Charice

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Biography

Charice Pempengco, generally known as simply Charice, is a young Filipina singing sensation who made her recording debut in 2008 after becoming an international media sensation. Though of petite figure, she is blessed with a mighty soprano voice reminiscent of her idols Celine Dion and Whitney Houston. Born Charmaine Clarice Relucio Pempengco on May 10, 1992, in San Pedro, Laguna, Philippines, she made her television debut in 2006 on Little Big Star, a Pop Idol-style talent show specific to the Philippines, and finished as a finalist. The following year she appeared on the South Korean television show Star King, another Pop Idol-style talent show. While Charice fell short of first place once again, videos of her performances began circulating on YouTube, and she was invited to the United States repeatedly to appear on television variety shows such as The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Good Morning America. Above all, repeat appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show did much to raise her profile. Amid the media blitz, she made her recording debut in 2008 with the eponymous mini-album Charice on Star Records. The album was comprised of six cover songs, including versions of "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" from Dreamgirls and "I Will Always Love You," the Whitney Houston vehicle from The Bodyguard. Her second album, My Inspiration (2009), was a Mother's Day-themed collection released in time for the holiday. Around the same time, Charice released her first single, "Note to God," written by Diane Warren and produced by David Foster. She was closely affiliated with Foster, who had become a mentor for the young singing sensation. She signed to Reprise for another self-titled release, this one a full-length issued in 2010 and timed to appear with another appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

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Year Formed 1992
Number of Albums 15
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Who is a Filipino singer and tv personality?

Jake Zyrus

... Charice (album). For the selftitled extended play, see Charice (EP). Jake Zyrus (formerly known under the mononym Charice; born May 10, 1992) is a Fi...
What show did Zyrus sing on?

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

...after some appearances on Philippine television, Zyrus sang on The Ellen DeGeneres Show , and the following year, he made several international televis...
When did zyrus release his album Charice?

2010

...Andrea Bocelli, among others. Zyrus released the studio album Charice in 2010 ; it entered the Billboard 200 at number eight, making it the first album...
What is Zyrus' most successful single to date?

Pyramid

...st album of an Asian solo singer ever to land in the Top 10. The single Pyramid from that album, featuring singer Iyaz, is Zyrus's most successful sin...
When did he release Chapter 10?

2013

...ance on The Oprah Winfrey Show. He released further albums Chapter 10 in 2013 and Catharsis in 2016. Crossing over to acting on television, he joined ...
Who wrote Before It Explodes?

Bruno Mars

... in 2010 as Sunshine Corazon. In 2011, Before It Explodes, written by Bruno Mars , was released as the lead single from Zyrus's second international st...
What was the lead single from ZYrus's second album?

Before It Explodes

...ast of TV series Glee later in 2010 as Sunshine Corazon. In 2011, Before It Explodes , written by Bruno Mars, was released as the lead single from Zyru...
When did Charice first appear on television?

Little Big Star

...edro, Laguna, Philippines, Charice debuted on television in 2006 on Little Big Star , a Pop Idolstyle talent show in the Philippines, and finished as a...
When did Charice release their minialbum Charice?

2008

...blitz, Charice issued the eponymous minialbum Charice on Star Records in 2008 . A second album, My Inspiration (2009), was a Mother's Daythemed collect...
What was the name of Charice's second album?

My Inspiration

...ponymous minialbum Charice on Star Records in 2008. A second album, My Inspiration (2009), was a Mother's Daythemed collection released in time for th...
Who wrote and produced the single Note to God?

David Foster

...sed the single, Note to God, written by Diane Warren and produced by David Foster , who had become a mentor for the young singing sensation. In 2010, C...
Who produced Charice's self-titled debut?

Star Records

...d the media blitz, Charice issued the eponymous minialbum Charice on Star Records in 2008. A second album, My Inspiration (2009), was a Mother's Dayth...
What company did Charice sign with in 2010?

Reprise

...who had become a mentor for the young singing sensation. In 2010, Charice signed to Reprise for another selftitled, but this time fulllength, release....
What was Jake Zyrus' nickname before he became a male?

Charice Pempengco

...Filipinoborn singer, actor and TV star Jake Zyrus was known as Charice Pempengco before 2017 when he transitioned to the male gender. Like Charice, he...
In what year did Charice Pempengco compete in a Little Big Star contest?

2005

...s she showed up. She participated in one such Little Big Star contest in 2005 where she reached the show finals and eventually finished as 2nd runneru...
How many people watched her videos on youtube in 2007?

15 million

... a series of her performances posted on YouTube garnered no less than 15 million views. Her online fame has opened a wider door for her as she has bee...
In which year did she become an internet sensation?

2007

...ecame an internet sensation and also rose to international prominence in 2007 when a series of her performances posted on YouTube garnered no less tha...
Where was Jake Zyrus born?

Cabuyao, Philippines

...as Charice Pempengco prior to his gender transition) was born in Cabuyao, Philippines . When he was three years old, he witnessed his abusive father po...
How old was Jake when he witnessed his abusive father point a gun at his mom?

three

... to his gender transition) was born in Cabuyao, Philippines. When he was three years old, he witnessed his abusive father point a gun at his mom durin...
What song did he sing when he was four?

My Heart Will Go On

... Zyrus standing on top of the kitchen table singing Celine Dion's My Heart Will Go On . She initially thought the radio was on, and Celine was singing....
How old was Zyrus when his mother came home to find him singing?

four

... rendition of Happy Birthday was very highpitched and onkey. When he was four years old, his mother Raquel came home to discover Zyrus standing on top...
How old was Zyrus when he discovered his singing talent?

seven

...es. It was then that Zyrus' singing talent was discovered. At the age of seven , with money hard to come by and with little food to put on the table, Z...
What was his mother's occupation?

singer

...arned to operate the karaoke machine by observing his mother, who was a singer in a band, practice with her bandmates. It was then that Zyrus' singing...
When was Charice Pempengco born?

Cabuyao City, Laguna province, Philippines

...y Life Charice Pempengco was born on May 10, 1992, in Cabuyao City, Laguna province, Philippines . When she was a child, her mother Raquel left her abu...
Who took Charice and her younger brother when she was a child?

her mother Raquel

... Cabuyao City, Laguna province, Philippines. When she was a child, her mother Raquel left her abusive father and took her and her younger brother, Car...
At what age had Charice helped her mother with household chores before singing?

six

...harice, who already helped her mother with household chores at the age of six , started participating in local singing competitions when she was seven....
What Swedish record company offered her a demorecording in June 2007?

Ten SongsProductions

... the first calls she got was from a Swedish record company named Ten SongsProductions , which offered her a demorecording in June 2007. She recorded se...
What was the name of the original song that she recorded with Ten SongsProductions?

Amazing

...corded seven songs with the company, including an original song called ' Amazing '. On October 13, 2007, she was invited to the South Korean talent show...
When did his second international album Infinity come out?

2011

...10 of the chart. His second international album Infinity was released in 2011 featuring collaborations from several worldfamous music artists. She equ...
What province is Cabuyao located in?

Laguna

...lent competitions. He was born and raised in the city of Cabuyao in the Laguna province of the Philippines. He was raised by his mother Racquel. Chari...
When was Pyramid released?

March 2, 2010

...s released as the album's lead international and second US single on March 2, 2010 . Commercial performance edit The album debuted at number eight on t...
What was the first North American single from the album?

Note to God

...Zyrus, such as I Love You, Note to God and In This Song. Singles edit Note to God was released as the album's first North American single on May 15, 2...
On what channel did he perform his hit single "Notice to God"?

QVC

...ilipino singer to have a top 20 single in the UK. He also performed it on QVC with his other songs from his selftitled album, Zyrus, such as I Love Yo...
What is the show in the Philippines loosely patterned after?

American Idol

...e Big Star, a talent show in the Philippines loosely patterned after American Idol . Eliminated after the first performance, Zyrus was called back as a...
Where was Ten SongsProductions located?

Sweden

... 2007, producers at Ten SongsProductions, a music publishing company in Sweden , invited Zyrus to a demorecording seeing online videos. 2008 Having see...