Charice Pempengco wowed Las Vegas when she performed with Producer/Musician David Foster, in his one-night tribute concert, David Foster & Friends on May 23, 2008 which featured Andrea Bocelli, Michael Buble and Josh Groban, artists under his own record label, 143 Records, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on the Las Vegas Strip. David Foster has worked as a producer with the likes of Céline Dion, Barbra Streisand, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, among others..

David Foster is reportedly managing Charice’s US carreer. In the concert, David Foster proclaimed that she will only be simply called as “Charice” just as world famous divas as Madonna (?!), Cher and Celine are famously known. Charice did not forget her Filipino heritage, she asked at one point, in Tagalog (Filipino) if there were Filipinos in the audience. Charice Pempengco sang I will Always Love You and And I am Tellin’ You (I’m Not Going) to the standing ovation of the audience in MGM Grand. Josh Groban hailed Charice as one of the most beautiful voices he has ever heard of all time. (Wow, amazing, but i think you Josh Groban has one of the most amazing voices too!)

A sneak peek of Charice Pempengco first ever music video entitled “It Can Only Get Better” directed by Raffy Francisco. It Can Only Get Better is the first single from the self-titled debut album of Charice Pempengco. Reportedly, Charice Pempengco, the album, will also contain “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” and “I Will Always Love You,” two songs which made her an international sensation. From South Korea’s Star King to Ellen to the Paul O’ Grady Show, Charice Pempengco is in the US right now for the SIPA Awards. On May 17, she will be joining other young talented kids in the hit daytime tv show, Oprah. Reportedly, she wowed host Oprah Winfrey.

Charice Pempengco joined ABS-CBN’s ” Little Big Star” singing contest in 2005, when she was only 13 years old. She was eliminated right away but was later picked in a wild card round to re-enter the competition. She worked her way up to become a finalist. She was a consistent top scorer during the early rounds. But during the finals, she only finished third place to the grand winner, Sam Concepcion.