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Lea Salonga Great broadway actress!

#1 User is offline   somethingrocks15 

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Posted 05 April 2007 - 06:17 PM

I saw that there wasn't a Lea Solanga Thread so i decided to make one!! shes one of my favorites...

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heres some info about her:
At the age of two, Salonga often sang, using the living room coffee table as a stage and using a plug for a microphone. No wonder that in May 1991, she won the prestigious Tony award for best actress for her role as Kim in the musical Miss Saigon on Broadway.

Flashback. Salonga was born in Manila to Feliciano Salonga and Ligaya Imutan on February 22, 1971. Salonga stayed in Angeles City, Pampanga Province, for 6 years and then she moved back to Manila.

When she was 3, Salongas aunt used to go to their house to babysit her and play the guitar, while Salonga did the singing. At age 7, she made her professional debut in Repertory Philippines production of The King and I. At age 10, she began her recording career, eventually receiving a gold record for her first album, Small Voice, and at age 13, she won three Aliw Awards for Best Child Entertainer during the years 1981, 1982, and 1893.

From London to Broadway. Salonga played the role of Kim in Miss Saigon in performances in London, where she won the Laurence Olivier Award. From London, she went to Broadway in New York City, where she garnered the Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards. She also won the Theatre World Award.

Greatest Achievement. Referring to her greatest achievement, Salonga says, That through whatever Ive done, the image of the Filipino was made a little more positive, and that somehow, the Filipino was given the chance to smile and be proud. Hopefully, the worlds awareness of the Filipino artist remains.

Special Appearances. Among her special appearances were in the presence of Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II; President and Mrs. George Bush; First Lady Hilary Rodham Clinton at the Womens Forum during the Asian Pacific Economic Conference (APEC) in Manila; and at the 65th Annual Academy Awards, where she sang A Whole New World, and where the song won an Oscar. She also recorded the singing voice of Jasmine for the Walt Disney animated hit, Aladdin.

Special Skills. Languages speaks English and Tagalog, with the talents of several accentsBritish (cockney and fine British), American, and Filipino.

Tidbits: Culled from an interview with some people on the Internet at the TalkCitys Pavilion facilitated by Filipino Today newspaper were the following information:

People She Idolized While Growing Up: The Osmonds, The Carpenters, Olivia Newton-John, and Abba.

Training As a Singer: With Zenaida Amador (drama) and Baby Barredo (drama and voice) in the Philippines and a year in London with Mary Hammond (voice) and a year, off and on, in New York City. I do sing in the shower a lot, she says.

Role Model in Her Professional Career: None really...I dont pattern my career from anyone else. I just go with my gut and do stuff that I love to do.

Goals and Aspirations for the Future: To just continue to do quality work for as long as I can.

Where to Settle Down in the Long Term, Whether Abroad or in the Philippines: That would depend on who I ended up marrying.

Theater Performances: Miss Saigon, Les Miserables, Grease!, Into the Woods, My Fair Lady, The Fantasticks, Annie, Paper Moon,; The Goodbye Girl, The Rose Tattoo, Fiddler on the Roof, Cat On a Hot Tin Roof, and The King and I, The performances were held in Manila, London, Singapore, and New York City.

Television Movie: Redwood Curtains telecast on national television (ABC) on April 27, 1995.

Filipino Films: Sanay Maulit Muli, (May It Be Repeated), Bakit Labis Kitang Mahal (Why I Love You So Much), and others.

Recordings: Her recordings include The Nutcracker, Les Miserables 10th Anniversary Concert, People, Lea Salonga, The Little Tramp, The King and I, One Earth, Aladdin, Miss Saigon, Lea Salonga Christmas Album, Lea, and Small Voice.


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Posted 05 April 2007 - 06:19 PM

I love her! She's my idol. biggrin.gif
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Posted 05 April 2007 - 06:22 PM

ahhh!! Lea Salonga!!
i loveee herrr!
haha i fell in love with her when i heard her sing in Miss Saigon which is one of my favorite broadway musicals.
i also loved her in Les Miserables. and now i just love listening to her voice.
i dont really follow what she does..but i really like her voice ^-^!
geezzz she debuted sooo young! and won so many awards so young too!
child prodigy!!! hehe.

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Posted 05 April 2007 - 06:43 PM

One of the most respected female artist of all time!
She's like my very first idol..lol. Her theatrical performances are awesome too! biggrin.gif
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Posted 06 April 2007 - 09:40 AM

I've seen her a couple times on broadway she definitely delivers. real class act.

i remember the first time i met her i was actually star struck! haha that doesnt really happen to me that often..
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Posted 06 April 2007 - 03:02 PM

Her voice gives me goosebumps. I absolutely loved her performance in "Miss Saigon". AHH...
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Posted 06 April 2007 - 04:18 PM

her voice is amazing... i love her...
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Posted 11 April 2007 - 02:46 PM

my friends saw Les Mis last night and they said Lea was amazing!!!
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Posted 11 April 2007 - 02:58 PM

I remember a classmate telling me that Christina Aguilera was the singing voice of Mulan in the movie, but it was really LEA SALONGAAA smile.gif She's awesome. My mom and dad watched her in "Miss Saigon" and they bought the OST smile.gif
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Posted 11 April 2007 - 06:52 PM

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yeah lea salonga was the first one who sang reflection and i think she sang it better then christina aguilera.


I think shes (i may be biased) still the first asian girl that made it very well in the American industry especially in the broadway. From her beautiful voice on Aladdin to Mulan, she never ceased to amaze me with her awsome vocal skills. Very pure, rich, and has her own style into it. No imitation what so ever ^^
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Posted 11 April 2007 - 07:27 PM

Lea Salonga is my Idol.
She really represented Philippines thru
her great talent and personality.

Her voice is just <3
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Posted 13 April 2007 - 04:23 AM

I love her! Her voice is sooo amazing! Lea has a crystal clear voice and she performs so well. She's a pro.
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Posted 13 April 2007 - 05:54 AM

omg i love her! she has such an amazing voice, she's awesome in les mis!
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Posted 13 April 2007 - 08:26 AM

i looooooooooove her. I would die seeing one of her shows.
She sings beautifully and gracefully. God you can see a pro by just that only.

Plus, she's really humble of what she has attained.
Im proud of this Filipina beauty.


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Posted 30 May 2007 - 08:47 AM

i so love leah...
i was blown away by her voice when she held a concert here...

i like her new album called inspired...

she did well in representing the philippines...
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Posted 30 May 2007 - 08:56 AM

i looooooove lea - she's one of the few singers from the philippines that i genuinely respect.

my favorite lea song has to be "We Could be In Love" - it's teenyboppy but i loved it haha!
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Posted 30 May 2007 - 10:58 PM

oh yes!! I WAS ON LIMEWIRE D/LING THE DISNEY SONG 'A whole new world' and she sang it!!!


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Posted 30 May 2007 - 11:43 PM

She's such a great singer. I love the clarity of her voice when she sings...she doesn't eat up the words of the song.


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Posted 30 May 2007 - 11:46 PM

She's great! especially in Nandito Ako
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Posted 31 May 2007 - 01:13 AM

OMG!! Lea Salonga!!

*sings when will my reflection show who I am inside*

She's just really really good! I even watch Miss Saigon even though I wasn't able to get the storyline of that since I watch that when I was really really young.
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