Charice as X Factor Phl judge

MANILA, Philippines - Charice Pempengco (photo) returns to the country to be one of the judge-mentors of ABS-CBN’s The X Factor Philippines. She joins Martin Nievera and Gary Valenciano in searching and training the next singing superstar to hit the local music scene. Charice came a long way from being a runner-up in Little Big Star. Her YouTube video, viewed by more than one million netizens worldwide, catapulted her to international stardom which paved the way for her to guest in Oprah, Ellen and Good Morning America and perform a duet with Celine Dion, Andrea Bocelli and Josh Groban. She also made her first acting stint in Glee.

Charice was also part of the David Foster and Friends concert tour by her mentor David Foster and just recently, she performed in various countries with her Infinity world tour.

With her experience as an international music artist, Charice will find another Pinoy talent that can be the next big star in the music industry

The X Factor is a world-renowned musical franchise by Simon Cowell that started in the UK. ABS-CBN bagged the exclusive rights to localize the program with KC Concepcion as host. The show will also give away the biggest prize for a talent search in the history of Philippine TV.

Who is the last judge-mentor to join Gary, Martin and Charice in the panel? Find out soon as ABS-CBN reveals the last big name in the music industry who will be on the lookout for the next big thing in Philippine singing-reality competition.