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THE YEAR 2008 is definitely, Charice Pempengco 's year. We've all seen her rise from an amateur singer joining any singing contest she could into a world-class performer with millions of followers around the globe. That gave her the right to rise in the ranks of former Philippine President Corazon Aquino , US Ambassador to the Philippines Kristie Kenney, among others, as one of the People of the Year by People Asia Magazine. Here's an article written by Ricky Lo for The Philippine Star: Charice Steals People Night Ninety-percent of the well-heeled guests graced the People of the Year 2008 Awards Night (marking People Asia magazine’s ninth anniversary) Thursday night at the grand ballroom Sofitel Philippine Plaza went home tsk-tsking in awe over Charice who rendered three numbers after she got her plaque as one of the 10 awardees (also including, among others, Pres. Cory Aquino, Sharon Cuneta, Makati Mayor Jojo Binay, Vice Pres. Noli de Castro, Sen. Manny Villar and US Amb

CHARICE PEMPENGCO has just been elevated into higher status as she sings for Barack Obama in his inauguration as US President on J anuary 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