After making waves online, Zendee Rose Tenerefe—also known as the “random girl” discovered while singing in a shopping mall—finally made her US television debut when saw performed on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” on Friday, October 26.
The 21-year-old General Santos City native sang “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” from the musical “Dreamgirls” on “Ellen,” the same song she was singing on her viral Youtube video.
“Look at you! Amazing! Amazing!” talk show host Ellen DeGeneres said after Zendee’s performance. “Zendee, you’re incredible!”
“Actually, I’m always there to get attention to everyone,” Zendee said when Ellen asked why she was singing karaoke in a mall.
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“Because that’s the only place you can go,” Ellen remarked.
“And it’s free,” Zendee quipped.
Ellen also revealed one of the reasons why the young singer had to go to the mall to sing was because her family lived in a fire station.
“During nighttime because we’re not allowed to stay in daytime because it’s a working fire station,” she explained. “In the morning, I’ll go to the mall and sing.”
It will be recalled that one of Charice’s first international breaks was when she performed on “Ellen” in 2007.
Arnel Pineda and Kapamilya artist Rap Salazar also appeared on “Ellen” in 2008 and 2009 respectively.
Chuck Smith | Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom
