His mother is a famous opera singer in Taiwan. His father is the culinary genius behind the 30-year old Chinese restaurant “Mr. Poon.” Richard sings the “Standards”— these are immortal melodies written in the 1950′s that have survived the test of time, popularized by Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Matt Monro, Paul Anka, Nat King Cole.

Breaking into the music industry in January 2008, his debut solo album “I’ll Take Care Of You”(MCA Music) soared to Gold and Platinum status and continues to be one of the country’s top selling records today. His hit single “I’ll Take Care Of You” has then become the favorite serenade of couples in Philippine wedding circles.”

The above introduction is found on Richard’s website and he is indeed one of the Phillipines favorite artist. Need we say more? Enjoy his video, “You and I.”

Artist: Richard Poon
Origin: Phillipines
Artist Official Website: http://richardpoon.ph/
Label: MCA

Sarah Geronimo is probably Phillipines #1 teen pop star with over 60awards and recognition under her belt. Sarah was born into a working class family, her father worked as a PLDT lineman while her mother managed a hair salon. At two (2) Sarah was already showing an interest in music. By four (4) years old, mom and dad became even more convinced Sarah was destined for a life in music. She seemed to shun her dolls for the microphone.

At age six (6), she entered her first music competition where she won first prize for her performance of “Greatest Performance of My Life.” Sarah entered even more competitions and won even more first-place prizes. Her family, however, could no longer sustain her music interest and competitions with their meager salaries. In fact, at a certain point, the financial debt of the family was overwhelming and they stood a chance of losing their home. During this time, Sarah decided to participate in a competition with a grand prize of 1million pesos for a chance to win so she could help her family.

For the competition, Sarah sang, Celine Dion’s song “To Love You More,” and was the winner of the grand prize of 1 million pesos and an exclusive 10-year contract with Viva Entertainment Group. Needless to say, the 1 million dollar helped the family a great deal. It also sparked an interest in Sarah to make singing a fulltime career.

In 2003 she debuted her first album, “Popstar: A Dream Come True.” It was a 7 times platinum. She follwed up in 2004 with “Sweet Sixteen” which was a certified 3 times platinum. In 2006, she released her highly anticipated international album “Becoming.” “Becoming” reached platinum record a month after its release. Sarah followed up with amother album release in 2007 “Taking Flight” (2 times platinum) and two albums in 2008 “Just Me” and “OPM” (2008).

Sarah has also been quite busy with TV deals, product endorsements, tv, radio, print and billboards.

Visit Sarah Geronimo’s official website for more info. about her.

“You are a force to be reckoned with. That voice comes from something bigger than yourself. You’re pulling it up out of some place deeper than your little body,” Oprah recently told Pempengcowho appeared on her show and performed. Indeed.

Charice was born and raised in the Philippines to a mom who herself is a singer. Her mom recognizing her vocal abilities began teaching her proper vocal techniques and entering music competitions across the phillipines. But, the big break came when one of her die hard fans began
posting her performances on YouTube. Thirteen(13) million hits later and with the US market noticing, Charice began receiving requests and has appeared and performed on Ellen DeGeneres Show, Oprah Winfrey, David Foster and Friends PBS. Charice has also performed with Andrea Bocelli (“The Prayer”) in Tuscany and Celine Dion at her Madison Square Garden show in New York City. She also has a role in the new movie “Alvin and the Chipmunks” and prepares to debut her CD which she is currently working on in Los Angeles, very soon.

Visit Charice’s official website for more information