Charice Pempengco to appear as herself in Alvin & the Chipmunks sequel

Young Filipina singing sensation Charice Pempengco will appear in her first feature film, Alvin and the Chipmunks 2: The Squeakquel, which will be premiered in North America on December 23. She is also part of the official movie soundtrack with her rendition of " No One" by Alicia Keys accompanied by The Chipettes, which are the female Chipmunks in the movie.

Charice plays herself in the movie, and her role is as one of the contestants that will rival the Chipmunks in an inter-school musical competition. Charice reveals in an interview that she is a big fan of the Alvin & the Chipmunks cartoons and confessed to have always watched it when she was younger.

Alvin & the Chipmunks 2: the Squeakquel is set for its international release December 23, 2009. But there is no official date yet for the Philippine release.