MANILA, Philippines - International singing sensation Charice was one of the 25 international music artists who appeared in Billboard.com’s tribute video to the late King of Pop Michael Jackson.

Along with Christina Aguilera, Jonas Brothers, Jewel, Nelly, and Sarah McLachlan, the 18-year-old Filipino pride shared how Jackson influenced her life.

"When I was 6 years old, like 5 or 6, that was the first time I saw Michael Jackson. To be serious, I mean, when I was like that age, I thought about just being a dancer because of him," the “Pyramid” singer said.

Fans, museums and some members of Jackson's family will mark Friday's one-year anniversary of the singer's death with special exhibits, tributes and flash mob dances from Manila to Manhattan.

In the family hometown of Gary, Indiana, matriarch Katherine Jackson will unveil a monument to the singer outside the humble house where the legendary Jackson 5 began their singing career half a century ago. A memorial and candlelight vigil will follow, ending with the song "We are the World."

Jackson's children -- Prince Michael, Paris and Blanket -- are expected to mark Friday's anniversary privately in Gary.

By contrast, in the Philippines prisoners who danced their way to fame with their "Thriller" YouTube video in 2007, will pay homage to the singer with some more fancy footwork.

Jackson's sudden death at age 50 on June 25, last year in Los Angeles sparked an outpouring of grief around the world for the former child star, who was rehearsing for a series of London concerts aimed at reviving a career shattered by bizarre events as an adult and allegations of molesting children.

A year on, with Jackson's personal doctor awaiting trial on a criminal charge of causing the singer's death by giving him a powerful anesthetic as a sleep aid, memories are focused on the artist who won 13 Grammys and whose dancing rocked the world. –With Reuters