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''Charice'' is the debut EP by
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singer
Jake Zyrus Jake Zyrus (formerly known under the mononym Charice; born 10 May 1992) is a Filipino singer and television personality. In 2007, after some appearances on Philippine television, Zyrus sang on ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'', and the followin ...
, credited under his pre-
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name Charice. It was released in May 2008 under
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. This EP was made available on digital download through
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MP3 Download on October 14, 2008.


Content

The EP, consisting of six songs and six backing tracks, is a combination of cover hits from
Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album d ...
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Whitney Houston Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer and actress. Nicknamed "The Voice", she is one of the bestselling music artists of all time, with sales of over 200 million records worldwide. Houston in ...
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Jennifer Holliday Jennifer Yvette Holliday (born October 19, 1960) is an American actress and singer. She started her career on Broadway in musicals such as ''Dreamgirls'' (1981–83), ''Your Arms Too Short to Box with God'' (1980–1981) and later became a su ...
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Smokey Mountain ''Smokey Mountain'' was the term coined for a large landfill once located in Tondo, Manila. History ''Smokey Mountain'' operated for more than 50 years, consisting of over two million metric tons of waste. The flammable substances on decompos ...
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Preluders The Preluders were a pop girl group from Germany. The original group comprised singers Tertia Botha, Miriam Cani, Anh-Thu Doan, Rebecca Miro, and Anne Ross. Created through the ProSieben talent show '' Popstars – Das Duell'' (2003), in which ...
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Amy Diamond Amy Linnéa Deasismont (born 15 April 1992), previously known under the stage name Amy Diamond, is a Swedish singer. She is known for her single "What's in It for Me". The song was a 2005 hit in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland. It was the m ...
, and
Jennifer Hudson Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981), also known by her nickname J.Hud, is an American singer, actress, and talk show host. Throughout her career, she has received various accolades for her works in recorded music, film, televisio ...
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Track listing

* Either written or popularized by the artists in parentheses. # "
And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" (also known in short as just "And I Am Telling You") is a torch song from the Broadway musical ''Dreamgirls'', with lyrics by Tom Eyen and music by Henry Krieger. In the context of the musical, "And I Am Tell ...
" (popularized by Jennifer Holliday in 1981 and Jennifer Hudson in 2006) # "
It Can Only Get Better "It Can Only Get Better" is an English language song by Swedish singer Amy Diamond. It was written by Gustav Jonsson, Tommy Tysper and Marcus Sepehrmanesh and appears in Amy Diamond's second album '' Still Me Still Now''. The song was released by A ...
" (popularized by Amy Diamond in 2006) # "
I Will Always Love You "I Will Always Love You" is a song written and originally recorded in 1973 by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. Written as a farewell to her business partner and mentor Porter Wagoner, expressing Parton's decision to pursue a solo career, ...
" (popularized by Dolly Parton in 1973 and Whitney Houston in 1992) # "Born to Love You Forever" (popularized by Preluders in 2003) # "
I Have Nothing "I Have Nothing" is a song by American singer and actress Whitney Houston, released on February 20, 1993 as the third single from '' The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album'' (1992) by Arista Records. The song was written by David Foster and L ...
" (popularized by Whitney Houston in 1992) # "Mama" (popularized by Smokey Mountain in 1989)


References

{{Authority control Jake Zyrus albums 2008 debut EPs Star Music EPs Covers albums