Charice Pempengco (Photo : Reuters)
Once dubbed by Oprah Winfrey as the most talented girl in the world, Charice started 2015 with yet another viral video on YouTube, where her international stardom all started years ago. Titled "Charice sings Frozen 'Let It Go,'" the video was viewed more than 600,000 times 10 days after it was posted on Jan. 14.
In the 50-second clip, Charice belts a karaoke version of the soundtrack of Disney film "Frozen" titled "Let It Go," which earned her fellow Filipino Robert Lopez an Oscar award.
On the Oct. 19, 2014 episode of Oprah Winfrey's "Where Are They Now" special on the OWN channel, the 22-year-old "Glee" alum and "Pyramid" hit maker talked about the rumors that she slashed her wrist in an attempt to take her own life.
"I thought of it, killing myself. I thought of it," Charice told Oprah.
On the other hand, the singer added, "I thought of it...I never...slashed my wrists."
Charice was already enjoying an international fame as a singer when she decided to come out as gay.
"I just want to share my story to help other people out there who have a similar situation to mine, about being gay," she told Oprah adding she was five when she realized she was gay.
For Charice, transitioning into a man is not something she is planning to do as her "soul is male" but she is not going to change everything.
When broke into tears when she talked about her father's funeral with Oprah. She had not spoken to him in 15 years before his death, Daily Mail has learned.
Watch Charice's "Let It Go" karaoke version here:
