Lea Salonga
Lea Salonga is an exquisite and captivating singer and Musical Theatre performer whom I admire greatly. She was born in February 1972 in the Philippines and is probably best known for her starring role as Kim in “Miss Saigon”. She began performing as a child in her local country and it was only when the producers in the UK couldn’t find a strong enough Asian singer/actress over here, that they began looking across countries all over the world, and discovered Lea. For this performance she won an Olivier award in 1998 and since then her career has gone from strength to strength. She went on to become the first Asian actress to play Eponine in “Les Miserables”, and this is something I admire her for, she really flies the flag for Asian actresses and singers around the world. Not only is she famous for her roles on stage but also she is the singing voice of some of our best loved Disney characters, Princess Jasmine in “Aladdin” and “Mulan”. This would be a dream of mine, to sing for a Disney film as I love Disney. Listening to Lea sing the songs is amazing as she has such a beautiful voice.
What I like about Lea is before she hit the big time worldwide, she was very well known in her own country, she hosted her own Musical Television show and acted in many films in the Philippines as well as releasing her own albums and starring in Musicals and since then she has performed a lot in her home country but has never forgotten her roots and where she came from.
She really is an inspiration to so many young female singers and actresses out there, her performance in “Miss Saigon” was breathtaking and I always watch her on the film of “Hey Mr Producer” and am blown away.
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