Charis Pempengko: Biography and Creativity

Charis Pempengko, whose biography shows how the Internet nowadays makes it possible to become famous all over the world, was born in the Philippines. The homeland of our heroine is the city of Kabuyao in the Philippine province of Laguna.

The beginning of the way

The girl grew up without a father, and her mother Raquel Pempengko was also a singer. She discovered the talent of the four-year-old Charis, when the girl sang the song "Happy Birthday" for her. Raquel decided to teach her daughter proper vocal technique. At the age of seven, Charis Pempengko began to participate in local vocal competitions. Our heroine said that she had passed about a hundred such tests.

Charis Pempengko, whose height is only 145 centimeters, is an example of a fragile girl who managed to become famous for her talent. But her success was helped by the chance and participation of several people not indifferent to her talent. In 2005, Filipino Television launched the contest "Little Big Star", organized by singer Sarah Geronimo. The competition was also shown on the international Filipino Channel. The twelve-year-old Charis went through a casting. At first she dropped out after the first performance, but then she was invited again. She reached the finals, but in the end was third. Thanks to this competition, an event took place 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 it on YouTube. The record scored more than 13 million hits, and the young singer was drawn to the show of talent from South Korea.

Confession

The girl performed at the Star King competition, where her skills led the listeners into raptures. Two months later, the American TV presenter and actress Ellen Degeners invited Charis Pempengko to perform at her show. In December, the singer and her mother flew to the United States, and our heroine sang the hit Whitney Houston I Shall Always Love You and a popular song from the Broadway musical "Dream Girls" for American TV viewers.

In May 2008, the United States again waited for the girl - Oprah Winfrey drew attention to her, the TV presenter and actress, whose show was also on American television. The program, which was performed by Charis Pempengko, was released on May 12, 2008, and it was called "The Smartest Children of the World". There, the young singer performed another hit by Whitney Houston I Have Nothing and delighted the host 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, Opra 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 charity concert "Hitman" in Las Vegas. Thanks to this concert Charis met with singers Andrea Bocelli and Josh Groban. Since then, the girl has become a regular participant of the concert "David Frost and Friends." Speaking about the role of the producer in her life, the singer named him his second father.

Theater of Silence

Tenor with a world name Andrea Bocelli invited the girl to perform at his home. And on July 20, 2008 Charis appeared on the stage of the famous Silence Theater in the Tuscan city of Lajatico. The concert was held in honor of Signor Bocelli's birthday. Charis Pempengko and tenor performed a duet song "Prayer". Josh Groban, in turn, noticed that the girl had one of the most beautiful voices he had heard.

Celine Dion and Christian Imparato

In 2009, the singer again participated in the show Oprah Winfrey. And there she was invited to perform at a concert in New York Celine Dion. The girl who was her fan cried. In September, Charis Pempengko, whose photo came to the pages of New York newspapers, appeared at the concert of Celine Dion. There they performed the hit of the Canadian singer because You You Loved Me. In March 2010, Charis Pempengko and Christian Imparato, a young Italian singer, together performed at a talent contest. Their duet recordings are very popular on the web.

Singles and albums

Charis Pempengko has five studio albums. In 2008 and 2009, her Filipino albums Charise and My Inspiration appeared. They included the execution of our heroine of the popular works of famous singers. The second album included the original song Charis. Both disks became platinum in the Philippines.
In 2010, the international album of the singer Charise was released. It included several of its popular singles. The album was positively received by critics, although minuses were also noted. A year and a half later, the second international disk Infinity, and in 2013 - Chapter 10. Among the singles Charis one of the most popular - Pyramid. His first performance took place on the Oprah Winfrey show. In April 2010, a clip was recorded. Itself Charis Pempengko 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 goes directly from my heart," the singer adds.

Cinema

In 2009, the singer first starred in the film. She played the role of herself in the comedy "Alvin and the Chipmunks 2". In the story Charis - rival of the main characters in the talent contest. The girl performed the song of Alisha Kiz No One. In 2010, there was a documentary 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 the College of Malia da la Cruz. Her heroine is in love with music, but her father wants the girl to leave singing lessons and work more in his restaurant. In the finale, listening to the daughter's song on TV, Mr. de la Cruz understands how important this is for her. Ryan Murphy, the musical producer of the movie "The Luzers", speaking of Charis' voice, noted that when she starts to sing, angels fly out.