Lea Salonga

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Kumu launches completely online singing contest 'Sing For The Stars', with Lea Salonga and Michael Bublé

By Andrea See on 21 March 2022

Lea Salonga is Josh Groban's special guest at upcoming Manila concert

By Kara Bodegon-Hikino on 16 January 2019

Lea Salonga is heading to Hong Kong, Singapore, U.K., U.S., and more on The Human Heart Tour

By Kara Bodegon-Hikino on 18 October 2018

Miss Saigon actresses Eva Noblezada and Lea Salonga star in musical drama Yellow Rose

By Kara Bodegon-Hikino on 11 September 2018

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Biography

Lea Salonga, 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 sign to an international record label (having been signed to Atlantic Records in 1993). She is also the first Philippine-based artist to have received a major album release and distribution deal in the United States (the second being Charice Pempengco with her 2010 album Charice), and one of the best-selling Filipino artists of all time, having sold over five million copies of her albums worldwide. She was the first Asian actress to play the roles of Éponine and Fantine in the musical Les Misérables on Broadway. She portrayed Éponine in the musical's 10th anniversary production and Fantine in 25th anniversary show in London. She also provided the singing voice of two official Disney Princesses: Jasmine in Aladdin (1992), and Fa Mulan in Mulan (1998). Salonga was named a Disney Legend in 2011 for her work with The Walt Disney Company.