When he was three years old, he witnessed his abusive father point a gun at his mom during an episode of domestic violence. Along with his mother and younger brother Carl, they left their father searching for a better life.
Zyrus was very young when his mother noted that his rendition of Happy Birthday was very high-pitched and on-key. She initially thought the radio was on, and Celine was singing. Zyrus had learned to operate the karaoke machine by observing his mother, who was a singer in a band, practice with her bandmates. It was then that Zyrus' singing talent was discovered.
At the age of seven, with money hard to come by and with little food to put on the table, Zyrus urged his mother to teach him how to sing and let him join singing contests to help support their family.
He went around the provinces of Laguna and Batangas, entering amateur singing contests in town fiestas and later, on little known shows on television. He started winning most of the competitions he joined, often borrowing money from friends and neighbors for the bus fare and then paying them back after winning. He estimates he joined singing contests all in all.
He was eliminated after the first round but was called back as a wild card contestant later on in the show. From there, he was a consistent top scorer in the elimination rounds but only wound up as a third placer in the finals due to low text votes. He made minor appearances on TV shortly after Little Big Star, dancing backup and singing in the background on variety shows, but he had fallen off the radar.
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In , Pempengco came out as lesbian on a filipino television show, and in transitioned to Jake Zyrus. The majority of his fans were happy, and supportive of him, and his transition.
But, he had battles within his personal support network. In a recent interview , Zyrus talked about how the pressure of being famous at such a young age, and being so uncomfortable, was a lot for him to handle. He talked about how he attempted to end his life multiple times, but lives to tell the story, and wants to share it for those who might be going through it. David Foster, his mentor, was part of his transition. After one of his attempts, Foster let him perform in something other than a dress.
Since overcoming these life obstacles, and becoming the best version of himself, he is now happily engaged to Shy Aquino. He also put out a recent single that landed his name on to the top 10 of the Billboard chart. This made him the first Asian solo singer in history to land on this chart. This song even landed him a performance during the New York City pride celebration. Zyrus is a huge advocate for finding comfort in your own skin.
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