Charice sings a little tune at the 103.5 KISS FM Coca Cola Lounge in Chicago on Tuesday evening (May 4). The 17-year-old Filipina phenomenon is all set to debut her new self-titled album on Oprah NEXT WEEK, Tuesday, May 11 — the day after her 18th birthday. JJJ hears that Charice will spend it riding the roller coaster at New Jersey’s Great Adventure theme park.

Charice - 103.5 KISS FM Coca Cola Lounge

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Charice says her 12-song collection will be a surprise to international fans, who are accustomed to her singing more traditional fare. “This is my first time finally recording a pop album and to have a pop single with a featured artist,” she says. “This is so much more different than what I was singing before.”