Charmaine Clarice Relucio Pempengco (born May 10, 1992 in Cabuyao City, Laguna, Philippines), 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.
Charice is the first international studio album (third overall release) by Filipina pop singer Charice. It was released on May 11, 2010, under Reprise Records, making her the third Filipino singer to be signed on an international record label, the first being Lea Salonga (on Atlantic Records in 1993) and Regine Velasquez (on Mercury Records in 1994).
It was launched on The Oprah Winfrey Show during the World's Most Talented Kids episode with Iyaz on the same day. The album, immediately upon release in the United States, debuted at number-eight on the Billboard 200, making Charice the first Asian artist to reach the top 10 on the chart solo.
The lead single, "Pyramid", featuring Iyaz, was released as the second and last single from the album on March 2, 2010. The single reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart, making Charice the first Filipino singer to have a top 20 single in the UK. In Japan, this album is the 81st best selling album of 2010 according to Oricon, selling over 98,000 copies.
Charice is the Philippine EP and debut EP by Filipina singer Charice Pempengco. It was released in May 2008 under Star Records.
This EP was made available on digital download through Amazon.com MP3 Download on October 14, 2008.
The EP, consisting of six songs and six backing tracks, is a combination of cover hits from Dolly Parton, Whitney Houston, Jennifer Holliday, Smokey Mountain, Preluders, and Amy Diamond. It was certified platinum in the Philippines.
(Verse 1)
Hold up hands down, he wins I'm out
I'm spinning round, which way is out
Only time will tell, don't speak too soon
Love never listens, to me or to you
(Pre-Chorus)
So what is forever for
Nothing's forever anymore
A word that's so insecure
Loses hearts that can't be found
Once you life off the ground,
It is a long way down
Saying forever's not allowed
(Chorus)
Say you wanna be around
Cause that's the way you're feeling now, oh
You can say those words that don't let me down
Never always
Words could cause the break
Don't let them get in the way, no
So when you're trying to find the right words to say
Never Always
Never Always
(Verse 2)
Back then young love snatched from me
I'm so confused, my heart
Got so weak I fell, and I still wear the proof
Cause he told me always as the word
So misused
(Pre-Chorus)
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
Don't say that you'll always be there baby
Don't tell me that lie right now baby
No no no no no no