Charice Qatar Concert: "A Showcase of Pure Talent"

From The Peninsula Qatar

Charice wows crowds at Katara

DOHA: International singing sensation and Glee star Charice had thousands of her fans sing, sway and cheer during a short yet spectacular concert at the Katara on Thursday night.

The teen pop star who was the first female singer to feature in a musical show at the country’s Cultural Village, amazingly showed lustre and power on stage despite the fact she just came from a series of shows in Singapore days ago.

As expected, Charice’s show was a showcase of pure talent with a mixture of musical genres showing the versatility of the singer’s voice.

“It was a really amazing and awesome show. She is now making it big on her own,” said Bilal Taha, CEO of Golden Relations, organisers of the show, adding the show was special as Charice sang some of her new songs which were not yet released.

As a fitting opening for the show, Charice sang ‘Louder’ a dance track from her upcoming album to be released this month in Japan. She followed it up with ‘Pyramid’, her most famous song to date which has dominated the airwaves even here in Qatar.

There was no big song for the pint-size singer who during the show performed covers of hit songs by Whitney Houston, Beyonce, Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga, Adele and Bruno Mars.

She performed the songs in her own unique style giving the audience an impression as if listening to the songs for the first time.

But delighting the audience even more was when Charice sang lines from songs by other artistes as requested by the audience.

“It’s quite tricky. It was like listening to a recording because she sang the songs perfectly,” said a Filipino in the audience.

She also displayed her dance skills making her a total performer particularly when she presented a Michael Jackson medley.

Other songs she covered included Crazy In Love, Rolling in the Deep, Telephone, I’m Officially Missing You, I Will Always Love You, If I Ain’t Got You, Just the Way You Are, Price Tag, Billy Jean and The Way You Make Me Feel.

Her original songs in the repertoire are One Day, The Truth Is, I Love You and Before It Explodes. The audience was a mixture of various nationalities, which according to Taha shows the singer’s worldwide appeal.

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Around 5,000 to attend Charice concert at Katara

DOHA: Charice, dubbed by Oprah Winfrey as ‘the most talented girl in the world’ is expected to wow a crowd of 5,000 people performing her own songs tonight at the Katara Cultural Village Building 12.

“I’m very excited to perform tonight as I will be singing my own songs including those in my soon-to-be-released album ‘Infinity’,” said Charice during a press conference at the Katara yesterday.

After a few years of waiting, her fans in Qatar will see her sing live for the first time during tonight’s show which is the first concert to be hosted at the magnificent venue in Katara.

Fresh from her two very successful shows at the F1 Singapore Grand Prix, the diminutive 19-year-old Filipina singing sensation who rose to international fame having impressed the bigwigs in the entertainment industry including her now mentors Oprah Winfrey and David Foster and having sung with renowned recording stars such as Andrea Bocelli and Celine Dion said her repertoire tonight is diverse and will cater to all ages. “They will see a different Charice, who will sing more dance hits such as those in my new album as well as some other songs from my favourite singers such as Whitney Houston, Celine Dion and Beyonce. It will be an exciting show,” she said.

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Filipino pop star Charice set to thrill Doha audience

Like her character’s name would suggest, the girl who played ‘Sunshine’ in the TV phenomenon, Glee, (Charice) comes across as an instantly likeable young woman, humble and down to earth, yet excited about the opportunity to display her prodigious talent. And yesterday she acknowledged the tremendous impact featuring on the show has had on her young career.

“Glee really changed my career. It turned it upside down,” she said, adding “I know I was on Oprah and the Ellen de Generes show, but Glee helped me reach many more people, and especially teenagers like me which is what I wanted to do.” Her stint on the show has helped to launch a promising solo career, and she has already performed alongside stars such as Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli.But this is only a fraction of what the teenager has already achieved, and she seems set for bigger and better things. Although performing cover songs, especially ballads, is what brought her into the public eye, Charice is keen to create her own music and style as she develops as an artiste.'Her latest album, ‘Infinity’ is set to be released in the coming months, and she confirmed yesterday that the music video for her single ‘Louder’ is also nearly ready for release

CEO of organisers Golden Relations, Bilal Taha, said that he was delighted to welcome the singer to Doha, and particularly honoured that the concert is now to be staged at Katara. CEO of Regency Travel and Tours, Tareq Taha echoed his sentiments, saying that his company was proud to be involved with the concert, and described Charice as having the greatest voice in the music industry at the moment.

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Charice in Qatar: "Filipino singer’s concert set to be crowd puller"

From The Peninsula Qatar:

DOHA: Two of the biggest event organisers in Qatar are keeping their fingers crossed for a concert by Filipino singing sensation Charice Pempengco to be a smash hit with music lovers here.

Golden Relations and Regency Events have joined forces to hold the Charice Pempengco concert on September 29 at the Warm Up Track next to Khalifa Stadium in Aspire Zone. The event, billed as the biggest live entertainment event happening in Qatar, is expected to draw more than 15,000 fans...

For his part, Bilal Taha, CEO of Golden Relations, said since they announced the event early last month enquires had flooded their office via Facebook and on Twitter for more information regarding the show.

“It took us time to announce the venue as we worked out for a bigger place that can accommodate at least 15,000 people. We are expecting a big turnout of crowd at the event since Charice’s followers are not only Filipinos but people of other nationalities as well,” Bilal Taha said.

The Filipino performer is currently among America’s singing sensations. She is widely-recognised for songs such as ‘Pyramid’, which featured singer Iyaz, and ‘Before It Explodes’, written by Bruno Mars.

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