The Pinoy teen singing sensation Charice topped the industry’s superstars to win the ‚ÄúBest Oprah Show Musical Performance‚Äù honor. Charice bested Whitney Houston, James Taylor, Michael Bubl√©, Journey and the Black Eyed Peas

The Filipino singing star was the landslide winner in the online poll on Oprah.com as she received 70% of the votes for her “Note to God” performance.

‚ÄúNote to God‚Äù is Charice’s debut international single which was launched on ‚ÄúThe Oprah Winfrey Show‚Äù last May 18 this year. Note To God, is written by Diane Warren and produced by David Foster, peaked at No. 35 in the Canadian Hot 100 and No. 44 in the US Billboard Hot 100.

The Black Eyed Peas, meantime, got 9% of the votes for their “I Gotta Feelin’” kickoff party performance.

According to a Charice fan site, the other nominated performances are Taylor’s “How Sweet it is to Be Loved by You” and Houston’s “I Didn’t Know My Own Strength.”

Journey, fronted by another Pinoy artist Arnel Pineda, was nominated for “Don’t Stop Believin’” while Bublé was nominated for his performance of “Haven’t Met You Yet.”

American Idol finalist and Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson was also in the nominations list for “You’ve Got The Best of My Love/I’m Every Woman.” The country group Rascal Flatts were also nominate d for “Summer Nights.”

Meanwhile, Oprah.com also cited Charice’s other achievements in 2009, including recording her first international album and going on tour with “David Foster & Friends” in the United States and Canada.

Charice is also included in the live action-animation movie “Alvin and the Chipmunks 2: The Squeakquel” which is scheduled to air this Holiday Season.

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