Lea Salonga – Stage, Screen & Everything in Between

Multiple award-winning actress and singer Lea Salonga is renowned worldwide for her powerful voice and perfect pitch. Lea was recently credited as the singing voice of Celine in the popular Netflix film KPop Demon Hunters after starring on Broadway, Los Angeles and on the West End in Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends (alongside Bernadette Peters).

Lea is best known for her Tony Award-winning role in Miss Saigon. In addition to the Tony, she has won the Olivier, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Theatre World Awards. She was also the first Asian to play Eponine in the musical Les Misérables on Broadway and returned to the beloved show as Fantine in the 2006 revival. On Broadway, Lea starred as the Goddess of Love, Erzulie, in the 2018 Broadway revival of Once on This Island, which earned a Tony Award for “Best Revival of a Musical” and garnered Lea and the cast a Grammy nomination for “Best Musical Theater Album.” She has also been seen on Broadway in Here Lies Love, Allegiance and Flower Drum Song.

Many fans of all ages recognise Lea as the singing voice of Princess Jasmine from Aladdin and Fa Mulan for Mulan and Mulan II. For her portrayal of the beloved princesses, the Walt Disney Company bestowed her with the honour of “Disney Legend”.

Lea stars in the first season of Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin (a reboot of the popular series) available on MAX, after starring in the critically acclaimed Sony musical-drama Yellow Rose. Lea can also be heard in the Netflix animated series Centaurworld and in FX’s animated series Little Demon. In August 2021, Lea released her single Dream Again, and in November, Lea Salonga: Live with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra from Sydney Opera House aired as part of Great Performances on PBS. A live album of the performance was subsequently released by Broadway Records.

Lea’s 2022 Dream Again Tour and her 2019 The Human Heart Tour saw sold-out audiences and record-breaking sales across North America and the United Kingdom. She has toured the world, performing sold-out concerts at locations such as the Sydney Opera House, 02 Arena, Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, Singapore’s Esplanade, Kuala Lumpur Convention Center, Hong Kong Cultural Center, Queen Sirikit Convention Center in Bangkok and Carnegie Hall in New York.

In addition to her stage and screen credits, Lea served as a judge on the Philippines’ hit version of The Voice, including the ratings juggernaut The Voice Kids. She has released multiple solo albums, toured the world with legendary pop opera quartet Il Divo, and received rave reviews for her many cabaret engagements, including a record setting run at New York’s 54 Below. Her latest album, Sounding Joy | The Holiday Album, was released by Center Stage Records last November.