During early shows on the tour — it launched in April in California — she would be seen with a wheelchair. Later came a pair of crutches or a cane. In terms of what Salonga sings, you can expect a rich variety of material wherever she performs. In terms of pop tunes, the year-old Salonga often finds herself drawn to the music of her youth. Hence, the inclusion of "Take on Me," the A-ha chestnut from remembered for its relentlessly catchy chorus and lead singer Morten Harket's insanely high falsetto.
Without all the pop accoutrements and all the synthesizer, all you have is this really touching emotional vocal performance. I've included that song in my setlist and I think of when he sang it in that acoustic performance. She's no stranger to recording pop music.
On her albums, she has tackled such natural fits as songs by Barbra Streisand and the Carpenters, as well as such unexpected fare as Amy Winehouse's "Rehab" and Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines," which is "less rapey" in her hands, she says. You never know at the end of the day what era something is going to come from. Fans who follow Salonga on social media know where the singer is coming from, and not just musically. She's very clear about where she lies politically, though she keeps that offstage.
Even if he ends up not running for president, he's someone that's so admirable — a war veteran, a Rhodes Scholar, he speaks several languages — but he's also very passionate and compassionate.
I really like this guy; Republican or Democrat, he's someone that's worthy of attention. Like the candidate, Salonga often has found herself cast as a role model.
She's one of the most visible Filipinas in the entertainment world. In the fall of Lea began her critically acclaimed run as Kei Kimura in the Broadway production of Allegiance.
The musical, inspired and developed by legendary actor George Takei, tells the story of a Japanese American family forced into an internment camp during World War II.
The same year, she also joined forces with Avon as a celebrity judge for Avon Voices, alongside such artists as Fergie, Natasha Beddingfield and Diane Warren, in the first ever global, online singing talent search for women and songwriting competition for men and women.
Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. She began her career as a child star in the Philippines, making her professional debut in at the age of seven in the musical The King and I. An avid techie and gamer, Lea divides her time between Manila, Philippines with her family and the United States. Media Music. Her Story Multiple award-winning actress and singer Lea Salonga is renown across the world for her powerful voice and perfect pitch.
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