I should’ve been writing last night, but I couldn’t stop watching the video above. I think most of my readers are around my age, but for those who are younger, Lea Salonga, the original Miss Saigon, was the international Filipina superstar of my youth. I think she was the first international Filipina superstar period. She was like the Manny Pacquiao of our day.
Her voice is BEAUTIFUL. And for you haters out there (haters who hate Asian men, that is), she married an Asian guy. She eventually played Eponine in Les Miserables and was the singing voice for Princess Jasmine in the Disney animated Aladdin.
Check out the video below. Her voice conquers the room.
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Yeah, she became a huge pop star, moved to England and then the US. In that environment, I felt sure that she’s end up with a non-Asian, but she married a Filipino guy! And, from all accounts, a pretty normal Filipino guy! Good for her!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji3bEFoBYtA
I was floored when I found out. I mean, she was a huge superstar. As big as they come–that was the #1 musical for a long time. And yet she married an Asian guy, AND she stayed true to her native country.
I was going to ask when we’d see the next Lea Salonga, but I think she is a true original. There will never be another, the same way there will never be another Bruce Lee or Michael Jackson.
lea salonga is one of the most admirable artist of asian descent! im glad she’s still very active (she’s in NY right now for a series of shows)…
and yea, she married an asian american guy!