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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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Filipina singer Charice joins 'Glee' )〕 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=‘Glee’ premiere and after-party: We were there )〕 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=WATCH: Charice Pempengco reunites with David Foster on Asia’s Got Talent stage )〕 ==Early life== Charice was born in the province of Laguna, Philippines〔(Meet Charice, the little girl with the big voice ) at usatoday.com. Retrieved on October 2, 2010〕 and was raised by her single mother, Racquel. To help support her family, she began to enter singing contests at age seven, from town fiestas in various provinces to singing competitions on TV.〔(Voice of the Future ) at thenational.ae. Retrieved on February 19, 2009〕 She is said to have competed in almost a hundred such contests.〔(Teen Singing Sensation ) at oprah.com. Retrieved on February 19, 2009〕 In 2005 Charice joined ''Little Big Star'', a talent show in the Philippines loosely patterned after ''American Idol''. Eliminated after her first performance, she was called back as a wildcard contender and eventually became one of the finalists. Although she was a consistent top scorer in the final rounds, she did not win the title in the finale and only placed third.〔(Charice may become America's next top pop star ) at nydailynews.com. Retrieved on June 27, 2010〕 Charice made minor appearances on local television shows and commercials, but essentially fell off the radar after her stint at ''Little Star''. It was not until 2007 that she gained worldwide recognition after an avid supporter, FalseVoice, started posting a series of her performance videos on YouTube. These videos received over 15 million hits, making her an internet sensation.〔(Top 10 defining moments in Charice's career ) ABS–CBN Corporation. Retrieved on October 21, 2010〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charice Pempengco」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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