Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga KLD, better known as Lea Salonga, is a Filipina singer and actress who starred in the lead role of Kim in the musical Miss Saigon, for which she won the Olivier, Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics and Theatre World awards. Salonga is the first Filipino artist to sign to an international record label. She is also the first Philippine-based artist to have received a major album release and distribution deal in the United States, and one of the best-selling Filipino artists of all time, having sold over five million copies of her albums worldwide. She was the first Asian actress to play the roles of �ponine and Fantine in the musical Les Mis�rables on Broadway. She portrayed both roles on the musical's 10th and 25th anniversary show in London respectively. She also provided the singing voice of two official Disney Princesses: Jasmine in Aladdin, and Fa Mulan in Mulan. Salonga was named a Disney Legend in 2010 for her work with The Walt Disney Company. 

February 22nd, 1971 in Ermita (Age 53)