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.

American Idol Season 7 winner David Cook announced in an interview with a Canadian radio station, ChumFM, that he is coming to Manila to do a concert on January 27, 2009, his first show after American Idol. An American Idol winner and finalist is obligated by contract to tour with the rest around the United States and Canada. David Cook announced it himself on CHUMFM saying, “We just booked my first show, post-‘Idol,’ Jan. 27 in the Philippines … a one-off show and then we start the tour in the States …”.

David Cook is hugely popular in the Philippines because his songs, the Mariah Carey cover “Always Be My Baby” topped the chart for weeks in Manila and so does his other Idol finale hit, “Time Of My Life.”

Listen to the entire David Cook interview by ChumFM below:

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Meanwhile, the American Idol Season 8 auditions have already commenced and is still on-going, for the show’s airing date first week of January.

American Idol Season 7 is over and the winners had been chosen. On The American Idol Finale, surprisingly it was David Cook who won and as it turned out, David Cook won by a big margin. American Idol’s Season 7 was one of the most memorable editions of the hit reality show. Who can forget that Filipina Ramiele Malubay made it on the Top 10 from the hundreds of thousands who auditioned including the hilarious Renaldo Lapuz. Also, there were the great artists who performed and mentored the Idol contestants such as Mariah Carey, Neil Diamond, Dolly Parton, Leona Lewis, among others.

Memorable highlights was that performance by David Archuleta of the John Lennon original, “Imagine” and David Cook’s take on “Always Be My Baby” by Mariah Carey. Or how Syesha Mercado played it smart by reinventing herself every step of the way. Not to mention how Kristy Lee Cook managed to stay on by singing “God Bless The USA.”

Currently the American Idol Season 7 Top 10 contestants are on tour. Here’s your chance to see your favorite idols again. Brooke White, Carly Smithson, Chikezie, David Archuleta, David Cook, Jason Castro, Kristy Lee Cook, Michael Johns, Ramiele Malubay and Syesha Mercado will not only be a fixture on TV, not anymore, you will see them all in person by watching them on tour in a concert venue near you.

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Meanwhile, American Idol is gearing up for Season 8 in 2009! American Idol Season 8 auditions will begin on July 17, 2008 in San Francisco, CA at Cow Palace. Other dates are on:

July 21 - Louisville, KY @ Freedom Hall
July 25 - Phoenix, AZ @ Jobing.com Arena
July 29 - Salt Lake City, UT @ EnergySolutions Arena
Aug. 2 - San Juan, Puerto Rico @ Coliseo de Puerto Rico
Aug. 8 - Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
Aug. 13 - Jacksonville, FL @ Veterans Memorial Arena
Aug. 19 - East Rutherford, NJ @ IZOD Center Meadowlands Sports Complex

On Sunday June 1st, David Archuleta sang at a youth camp for teens. Everyone thought Archie would be taking the weekend to rest in his hometown of Murray, Utah but he agreed to appear by invitation of a friend to sing at a youth camp for troubled teens and to do a Q and A session about his Idol experience. After he sang Archuleta stayed for an hour and a half to sign autographs.

David Archuleta sang the inspirational songs, Be Still My Soul and Angels.

Here are the lyrics to Be Still My Soul:

Be still, my soul, the Lord is on thy side.
With patience bear thy cross of grief or pain.
Leave to thy God to order and provide,
In every change He faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul, thy best, thy heavenly Friend
Thru thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

Be still, my soul, thy God doth undertake
To guide the future as he has the past.
Thy hope, thy confidence let nothing shake.
All now mysterious shall be bright at last.

Be still, my soul, the waves and winds still know
His voice who ruled them while He dwelt below.

Be still, my soul, the hour is hastening on
When we shall be forever with the Lord,
When disappointment, grief, and fear are gone,
Sorrow forgot, love’s purest joys restored.
Be still, my soul, when change and tears are past,
All safe and blessed we shall meet at last.

David Archuleta, the dauphin American Idol, sang “When You Believe” on Mariah Carey Night on American Idol Season 7. Mentoring is no other than Mariah Carey herself as part of her new album’s promotion due out today. “When You Believe” was originally sung not just by Mariah Carey but it was a duet with Whitney Houston for the movie, Prince Of Egypt.

Watch David Archuleta do When You Believe on Mariah Night: