David Foster: 'Charice has gone where no other Asian artist has gone before'
Having worked with Celine Dion, Josh Groban and Barbra Streisand, Grammy-award winning composer and producer David Foster sees Filipino singer Charice in their ranks.
David is a known mentor of Charice, who rose to international fame after her video on YouTube led to guest appearances in the talk shows of Oprah and Ellen DeGeneres.
“When I talk about Celine, when I talk about the voice of Josh Groban and the voice of Andrea Bocelli, I put Charice in that kind of way. I think all of Asia must be proud of this young woman,” David told Boy Abunda in “Bandila” Monday, Oct. 24.
“She has gone where no other Asian artists have gone before,” Foster said. “Top 10 album in America, probably another top 10 album in America. She was on the show ‘Glee,’ millions of fans, selling records. No other Asian artist has done that and she is just beginning,” he added.
Concert
Foster was in town for a concert at the Smart Araneta Coliseum called “David Foster and Friends.”
He was joined by a roster of pop heavyweights including Ashanti, Michael Bolton, Earth, Wind and Fire’s Philip Bailey, English tenor Russell Watson and Charice.
“Nowhere in the planet that people sing in the audience the way they do. Philippines love their music more than in any place I’ve ever been. You will never see me say that anywhere in the interviews,” David said.
