Charice welcomes ‘duet’ with ‘American Idol’ finalist

By ROWENA JOY A. SANCHEZ

April 13, 2011, 6:16pm

Divas face-off in the making? Charice and Pia Toscano. (Pia’s photo from her Twitter)

MANILA, Philippines – International singer Charice feels flattered by the recent declaration of “American Idol” Season 10 finalist Pia Toscano that she wants to perform with the Filipina sensation.

The 18-year-old star of the hit US TV series “Glee” expressed her appreciation to Pia via Twitter on April 12, saying, “would love to perform with you too. :) you're so sweet.”

The prospect of the two divas sharing the same stage apparently excited their supporters.

“@PToscanoAI10 wants to have a duet w/ @OfficialCharice OMG what a news from www.hollywoodlife.com #piatoscano #charice fans OMG!!!!” Charice re-tweeted from user @arlene19ferriol.

In an article posted on HollywoodLife.com on Tuesday, Pia—who many believed to be the season's front runner but was unexpectedly voted out from the show last April 7—enthused that she’s “such a huge fan” of the petite chanteuse and that she “absolutely wants to perform with her” in the “AI” finale in May.

“She’s the most amazing singer ever… she’s insane,” said Pia.

The 22-year-old New Yorker even took inspiration from Charice’s past performances for her own numbers on “Idol.”

“When I was covering all of my Celine Dion songs, I would watch her videos. She’s just out-of-this-world amazing…” Pia recalled.

For now, though, fans would have to wait for the dream duet to materialize since both young ladies are currently busy with their respective projects. Charice is shooting for her second Hollywood film “Here Comes The Boom” with Salma Hayek and is reportedly appearing on the 17th episode of “Glee” on April 19; PIa, on the other hand, will join her “Idol” mates on their summer tour.

Meanwhile, Pia’s fellow “Idol” finalist and Charice’s “kababayan” Thia Megia aired a message for her Filipino fans via an interview with ABS-CBN, which was aired on “TV Patrol” last April 12.

“Hello, my fans from the Philippines. I want to thank you so much for all the support you’ve given me. I can honestly tell you that the support you have given me has given me the means to accomplish much more,” she said.

Thia, 15, was eliminated  from the competition last March 31 along with Naima Adedapo. Pia met the same fate one week later, and while clearly one of the judges' favorites, they could not overturn the voters' decision, having used up their only 'save' for Casey Abrams on week three of the finals.

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Source: Manila Bulletin