What was the first full-length studio album by the Filipino singer known as Charice until his gender transition?
My Inspiration My Inspiration is a full-length studio album, released in the Philippines only, by Filipino singer Jake Zyrus. It was released on May 1, 2009 and is credited under the name Charice, which Zyrus used prior to his gender transition. It is a concept cover album dedicated to his mother Racquel Pempengco. However, despite its ten cover versions (one of which is a remix), this second album by Zyrus features one original song (in both a single and extended version), called "Always You", written by the Metropop Song Festival and Awit Award-winning songwriter Jonathan Manalo. The album has been certified platinum. Like his previous release, the album was also made available for digital download through Amazon.com MP3 Download on June 23, 2009. Some package versions include a second CD, which features a karaoke version of every song, very popular in Asian countries.
Maya (singer) Maya (born Kim Young-sook on 17 November 1975) is a South Korean singer and actress. Maya began her singing career as an underground rock music singer in 1996, and made her onscreen performance debut on the Mnet program "Show King M" on 11 March 2003. Maya's first hit song from her debut album was "Azalea," based on the same-titled poem by Kim Sowol.