The international young filipina singing sensation Charice Pempengco will now be known simply as Charice and no longer Charice Pempengco, since her estranged father has asked her to stop using his surname. “Sana lang po kahit na ayaw n’yang ipagamit ang apelyido niya ay maging proud siya kahit konti lang.” Charice shared that her father abandoned them when she was only three years old. From then on she never heard anything from him. Charice lives with her mother, mommy Raquel, and her younger sibling. She performed the song “I Have Nothing” for her guest appearance on the popular U.S. TV show “Oprah”. The song “I Have Nothing” is also one of Charice’s songs for her upcoming album under Star Records. Charice was one of the 10 kids for Oprah’s special episode entitled “World’s Smartest Kids” that will be aired in May.
Charice had international guestings on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show and “The Paul O’ Grady Show” in London and admitted that she is now receiving a lot of offers locally and abroad but also said that there is still no confirmation on her project for Disney. Charice is now busy with her new album to be released soon under Star Records. She will be having her birthday celebration in Hawaii on May 10, when she will guest for ABS-CBN’s “Wowowee.” Charice is set to meet well-known rapper Puff Daddy this coming week.
