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 ...

"I won't let anyone ruin this moment. I won't let anyone ruin my happiness," Zyrus tweeted to fans. By Sadie Bell, Billboard The Filipino singer and Glee actor formerly known as Charice Pempengco ...

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 ...

MANILA, Philippines — Singer Jake Zyrus already has a name in mind in case he wants to legally change his birth name. The singer bared his preference on his YouTube channel, adding that Charice is ...

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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Historic Filipinotown in Los Angeles is home to a celebrated mural about the Filipino American experience, one of the largest and oldest of its kind in the country. But the depiction of one figure is ...

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 ...

ONCE dubbed “the most talented girl in the world” by Oprah, former Glee starlet and teen pop singer Charice has undergone a dramatic public transformation. Flash forward seven years and Charice is no ...

A landmark mural in L.A.’s Historic Filipinotown has been updated to reflect the identity of one of its subjects, the singer Jake Zyrus, who came out years ago as a trans man. The revision follows ...

Now, Charice has an important announcement to make: The 25-year-old now goes by the name Jake Zyrus. After deleting his old social media accounts, Jake debuted his new name on Sunday. “From the bottom ...