International singing sensation Charice is set to wow the audience in her special tribute to the late music icon Whitney Houston.
Somewhat “owing” her stardom to the illustrious diva, Charice shared in a phone interview with “TV Patrol” aired on Feb. 16 that she hopes to make her tribute “special.”
“Gusto ‘ko pong maging special siya talaga. Maybe magiging emotional talaga. Ang hirap pa rin tanggapin kasi parang nawalan ka ng kamag-anak. I mean na-discover po kasi ako kasi siyempre dahil kinanta ‘ko ‘yung mga songs niya,” said Charice.
The report said that the tribute would happen around the same time as her concert tour, which is slated to kick off on March 2 in Dubai.
After Dubai, the concert tour for Charice’s second album “Infinity” will be followed by stops in Singapore, March 5; Jakarta, March 7; Philippines, March 9; Hong Kong, March 19; and Korea, March 21.
Unfortunately, her dream to perform a duet with Whitney is no longer possible. But Charice lightened up when she recalled their first meeting about year and a half ago at the backstage of Whitney’s Beverly Hilton Hotel show.
Unfortunately, her dream to perform a duet with Whitney is no longer possible. But Charice lightened up when she recalled their first meeting about year and a half ago at the backstage of Whitney’s Beverly Hilton Hotel show.
“Sobrang bait po niya, as in nanginginig ako that day dahil kilala niya ako. Sabi niya napanood niya ako sa DVD tapos nagjo-joke pa siya, sabi niya, ‘Kinanta mo ‘yung mga kanta ‘ko na effortless,’” she recalled.
Meanwhile, Charice who has gained famed for her powerful rendition of Whitney’s all-time hit “I Will Always Love You,” clarified the circulating video of her “tribute” to Whitney purportedly created on Feb.13, two days after Houston was found dead in a hotel in Los Angeles.
“Medyo mali nga ‘yung ibang information. ‘Yung iba sa kanila sinasabi na kagabi lang daw. Actually, ‘yung video nga na ‘yan ‘yung iba last year, ‘yung iba like 2009,” she said.
For instance, the footage of a sobbing Charice while performing “I Have Nothing” was actually from the last stop of the US tour of “David Foster and Friends.” Charice accounted her turning emotional while performing that song to the fact that she’d be missing the members and crew of the tour, with whom she has grown very fond.
As for the late legendary singer, a Friday CNN report said that Whitney’s “by invitation” funeral service on Saturday [US time] is expected to be made available for television and web streaming from the Newark, New Jersey New Hope Baptist Church where she grew up.
The CNN report also quoted a source as saying that actor Kevin Costner, who starred with Whitney in the movie “The Bodyguard,” will speak, and singers Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin—Houston’s godmother—will reportedly perform.
Although the family is not commenting on Houston’s burial location, the article said that her death certificate filed Wednesday [US time] in Los Angeles supposedly listed the Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, New Jersey as Whitney’s burial site.
Article courtesy of www.mb.com.ph
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