Filipino singer Charice is definitely going global after the release of her single “Pyramid” in which her labelmate Iyaz is featured both in the song and music video. Charice recently debuted “Pyramid” music video in the U.S. with a 24-hour exclusive on www.oprah.com. Oprah who has been a huge supporter of the 18-year-old, tagging her as one of the most talented girls in the world, invited Charice over “The Oprah Winfrey Show” last May 11 to launch her first international album ‘Charice.’
The video, shot at the Orpheum Theatre, in downtown Los Angeles, connects the song through its lyrics not just the title per se. A big part of the video shows Charice taking the mic and starts imagining to be performing before a huge empty theater, after not making it to the audition call-backs. Iyaz, from the audience seat, records her performance using his video phone and shows that his support for Charice is forever to stay just like a pyramid. “Pyramid” is a collaboration with Iyaz, who’s famous for the international smash hit “Replay.” Pyramid now has 15 remixes – from notable DJs Barry Harris, Jonathan Peters, and Dave Aude. These are currently available for download on Amazon.com & iTunes. David Foster, Diane Warren, Sean Kingston, Billy Steinberg (Madonna’s “Like A Virgin,” Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors,” Whitney Houston’s “So Emotional”), Josh Alexander (Jojo’s “Too Little Too Late”), Allan Rich (N’SYNC’s “I Drive Myself Crazy”), Klaus Derendorf (Josh Groban’s “Closer”), Mr. Fantastic (The Cheetah Girls) and Drew Ryan Scott (S. Korean Group Super Junior’s “Sorry, Sorry”) wrote songs and/or produced cuts in the CD. To get the song for your mobile, text PYRAMID to 5677.
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