MANILA (Reuters Life!) - Filipino Chito Bertol looks and sound nothing like Elvis Presley but he still performs the King's hits with gusto 30 years after his death.

Dubbed the first Elvis Presley of the Philippines, Bertol has been performing Presley hits since he was 15.

"He lives within us," said the 64-year old impersonator, dressed in a red shirt adorned with his idol's face.

"Elvis is my love."

Bertol has devoted a room in his Manila apartment to Elvis, lining the walls with DVDs, albums and CDs as well as clocks, plates, ties and statues of the singer.

Although long dead, Elvis Presley remains popular in the Philippines, where karaoke singers regularly pound out his hits with varying degrees of success.

"He sang with such passion and energy," said RJ Jacinto, who owns a radio station. "He had a secret ingredient many people didn't have."

Secret ingredient or not, crowds are expected to flock to a Presley sing-alike and look-alike concert this weekend to commemorate the 30th anniversary of his death on Aug. 16.

Legions of Presley fans have been marking the anniversary with vigils outside his Memphis home and events around the world.

Earlier this week, Japanese fans turned a little corner of Tokyo into Memphis, twisting and gyrating down the streets during the "Good Rockin' Elvis" commemorative event.

Japanese men in pompadours, side burns and brothel creeper shoes twirled and rolled with Japanese women in ponytails and bobby socks to the music of "Hound Dog" and "Jail House Rock".

The official Japanese Elvis Presley Fan club counts itself as one of the world's largest and many of the artist's die-hard Japanese fans have travelled to Memphis to pay their respects.