PEP: Half-Pinoy kid sings his way to Britain’s hearts
Charlie Green, a ten-year old half-Filipino, sang his way to the next round of Britainâs Got Talent, a talent search created by American Idol judge Simon Cowell who also acts as judge in the show, alongside journalist Piers Morgan and actress Amanda Holdren. During the programâs second week of live auditions in Birmingham, Charlie gave a spirited rendition of Frank Sinatraâs 1966 hit record âSummer Wind." He was cool and composed throughout the entire performance, even doing some old-fashioned jazz scatting and finger snapping. After he sang, the audience gave Charlie a standing ovation and chanted his name for a few seconds. Piers, who called the boy âOld Charlie," was entertained with both his singing and dancing. Amanda went as far as giving a bold forecast: âI predict, you [Charlie] could win in this show." Even the panelâs harshest critic, American Idol judge Simon Cowell, had nothing but praises. He said, âCharlie, I think youâre a little star! I really, really like you!" In the end, Charlie got three âYES" votes from the judges, and is now set to move on to the next round of competition. Waiting for him at the backstage were his Filipina mom Cecilia Sumargoâ who hailed from Dumajug, Cebuâand British dad, who both gave him a warm hug. When asked about the boyâs reaction to the judgesâ comments, he said, obviously starstruck, âTheyâre really good! They were better than I thought!" Charlie is the second Filipino to make waves in the said talent search. First was the 32-year old single mom and club singer Madonna Decena, who auditioned in Manchester, and wowed the judges with her powerful rendition of âI Will Always Love You." Auditions for Britainâs Got Talent are currently ongoing and will air locally on the first quarter of this year. - Philippine Entertainment Portal