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Lea Salonga

March 23, 2023

For her eponymous album, see Lea Salonga (album).
In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Imutan and the surname or paternal family name is Salonga.

Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga[a] OL (/ˈleɪə səˈlɒŋɡə/; born February 22, 1971), known professionally as Lea Salonga, is a Filipina singer, actress, columnist, and producer. Nicknamed "Pride of the Philippines,"[3][4][5][6] she is best known for her roles in musical theatre, for supplying the singing voices of two Disney Princesses (Jasmine and Mulan), and as a recording artist and television performer. Throughout her career, she has achieved numerous accolades and honors, becoming an internationally-recognized figure in music and entertainment.

Lea Salonga

OL
Salonga in 2021
Born
Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga

(1971-02-22) February 22, 1971 (age 52)
Manila, Philippines
Other names
  • Lei
  • Tata
  • Manang
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
  • columnist
  • producer
Years active1978–present
Works
Spouse
Robert Charles Chien
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(m. 2004)​
Children1
Relatives
Gerard Salonga (brother)
Maniya Barredo (cousin)
Shay Mitchell (cousin)
AwardsFull list
Honors
Presidential Merit Award
Order of Lakandula
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Labels
Websiteleasalonga.com
Signature

At age eighteen, Salonga rose to international recognition when she originated the lead role of Kim in the musical Miss Saigon in the West End and won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical. She then reprised the role on Broadway,[7] winning the Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, and Theatre World Awards before making history as the first Asian actress to win a Tony Award and the second-youngest actress to win for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical.[8]

Salonga was the first actress of Asian descent to play the roles of Éponine and Fantine in the musical Les Misérables on Broadway.[9][10] She also portrayed Éponine and Fantine in the musical's 10th and 25th anniversary concerts, respectively, in London. She provided the singing voices of two official Disney Princesses: Princess Jasmine in Aladdin (1992) and Fa Mulan in Mulan (1998) and Mulan II (2004). She was named a Disney Legend in 2011 for her work with The Walt Disney Company.[11] Salonga starred as Wu Mei-Li in the 2002 Broadway revival of Flower Drum Song. From 2015 to 2016, she returned to Broadway to portray Kei Kimura in Allegiance, and from 2017 to 2019, she appeared as Erzulie in the Broadway revival of Once on This Island.

Salonga was the first Filipino artist to sign with an international record label (Atlantic Records in 1993). In her career, she has performed for six Philippine presidents (Ferdinand Marcos, Corazon Aquino, Fidel V. Ramos, Joseph Estrada, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and Benigno S. Aquino III), three American presidents (George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush), and for Diana, Princess of Wales and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.[12] She has toured widely as a concert artist and has played numerous theatre, film, and television roles in North America, Europe, and Asia.

Aside from her career, Salonga is an active supporter of non-traditional casting, women's rights, reproductive rights, sex education, and LGBT rights.[13][14]

Early life and education

Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga was born on February 22, 1971, in the Ermita district of Manila, Philippines[15] to Feliciano Genuino Salonga, a naval rear admiral and shipping company owner, and María Ligaya Alcántara Imutan of Pulupandan, Negros Occidental.[15][16][17] She spent the first six years of her childhood in Angeles City before returning to Manila.[18] As a child, Salonga sang at family parties before being encouraged by her cousin to audition for an upcoming production of The King and I, where she made her professional debut.

Growing up in Angeles City, Pampanga, Salonga studied at the local O.B. Montessori Center campus. She later transferred to the campus in Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila to complete her secondary education, graduating as the class valedictorian in 1988.[19][20] She later attended the University of the Philippines College of Music's extension program aimed at training musically talented children in music and stage movement.[citation needed] A college freshman studying biology at the Ateneo de Manila University when she auditioned for Miss Saigon, she intended to have a medical career. In the early 2000s, in between jobs in New York, she took two courses, Philosophy and European History, at Fordham University's Lincoln Center campus.[21][22][23]

Career

1971–1989: Career beginnings and Small Voice

As a child, Salonga began singing at family parties.[24] Her cousin, who was active with Repertory Philippines, encouraged her to audition for a production of The King and I, where she made her professional debut in 1978 at the age of seven.[25] While performing with the company, she was trained by founders Baby Barredo and Zenaida “Bibot” Amador.[26] She played the title role in Annie in 1980, later reprising the role in 1984, and appeared in other productions such as Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1978), Fiddler on the Roof (1978), The Sound of Music (1980), The Rose Tattoo (1980), The Goodbye Girl (1982), Paper Moon (1983), and The Fantasticks (1988).[27]

In 1981, Salonga released her first album, Small Voice, which was certified gold in the Philippines,[28] and made her film debut in the comedy film Tropang Bulilit. As a young performer, Salonga received a Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) award nomination for Best Child Actress and three Aliw Awards for best child performer in 1980, 1981, and 1982.[18][27] From 1983 to 1985, she hosted her musical television show, Love, Lea,[18] and was a member of the cast of German Moreno's teen variety show, That's Entertainment.

In 1985, Salonga and her brother, Gerard, took part in the 8th Metro Manila Popular Music Festival as the interpreters for the song entry titled "Musika, Lata, Sipol at La La La," composed by Tess Concepcion, which won second prize in the Amateur Division. That same year, she opened for Puerto Rican boy band Menudo in their concerts in Manila.[29][30] She again performed with the group in 1986 and 1987, also appearing on their English-Tagalog album, In Action. As a teenager, Salonga continued to act in films, appearing in Like Father, Like Son (1985), Ninja Kids (1986), Captain Barbell (1986), and Pik Pak Boom (1988). In 1988, she released her second studio album, Lea, and opened for Stevie Wonder in Manila.[29][30]

1989–1992: Miss Saigon and Aladdin

See also: Miss Saigon controversy § Lea Salonga

In 1989, Salonga originated the leading role of Kim in the debut production of the musical Miss Saigon in London.[7] For her initial Manila audition in 1988, the then 17-year-old Salonga chose to sing Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's "On My Own" from Les Misérables. Salonga has sometimes credited the song as the starting point of her international career.[31][32] After hearing her rendition, she was asked if she had prepared another song to perform. Although she had not prepared another song for the audition, she chose to sing "The Greatest Love of All." At her first callback audition, Salonga was asked to sing "Sun and Moon" and "The Movie in My Mind," impressing the audition panel.[33] In December 1988, Salonga appeared before the panel at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London to perform "I'd Give My Life For You" and "Too Much For One Heart." After three days of intensive work sessions in London, Salonga was offered the lead role.[33][34] During an episode of "Stars in the House" streamed on March 28, 2020, Salonga told Seth Rudetsky and his husband, producer James Wesley, that she found out that she was officially cast when she read the Sunday supplement of the Daily Mail.[35]

For her performance as Kim, Salonga won the 1990 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical, becoming one of the youngest winners of the award. On December 21, 1990, Salonga performed with the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, Ateneo College Glee Club, and guest singer Robert Seña in a homecoming concert in Manila entitled A Miss Called Lea, which was later broadcast on television.[36] She also received a Presidential Award of Merit from President Corazon Aquino for her services to the arts.[37]

When Miss Saigon opened on Broadway in 1991, she again played the role of Kim,[38] winning the Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Theatre World awards[7] and becoming the second-youngest actress and first actress of Asian descent to win a Tony Award.[8][39] During the production transfer from West End to Broadway, a controversy erupted over Salonga's citizenship. The Actors' Equity Association (AEA) initially prevented her from reprising the role, wishing to give priority to Asian-American performers.[40] However, Cameron Mackintosh claimed he could not find a satisfactory replacement for Salonga, and an arbitrator later reversed the AEA ruling.[41] In 1993 and 1996, she returned to play Kim on Broadway.[9] In 1999, she was invited back to London to close the West End production, and in 2001, at the age of 29 and after finishing the Manila run of the musical,[42] Salonga returned to Broadway to close that production.[43]

In 1991, she was named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People.[44] In 1992, she performed the singing voice of Princess Jasmine in Disney's animated film Aladdin.[11] Later that year, Salonga's agent submitted her to an audition for the leading role of Eliza Doolittle in the upcoming Broadway revival of My Fair Lady. However, the casting director for the production refused to see her because of her race.[45] Shortly after, Salonga was contacted by Cameron Mackintosh to join the Broadway production of Les Misérables.

1993–1996: Les Misérables, films, and other musicals

In 1993, Salonga played the role of Éponine in the Broadway production of Les Misérables, becoming the first Asian actress to perform the role on Broadway.[46] She performed the song "A Whole New World" from Aladdin with Brad Kane at the 65th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles,[47][48] where the song won an Oscar, having already won a Golden Globe Award.[28] That same year, she released her self-titled international debut album with Atlantic Records. In 1994, Salonga played in various musical theatre productions in the Philippines and Singapore,[7][25] such as Sandy in Grease, Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, and the Witch in Into the Woods.[27]

In the U.S. in 1995, Salonga played the role of Geri Riordan, an 18-year-old adopted Vietnamese American child in the Hallmark Hall of Fame TV movie Redwood Curtain, which starred John Lithgow and Jeff Daniels. She then flew back to the Philippines to star with Filipino matinée idol Aga Muhlach in the critically acclaimed film Sana Maulit Muli, which gave her a second Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) award nomination, this time for Best Actress. She reprised the role of Éponine in the 10th-anniversary concert of Les Misérables at the Royal Albert Hall in London, which was recorded and later released as a film titled Les Misérables: The Dream Cast in Concert.[9]

In 1996, Salonga was again in Les Misérables as Éponine in the West End production of the musical. In September of that same year, she continued to perform the role at the Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall in Honolulu, Hawaii, during the musical's U.S. national tour.[7][49]

In December 1996, Salonga represented the Philippines while performing at ONE: The WTO Show, the closing ceremony for the inaugural World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial conference held at the Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre.[50]

1997–2004: Recordings, concerts, television, and Flower Drum Song

From 1997 to 2000, Salonga did recordings and concerts in the Philippines, another engagement in London, and a few returns to Miss Saigon in London and on Broadway. In 1997, she released I'd Like to Teach The World to Sing to gold sales in the Philippines.[51] That recording was followed by Lea... In Love in 1998[52] and By Heart in 2000, both albums reaching multiple platinum status in the Philippines.[29] In 1998, she again provided the singing voice for the title character in Mulan before later reprising the role in the 2004 sequel, Mulan II.[11] At age 28, Salonga moved to New York City, purchasing her own apartment (which she still owns up to at least 2013).[53] She participated in the 1998 tribute concert to Cameron Mackintosh in London entitled Hey, Mr. Producer!, where she performed numbers from several of his musicals.[54][55][56] In December 1998, Salonga appeared in an international panel of performers, along with Iain Glen, Nicole Kidman, and Anna Manahan, for episode 277 of the American Theatre Wing’s documentary series, Working in the Theatre.[57] In the Philippines in 1999 and again in 2000, she played Sonia Walsk in They're Playing Our Song.[58] She also performed in four concerts: The Homecoming Concert, The Millennium Concert, The Best of Manila, and Songs from the Screen–the last two being benefit shows.[36] Salonga returned to Manila in Miss Saigon, staged at the Cultural Center of the Philippines at the end of 2000.[59]

After her final stint in Miss Saigon for its closing on Broadway in 2001, Salonga recreated the role of Lien Hughes, originally played by Ming-Na Wen, in the soap opera As the World Turns. After completing her contract that year, she was asked to return to the role in 2003.[60][61] She guested on Russell Watson's The Voice concert, narrated for the television special My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States, and appeared on the Season 8 Christmas episode of the television medical drama ER, playing a patient with lymphoma.[36]

In 2002, Salonga returned to Broadway to play the leading role of Wu Mei-Li, a Chinese immigrant in a reinterpretation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song opposite Jose Llana. This was after the reinvented musical had a run at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles in 2001 with Salonga playing the role[62][63][64] and in 2002 winning Lead Actress in a Musical from the Los Angeles theatre Ovation Awards.[65] The Salonga-led Broadway revival cast album was nominated for a 2004 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album.[66] Salonga's performance was received positively by theatre critics in New York, and she received a nomination for Distinguished Performance from the Drama League, among other honors.[67] In September 2002, she appeared on Working in the Theatre for a second time, along with John Cullum, Edie Falco, Stanley Tucci, Marissa Jaret Winokur, and Charlayne Woodard.[68] Between the 2001 Los Angeles and 2002 Broadway productions of Flower Drum Song, she performed in a non-musical theatrical production for the first time, playing the role of Catherine in the stage play Proof in Manila.[7] This was followed by a major concert, The Broadway Concert, at the Philippine International Convention Center. She also sang at the 56th Tony Awards with Harry Connick Jr., Peter Gallagher, and Michele Lee in a number paying tribute to Richard Rodgers.

From 2003 to 2004, Salonga did her first "all-Filipino" concerts in Manila called Songs from Home, which later won her an Aliw Award as Entertainer of the Year.[69] In 2003, she performed in several concerts at the Mohegan Sun hotel in Connecticut. This was followed by a Christmas concert in the Philippines called Home for Christmas and performances at the Lenape Regional Performing Arts Center in Marlton, New Jersey, in 2004.[70] Later in 2004, she played Lizzie in the Manila production of the musical Baby, which earned her another nomination from the Aliw Awards.[71]

2005–2007: International ventures

In 2005, Salonga gave her first U.S. concert tour.[72][73][74] Later that year, on November 7, she performed to a sold-out crowd at Carnegie Hall for the benefit of Diverse City Theater Company.[75][76] The same year, she received the Golden Artist Award at the 53rd FAMAS Awards in honor of her international achievements, performed during the grand opening of Hong Kong's Disneyland,[77] and recorded two songs on Daniel Rodriguez's album In the Presence.[78] She also did voice work for Disney's English dub of Hayao Miyazaki's My Neighbor Totoro as Yasuko Kusakabe.[25] Salonga wrote the foreword to Linda Marquart's The Right Way to Sing (2005).[25] In 2006, at the 15th Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, Salonga concluded the closing ceremony with the song "Triumph of the One" before an audience of 50,000 people at Khalifa International Stadium.[79][80]

In 2007, Salonga released her first studio album in seven years called Inspired, which was certified platinum in the Philippines.[81] On August 14, 2007, she received the Order of Lakandula, with the rank of Commander (Komandante), from Philippine President Gloria Arroyo in recognition of using her talents to benefit Philippine society and foster cultural exchange. She has also received the Congressional Medal of Achievement from the House of Representatives of the Philippines for showing "the extent and depth of the Filipino musical talent" and "opening the way for other Filipino artists to break into the finest theaters in the world."[82]

In March 2007, Salonga returned to Broadway for another stint in the musical Les Misérables, this time as Fantine.[83][9] Her rejoining the show boosted the musical's ticket sales.[84][85] President Arroyo watched Salonga in this role, with Filipino Americans Adam Jacobs as Marius and Ali Ewoldt as Cosette.[86][87][88] Salonga received rave reviews and made it again to the short list of Broadway.com's Audience Award favorites as Best Replacement.[85][89][90] During her tenure on Broadway that season, she appeared in Broadway on Broadway 2007[91] and Stars in the Alley 2007,[92] spoke at the Broadway Artists Alliance Summer Intensives,[93] guested on the Broadway musical 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,[94] and participated in Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS' 12th Annual Nothing Like a Dame event to benefit the women's health initiative of The Actors Fund.[90][95] Right after doing Les Misérables, she performed in two events: at the U.S. Military Academy Band's concert in West Point, where she sang four songs and an encore,[96] and in her concert at the Tarrytown Music Hall in New York.[97] She was then busy with other concerts and musical events,[98] including a Christmas presentation in Manila.[98][99]

2008–2012: Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist and touring

In 2008, Salonga gave concerts in the Philippines, California, Hawaii, Hong Kong, and Guam,[100] On July 3, 2008, Salonga became a columnist in the Philippine Daily Inquirer with her column "Backstory" (Entertainment section), "Introducing: Lea Salonga, writer."[101] Since then, she has written numerous columns for the Inquirer.[102] She performed in "Global Pop" at the Music Center on July 11, 2008. It was presented by The Blue Ribbon, a group founded by Dorothy Chandler in 1968.[103] Salonga gave a concert on July 11 at Los Angeles' Walt Disney Concert Hall.[104][105][106] That same year, she received a special citation from the Awit Awards.[107]

 
Salonga in New York in 2009

From late July 2008 to mid-2009, Salonga played the title role in the 30-week Asian tour of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, which premiered in Manila.[108][109] Salonga performed a series of concerts in North America in 2009 and was asked to dance the Filipino novelty dances "Ocho-Ocho" and "Spaghetti."[110] The same year, Salonga advertised the Avon Products line of anti-aging skin care products Anew Rejuvenate in the Philippines.[111] In June 2009, she sang at the 95th Anniversary Special of the Iglesia ni Cristo.[112] Salonga sang Patriotic song "Bayan Ko" at the Requiem Mass for former President Corazon Aquino at Manila Cathedral.[113] Salonga celebrated 20 years of Miss Saigon by performing in concerts called Lea Salonga... Your Songs at the Philippine International Convention Center Plenary Hall on December 11 and 12, 2009. In the same venue, Salonga received Gusi Peace Prize in November 2009.[114]

From July to August 2010, Salonga played the role of Grizabella in the Manila run of the Asia-Pacific tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. In October, she played Fantine during the 25th Anniversary Concert of Les Misérables, fifteen years after appearing in the 10th Anniversary as Eponine.[115][116] The same year, she served as a celebrity judge for Avon Voices.[117]

Salonga was honored as a Disney Legend on August 19, 2011.[11][118] She was one of the judges in the Miss Universe 2011 pageant in São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011.[119] Salonga, along with Darren Criss, sang "A Whole New World" to its composer, Alan Menken, as Menken was named the winner of the 2011 Maestro Award at the Billboard/Hollywood Reporter Film & TV Music Conference on October 24, 2011.[120]

Salonga performed in a six-concert series titled The Magic of Broadway and Disney Favorites in 2012 with the Palm Beach Pops.[121] She starred in the first production of Allegiance at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego from September to October 2012.[122] Salonga starred in the Philippine production of the comedy God of Carnage in July 2012 at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Manila. She took on the same role at the DBS Arts Centre in Singapore in November 2012.[123][124] Salonga joined the Candlelight Processional at Epcot in Walt Disney World as narrator on December 14 to 16, retelling the Christmas story accompanied by a 50-piece orchestra and a mass choir.[125]

2013–2018: The Voice of the Philippines and return to Broadway

In January 2013, Salonga participated in Lincoln Center's American Songbook concert series at the Allen Room.[126] In February in the Philippines, Salonga provided the theme song for TV5's reality singing competition Kanta Pilipinas and, together with Tyne Daly and Norm Lewis, she starred as Mother in a concert performance of Ragtime at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall.[127] Salonga headlined a concert series, "4 Stars One World of Broadway Musicals," in Tokyo Osaka in June, performing with Ramin Karimloo, Sierra Boggess, and Yu Shirota.[128] She was one of the four coaches, together with apl.de.ap, Sarah Geronimo, and Bamboo Mañalac, for the ABS-CBN program, The Voice of the Philippines, which premiered in June 2013.[129] In December 2013, Salonga began her Lea Salonga: Playlist concert tour in the Philippines, which celebrated her 35 years in show business. The concert series was extended to January 2014.[130] Salonga wrote a book, Playlist: A Celebration of 35 Years, which she used as a souvenir program for the concerts.[131]

 
Salonga performing at the Malacañang Palace in 2014

In 2014, she returned for the second season of The Voice of the Philippines and joined the new Philippine version of The Voice Kids,[132] on which she has appeared for three seasons.[133] Salonga recorded a song titled "Wished That I Could Call You" that was included in the charity compilation album Children In Need, released in March 2014.[134][135] Also, in 2014 and 2015, she toured Asia and North America with Il Divo.[136] In mid-2015, she performed a concert series in Australasia.[137] Salonga reprised her role as Kei Kimura in the 2015–16 Broadway production of Allegiance.[138] In The New York Times, Charles Isherwood wrote of her performance: "Her voice retains its plush beauty, and her culminating first act solo, 'Higher' ... is perhaps the show's musical highlight."[139] Salonga guest-starred on the April 2016 season finale of the American television series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,[140] playing Filipino-heritage character Josh's visiting aunt, a former Star Search contestant, in town for a wedding, at which she sings the episode's climactic Disney princess parody song, "One Indescribable Instant."[141]

 
Salonga teaching a master class at Pepperdine University in 2017

In Manila in November 2016, she appeared as Helen Bechdel in the international premiere of Fun Home.[133][142] A review in ABS-CBN News said that she "delivers a finely tuned performance, utilizing her prodigious stage presence to provide the cold and dark shadings to erstwhile peppy scenes with her subtle stares and held back emotions. ... [In] "Days by Days" ... she finally lets go of all the resentment and repressed anger of a woman stuck in a marriage built on a lie. Yet there is dignity in her breakdown ... Salonga pulls it off with such clarity, both musically and emotionally, that it's difficult not to be moved."[143]

In 2016, Salonga won two more Aliw Awards, one for Best Major Concert in a Foreign Venue and her second Entertainer of the Year award.[144] The following year, Salonga was one of the coaches on The Voice Teens.[145] Also in 2017, she released an album, Bahaghari: Lea Salonga Sings Traditional Songs of the Philippines, with songs sung in several languages spoken in the Philippines.[146] Salonga portrayed Erzulie in the 2017 Broadway revival of Once on This Island at Circle in the Square Theatre, where she received critical praise for her vocal performance.[147][148] She returned to the show for its final performances in December 2018 and January 2019.[149] Once on this Island was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.[150]

2019–present: Yellow Rose, Dream Again tour, and Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin

Salonga appeared alongside Eva Noblezada, Dale Watson, and Princess Punzalan as a Philippine immigrant, Aunt Gail, in the musical film Yellow Rose, which premiered at the 2019 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.[151] She also toured North America and the United Kingdom that year.[152] Later in 2019, she played Mrs. Lovett in a revival of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Manila and then Singapore.[153] Critics praised her "crystalline tones that turned her numbers, especially 'By the Sea,' into unexpected show-stoppers"[154] and called the performance a "career-high" for the actress.[155] Between these two short runs, she gave concerts in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane in November 2019.[156]

In March 2020, shortly after performing in Dubai, Salonga announced that her 2020 North American tour would be rescheduled due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. In May 2020, she announced that the tour would again be rescheduled to Fall 2021, but these dates were later rescheduled once more. During the pandemic, Salonga performed for several virtual global fundraising events and concerts. In August 2020, she released her single "Dream Again," a song of hope and persistence. On November 27, the PBS series Great Performances broadcast her 2019 concert at the Sydney Opera House, performed with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.[157]

In 2021, Salonga voiced the Mysterious Woman in the Netflix series Centaurworld.[158] In September of the same year, she announced her Dream Again Tour, named after her 2020 single.[159] One month later, she announced she would also be touring the United States and Canada.[160] On December 25, 2021, Salonga returned to Dubai to perform a Christmas concert for Expo 2020 at the Dubai Exhibition Centre.[161]

On April 6, 2022, Salonga began her Dream Again Tour in the United States and Canada. Following the completion of this tour, she performed the song "The Prayer" at the 2022 National Memorial Day Concert on the West Lawn of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., which was broadcast on PBS.[162] On June 18, she continued her tour in the United Kingdom. On July 28, the critically acclaimed series Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin premiered on HBO Max, where Salonga portrays Elodie Honrada.[163][164] In September 2022, Salonga began portraying Mama Soubirous in the Indie Theatrical workshop of the new musical adaptation of The Song of Bernadette in Manhattan.[165] In the same month, she was recognized by TIME magazine at the TIME100 Impact Awards for being a "life-long role model for children of color."[166] On October 27, 2022, Salonga was featured on Pentatonix's cover of Jose Mari Chan's "Christmas In Our Hearts" in their Christmas album, Holidays Around The World.[167] On December 15, 16, and 17, 2022, Salonga performed with The Tabernacle Choir as the featured guest artist in a series of Christmas concerts at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.[168][169] The event is set to be televised on PBS in December 2023.

On March 13, 2023, Salonga will perform at the annual Broadway Backwards event at the New Amsterdam Theatre.[170] She is scheduled to join the Broadway cast and producing team of Here Lies Love for a five-week run in the summer of 2023 in the role of Aurora Aquino, mother of Ninoy Aquino. The production will notably mark the first time Salonga has played a Filipino role on the Broadway stage and will mark her return to the Broadway Theatre, where Miss Saigon played.[171] She is also scheduled to return to London's West End and star alongside Bernadette Peters in the Stephen Sondheim tribute revue Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends, which is set to run at the Gielgud Theatre from September 16, 2023 to January 6, 2024.[172]

Artistry

Musical style and themes

In her popular music releases, Salonga has sung "simple love songs," which are common in Original Pilipino Music.[173]

Influences

Salonga's style and music has been inspired by musical artists such as ABBA, the Carpenters (particularly Karen Carpenter), Olivia Newton-John, the Osmonds, Elaine Paige, and Barbra Streisand.[174] She has noted that these performers provided "clear voices that really helped the listener focus on the lyrics besides the tone and music."[175]

Salonga has repeatedly praised Streisand as one of her favorites for her "mammoth" career in singing, acting, producing, and arranging.[174] During her January 15, 2000 concert at the Philippine International Convention Center, Salonga called Streisand one of her idols.

Voice

Lea Salonga Twitter
@MsLeaSalonga

@iLeanatics I'm a alto/mezzo. My natural voice sits low to midrange.

Aug 17, 2013[176]

Salonga has been praised for her absolute pitch[177][178] and control over her powerful vocals, which can evoke a wide array of emotion and soundscapes.[179] Her voice has been described as "golden" by Marilyn Stasio for Variety magazine[180] and "clear and as sparkling as Baccarat crystal" by Rex Reed for Observer.[181]

Due to her vocal versatility, it is often debated on what her vocal range and type classifications are. When Salonga performed as Kim in Miss Saigon, she was expected to utilize most of her range, hitting notes as low as E3 and as high as D5. In both Disney Princess singing roles, Jasmine and Mulan, Salonga uses head tones that reach up to F5.[182] Salonga has been recorded singing notes ranging from D3 to C6.[183]

Other ventures

Philanthropy and activism

On October 15, 2010, Salonga was appointed Goodwill Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.[184][185]

Salonga has been openly supportive of LGBT equality for many years. On October 12, 2009, during a benefit concert held at The Philippine Center's Kalayaan Hall for the victims of Typhoon Ondoy, Salonga referenced the National Equality March in Washington, D.C. and stated, "I believe that every single human being has the fundamental right to marry whoever they want."[186] In 2011, The Advocate called her a "major gay icon."[187] In February 2016, Salonga criticized Filipino politician and former professional boxer Manny Pacquiao via Twitter for his views on homosexuality and same-sex marriage.[188]

On March 29, 2021, Salonga condemned the rise of violent attacks on Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic.[189] On April 21, 2021, she appeared with actress Lucy Liu, politician and First Lady Hillary Clinton, and others in the #AAPI Women Strong: Organizing Beyond A Hashtag forum to share their experiences and spread awareness on anti-Asian hate.[190]

Personal life

Salonga lives in the Philippines and the United States.[191]

Early relationships

After performing in the 2000 Manila production of They're Playing Our Song, Salonga began a relationship with Korean-American co-star Michael K. Lee.[192] The relationship ended in mid-2001.

Marriage and children

In November 2001, while performing in the Los Angeles production of Flower Drum Song at the Mark Taper Forum, Salonga met Robert "Rob" Charles Chien, an American entrepreneur of Chinese and Japanese heritage.[193] On January 10, 2004, Salonga and Chien married at the Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral.[194][195][196] During the wedding ceremony, Salonga performed the song "Two Words," composed by Louie Ocampo and Freddie Santos, given to her as an early wedding present. The wedding was aired as a two-hour television special, which was directed by Bobby Garcia and hosted by Boy Abunda, on ABS-CBN in late January 2004.[citation needed]

They have one daughter together.[197]

Notable relatives

Salonga has notable relatives around the world, including Filipino musical conductor and arranger Gerard Salonga (brother), ballerina Maniya Barredo (first cousin),[198] and Canadian actress and model Shay Mitchell (cousin).[199]

Discography

Main article: Lea Salonga discography

Solo recordings

Cast recordings

Video/Live recordings

Compilation albums

  • 100% Lea Gives Her Best (2003)
  • The Ultimate OPM Collection (2007)

Featured recordings

Acting credits

Main article: Lea Salonga on screen and stage

One of the most prolific actresses since her career's inception in 1978, Salonga has appeared in numerous international theatre productions, television shows, films, and video games.

In Manila, Salonga has appeared in theatre productions such as The King and I (1978), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1978), Fiddler on the Roof (1978), Annie (1980), The Sound of Music (1980), The Rose Tattoo (1980), The Bad Seed (1981), The Goodbye Girl (1982), The Paper Moon (1983), Annie (1984), The Fantasticks (1988), My Fair Lady (1994), Grease (1995), They're Playing Our Song (2000), Miss Saigon (2000), Proof (2002), Baby (2004), Cats (2010), God of Carnage (2012), Fun Home (2016), and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2019). In London's West End, she has appeared in Miss Saigon (1989–1990, 1999) and Les Misérables (1996). She will return to the West End in September 2023 to appear in Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends. On Broadway, she has appeared in Miss Saigon (1991–1992, 1993, 1999, 2001), Les Misérables (1993), Flower Drum Song (2002–2003), Something Good: A Broadway Salute to Richard Rogers on His 100th Birthday (2002), Les Misérables (2007), Allegiance (2015–2016), and Once on This Island (2017–2018, 2018–2019). She will return to Broadway in the summer of 2023 to appear in Here Lies Love. Salonga has also appeared in Into the Woods (1994), They're Playing Our Song (1999), God of Carnage (2012), and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2019) in Singapore, Les Misérables (1996) in Honolulu during the third U.S. national tour, Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella (2008), Allegiance (2012) in San Diego, Annie (2018) at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, and the 10th and 25th anniversary concerts of Les Misérables at the Royal Albert Hall and The O2 Arena, respectively.

Salonga made her film debut in 1981 in the Filipino comedy Tropang Bulilit. She went on to appear in the films Like Father, Like Son (1985), Ninja Kids (1986), Captain Barbell (1986), Pik Pak Boom (1988), Dear Diary (1989), The Heat Is On (1989), Aladdin (1992), Bakit Labis Kitang Mahal (1992), Sana Maulit Muli (1995), Mulan (1998), Les Misérables: The Dream Cast in Concert (1998), My Neighbor Totoro (2004), Mulan II (2004), Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams (2007), Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary (2010), Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary (2016), Allegiance (2016), Expedition Reef (2018), and Yellow Rose (2019).

In 1983, Salonga began hosting her own variety show entitled Love, Lea, which ended its run in 1985. She went on to appear in That's Entertainment (1986), Olsen Twins Mother's Day Special (1993), Sesame Street (1993), Reading Rainbow (1993, 2001), Redwood Curtain (1995), Aladdin on Ice (1995), ASAP (1997–present), ER (2001), As the World Turns (2001, 2003), Johnny Bravo (2004), Miss Universe 2011 (2011), Sofia the First (2012, 2014), The Voice of the Philippines (2013, 2014–15), The Voice Kids (2014–2019), Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2016), Nature Is Speaking (2016), 91st Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (2017), The Voice Teens (2017, 2020), Centaurworld (2021), American Experience (2022), Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin (2022), and Little Demon (2022).

Achievements and legacy

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Lea Salonga
 
Salonga featured on a 2021 Philippine stamp

Salonga gained national recognition in the Philippines at a young age, winning Best Child Performer at the Aliw Awards in 1980, 1981, and 1982.[201] For her success as a child singer and actress, she was known as the "Shirley Temple of the Philippines."[202][203]

For her performance as the leading role of Kim in Miss Saigon, Salonga won Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Musical at the 1990 Laurence Olivier Awards.[204] After her return to the Philippines, she won Outstanding Performer at the Aliw Awards.[201] In the same year, she received a Presidential Medal of Merit from President Corazon Aquino for her services to the arts.[37] For reprising her role as Kim in the Broadway production of Miss Saigon, Salonga was awarded Outstanding Actress in a Musical at the 1991 Drama Desk Awards, Outstanding Actress in a Musical at the 1991 Outer Critics Circle Awards, Best Actress in a Musical at the 1991 Theatre World Awards, and Best Performance by an Actress in a Musical at the 45th Annual Tony Awards. She made history as the first Asian actress to win a Tony Award and the second-youngest actress to win for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical. She later became the first Asian actress to portray the role of Éponine when she joined the Broadway production in early 1993. In 1993, she also became the first Filipino artist to sign with an international record label when she signed with Atlantic Records.

In 2004, Salonga won Entertainer of the Year at the Aliw Awards. She later won the Aliw Award for Best Major Concert (Female) in 2008. In 2007, President Gloria Arroyo honored Salonga with the rank of Commander of the Order of Lakandula in recognition of using her talents to benefit Philippine society and foster cultural exchange. The House of Representatives of the Philippines also awarded her with the Congressional Medal of Achievement for showing "the extent and depth of the Filipino musical talent" and "opening the way for other Filipino artists to break into the finest theaters in the world."

In 2011, Salonga was declared a "Disney Legend" for her work with the Walt Disney Company, providing the singing voices for Princess Jasmine in Aladdin and Fa Mulan in Mulan and Mulan II. In September 2022, Salonga was recognized by TIME magazine at the TIME100 Impact Awards for being a "life-long role model for children of color."[166] Salonga has been cited as an influence for several singers and actors, especially those of Asian descent, including Ali Ewoldt,[205] Kimiko Glenn,[206] Rachelle Ann Go,[207] Bella Poarch,[208] Nicole Scherzinger,[209] and Phillipa Soo.[206]

Published works

Books

  • Marquart, Linda; Salonga, Lea (2005). The Right Way to Sing. New York City, New York: Allworth Press. ISBN 1581154070.
  • Michael, Ted; Salonga, Lea (2012). So You Wanna Be a Superstar?: The Ultimate Audition Guide. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Running Press Kids. ISBN 978-0762446100.

Columns

  • "Backstory." Inquirer Entertainment. Makati, Metro Manila: Philippine Daily Inquirer; Inquirer Holdings, Inc. ISSN 0116-0443. 2008–present.

Audiobooks

See also

Notes

  1. ^ In 2013, Salonga thanked one of the hosts of Fox 5 New York for correctly pronouncing her name as "LAY-uh sa-LONG-uh." She noted that she has a cousin with a similar first name, pronounced "LEE-uh." In order to avoid confusion, her family chose to differentiate the pronunciation.[1] On June 10, 2020, Salonga clarified via Twitter that her first name is Maria Lea Carmen, not Maria Ligaya, in response to continuous edits to this Wikipedia article.[2]

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salonga, eponymous, album, album, this, philippine, name, middle, name, maternal, family, name, imutan, surname, paternal, family, name, salonga, maria, carmen, imutan, salonga, born, february, 1971, known, professionally, filipina, singer, actress, columnist,. For her eponymous album see Lea Salonga album In this Philippine name the middle name or maternal family name is Imutan and the surname or paternal family name is Salonga Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga a OL ˈ l eɪ e s e ˈ l ɒ ŋ ɡ e born February 22 1971 known professionally as Lea Salonga is a Filipina singer actress columnist and producer Nicknamed Pride of the Philippines 3 4 5 6 she is best known for her roles in musical theatre for supplying the singing voices of two Disney Princesses Jasmine and Mulan and as a recording artist and television performer Throughout her career she has achieved numerous accolades and honors becoming an internationally recognized figure in music and entertainment Lea SalongaOLSalonga in 2021BornMaria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga 1971 02 22 February 22 1971 age 52 Manila PhilippinesOther namesLeiTataManangOccupationsSingeractresscolumnistproducerYears active1978 presentWorksDiscographyscreen and stageSpouseRobert Charles Chien m 2004 wbr Children1RelativesGerard Salonga brother Maniya Barredo cousin Shay Mitchell cousin AwardsFull listHonorsPresidential Merit Award Order of LakandulaMusical careerGenresOPM pop musical theatreInstrument s VocalsLabelsAtlantic Arista Capitol EMI Philippines Sony Music Philippines WEA Walt Disney ABS CBN GMA Artist CenterWebsiteleasalonga wbr comSignatureAt age eighteen Salonga rose to international recognition when she originated the lead role of Kim in the musical Miss Saigon in the West End and won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical She then reprised the role on Broadway 7 winning the Drama Desk Award Outer Critics Circle Award and Theatre World Awards before making history as the first Asian actress to win a Tony Award and the second youngest actress to win for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical 8 Salonga was the first actress of Asian descent to play the roles of Eponine and Fantine in the musical Les Miserables on Broadway 9 10 She also portrayed Eponine and Fantine in the musical s 10th and 25th anniversary concerts respectively in London She provided the singing voices of two official Disney Princesses Princess Jasmine in Aladdin 1992 and Fa Mulan in Mulan 1998 and Mulan II 2004 She was named a Disney Legend in 2011 for her work with The Walt Disney Company 11 Salonga starred as Wu Mei Li in the 2002 Broadway revival of Flower Drum Song From 2015 to 2016 she returned to Broadway to portray Kei Kimura in Allegiance and from 2017 to 2019 she appeared as Erzulie in the Broadway revival of Once on This Island Salonga was the first Filipino artist to sign with an international record label Atlantic Records in 1993 In her career she has performed for six Philippine presidents Ferdinand Marcos Corazon Aquino Fidel V Ramos Joseph Estrada Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Benigno S Aquino III three American presidents George H W Bush Bill Clinton and George W Bush and for Diana Princess of Wales and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 12 She has toured widely as a concert artist and has played numerous theatre film and television roles in North America Europe and Asia Aside from her career Salonga is an active supporter of non traditional casting women s rights reproductive rights sex education and LGBT rights 13 14 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 1971 1989 Career beginnings and Small Voice 2 2 1989 1992 Miss Saigon and Aladdin 2 3 1993 1996 Les Miserables films and other musicals 2 4 1997 2004 Recordings concerts television and Flower Drum Song 2 5 2005 2007 International ventures 2 6 2008 2012 Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist and touring 2 7 2013 2018 The Voice of the Philippines and return to Broadway 2 8 2019 present Yellow Rose Dream Again tour and Pretty Little Liars Original Sin 3 Artistry 3 1 Musical style and themes 3 2 Influences 3 3 Voice 4 Other ventures 4 1 Philanthropy and activism 5 Personal life 5 1 Early relationships 5 2 Marriage and children 5 3 Notable relatives 6 Discography 6 1 Solo recordings 6 2 Cast recordings 6 3 Video Live recordings 6 4 Compilation albums 6 5 Featured recordings 7 Acting credits 8 Achievements and legacy 9 Published works 9 1 Books 9 2 Columns 9 3 Audiobooks 10 See also 11 Notes 12 References 13 Further reading 14 External linksEarly life and education EditMaria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga was born on February 22 1971 in the Ermita district of Manila Philippines 15 to Feliciano Genuino Salonga a naval rear admiral and shipping company owner and Maria Ligaya Alcantara Imutan of Pulupandan Negros Occidental 15 16 17 She spent the first six years of her childhood in Angeles City before returning to Manila 18 As a child Salonga sang at family parties before being encouraged by her cousin to audition for an upcoming production of The King and I where she made her professional debut Growing up in Angeles City Pampanga Salonga studied at the local O B Montessori Center campus She later transferred to the campus in Greenhills San Juan Metro Manila to complete her secondary education graduating as the class valedictorian in 1988 19 20 She later attended the University of the Philippines College of Music s extension program aimed at training musically talented children in music and stage movement citation needed A college freshman studying biology at the Ateneo de Manila University when she auditioned for Miss Saigon she intended to have a medical career In the early 2000s in between jobs in New York she took two courses Philosophy and European History at Fordham University s Lincoln Center campus 21 22 23 Career Edit1971 1989 Career beginnings and Small Voice Edit As a child Salonga began singing at family parties 24 Her cousin who was active with Repertory Philippines encouraged her to audition for a production of The King and I where she made her professional debut in 1978 at the age of seven 25 While performing with the company she was trained by founders Baby Barredo and Zenaida Bibot Amador 26 She played the title role in Annie in 1980 later reprising the role in 1984 and appeared in other productions such as Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1978 Fiddler on the Roof 1978 The Sound of Music 1980 The Rose Tattoo 1980 The Goodbye Girl 1982 Paper Moon 1983 and The Fantasticks 1988 27 In 1981 Salonga released her first album Small Voice which was certified gold in the Philippines 28 and made her film debut in the comedy film Tropang Bulilit As a young performer Salonga received a Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences FAMAS award nomination for Best Child Actress and three Aliw Awards for best child performer in 1980 1981 and 1982 18 27 From 1983 to 1985 she hosted her musical television show Love Lea 18 and was a member of the cast of German Moreno s teen variety show That s Entertainment In 1985 Salonga and her brother Gerard took part in the 8th Metro Manila Popular Music Festival as the interpreters for the song entry titled Musika Lata Sipol at La La La composed by Tess Concepcion which won second prize in the Amateur Division That same year she opened for Puerto Rican boy band Menudo in their concerts in Manila 29 30 She again performed with the group in 1986 and 1987 also appearing on their English Tagalog album In Action As a teenager Salonga continued to act in films appearing in Like Father Like Son 1985 Ninja Kids 1986 Captain Barbell 1986 and Pik Pak Boom 1988 In 1988 she released her second studio album Lea and opened for Stevie Wonder in Manila 29 30 1989 1992 Miss Saigon and Aladdin Edit See also Miss Saigon controversy Lea Salonga In 1989 Salonga originated the leading role of Kim in the debut production of the musical Miss Saigon in London 7 For her initial Manila audition in 1988 the then 17 year old Salonga chose to sing Alain Boublil and Claude Michel Schonberg s On My Own from Les Miserables Salonga has sometimes credited the song as the starting point of her international career 31 32 After hearing her rendition she was asked if she had prepared another song to perform Although she had not prepared another song for the audition she chose to sing The Greatest Love of All At her first callback audition Salonga was asked to sing Sun and Moon and The Movie in My Mind impressing the audition panel 33 In December 1988 Salonga appeared before the panel at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London to perform I d Give My Life For You and Too Much For One Heart After three days of intensive work sessions in London Salonga was offered the lead role 33 34 During an episode of Stars in the House streamed on March 28 2020 Salonga told Seth Rudetsky and his husband producer James Wesley that she found out that she was officially cast when she read the Sunday supplement of the Daily Mail 35 For her performance as Kim Salonga won the 1990 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical becoming one of the youngest winners of the award On December 21 1990 Salonga performed with the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra Ateneo College Glee Club and guest singer Robert Sena in a homecoming concert in Manila entitled A Miss Called Lea which was later broadcast on television 36 She also received a Presidential Award of Merit from President Corazon Aquino for her services to the arts 37 When Miss Saigon opened on Broadway in 1991 she again played the role of Kim 38 winning the Drama Desk Outer Critics Circle and Theatre World awards 7 and becoming the second youngest actress and first actress of Asian descent to win a Tony Award 8 39 During the production transfer from West End to Broadway a controversy erupted over Salonga s citizenship The Actors Equity Association AEA initially prevented her from reprising the role wishing to give priority to Asian American performers 40 However Cameron Mackintosh claimed he could not find a satisfactory replacement for Salonga and an arbitrator later reversed the AEA ruling 41 In 1993 and 1996 she returned to play Kim on Broadway 9 In 1999 she was invited back to London to close the West End production and in 2001 at the age of 29 and after finishing the Manila run of the musical 42 Salonga returned to Broadway to close that production 43 In 1991 she was named one of People magazine s 50 Most Beautiful People 44 In 1992 she performed the singing voice of Princess Jasmine in Disney s animated film Aladdin 11 Later that year Salonga s agent submitted her to an audition for the leading role of Eliza Doolittle in the upcoming Broadway revival of My Fair Lady However the casting director for the production refused to see her because of her race 45 Shortly after Salonga was contacted by Cameron Mackintosh to join the Broadway production of Les Miserables 1993 1996 Les Miserables films and other musicals Edit In 1993 Salonga played the role of Eponine in the Broadway production of Les Miserables becoming the first Asian actress to perform the role on Broadway 46 She performed the song A Whole New World from Aladdin with Brad Kane at the 65th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles 47 48 where the song won an Oscar having already won a Golden Globe Award 28 That same year she released her self titled international debut album with Atlantic Records In 1994 Salonga played in various musical theatre productions in the Philippines and Singapore 7 25 such as Sandy in Grease Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady and the Witch in Into the Woods 27 In the U S in 1995 Salonga played the role of Geri Riordan an 18 year old adopted Vietnamese American child in the Hallmark Hall of Fame TV movie Redwood Curtain which starred John Lithgow and Jeff Daniels She then flew back to the Philippines to star with Filipino matinee idol Aga Muhlach in the critically acclaimed film Sana Maulit Muli which gave her a second Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences FAMAS award nomination this time for Best Actress She reprised the role of Eponine in the 10th anniversary concert of Les Miserables at the Royal Albert Hall in London which was recorded and later released as a film titled Les Miserables The Dream Cast in Concert 9 In 1996 Salonga was again in Les Miserables as Eponine in the West End production of the musical In September of that same year she continued to perform the role at the Neal S Blaisdell Concert Hall in Honolulu Hawaii during the musical s U S national tour 7 49 In December 1996 Salonga represented the Philippines while performing at ONE The WTO Show the closing ceremony for the inaugural World Trade Organization WTO ministerial conference held at the Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre 50 1997 2004 Recordings concerts television and Flower Drum Song Edit From 1997 to 2000 Salonga did recordings and concerts in the Philippines another engagement in London and a few returns to Miss Saigon in London and on Broadway In 1997 she released I d Like to Teach The World to Sing to gold sales in the Philippines 51 That recording was followed by Lea In Love in 1998 52 and By Heart in 2000 both albums reaching multiple platinum status in the Philippines 29 In 1998 she again provided the singing voice for the title character in Mulan before later reprising the role in the 2004 sequel Mulan II 11 At age 28 Salonga moved to New York City purchasing her own apartment which she still owns up to at least 2013 53 She participated in the 1998 tribute concert to Cameron Mackintosh in London entitled Hey Mr Producer where she performed numbers from several of his musicals 54 55 56 In December 1998 Salonga appeared in an international panel of performers along with Iain Glen Nicole Kidman and Anna Manahan for episode 277 of the American Theatre Wing s documentary series Working in the Theatre 57 In the Philippines in 1999 and again in 2000 she played Sonia Walsk in They re Playing Our Song 58 She also performed in four concerts The Homecoming Concert The Millennium Concert The Best of Manila and Songs from the Screen the last two being benefit shows 36 Salonga returned to Manila in Miss Saigon staged at the Cultural Center of the Philippines at the end of 2000 59 After her final stint in Miss Saigon for its closing on Broadway in 2001 Salonga recreated the role of Lien Hughes originally played by Ming Na Wen in the soap opera As the World Turns After completing her contract that year she was asked to return to the role in 2003 60 61 She guested on Russell Watson s The Voice concert narrated for the television special My America A Poetry Atlas of the United States and appeared on the Season 8 Christmas episode of the television medical drama ER playing a patient with lymphoma 36 In 2002 Salonga returned to Broadway to play the leading role of Wu Mei Li a Chinese immigrant in a reinterpretation of Rodgers and Hammerstein s Flower Drum Song opposite Jose Llana This was after the reinvented musical had a run at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles in 2001 with Salonga playing the role 62 63 64 and in 2002 winning Lead Actress in a Musical from the Los Angeles theatre Ovation Awards 65 The Salonga led Broadway revival cast album was nominated for a 2004 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album 66 Salonga s performance was received positively by theatre critics in New York and she received a nomination for Distinguished Performance from the Drama League among other honors 67 In September 2002 she appeared on Working in the Theatre for a second time along with John Cullum Edie Falco Stanley Tucci Marissa Jaret Winokur and Charlayne Woodard 68 Between the 2001 Los Angeles and 2002 Broadway productions of Flower Drum Song she performed in a non musical theatrical production for the first time playing the role of Catherine in the stage play Proof in Manila 7 This was followed by a major concert The Broadway Concert at the Philippine International Convention Center She also sang at the 56th Tony Awards with Harry Connick Jr Peter Gallagher and Michele Lee in a number paying tribute to Richard Rodgers From 2003 to 2004 Salonga did her first all Filipino concerts in Manila called Songs from Home which later won her an Aliw Award as Entertainer of the Year 69 In 2003 she performed in several concerts at the Mohegan Sun hotel in Connecticut This was followed by a Christmas concert in the Philippines called Home for Christmas and performances at the Lenape Regional Performing Arts Center in Marlton New Jersey in 2004 70 Later in 2004 she played Lizzie in the Manila production of the musical Baby which earned her another nomination from the Aliw Awards 71 2005 2007 International ventures Edit In 2005 Salonga gave her first U S concert tour 72 73 74 Later that year on November 7 she performed to a sold out crowd at Carnegie Hall for the benefit of Diverse City Theater Company 75 76 The same year she received the Golden Artist Award at the 53rd FAMAS Awards in honor of her international achievements performed during the grand opening of Hong Kong s Disneyland 77 and recorded two songs on Daniel Rodriguez s album In the Presence 78 She also did voice work for Disney s English dub of Hayao Miyazaki s My Neighbor Totoro as Yasuko Kusakabe 25 Salonga wrote the foreword to Linda Marquart s The Right Way to Sing 2005 25 In 2006 at the 15th Asian Games in Doha Qatar Salonga concluded the closing ceremony with the song Triumph of the One before an audience of 50 000 people at Khalifa International Stadium 79 80 In 2007 Salonga released her first studio album in seven years called Inspired which was certified platinum in the Philippines 81 On August 14 2007 she received the Order of Lakandula with the rank of Commander Komandante from Philippine President Gloria Arroyo in recognition of using her talents to benefit Philippine society and foster cultural exchange She has also received the Congressional Medal of Achievement from the House of Representatives of the Philippines for showing the extent and depth of the Filipino musical talent and opening the way for other Filipino artists to break into the finest theaters in the world 82 In March 2007 Salonga returned to Broadway for another stint in the musical Les Miserables this time as Fantine 83 9 Her rejoining the show boosted the musical s ticket sales 84 85 President Arroyo watched Salonga in this role with Filipino Americans Adam Jacobs as Marius and Ali Ewoldt as Cosette 86 87 88 Salonga received rave reviews and made it again to the short list of Broadway com s Audience Award favorites as Best Replacement 85 89 90 During her tenure on Broadway that season she appeared in Broadway on Broadway 2007 91 and Stars in the Alley 2007 92 spoke at the Broadway Artists Alliance Summer Intensives 93 guested on the Broadway musical 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 94 and participated in Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS 12th Annual Nothing Like a Dame event to benefit the women s health initiative of The Actors Fund 90 95 Right after doing Les Miserables she performed in two events at the U S Military Academy Band s concert in West Point where she sang four songs and an encore 96 and in her concert at the Tarrytown Music Hall in New York 97 She was then busy with other concerts and musical events 98 including a Christmas presentation in Manila 98 99 2008 2012 Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist and touring EditIn 2008 Salonga gave concerts in the Philippines California Hawaii Hong Kong and Guam 100 On July 3 2008 Salonga became a columnist in the Philippine Daily Inquirer with her column Backstory Entertainment section Introducing Lea Salonga writer 101 Since then she has written numerous columns for the Inquirer 102 She performed in Global Pop at the Music Center on July 11 2008 It was presented by The Blue Ribbon a group founded by Dorothy Chandler in 1968 103 Salonga gave a concert on July 11 at Los Angeles Walt Disney Concert Hall 104 105 106 That same year she received a special citation from the Awit Awards 107 Salonga in New York in 2009From late July 2008 to mid 2009 Salonga played the title role in the 30 week Asian tour of Rodgers and Hammerstein s Cinderella which premiered in Manila 108 109 Salonga performed a series of concerts in North America in 2009 and was asked to dance the Filipino novelty dances Ocho Ocho and Spaghetti 110 The same year Salonga advertised the Avon Products line of anti aging skin care products Anew Rejuvenate in the Philippines 111 In June 2009 she sang at the 95th Anniversary Special of the Iglesia ni Cristo 112 Salonga sang Patriotic song Bayan Ko at the Requiem Mass for former President Corazon Aquino at Manila Cathedral 113 Salonga celebrated 20 years of Miss Saigon by performing in concerts called Lea Salonga Your Songs at the Philippine International Convention Center Plenary Hall on December 11 and 12 2009 In the same venue Salonga received Gusi Peace Prize in November 2009 114 From July to August 2010 Salonga played the role of Grizabella in the Manila run of the Asia Pacific tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber s Cats at the Cultural Center of the Philippines In October she played Fantine during the 25th Anniversary Concert of Les Miserables fifteen years after appearing in the 10th Anniversary as Eponine 115 116 The same year she served as a celebrity judge for Avon Voices 117 Salonga was honored as a Disney Legend on August 19 2011 11 118 She was one of the judges in the Miss Universe 2011 pageant in Sao Paulo Brazil on September 12 2011 119 Salonga along with Darren Criss sang A Whole New World to its composer Alan Menken as Menken was named the winner of the 2011 Maestro Award at the Billboard Hollywood Reporter Film amp TV Music Conference on October 24 2011 120 Salonga performed in a six concert series titled The Magic of Broadway and Disney Favorites in 2012 with the Palm Beach Pops 121 She starred in the first production of Allegiance at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego from September to October 2012 122 Salonga starred in the Philippine production of the comedy God of Carnage in July 2012 at the Carlos P Romulo Auditorium RCBC Plaza Manila She took on the same role at the DBS Arts Centre in Singapore in November 2012 123 124 Salonga joined the Candlelight Processional at Epcot in Walt Disney World as narrator on December 14 to 16 retelling the Christmas story accompanied by a 50 piece orchestra and a mass choir 125 2013 2018 The Voice of the Philippines and return to Broadway Edit In January 2013 Salonga participated in Lincoln Center s American Songbook concert series at the Allen Room 126 In February in the Philippines Salonga provided the theme song for TV5 s reality singing competition Kanta Pilipinas and together with Tyne Daly and Norm Lewis she starred as Mother in a concert performance of Ragtime at Lincoln Center s Avery Fisher Hall 127 Salonga headlined a concert series 4 Stars One World of Broadway Musicals in Tokyo Osaka in June performing with Ramin Karimloo Sierra Boggess and Yu Shirota 128 She was one of the four coaches together with apl de ap Sarah Geronimo and Bamboo Manalac for the ABS CBN program The Voice of the Philippines which premiered in June 2013 129 In December 2013 Salonga began her Lea Salonga Playlist concert tour in the Philippines which celebrated her 35 years in show business The concert series was extended to January 2014 130 Salonga wrote a book Playlist A Celebration of 35 Years which she used as a souvenir program for the concerts 131 Salonga performing at the Malacanang Palace in 2014In 2014 she returned for the second season of The Voice of the Philippines and joined the new Philippine version of The Voice Kids 132 on which she has appeared for three seasons 133 Salonga recorded a song titled Wished That I Could Call You that was included in the charity compilation album Children In Need released in March 2014 134 135 Also in 2014 and 2015 she toured Asia and North America with Il Divo 136 In mid 2015 she performed a concert series in Australasia 137 Salonga reprised her role as Kei Kimura in the 2015 16 Broadway production of Allegiance 138 In The New York Times Charles Isherwood wrote of her performance Her voice retains its plush beauty and her culminating first act solo Higher is perhaps the show s musical highlight 139 Salonga guest starred on the April 2016 season finale of the American television series Crazy Ex Girlfriend 140 playing Filipino heritage character Josh s visiting aunt a former Star Search contestant in town for a wedding at which she sings the episode s climactic Disney princess parody song One Indescribable Instant 141 Salonga teaching a master class at Pepperdine University in 2017 In Manila in November 2016 she appeared as Helen Bechdel in the international premiere of Fun Home 133 142 A review in ABS CBN News said that she delivers a finely tuned performance utilizing her prodigious stage presence to provide the cold and dark shadings to erstwhile peppy scenes with her subtle stares and held back emotions In Days by Days she finally lets go of all the resentment and repressed anger of a woman stuck in a marriage built on a lie Yet there is dignity in her breakdown Salonga pulls it off with such clarity both musically and emotionally that it s difficult not to be moved 143 In 2016 Salonga won two more Aliw Awards one for Best Major Concert in a Foreign Venue and her second Entertainer of the Year award 144 The following year Salonga was one of the coaches on The Voice Teens 145 Also in 2017 she released an album Bahaghari Lea Salonga Sings Traditional Songs of the Philippines with songs sung in several languages spoken in the Philippines 146 Salonga portrayed Erzulie in the 2017 Broadway revival of Once on This Island at Circle in the Square Theatre where she received critical praise for her vocal performance 147 148 She returned to the show for its final performances in December 2018 and January 2019 149 Once on this Island was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album 150 2019 present Yellow Rose Dream Again tour and Pretty Little Liars Original Sin Edit Salonga appeared alongside Eva Noblezada Dale Watson and Princess Punzalan as a Philippine immigrant Aunt Gail in the musical film Yellow Rose which premiered at the 2019 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival 151 She also toured North America and the United Kingdom that year 152 Later in 2019 she played Mrs Lovett in a revival of Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Manila and then Singapore 153 Critics praised her crystalline tones that turned her numbers especially By the Sea into unexpected show stoppers 154 and called the performance a career high for the actress 155 Between these two short runs she gave concerts in Sydney Melbourne and Brisbane in November 2019 156 In March 2020 shortly after performing in Dubai Salonga announced that her 2020 North American tour would be rescheduled due to the onset of the COVID 19 pandemic In May 2020 she announced that the tour would again be rescheduled to Fall 2021 but these dates were later rescheduled once more During the pandemic Salonga performed for several virtual global fundraising events and concerts In August 2020 she released her single Dream Again a song of hope and persistence On November 27 the PBS series Great Performances broadcast her 2019 concert at the Sydney Opera House performed with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra 157 In 2021 Salonga voiced the Mysterious Woman in the Netflix series Centaurworld 158 In September of the same year she announced her Dream Again Tour named after her 2020 single 159 One month later she announced she would also be touring the United States and Canada 160 On December 25 2021 Salonga returned to Dubai to perform a Christmas concert for Expo 2020 at the Dubai Exhibition Centre 161 On April 6 2022 Salonga began her Dream Again Tour in the United States and Canada Following the completion of this tour she performed the song The Prayer at the 2022 National Memorial Day Concert on the West Lawn of the United States Capitol in Washington D C which was broadcast on PBS 162 On June 18 she continued her tour in the United Kingdom On July 28 the critically acclaimed series Pretty Little Liars Original Sin premiered on HBO Max where Salonga portrays Elodie Honrada 163 164 In September 2022 Salonga began portraying Mama Soubirous in the Indie Theatrical workshop of the new musical adaptation of The Song of Bernadette in Manhattan 165 In the same month she was recognized by TIME magazine at the TIME100 Impact Awards for being a life long role model for children of color 166 On October 27 2022 Salonga was featured on Pentatonix s cover of Jose Mari Chan s Christmas In Our Hearts in their Christmas album Holidays Around The World 167 On December 15 16 and 17 2022 Salonga performed with The Tabernacle Choir as the featured guest artist in a series of Christmas concerts at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City Utah 168 169 The event is set to be televised on PBS in December 2023 On March 13 2023 Salonga will perform at the annual Broadway Backwards event at the New Amsterdam Theatre 170 She is scheduled to join the Broadway cast and producing team of Here Lies Love for a five week run in the summer of 2023 in the role of Aurora Aquino mother of Ninoy Aquino The production will notably mark the first time Salonga has played a Filipino role on the Broadway stage and will mark her return to the Broadway Theatre where Miss Saigon played 171 She is also scheduled to return to London s West End and star alongside Bernadette Peters in the Stephen Sondheim tribute revue Stephen Sondheim s Old Friends which is set to run at the Gielgud Theatre from September 16 2023 to January 6 2024 172 Artistry EditMusical style and themes Edit In her popular music releases Salonga has sung simple love songs which are common in Original Pilipino Music 173 Influences Edit Salonga s style and music has been inspired by musical artists such as ABBA the Carpenters particularly Karen Carpenter Olivia Newton John the Osmonds Elaine Paige and Barbra Streisand 174 She has noted that these performers provided clear voices that really helped the listener focus on the lyrics besides the tone and music 175 Salonga has repeatedly praised Streisand as one of her favorites for her mammoth career in singing acting producing and arranging 174 During her January 15 2000 concert at the Philippine International Convention Center Salonga called Streisand one of her idols Voice Edit Lea Salonga Twitter MsLeaSalonga iLeanatics I m a alto mezzo My natural voice sits low to midrange Aug 17 2013 176 Salonga has been praised for her absolute pitch 177 178 and control over her powerful vocals which can evoke a wide array of emotion and soundscapes 179 Her voice has been described as golden by Marilyn Stasio for Variety magazine 180 and clear and as sparkling as Baccarat crystal by Rex Reed for Observer 181 Due to her vocal versatility it is often debated on what her vocal range and type classifications are When Salonga performed as Kim in Miss Saigon she was expected to utilize most of her range hitting notes as low as E3 and as high as D5 In both Disney Princess singing roles Jasmine and Mulan Salonga uses head tones that reach up to F5 182 Salonga has been recorded singing notes ranging from D3 to C6 183 Other ventures EditPhilanthropy and activism Edit On October 15 2010 Salonga was appointed Goodwill Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization FAO of the United Nations 184 185 Salonga has been openly supportive of LGBT equality for many years On October 12 2009 during a benefit concert held at The Philippine Center s Kalayaan Hall for the victims of Typhoon Ondoy Salonga referenced the National Equality March in Washington D C and stated I believe that every single human being has the fundamental right to marry whoever they want 186 In 2011 The Advocate called her a major gay icon 187 In February 2016 Salonga criticized Filipino politician and former professional boxer Manny Pacquiao via Twitter for his views on homosexuality and same sex marriage 188 On March 29 2021 Salonga condemned the rise of violent attacks on Asian Americans during the COVID 19 pandemic 189 On April 21 2021 she appeared with actress Lucy Liu politician and First Lady Hillary Clinton and others in the AAPI Women Strong Organizing Beyond A Hashtag forum to share their experiences and spread awareness on anti Asian hate 190 Personal life EditSalonga lives in the Philippines and the United States 191 Early relationships Edit After performing in the 2000 Manila production of They re Playing Our Song Salonga began a relationship with Korean American co star Michael K Lee 192 The relationship ended in mid 2001 Marriage and children Edit In November 2001 while performing in the Los Angeles production of Flower Drum Song at the Mark Taper Forum Salonga met Robert Rob Charles Chien an American entrepreneur of Chinese and Japanese heritage 193 On January 10 2004 Salonga and Chien married at the Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral 194 195 196 During the wedding ceremony Salonga performed the song Two Words composed by Louie Ocampo and Freddie Santos given to her as an early wedding present The wedding was aired as a two hour television special which was directed by Bobby Garcia and hosted by Boy Abunda on ABS CBN in late January 2004 citation needed They have one daughter together 197 Notable relatives Edit Salonga has notable relatives around the world including Filipino musical conductor and arranger Gerard Salonga brother ballerina Maniya Barredo first cousin 198 and Canadian actress and model Shay Mitchell cousin 199 Discography EditMain article Lea Salonga discography Solo recordings Edit Small Voice 1981 Lea 1988 Bakit Labis Kitang Mahal 1992 Lea Salonga 1993 I d Like to Teach The World to Sing 1997 Lea In Love 1998 By Heart 1999 Lea Salonga The Christmas Album 2000 Songs from the Screen 2001 Inspired 2007 Lea Salonga Your Songs 2010 200 Bahaghari Rainbow Lea Salonga Sings Traditional Songs of the Philippines 2017 Cast recordings Edit Miss Saigon Original London Cast Recording 1989 Little Tramp Studio Recording 1992 The King and I Hollywood Studio Cast Recording 1992 Aladdin Soundtrack Recording 1992 Mulan Soundtrack Recording 1998 Making Tracks Original Cast Recording 2001 Flower Drum Song Revival Cast Recording 2002 Mulan II Soundtrack Recording 2005 Dayo Sa Mundo ng Elementalia Soundtrack Recording 2008 Cinderella Original International Tour Cast Recording 2010 Allegiance Original Broadway Cast Recording 2016 Once on This Island First Broadway Revival Cast Recording 2018 Video Live recordings Edit Hey Mr Producer The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh 1997 Les Miserables The Dream Cast in Concert 1995 Lea Salonga Live Vol 1 2000 Lea Salonga Live Vol 2 2000 The Broadway Concert 2002 Songs from Home Live Concert Recording 2004 Les Miserables in Concert The 25th Anniversary 2010 The Journey So Far Recorded Live at Cafe Carlyle 2011 Live Jazz at Lincoln Center 2016 Blurred Lines 2017 The Story of My Life Lea Salonga Live from Manila 2019 with the BYU Chamber Orchestra Lea Salonga in Concert with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra 2020 Compilation albums Edit 100 Lea Gives Her Best 2003 The Ultimate OPM Collection 2007 Featured recordings Edit Disney Princess The Ultimate Song Collection 2004 for the song If You Can Dream sung with Susan Logan Grey Griffin Jodi Benson Paige O Hara and Judy Kuhn Disney Princess Enchanted Tales Follow Your Dreams 2007 for the songs Peacock Princess sung with Gilbert Gottfried and I ve Got My Eyes on You Shelldon 2008 for the song It s a Brand New Day Sofia the First 2014 for the songs The Ride of Our Lives episode 12 Two to Tangu and Stronger that You Know episode 36 Princesses To The Rescue Acting credits EditMain article Lea Salonga on screen and stageOne of the most prolific actresses since her career s inception in 1978 Salonga has appeared in numerous international theatre productions television shows films and video games In Manila Salonga has appeared in theatre productions such as The King and I 1978 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1978 Fiddler on the Roof 1978 Annie 1980 The Sound of Music 1980 The Rose Tattoo 1980 The Bad Seed 1981 The Goodbye Girl 1982 The Paper Moon 1983 Annie 1984 The Fantasticks 1988 My Fair Lady 1994 Grease 1995 They re Playing Our Song 2000 Miss Saigon 2000 Proof 2002 Baby 2004 Cats 2010 God of Carnage 2012 Fun Home 2016 and Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 2019 In London s West End she has appeared in Miss Saigon 1989 1990 1999 and Les Miserables 1996 She will return to the West End in September 2023 to appear in Stephen Sondheim s Old Friends On Broadway she has appeared in Miss Saigon 1991 1992 1993 1999 2001 Les Miserables 1993 Flower Drum Song 2002 2003 Something Good A Broadway Salute to Richard Rogers on His 100th Birthday 2002 Les Miserables 2007 Allegiance 2015 2016 and Once on This Island 2017 2018 2018 2019 She will return to Broadway in the summer of 2023 to appear in Here Lies Love Salonga has also appeared in Into the Woods 1994 They re Playing Our Song 1999 God of Carnage 2012 and Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 2019 in Singapore Les Miserables 1996 in Honolulu during the third U S national tour Rodgers and Hammerstein s Cinderella 2008 Allegiance 2012 in San Diego Annie 2018 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and the 10th and 25th anniversary concerts of Les Miserables at the Royal Albert Hall and The O2 Arena respectively Salonga made her film debut in 1981 in the Filipino comedy Tropang Bulilit She went on to appear in the films Like Father Like Son 1985 Ninja Kids 1986 Captain Barbell 1986 Pik Pak Boom 1988 Dear Diary 1989 The Heat Is On 1989 Aladdin 1992 Bakit Labis Kitang Mahal 1992 Sana Maulit Muli 1995 Mulan 1998 Les Miserables The Dream Cast in Concert 1998 My Neighbor Totoro 2004 Mulan II 2004 Disney Princess Enchanted Tales Follow Your Dreams 2007 Les Miserables in Concert The 25th Anniversary 2010 Miss Saigon 25th Anniversary 2016 Allegiance 2016 Expedition Reef 2018 and Yellow Rose 2019 In 1983 Salonga began hosting her own variety show entitled Love Lea which ended its run in 1985 She went on to appear in That s Entertainment 1986 Olsen Twins Mother s Day Special 1993 Sesame Street 1993 Reading Rainbow 1993 2001 Redwood Curtain 1995 Aladdin on Ice 1995 ASAP 1997 present ER 2001 As the World Turns 2001 2003 Johnny Bravo 2004 Miss Universe 2011 2011 Sofia the First 2012 2014 The Voice of the Philippines 2013 2014 15 The Voice Kids 2014 2019 Crazy Ex Girlfriend 2016 Nature Is Speaking 2016 91st Macy s Thanksgiving Day Parade 2017 The Voice Teens 2017 2020 Centaurworld 2021 American Experience 2022 Pretty Little Liars Original Sin 2022 and Little Demon 2022 Achievements and legacy EditMain article List of awards and nominations received by Lea Salonga Salonga featured on a 2021 Philippine stamp Salonga gained national recognition in the Philippines at a young age winning Best Child Performer at the Aliw Awards in 1980 1981 and 1982 201 For her success as a child singer and actress she was known as the Shirley Temple of the Philippines 202 203 For her performance as the leading role of Kim in Miss Saigon Salonga won Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Musical at the 1990 Laurence Olivier Awards 204 After her return to the Philippines she won Outstanding Performer at the Aliw Awards 201 In the same year she received a Presidential Medal of Merit from President Corazon Aquino for her services to the arts 37 For reprising her role as Kim in the Broadway production of Miss Saigon Salonga was awarded Outstanding Actress in a Musical at the 1991 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actress in a Musical at the 1991 Outer Critics Circle Awards Best Actress in a Musical at the 1991 Theatre World Awards and Best Performance by an Actress in a Musical at the 45th Annual Tony Awards She made history as the first Asian actress to win a Tony Award and the second youngest actress to win for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical She later became the first Asian actress to portray the role of Eponine when she joined the Broadway production in early 1993 In 1993 she also became the first Filipino artist to sign with an international record label when she signed with Atlantic Records In 2004 Salonga won Entertainer of the Year at the Aliw Awards She later won the Aliw Award for Best Major Concert Female in 2008 In 2007 President Gloria Arroyo honored Salonga with the rank of Commander of the Order of Lakandula in recognition of using her talents to benefit Philippine society and foster cultural exchange The House of Representatives of the Philippines also awarded her with the Congressional Medal of Achievement for showing the extent and depth of the Filipino musical talent and opening the way for other Filipino artists to break into the finest theaters in the world In 2011 Salonga was declared a Disney Legend for her work with the Walt Disney Company providing the singing voices for Princess Jasmine in Aladdin and Fa Mulan in Mulan and Mulan II In September 2022 Salonga was recognized by TIME magazine at the TIME100 Impact Awards for being a life long role model for children of color 166 Salonga has been cited as an influence for several singers and actors especially those of Asian descent including Ali Ewoldt 205 Kimiko Glenn 206 Rachelle Ann Go 207 Bella Poarch 208 Nicole Scherzinger 209 and Phillipa Soo 206 Published works EditBooks Edit Marquart Linda Salonga Lea 2005 The Right Way to Sing New York City New York Allworth Press ISBN 1581154070 Michael Ted Salonga Lea 2012 So You Wanna Be a Superstar The Ultimate Audition Guide Philadelphia Pennsylvania Running Press Kids ISBN 978 0762446100 Columns Edit Backstory Inquirer Entertainment Makati Metro Manila Philippine Daily Inquirer Inquirer Holdings Inc ISSN 0116 0443 2008 present Audiobooks Edit Ko Lisa Author Lea Salonga Narrator The Contractors 2020 Amazon Original Stories ASIN B08FF2W658 See also EditFilipinos in the New York metropolitan area Honorific nicknames in popular music List of people with absolute pitch Recipients of Presidential Medal of Merit in the Philippines Tony Award for Best Actress in a MusicalNotes Edit In 2013 Salonga thanked one of the hosts of Fox 5 New York for correctly pronouncing her name as LAY uh sa LONG uh She noted that she has a cousin with a similar first name pronounced LEE uh In order to avoid confusion her family chose to differentiate the pronunciation 1 On June 10 2020 Salonga clarified via Twitter that her first name is Maria Lea Carmen not Maria Ligaya in response to continuous edits to this Wikipedia article 2 References Edit Lea Salonga performs Empty Chairs at Empty Tables from Les Miserables YouTube January 30 2013 Retrieved October 4 2022 Salonga Lea June 10 2020 So it seems someone in Wikipedialand is insisting My first name is MARIA LEA CARMEN Twitter Oliveros Oliver October 12 2010 Photo Flash Salonga Boe et al in the LES MIS Anniversary Concert BroadwayWorld Retrieved November 22 2022 Nassour Ellis March 11 2018 Lea Salonga On 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Jones Kenneth September 28 2012 Allegiance Musical With George Takei and Lea Salonga Extends Run in CA Playbill Retrieved January 8 2023 Jambora Anne A July 9 2012 Lea Salonga goes straight in God of Carnage Philippine Daily Inquirer Retrieved September 24 2012 Salonga Lea October 24 2012 Time to say goodbye Philippine Daily Inquirer Lea Salonga added to this year s Candlelight Processional wdwmagic com October 20 2012 Lea Salonga lincolncenter org Archived from the original on May 9 2013 Retrieved December 12 2012 Champion Lindsay November 16 2012 Lea Salonga Norm Lewis amp Tyne Daly to Headline Ragtime Concert Broadway com Retrieved August 20 2019 Lea Salonga January 16 2013 Turning Japanese Philippine Daily Inquirer Lea Salonga February 19 2013 It s official I am a coach on The Voice of The Philippines I wonder who coach 4 will be Twitter Retrieved February 20 2013 Ager Maila January 18 2014 Lea Salonga s Playlist guests daughter Nicole Chien Martin Nievera Philippine Daily Inquirer Retrieved April 11 2014 Salonga Lea Playlist A Celebration of 35 Years 2013 Donida Krissa January 15 2014 Lea Salonga talks about being back on The Voice in Filipino Push Archived from the original on January 21 2014 Retrieved January 27 2014 a b Villano Alexa November 11 2016 Lea Salonga on Fun Home working with Eric Kunze Rappler Cerasaro Pat October 24 2013 Lea Salonga amp Sierra Boggess Record New Tracks For Charity Compilation Album BroadwayWorld Retrieved February 11 2014 Lea Salonga s song Wish That I Could Call You just sounds incredible now Out in March 10 January 2014 DanLauraCurtis Twitter account Retrieved February 11 2014 Henry Alan May 22 2014 BWW Interviews Lea Salonga Talks Il Divo Tour Allegiance Miss Saigon and More BroadwayWorld Cerasaro Pat July 24 2015 Lea Salonga Kicks Off Australia amp New Zealand Tour Today BroadwayWorld Peterson Tyler March 13 2015 Breaking News Tony Winner Lea Salonga amp Telly Leung to Join George Takei in ALLEGIANCE on Broadway BroadwayWorld Isherwood Charles November 8 2015 Review Allegiance a Musical History Lesson About Interned Japanese Americans The New York Times Dimalanta Ces January 12 2016 Lea Salonga to appear sing in Crazy Ex Girlfriend finale Manila Bulletin Archived from the original on March 15 2016 Retrieved January 15 2016 Mallenbaum Carly April 18 2016 Exclusive clip Crazy Ex Girlfriend finale has the perfect guest star USA Today Retrieved July 30 2022 Hetrick Adam November 18 2015 Lea Salonga Will Star in Fun Home International Premiere Playbill Retrieved January 8 2023 Bunoan Vladimir November 12 2016 Review Superb Fun Home cast moves audience to tears ABS CBN News Lea Salonga wins Entertainer of the Year at Aliw Awards 2016 ABS CBN News December 2 2016 Lea excited to mentor teens on The Voice ABS CBN News published April 17 2017 March 1 2017 Gans Andrew February 9 2018 From Carnegie Hall to Miss Saigon and the Oscars Tony Winner Lea Salonga s 5 Most Memorable Nights Onstage Playbill Stasio Marilyn December 3 2017 Broadway Review Once on This Island Variety Once on This Island on Broadway holds Filipino Night Philippine Daily Inquirer Philippines March 2 2018 Retrieved March 22 2018 Hetrick Adam May 8 2018 Lea Salonga Will Depart Broadway s Once On This Island Playbill Wild Stephi December 27 2018 Lea Salonga Returns to ONCE ON THIS ISLAND Today December 27 BroadwayWorld Lea Salonga Grammy com Retrieved January 8 2023 Musical Film YELLOW ROSE Starring Lea Salonga amp Eva Noblezada Set For Opening Night Of LAAPFF BroadwayWorld May 2 2019 Ng Philiana May 1 2019 Broadway Icon Lea Salonga Opens Up About Her First Big Screen Movie in 20 Years Exclusive ET Online Meyer Dan October 23 2019 What Do Critics Think of Sweeney Todd in Manila Starring Lea Salonga Playbill Bunoan Vladimir October 12 2019 Theater review Lea Salonga totally kills it in wild dystopic Sweeney Todd ABS CBN News Yu Vincen Gregory October 19 2019 Sweeney Todd Bobby Garcia s reinvention of the musical a triumph of vision and staging Philippine Daily Inquirer Wild Stephi March 10 2019 Lea Salonga To Tour Brisbane Sydney and Melbourne In November 2019 BroadwayWorld Ng Philiana October 12 2020 Lea Salonga Talks Yellow Rose Mulan Criticisms and the Power of BTS Exclusive ET Online Alter Rebecca July 30 2021 Centaurworld Is a Cartoon Hybrid of Infinite Possibilities Vulture Salonga Lea September 20 2021 Lea Salonga on Twitter Hey UK I m so excited to announce that I Twitter Retrieved October 2 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Salonga Lea October 25 2021 Lea Salonga on Twitter Dream Again 2022 Tix http LeaSalonga com dreamagaintour Twitter Retrieved October 2 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Lea Salonga Christmas Concert World Expo Retrieved October 2 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link National Memorial Day Concert Lea Salonga Performs The Prayer PBS May 31 2022 Retrieved October 2 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Harms Talaura September 28 2021 In the News Lea Salonga Tapped for Pretty Little Liars Reboot Billy Porter and Henry Tisch Elected to Actors Fund Board Playbill Washington Jasmine September 8 2022 Everything We Know About Pretty Little Liars Original Sin Season 2 Seventeen Retrieved October 2 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Gans Andrew September 9 2022 Lea Salonga and Sophia Anne Caruso Lead Workshop of New Frank Wildhorn Musical The Song of Bernadette Playbill Retrieved October 2 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link a b Mansoor Sanya September 25 2022 Lea Salonga Voice of Disney Princesses Is a Life Long Role Model for Kids of Color Time Retrieved October 2 2022 a href Template Cite magazine html title Template Cite magazine cite magazine a CS1 maint url status link Cua Aric John Sy October 28 2022 Lea Salonga sings Jose Mari Chan classic with Pentatonix s new Christmas album The Manila Times Retrieved October 30 2022 Broadway Actress Lea Salonga to Join The Tabernacle Choir for Christmas Concerts The Church of Jesus Christ Latter day Saints October 21 2022 Retrieved October 22 2022 Pierce Scott D December 16 2022 Tabernacle Choir boss is a stern taskmaster says who A Disney princess The Salt Lake Tribune Retrieved December 17 2022 Gans Andrew February 15 2023 Wayne Brady Lea Salonga Ali Stroker More Set for 2023 Broadway Backwards Concert Playbill Retrieved February 16 2023 Putman Leah Tony and Olivier Winner Lea Salonga Will Star in Broadway s Here Lies Love Playbill Gans Andrew February 13 2023 Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga Will Star in Limited West End Run of Stephen Sondheim s Old Friends Playbill Retrieved February 13 2023 Lea Salonga By Heart AllMusic Retrieved September 24 2012 a b Ng David March 2 2011 Influences Broadway star and Tony winner Lea Salonga Los Angeles Times Retrieved October 17 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link PERFECTIONIST PROFESSIONAL AND PATIENT A Lea Salonga Interview US Asians Retrieved October 17 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Lea Salonga MsLeaSalonga August 17 2013 iLeanatics I m a alto mezzo My natural voice sits low to midrange Tweet via Twitter Malonzo Balane Cristina February 26 2015 Lea Salonga advises The Voice semi finalists not to use their stories to campaign for votes PUSH Philippines Ultimate Showbiz Hub Retrieved October 4 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Almo Nerisa July 28 2018 What Regine Velasquez refuses to do in singing talent search show PEP ph Archived from the original on December 10 2020 Retrieved November 28 2020 Fuamoli Sosefina June 11 2012 Live Review Lea Salonga Adelaide Festival Theatre Adelaide 10 June 2012 theaureview com Archived from the original on June 20 2012 Retrieved September 24 2012 Stasio Marilyn November 8 2015 Broadway Review Allegiance with Lea Salonga and George Takei Variety Retrieved October 5 2022 Reed Rex November 11 2015 Two Musicals Only One Worth Seeing Observer Retrieved October 5 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Reflection Lea Salonga Digital Sheet Music MusicNotes April 2 2007 Retrieved September 29 2012 Purchase required HD Lea Salonga Vocal Range D3 B5 C 7 YouTube January 4 2016 Retrieved October 5 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Lea Salonga is UN goodwill ambassador in fight vs hunger ABS CBN News ABS CBN Corporation Agence France Presse October 15 2010 Retrieved January 15 2016 Get Involved Lea Salonga Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations January 15 2013 Archived from the original on January 15 2013 via www fao org Varley Eddie October 19 2009 STAGE TUBE Lea Salonga Sings at the Typhoon Ondoy Relief Benefit BroadwayWorld Retrieved November 2 2022 Gieseke Winston October 3 2011 Lea Salonga Reflections on Her Journey And Ours The Advocate Retrieved November 2 2022 Lea Salonga reiterates support to LGBTs by tackling inconsistency of haters Outrage February 21 2016 Retrieved October 4 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Salonga Lea March 29 2021 Meanwhile this is still happening Twitter Retrieved October 4 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Moya Jove April 22 2021 Stop Asian Hate Hilary Clinton Lucy Liu Lea Salonga Come Together In Solidarity Tatler Retrieved October 4 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Mary Yu Danico September 3 2014 Asian American Society An Encyclopedia SAGE Publications p 697 ISBN 978 1 4522 8189 6 Lo Ricky May 17 2001 Lea and Michael Can marriage be far behind PhilStar Global Retrieved October 4 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Salterio Leah February 17 2004 Lea Salonga and Rob Chien When love takes center stage PhilStar Global Retrieved October 3 2022 Santiago Erwin January 5 2007 Lea Salonga returns to Broadway and Les Miserables Philippine Entertainment Portal A Whole New World for Lea Salonga Newsflash org August 10 2002 Manis Aimee Filipina Singer Lea Salonga s Red Wedding in Los Angeles Inside Weddings Retrieved October 3 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Rattey Julie L This is the career God has chosen for me Catholic Digest Archived from the original on January 7 2009 PERFECTIONIST PROFESSIONAL AND PATIENT A Lea Salonga Interview US Asians Retrieved October 4 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Hogan Heather July 26 2010 An interview with Shay Mitchell AfterEllen Archived from the original on August 19 2012 Retrieved August 31 2022 Lea Salonga Your Songs AllMusic com accessed October 10 2018 a b Salonga Lea 1971 Encyclopedia com www encyclopedia com Retrieved July 28 2022 Lea Salonga Singer Actress biography FilipinoWeb com March 7 2009 Archived from the original on March 7 2009 Retrieved July 28 2022 Branigin William December 29 1990 LATEST SAIGON BATTLE FOCUSES ON ACTRESS South Florida Sun Sentinel Retrieved October 31 2022 Drogin Bob January 9 1991 A Scream of Joy Heard From Saigon to Broadway Stage Lea Salonga celebrates after winning the lead role in the Broadway opening But the actress admits she s a little afraid of New York Los Angeles Times Retrieved October 31 2022 Stars Who Won a Tony Award and an Olivier Award for the Same Role www tonyawards com Retrieved July 27 2022 Fil Am Ali Ewoldt on Broadway success inspiration from Lea Salonga GMA News October 1 2018 Retrieved November 19 2022 a b Radulovic Petrana October 22 2020 Over the Moon s Asian American cast on what the movie means for them Polygon Retrieved November 19 2022 Fernando Jeff May 12 2017 Rachelle Ann Go says Lea Salonga gave her the push to try musical theater abroad ABS CBN Retrieved November 19 2022 Ping Teng Yong August 17 2022 Bella Poarch admits to crush on Joshua Garcia We message a lot Yahoo Philippines Retrieved November 19 2022 NICOLE SCHERZINGER Hopes To Collaborate With LEA SALONGA I Always Looked Up To Her YouTube March 4 2021 Retrieved November 19 2022 Further reading EditFernandez Yvette 2013 Princess Lea The Life Story of Lea Salonga Mandaluyong Summit Publishing Company Inc ISBN 9789719902393 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lea Salonga Official website Lea Salonga at the Internet Broadway Database Lea Salonga at IMDb 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