The 25-year-old singer, who rose to fame in 2007 on YouTube, made his first tweet as Zyrus on Monday. "My first tweet as Jake. Overwhelmed. Saw all your love comments and I'm so happy. Finally," he ...

Four years after coming out, Charice Pempengco has changed her name to Jake Zyrus. The singer and former "Glee" star changed his name on his social media accounts over the weekend and deleted his ...

After deleting his old social media accounts, Jake debuted his new name on Sunday. “From the bottom of my heart, thank you for the love and respect,” he wrote on Instagram. “I love you back and I’m ...

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Singer-composer Jake Zyrus revealed that he has not legally changed his name and continues to carry his birth name, Charice Pempengco, on official documents. In a YouTube Q&A session with fans, the ...

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Jake Zyrus (known as Charice Pempengco prior to his gender transition) was born in Cabuyao, Philippines. When he was three years old, he witnessed his abusive father point a gun at his mom during an ...

Jake Zyrus didn’t hold back from hitting back at a netizen who claimed his past singing voice as Charice Pempengco is “sayang,” as he spoke up about undergoing hormone therapy. Zyrus said hormone ...