The Filipino singer Charice was born Charmaine Pempengo in Cabuyao, Laguna in
1992. Having enjoyed a stellar career which included numerous appearances on
international TV shows and a string of hit albums the singer stunned fans in
2017 by announcing she wished to identify as a male and would now go by the name
Jake Zyrus. The singer's first break in the music business came after the US
chat show host Ellen DeGeneres saw some videos online and invited Zyrus on to
her show. Despite never having released a record, the young Filipino was invited
onto numerous other TV shows both in ...