Jensen Kyra

Jensen Kyra
Born	Jensen Kyra (1993-09-29) September 29, 1993 (age 31) Manila, Philippines
Nationality	[French] Filipino
Occupations	Singer actress Tv Presenter humanitarian
Years active	2003–present
Agent	Viva Artists Agency
Musical career
Genres	Pop pop jazz soul broadway pop soul rhythm and blues funk rock disco post-disco dance-pop new jack swing
Instruments	Vocals Piano
Labels	Viva Records

Jensen Kyra (born September 29, 1993) is a French Filipino singer, producer, entrepreneur and educator living in Switzerland.^{[ citation needed ]} She was the host of the lifestyle series Star Homes on Viva TV. ^{[1] [2]}

Early life

Kyra started singing at age 3. ^[1] She has a younger sister named Janine Teñoso who is known as the "OST Princess" in the Philippines.

She started her career as a performer at the age of 6, singing in TV commercials and mall shows. As a child, she was also a competitive swimmer.

Jensen Kyra joined numerous singing competitions representing her school since middle school days. One of the most notable singing competitions she joined was the Nationwide Search for PLDT Singing Idol; in which Asia's Popstar, Sarah Geronimo also joined in her first years of singing career. Although joining every year, she only won the title twice in the year 2010 and 2011. Her first TV show guesting wes on "Walang Tulugan with the Master Showman".^{[ citation needed ]}

She eventually joined the reality singing search of GMA Network's Protege: The Battle for the Big Break and was later on included as a regular artist in the noontime variety show of the same TV network, Party Pilipinas. She was hired by Chinese-Filipino tycoon Roberto Ongpin to become the Entertainment Director of Alphaland Corporation handling two island resorts in the Pacific.

Singing career

2011

She was on TV5's Willing Willie wherein she was the grand winner in the Kantanong Segment. In April, she joined GMA7's Protege: The Battle for the Big Break. After the competition, she signed a contract with GMA Artist Center. She appeared on following TV Shows: Party Pilipinas, Bubble Gang, Unang Hirit.^{[ citation needed ]}

2012–2016

She went to theater arts and played Cinderella of "Into the Woods" under the production of Trumpets Playshop. She also portrayed Wendy of KIDS ACTS Philippines' "Peter Pan" in Star Theater, Cultural Center of the Philippines. She also performed in Movie Stars Cafe and played various lead roles of musicals such as Gia of Madagascar, Queen Elsa of Frozen, Cleopatra of The Mummy Returns, Sandy of Grease, and Bella Swan of Twilight Musical. In 2015, she was a performer in City of Dreams Manila for a regular show that lasted 6 months. In 2016, she performed at the launch of Miss Universe 2016 held in Manila, Philippines.^{[ citation needed ]} In 2016, Kyra also competed in Tawag ng Tanghalan , where she sang songs including "You and I" by Lady Gaga. ^[3]

2017–2018

In 2017, Kyra hosted the Viva TV show Star Homes. ^{[1] [2]} She released her first single under VIVA records entitled, LAPIT KA.

References

1. "Jensen Kyra". Viva TV. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
2. "Jensen Kyra hosts Starhomes". YouTube . November 28, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
3. "Band vocalist wins again with cover of Aerosmith classic". ABS-CBN. September 20, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2025.