caption associated_acts years_active alias birth_place label image_size background birth_date genre image article_title birth_name occupation
charice in june 2010 david seguerra foster , iyaz , celine dion , aiza 2005 -- present charice pempengco cabuyao city , laguna , philippines 143/reprise , warner bros. records 235 solo_singer 10 may 1992 r , dance & b , pop , soul , rock charicepempengco00.jpg charice pempengco
 charmaine clarice relucio pempengco singer music producer , songwriter , recording artist , actress ,
charice pempengco

charmaine clarice relucio pempengco -lrb- born may 10 , 1992 in cabuyao city , laguna , philippines -rrb- , popularly known by the mononym charice , is a filipina singer who rose to popularity through youtube .
dubbed by oprah winfrey as `` the most talented girl in the world '' , she released her first international studio album `` charice '' in 2010 .
the album entered the `` billboard '' 200 at number eight , making charice the first asian solo singer in history to land in the top 10 of the `` billboard '' 200 albums chart .
her single `` pyramid '' , featuring singer iyaz , is her most successful single to date .
it charted within the top 40 in a number of countries after its debut on `` the oprah winfrey show '' where charice sang live vocals .
crossing over to acting on television , she joined the cast of tv series `` glee '' as sunshine corazon .
she released `` before it explodes '' , written by bruno mars , as the lead single from her second international studio album , `` infinity '' .
in march 2012 , she signed on to be one of the four judges of the philippine version of `` the x factor '' , which began airing on abs-cbn in june .
in may 2015 , she reunited with her former mentor david foster by performing her version of sam smith 's `` lay me down '' in asia 's got talent .
