Although a consistent top scorer in the final rounds, Zyrus did not win the title in the finale, placing third. Eliminated after the first performance, Zyrus was called back as a wildcard contender and eventually became one of the finalists. In 2005, Zyrus joined Little Big Star, a talent show in the Philippines loosely patterned after American Idol.
To help support the family, Zyrus began to enter singing contests at the age of seven, from town fiestas in various provinces to singing competitions on TV, eventually competing in almost a hundred such contests.
Zyrus was born as Charmaine Clarice Relucio Pempengco in Cabuyao, Laguna province, and was raised by single mother Racquel. He adopted the name Jake Zyrus, and discontinued the use of the name "Charice Pempengco". In 2017, he came out as a transgender male after having male chest reconstruction and beginning testosterone treatment. Zyrus was one of the four judges of the Philippine version of The X Factor, on ABS-CBN, in 2012. In 2011, "Before It Explodes", written by Bruno Mars, was released as the lead single from Zyrus's second international studio album, Infinity.
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He released further albums Chapter 10 in 2013 and Catharsis in 2016.Ĭrossing over to acting on television, he joined the cast of TV series Glee later in 2010 as Sunshine Corazon. The single " Pyramid" from that album, featuring singer Iyaz, is Zyrus's most successful single to date, charting within the top 40 in a number of countries after its debut live performance on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Zyrus released the studio album Charice in 2010 it entered the Billboard 200 at number eight, making it the first album of an Asian solo singer ever to land in the top 10. He then began performing in concerts with David Foster and Andrea Bocelli, among others. In 2007, after some appearances on Philippine television, Zyrus sang on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and the following year, he made several international television appearances, including on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Jake Zyrus (formerly known under the mononym Charice born ) is a Filipino singer and television personality.
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