Charis Pempengko, whose biography shows how the Internet today allows us to become famous throughout the world, was born in the Philippines. The homeland of our heroine is the city of Kabuyao in the Philippine Lagoon province.
The beginning of the way
The girl grew up without a father, and her mother Raquel Pempengko was also a singer. She discovered talent in four-year-old Charis when the girl sang the song "Happy Birthday" for her. Raquel decided to teach her daughter the proper vocal technique. At the age of seven, Charis Pempengko began to participate in local vocal competitions. Our heroine said that she passed about a hundred of such tests.
Charis Pempengko, whose height is only 145 centimeters, is an example of a fragile girl who managed to become famous thanks to her talent. But the success and participation of several people who were not indifferent to her talent helped her success. In 2005, the Philippine television launched the Little Big Star contest, organized by singer Sarah Geronimo. The competition was also shown on the international Filipino Channel. Twelve-year-old Charis passed the casting. At first she dropped out after the first performance, but then she was invited again. She reached the finals, but ended up being third. Thanks to this competition, an event occurred that gave a further impetus to Charis' career. A Filipino guy named David Duenas recorded the girl’s performance with the song I shall always love you and in 2007 posted on YouTube. The record gained more than 13 million views, and a talent show from South Korea drew attention to the young singer.
Confession
The girl performed at the Star King contest, where her skill enthralled the audience. Two months later, the American TV presenter and actress
Ellen Degeners invited Charis Pempengko to perform on her show. In December, the singer and her mother flew to the United States, and our heroine performed for American TV viewers the hit Whitney Houston I Shall Always Love You and the popular song from the Broadway musical “Dream Girls”.
In May 2008, the United States was again waiting for the girl - Oprah Winfrey, a TV presenter and actress, whose show also went on American television, drew attention to her. The release of the program, where Charis Pempengko performed, took place on May 12, 2008, and it was called "The Smartest Children of the World." There, the young singer performed another hit of Whitney Houston I Have Nothing and delighted the presenter and her audience. Oprah Winfrey took a lively part in the fate of the young singer, whom she called the most talented girl in the world. Two years later, Charis received Catholic baptism, and the TV presenter became her godmother. After the show, Oprah contacted her friend, music producer David Foster, who could help the girl record her first singles. Already on May 23, 2008, the Filipina performed at the Hitman charity concert in Las Vegas. Through this concert, Charis met singers Andrea Bocelli and Josh Groban. Since then, the girl has become a regular participant in the concert "David Frost and Friends." Speaking about the role of the producer in her life, the singer called him his second father.
Theater of Silence
The world-famous tenor Andrea Bocelli invited the girl to perform in his homeland. And on July 20, 2008, Charis appeared on the stage of the famous Theater of Silence in the Tuscan city of Lajatico. The concert was held in honor of the birthday of Signor Bocelli. Charis Pempengko and tenor performed the song “Prayer” in a duet.
Josh Groban, in turn, noticed that the girl has one of the most beautiful voices that he heard.
Celine Dion and Christian Imparato
In 2009, the singer again participated in the Oprah Winfrey show. And there Celine Dion invited her to perform at a concert in New York. The girl who was her fan cried. In September, Charis Pempengko, whose photo later appeared on the pages of New York newspapers, performed at a concert by Celine Dion. There they together performed the hit of the Canadian singer Because You Loved Me. In March 2010, Charis Pempengko and Christian Imparato, a young
Italian singer, performed together at a talent contest. Records of their duet are very popular on the Web.
Singles and Albums
Charis Pempengko released five studio albums. In 2008 and 2009, her Philippine albums Charise and My Inspiration appeared. These included the performance by our heroine of popular works by famous singers. The second album included the original song Charis. Both discs became platinum in the Philippines.
In 2010, the international album of the singer Charise was released. It included several of her popular singles. The album was positively received by critics, although there were also minuses. A year and a half later, the second international disc Infinity was released, and in 2013 - Chapter 10. Among the singles, Charis is one of the most popular - Pyramid. His first performance took place on the Oprah Winfrey show. In April 2010, a video was recorded. Charis Pempengko herself is proud of this single. She says in an interview that she was lucky to work with the best songwriters and producers. “Every note and every word comes straight from my heart,” the singer adds.
Movie
In 2009, the singer first appeared in the film. She played the role of herself in the comedy "Alvin and the Chipmunks 2". In the story, Charis is the rival of the main characters in the talent contest. The girl performed the song Alisha Keyes No One. In 2010, a documentary was released about Celine Dion, where there were episodes with Charis. In 2012, she starred in the comedy Fat Man in the Ring. There she played the role of a student at a college in Malia da La Cruz. Her heroine is in love with music, but her father wants the girl to leave singing and work more in his restaurant. In the finale, listening to her daughter’s song on TV, Mr. de la Cruz understands how important this is to her.
Ryan Murphy , music producer for the movie “Losers,” speaking of Charis’s voice, noted that when she starts singing, angels fly out.