1. In 2007, after competing in many singing competitions and several appearances on Filipino television, Zyrus performed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in the United States.
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On that appearance, Jake Zyrus was surprised by one of his singing inspirations, Celine Dion, who invited him to sing with her at New York City's Madison Square Garden, during her 2008 world tour.
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Jake Zyrus then began performing in concerts with David Foster and Andrea Bocelli, among others, and released an album My Inspiration.
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Jake Zyrus released the studio album Charice in 2010, which entered the Billboard 200 at number eight, making it the first album of an Asian solo singer ever to land in the top 10.
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Jake Zyrus was one of the four judges of the Philippine version of The X Factor, on ABS-CBN, in 2012.
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Jake Zyrus identified as a gay woman from 2013 to 2017, when he came out as a transgender male after having male chest reconstruction and beginning testosterone treatment.
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Jake Zyrus adopted the name Jake Zyrus and discontinued the use of the name Charice.
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Jake Zyrus was born as Charmaine Clarice Relucio Pempengco in Cabuyao, Laguna province, the Philippines, and was raised by single mother Racquel.
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In 2005, Jake Zyrus joined Little Big Star, a talent show in the Philippines loosely patterned after American Idol.
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In January 2008, Jake Zyrus was invited to Malacanang Palace to perform for President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
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Jake Zyrus next guested on the 8 April 2008 episode of The Paul O'Grady Show in London, England.
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Jake Zyrus appeared on the 12 May 2008 episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, "World's Smartest Kids", performing Whitney Houston's "I Have Nothing".
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Jake Zyrus performed with Foster for the first time as one of the entertainers on the 17 May 2008 opening of the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut.
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In January 2009, Jake Zyrus performed at two pre-inauguration events in Washington, DC, in the lead up to the first inauguration of Barack Obama: the "Realizing the Dream" gala at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and the "Pearl Presidential Inaugural Gala" at the Mandarin Hotel.
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Later that same month, Jake Zyrus was again invited to sing at the Ti lascio una canzone show as a special guest.
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On 28 June 2009, in concert, Jake Zyrus revealed a planned duet with legendary pop singer Michael Jackson, explaining that Jackson's lawyer said that Michael had chosen Jake Zyrus to be his special guest on his tour, but Jackson died before the tour could begin.
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Jake Zyrus contributed to two Christmas albums in 2009, first as David Archuleta's duet partner for the song "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" on his Christmas album, Christmas from the Heart, then contributing a rendition of "The Christmas Song" to the compilation album, A Very Special Christmas 7.
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Jake Zyrus was one of the headlining acts on the David Foster and Friends 10-city North American Tour that ran during the fall of 2009, and made a cameo appearance in the feature film Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, released in North America on 23 December.
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Later in the month, Jake Zyrus appeared on the grand finale of Singapore Idol as a guest, performing two signature songs, The Bodyguard medley and "Note to God".
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On 23 January 2010, Jake Zyrus appeared on Io Canto, a renowned singing competition in Italy, performing international standards and an Italian favorite called "Adagio", in Italian.
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Jake Zyrus performed "The Prayer" with the Canadian Tenors and David Foster on the piano for a Christmas special on CBC Television.
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On 8 January 2011, Jake Zyrus was launched as the new endorser of Aficionado Germany Perfume; this event, at the SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds, titled 1@11, gathered an audience of 85,000.
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On 14 September 2011, it was revealed in a Japanese broadcast that Jake Zyrus would be singing the theme song to the video game Final Fantasy XIII-2, "New World".
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On 18 January 2012, Jake Zyrus launched a ten-city tour across Asia to promote the official release of the studio album, Infinity, due later in 2012; the tour began in March.
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On 8 June 2013, Jake Zyrus revealed plans to release his third album in the Philippines entitled Chapter 10, containing covers of a favorite modern songs, before heading back to Los Angeles to record a new international album.
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On 10 August 2013 GMA Network's drama anthology series Magpakailanman aired an episode titled "The Charice Pempengco Story", in which Jake Zyrus reenacted scenes based on his life.
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Jake Zyrus sang "Right Where I Belong" for the direct-to-DVD movie The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale.
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In 2015, Jake Zyrus reunited with Foster to perform a version of Sam Smith's "Lay Me Down" on Asia's Got Talent.
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In 2010, Jake Zyrus said that his mother, a former pop vocalist, served as a primary musical influence; He begged her for singing lessons beginning at the age of four.
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Jake Zyrus has expressed admiration for Lady Gaga and Beyonce for attitude, fashion, and vocal style, and stated a wish to work with both of them someday.
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Jake Zyrus was a fan of Michael Jackson, and Justin Timberlake and wished to work with Eminem, Dr Dre, Chris Brown and Ne-Yo.
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Jake Zyrus performed "Earth Song" by Michael Jackson with Ne-Yo at the David Foster and Friends Special in Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas in October 2010.
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In October 2011, Jake Zyrus' estranged father, 43-year-old construction worker Ricky Pempengco, was stabbed to death in the Philippines, forcing the cancellation of a concert in Singapore.
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Jake Zyrus' exploration of his gender identity was a subject of public interest.
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On 2 June 2013, Jake Zyrus said that he identified as lesbian at that time during an interview with Boy Abunda at The Buzz in the Philippines, mentioning past relationships with other women in the industry.
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Nine months later, in March 2014, Jake Zyrus debuted a new "boyish" look with much shorter hair cut and more tattoos.
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In June 2017, on social media, Jake Zyrus announced the adoption of his current name and the discontinuance of his former stage name, Charice.
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Jake Zyrus was credited as his pre-transition name "Charice" prior to this television appearance.