Charise

A biography and more...

Charise has released her debut album "Charise" under the label of Star Records.
This is her first official music video.



Charise (Charmaine Charise Relucio Pempengco), the You Tube sensation from Gulod, Cabuyao, Laguna was born on May 10, 1993. She started singing at age 4, inspired and guided by her mom Raquel. She joined and won many singing contests. Little did she she know that her entry to ABS-CBN's Little Big Star would be her ticket to success.

Although she only placed third, her powerful rendition of Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" during the May 2006 finals captivated the audience. A long-time fan of hers, nursing student Dave Duenas under the pseudonym FalseVoice posted a video on YouTube which became an instant hit. The face-off video between Charise and America's Got Talent winner Bianca Ryan brought her to the attention of Ten Songs Production, a recording company based in Sweden. In June 2007, she went to Stockholm and recorded 7 songs (3 cover songs and 4 originals), which have not yet been released.

A broadcasting system in Seoul, South Korea was so impressed by her video that she was invited to perform at the talent show Star King on Oct. 13, 2007. Her rendition of And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going was hailed as "the best performance on Star King". Her duet with Kyu Hyun, a member of the popular Super Junior especially endeared her with the audience. The performance was caught by E!'s The Daily Ten TV network and replayed with the headline "A Star is Born". The same performance was also featured on the Ellen Degeneres Show where she eventually performed on Dec. 19, 2007 followed by an encore appearance on Star King on Dec. 29, 2007.

More tv appearances followed, including one at the Paul O'Grady show in London on April 10, a special taping of the popular Filipino game show Wowowee in Hawaii and her "dream- come- true" guest performance at Oprah on May 12, 2008. She was also at the opening concert for MGM Grand at Foxwood.

This young diva has come a long way from Cabuyao, Laguna. And nothing can stop her now.

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References:
An Interview with False Voice
Rated K Interview (in Tagalog)

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