CHARICE PEMPENGCO has just been elevated into higher status as she sings for Barack Obama in his inauguration as US President on January 18, 2008 at the Grand Hyatt Washington Hotel.

Charice will sing "God Bless America" and Whitney Houston's "One Moment in Time."

If you have followed Charice's success, you should have known that her career picked up speed when she got noticed by American talk shows through her performances uploaded on YouTube. So, she made it from YouTube to Washington, so to speak.

Charice's career is handled by Oprah Winfrey. It's an amazing pairing of the world's most influential woman and the world's most talented girl.

Watch out for videos of Charice Pempengco's performace for Obama.

Meanwhile, here's a bonus video:

Charice sings "Through The Fire" with Zsa Zsa Padilla and Nina on ASAP