Charice was set to sing with Jackson at his concert

MANILA - Following the death of Michael Jackson, the Philippines' teen singing sensation Charice has revealed a secret: she was supposed to guest in the King of Pop’s comeback tour this July. “Nakita ko nalang kanina, ‘Jackson patay na’. So parang, ‘sinong Jackson?’ [Then] nakita ko siya yung nagsasayaw, nanghina ako,” said Charice. “Kasi si Michael Jackson po, kahit na hindi ko siya na-meet, napili po niya ako.”She said she was supposed to join Jackson next week in rehearsals for his comeback world tour.Charice recalled she was attending a private party of Warner Brothers when Jackson’s lawyer approached her and told her that Jackson had picked her as special guest for his last concert. “Nagpakilala siya ‘I’m the lawyer of Michael Jackson’… Sabi niya, Michael Jackson chose you to be his special guest in his world tour, napatigil po ako,” she said.Jackson’s lawyer reportedly said that “The King” had watched her during her guestings on Oprah.Jackson picked Charice after watching a YouTube footage of her singing “Billie Jean” while doing the “moonwalk”. “Right away, sabi niya, ‘I want this kid!’” said Charice.Jackson was reportedly planning to do a Billie Jean duet with Charice while they do a dance showdown.“Doon ko po na-feel na mabait po siya,” said the singer. “Kasi naguumpisa pa lang ako, siya legendary singer na po siya.”Charice said she is still thankful for Jackson’s gesture.She added that she will pay tribute to the King of Pop in her first solo concert to be held on Saturday.