Reaction of Raquel Pempengco on duet of Morissette and David Foster
RAQUEL PEMPENGCO – The mother of Charice Pempengco, now known as Jake Zyrus, took to social network wherein she shared her thoughts after watching the duet of Morissette and David Foster.
Jake Zyrus, formerly known as Charice Pempengco, is a Filipino singer, actor, and television personality. He gained international recognition for his powerful vocal performances, which were first showcased on the television show “Little Big Star” in the Philippines.
Jake Zyrus gained even more fame when he appeared on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” and “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” in 2007 and 2008, respectively. In 2017, he publicly came out as a transgender man and changed his name to Jake Zyrus. He has continued to pursue his music career and has released several albums, including “Jake Zyrus” and “Evolution.”
During his era as Charice Pempengco, she guested on the shows of iconic singer and musician David Foster. It was just recently when the latter held a concert in the country. Obviously, many missed seeing him performing with Charice
Among those was Raquel Pempengco, the mother of Charice. According to her, her daughter is an unparalleled legendary singer and cannot be replaced by anyone else. Raquel claimed that she knows the kind of voice David Foster is looking forward to hear whenever someone sings his song, like the voice of Charice.
In the same post, although she did not drop any name, it can be deduced that she was not impressed in the duet of Morissette and David Foster. She noted that there were no goosebumps or standing ovation after their performance. She then stressed: “Nag iisang legendary ng Pilipinas si Charice Pempengco.” In the last part of her post, she claimed that it was Oprah Winfrey who made Charice famous and not David Foster.
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