natalie Cole, Ruben Studdard, Michael Bolton and Lara Fabian.
Paying tribute to King of Pop, Michael Jackson, Charice and guest performer Ne-Yo sang “Earth Song” which pleased the crowd at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.
Charice tweeted the chart-topping singer-songwriter on Oct. 17, thanking him for the experience, according to a report Rowena Sanchez.
“@NeYoCompound and thank you bro for everything. I’m really happy that I finally shared the stage with you. See you!” she said on Twitter.
“That was really amazing Vegas 🙂 Now.. Flying to Japan to start the Asian Tour baby! Arigato!!!” posted Charice on her Twitter page.
What seemed to make Charice’s performance of “All By Myself” all the more notable was her sustained high note at the end of the song.
It may not have been too obvious, but David, Charice’s producer and mentor, did not play the final four bars, which serves as the climactic end for “All By Myself.” After hitting the high notes, Charice was seen looking at David, who then signaled her to hit the last high note. The 18-year old pop princess belted a sustained high F, David then following with the final note on the piano. The crowd stood and roared in cheers.
One of her fans, who seemed to have noticed the change in the song, asked the “Glee” star over Twitter what really happened.
“DavidF didn’t tell me that he removed 4 bars at the last part of the song. I understand. He’s a pretty busy Hitman! :)” Charice answered.