Lea Salonga
Music of the Philippines, Musical Artist
1971 –
Who is Lea Salonga?
Lea Salonga, KLD, is a Filipina singer and actress who starred in the lead role of Kim in the musical Miss Saigon, for which she won the Olivier, Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics and Theatre World awards. Salonga is the first Filipino artist to be signed to an international record label. She is also the first Philippine-based artist to have received a major album release and distribution deal in the United States, and one of the best-selling Filipino artist of all time, having sold over five million copies of her albums worldwide.
She was the first Asian to play the roles of Éponine and Fantine in the musical Les Misérables on Broadway. She portrayed both roles on the musical's 10th and 25th anniversary show in London respectively. She also provided the singing voice of two official Disney Princesses: Jasmine in Aladdin, and Fa Mulan in Mulan and Mulan II. Salonga was named a Disney Legend in 2011 for her work with The Walt Disney Company.
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- Born
- Feb 22, 1971
Angeles - Also known as
- Lea Salonga-Chien
- Lea Salonga Chien
- Pride of the Philippines
- Lei
- Manang
- Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga
- Tata
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Robert Charles Chien
(2004/01/10 - )
- Robert Charles Chien
- Children
- Nationality
- Philippines
- Profession
- Education
- Operation Brotherhood Montessori Center
- University of the Philippines
- Ateneo de Manila University
- Fordham University
- Lived in
- Manila
- Pampanga
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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