Retro Radio: The life of Jake Zyrus

Retro Radio: As SBS celebrates 50 years of broadcasting, we look back at some of the interviews from the SBS Filipino archives. Listen to our 2014 interview with Jake Zyrus.

Singer Jake Zyrus Source: NurPhoto / George Calvelo/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Key Points

• Jake Zyrus, formerly known professionally as Charice, became popular in the international music scene in 2007.
• It was in 2010 that he was cast as Sunshine Corazon in the popular TV show Glee.
• Jake came out as a transman in 2017.

LISTEN TO

Retro Radio: The life of Jake Zyrus

SBS Filipino

10:33Filipino

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