Demi Lovato and Joe Jonas sang the original version of This Is Me for the Disney Movie Camp Rock which also starred two up and coming Hollywood teenstars who have Filipino roots, Anna Maria Perez De Tagle and Roshon Fegan. Filipino pop stars Julianne and Miguel Escueta did their own version of the Camp Rock single, “This is Me” and it will appear in the Philippine release of the “Camp Rock Soundtrack” in the Philippines on August 25. “Camp Rock” will premiere on September 7 at 7:30PM Mal/Phil time in Disney Channel Asia.

Recently Disney allowed local singers to do cover versions of songs from their Disney TV movies — Nikki Gil, recorded songs for the Asian version of “Breaking Free” [High School Musical] and “Gotta Go My Own Way” [High School Musical 2]. Not to mention Sam Concepcion for Everybody’s Kungfu Fighting For the movie Kungfu Panda (didn’t know if that was Disney though). Here’s the This Is Me Lyrics:

This is Me Lyrics
(Julianne and Miguel Escueta)

I’ve always been the kind of girl
That hid my face
So afraid to tell the world
What I’ve got to say
But I have this dream
Right inside of me
I’m gonna let it show, it’s time
To let you know
To let you know

This is real, this is me
I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be, now
Gonna let the light, shine on me
Now I’ve found, who I am
There’s no way to hold it in
No more hiding who I want to be
This is me

Do you know what it’s like
To feel so in the dark
To dream about a life
Where you’re the shining star
Even though it seems
Like it’s too far away
I have to believe in myself
It’s the only way

This is real, This is me
I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be, now
Gonna let the light, shine on me
Now I’ve found, who I am
There’s no way to hold it in
No more hiding who I want to be
This is me

You’re the voice I hear inside my head
The reason that I’m singing
I need to find you, I gotta find you
You’re the missing piece I need
The song inside of me
I need to find you, I gotta find you

This is real, this is me
I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be, now
Gonna let the light, shine on me
Now I’ve found, who I am
There’s no way to hold it in
No more hiding who I want to be
This is me
You’re the missing piece I need
The song inside of me (this is me)
You’re the voice I hear inside my head
The reason that I’m singing
Now I’ve found, who I am
There’s no way to hold it in
No more hiding who I want to be
This is me

Anna Maria Perez de Tagle is a Filipino-American actress, who first gained prominence in Hannah Montana opposite Miley Cyrus. Anna Maria Perez De Tagle plays a villain in Hannah Montana. Anna Maria Perez de Tagle recently appeared with more exposure in Camp Rock, the Disney Channel’s latest hit original TV-movie in the league of the High School Musical franchise. In Camp Rock, Anna Maria Perez de Tagle stars opposite The Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato, Disney’s hottest find and touted as the next Miley Cyrus. Anna Maria Perez de Tagle in Camp Rock, plays Ella, a talented yet not-so-smart girl who gets orders from the bossy Tess Tyler played by Meaghan Jette Martin to make the life of Mitchie Torres played by Demi Lovato, miserable.

In the end, Ella discovers she doesn’t have to be a follower of Tess to be recognized and let her own talents shine through.

The petite Anna Maria Perez de Tagle is a star in the making ala fellow Filipino-American Vanessa Hudgens, star of High School Musical tv movies. Anna Maria Perez de Tagle who looks fragile as a porcelain doll with her silky, smooth skin and pearly white teeth has several moments in the movie and gets to display her singing, acting and dancing prowess.

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She looks up to Reese Witherspoon and Lea Salonga as her role models. She also makes it a point to watch TFC, The Filipino Channel, and religiously follows her favorite Philippine TV shows like Kapitan Boom starring Jon Avila, Prinsesa ng Banyera starring Kristine Hermosa, and Lobo starring Piolo Pascual and Angel Locsin.

“I love Jon Avila, he’s the cutest and I want to meet him in person,” Anna Maria Perez de Tagle gushed. “I love Kristine Hermosa, she’s so beautiful. I love Piolo Pascual and Angel Locsin. I love Sarah Geronimo. I love Sam Milby. I love Richard Gutierrez and KC Concepcion. I also get to watch GMA shows.”

Anna Maria Perez de Tagle was a junior finalist at age 12 on CBS’ Star Search losing only to American Idol runner-up David Archuleta in 2003. She first found fame appearing as Ashley Dewitt the best friend of mean-girl Amber Addison in Disney’s blockbuster show Hannah Montana with Mylie Cyrus.