Exclusive: Charice Chills With JSYK

Born and raised in the Philippines, Charice has been singing since she was four. Her father left when she young and so, to support her family, she entered into over a hundred singing contests. She even competed on the Philippines version of American Idol but lost. Then, a fan uploaded a video of her performance to YouTube. Charice was flown to L.A. and the rest is history. After three years of performing around the world, Charice says that the most amazing part of all this was being able to buy her mom a home and car of her own.


Now eighteen years old, Charice is really coming in to her own. And while she told us that she looks up to Beyoncé for inspiration, she's definitely developing her own style. Musically, in the past, she's mostly sung powerful love songs and ballads and she's covered songs from other artists, including a version of Justin Bieber's 'Baby.' Now she's proud to debut her first album featuring all her own songs - a mix of pop and R&B.

Charice even co-wrote one of the track on her album called 'In This Song' with legendary composer David Foster. Meanwhile, her single 'Pyramid' (above) has hit the very top of Billboard's Dance charts and is heating up the clubs all over the world. The deluxe version of her album is available on iTunes now.