Charice Reacts To Freddie Aguilar

Charice

Forgot to publish this. This should have been published days ago. Rather belatedly, this is worth it. Charice reacts to Freddie Aguilar calling her one of the “monkeys,” the others being Journey frontman, Arnel Pineda and Mr. Pure Energy, Gary Valenciano.

Charice or her rep emailed this blog saying she would not be where she is right now if she did not sing Whitney Houston and Celine Dion’s hits when she was still a struggling singer. Charice also emphasized that Oprah Winfrey, one of the world’s most influential people, would not have noticed her if she sang Filipino songs.

“Madi-discover po ba ako kung hindi ko po kinanta ang kanta ni Ms.Whitney? ni Ms.Celine? Kung kakanta po ako ng Tagalog sa Oprah, maiintindihan po ba ni Ms.Oprah?” Charice said in her statement.

â€Ã…“Sila rin naman po namimili ng mga kakantahin ko po. At wala po akong magagawa doon. Dahil kahit sila po mismo, English po ang pinakakanta nila sa akin… and siyempre po iyon po ang papatok sa Amerika. Kahit naman po hindi ako kumanta ng Tagalog sa puso ko Filipino pa rin po ako,” Charice said.

Charice said she also believes that, even if she copies the styles of other international artists, no one has the right to compare her and other Filipino singers who made it in the international music scene to monkeys.

“Hindi naman po sa (dahil magaling sa) panggagaya matatawag na po tayong unggoy. Para po sa akin (ang panggagaya) ay isa iyon talento na hindi magagawa ng ibang lahi ng basta basta po.”

Despite the offhanded remark of Freddie Aguilar, Charice holds no grudge against Freddie Aguilar and still admires him and respects his opinion.