Biography
Zendee Rose Tenerefe (Zendee Rose Japitana Tenerefe born on June 21, 1991) is a Filipino singer, who rose to prominence after being known on YouTube as the 'random girl of SM Megamall'. Prior to her discovery, she had already participated in numerous singing competitions in the Philippines.
From her native General Santos City in Southern Philippines, she moved to Manila to audition for the ABS-CBN talent search “X Factor Philippines.” Tenerife failed to go far in the local version of “X Factor,” but she gained notice via the YouTube Video “Random Girl."
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After a YouTube user uploaded her video singing Whitney Houston's version of "I Will Always Love You", it immediately went viral. The video has prompted the GMA Network magazine show, Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho to look for her and when she was found they featured her in one of their episodes. Her most "global" exposure was her appearance of The Ellen DeGeneres Show after being invited by Ellen DeGeneres herself. Tenerife is the fourth Philippine-raised singer to be invited after global superstar Charice, Rap Salazar and Journey frontman Arnel Pineda.
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.