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

Asia’s most amazing adventure and reality show, The Amazing Race Asia, is set to race again and not just around Asia but around the world. Auditions for The Amazing Race Asia 3 is now open and will close on February 25, 2008.

The requirements to join The Amazing Race Asia are:

1.  They must be teams of two, that is, that each team is to comprise 2 people.

2.  Both must be living and/or working in Asia but excluding Australia, New Zealand, and the Middle East.

3.  All contestants are required to be aged 21 and above.

4.  All contestants must speak English, as well as possess both a valid international driving license and an international passport.

5.  Make a 3-minute video featuring the would be contestants together with an entry form that can be downloaded from here

6.  For further inquiries, you may contact them thru their email, Amazing_Race_Asia@axn-asia.com.

The Amazing Race Asia is currently airing The Amazing Race Asia 2, and is now just down to four teams. The Philippines team,  Marc Nelson and Rovilson Fernandez are strong contenders for the grand prize. The other Philippine team, Henry and Terri were eliminated in Europe.

The Amazing Race Asia, the Asian version of the Emmy Award-winning The Amazing Race, has a prize of  US$100,000 for the first team to arrive on the Final leg of the race.