Charice Pempengco

Charice Pempengco/Jake Zyrus

Country

Philippines

Birth - Death

1992 -

Occupation

Entertainment

Description

Stage name of transgender Jake Zyrus, a singer who is popularly known as Charice. The first Asian singer to land in the top 10 (at number 8) Billboard 200 albums chart, with her debut album 'Chance'. A judge in the Philippine version of the television show 'X Factor'. Plays the character 'Sunshine Corazon' on the television show 'Glee'. Multiple award winner.

See Also

• Transgender Singers, Musicians and Composers
• Reality Television and the LGBTQ Community

Further Reading/Research

• http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1944527_1944528_1944522,00.html
• https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8475855/jake-zyrus-diamond-trans-suicide-attempt
• https://thediplomat.com/2013/06/glee-star-charice-pempengco-comes-out/

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