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Lea Salonga

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Also known as Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga

Filipino actress and singer (born 1971)

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Lea Salonga is a Filipino person who began her work period in 1978. She is associated with the genres of Disney, pop, and Broadway, and is categorized as a female vocalist. Her professional activities have been documented across five works.

Born on February 22, 1971, Salonga has one child. She maintains an official website and has accumulated 5,650,788 social media followers. On the Last.fm platform, she has 620,768 listeners and a total playcount of 5,674,781. Her profile is referenced by 815 other encyclopedia articles.

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Key facts

Born
Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga , ( 1971-02-22 ) February 22, 1971 (age 55) , Manila , Philippines
Occupations
Actress singer
Years active
1978–present
Works
Discography screen and stage
Spouse
Robert Chien ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. January 10, 2004</span>"}]]}'>2004 , separated ) ​
Children
Nic Chien
Relatives
Gerard Salonga (brother) Maniya Barredo (cousin) Shay Mitchell (cousin)
Awards
Full list
Honors
Presidential Merit Award , Order of Lakandula
Genres
OPM pop musical theatre
Instrument
Vocals
Labels
Atlantic Arista Capitol EMI Philippines Sony Music Philippines WEA Walt Disney
Website
leasalonga .com

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Carmen
Gender
female
Citizenship
Philippines
Place of birth
Manila
Occupation
producer
Languages spoken
Filipino
Hair colour
brown hair
Instrument
voice
Official website
leasalonga.com
Image
LeaSalonga-byPhilipRomano (cropped).jpg
Number of children
1
Residence
Los Angeles
Voice type
mezzo-soprano
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Commons category
Lea Salonga
date of birth
1971-02-22
start of work period
1978-00-00
birth name
Maria Ligaya Carmen Imutan Salonga
pseudonym
Lea Salonga
social media followers
5650788
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Encyclopedic overview

Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga (born February 22, 1971) is a Filipina actress and singer. Known as the "Pride of the Philippines", she has headlined Broadway and West End productions, appeared on international television and film, and released albums of her work.

Salonga began performing in Philippine musical theatre as a child, making her professional debut at age seven. She achieved international recognition in 1989 when she originated the role of Kim in the West End production of Miss Saigon, later reprising the role on Broadway in 1991. She earned critical success for her performances in Les Misérables (1993, 2007) and Flower Drum Song (2002–2003). On film, she was praised for her performances in Bakit Labis Kitang Mahal (1992) and Sana Maulit Muli (1995), and she provided the singing voices for Princess Jasmine in Aladdin (1992) and Fa Mulan in Mulan (1998) and Mulan II (2004). She has also appeared on television in That's Entertainment, As the World Turns, and Pretty Little Liars, and served as a coach on The Voice of the Philippines as well as its spin-off series The Voice Kids and The Voice Teens.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lea Salonga” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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