Savior

One day, I listened to the radio as usual.. (cause I cannot! live a single day without music, haha.)
And this super flimsy and soft, yet an insightful, convincing and powerful voice literally charmed me and inspired me to write.
Her voice seemed like singing from the truth that she has in-stored in very bottom of her heart, which I really liked about.
The song is called Pyramid by Charice Pempengco.
When the radio played this song (and I was glad that the radio played this song pretty often-thus, I thought this song is popular. ) I would volume up and just become absorbed into this story-possesed-seemling-like voice.

One day, I decided to put her name on google search and click.
What a surprise!
She was... an Asian! Philippines..
Wow.. That was.... kind of a shock.

But knowing of her discovery and success were even more shocking.
Her own personal life is much more dramatic than her song.
Only three years ago, this kind of phenomena was not even imaginable.
She flew to S.Korea from her home country in 2007 in order to appear on TV show called 'Star King', which ordinary people are allowed to perform their talents and to compete.
Below is the UCC that contains her apperance on Star King.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFSaycQGTD0

And.. this is the exciting part.
Ellen Degeneres literally watched this youtube piece.
And she made Charice, 15 yrs old girl at that time, fly to U.S for the first time and made her sing in front of her show audiences for holiday special.

Three years has passed.
Now what?
She made three of her own albums in U.S. Her song is playing more than ten times a day thru the radio. Alot of people got to recognize her song and who she is.
She moved to U.S and resides here.
Below is her MV.
http://www.youtube.com/user/charice?blend=2&ob=1


This is literally.. no different from a Cinderella story.
Even a much better version.

Okay, so I know her voice is great, for sure, with no doubt!
But.. come on.
There are literally.... tons of people who are seeking and deserving for the luckiest spot that she just has occupied.
Tons of people are yearning to become singers, just like her.
Unfortunately, the opportunity would not be given to all of those we are aiming for shooting stars.

Ellen Degeneres..
I mean.. Who doesn't know her?
Who doesn't love her? (I mean.. this would be the statement solely based on my personal opinion, haha. She's so funny and her show is funny!)
Who wouldn't give an attention to a person that Ellen Degeneres had introduced?
And who wouldn't be thinking of start falling in love with Charice who Ellen Degeneres thought is talented.
This is like.. an easy formula..

Talent?
Of course, I do agree with her talent. I do love her as a singer.
But..
There are aloooot of people who have that kind of talent(or even better vocal.. who wasn't discovered, yet!) out there..
What's clear is that she's the luckiest person on the planet, who catched Degeneres' eyes and ears.