LEA SALONGA Full Name: Ma. LEA CARMEN IMUTAN-SALONGA Married: JANUARY 10, 2004 Spouse: ROBERT CHARLES CHIEN Best known as Kim in Miss Saigon, Lea made her professional debut in the Repertory Philippines' production of King and I at the age of 7 and has since appeared in various plays. She began her recording career at the age of 10 with the album Small Voice from which she recived a gold record. In 1989, Lea together with other Filipinos went to London to portray the role of Kim in the hit musical, Miss Saigon where she received a Sir Laurence Olivier award. In 1991, she went to New York to portray the same role on Broadway where she garnered Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics' Circle Awards and Theater World Award. While in Miss Saigon, she recorded the singing voice of Princess Jasmine in Disney's Aladdin and later Tuptim in a new recording of King and I. In 1993, Lea played the role of the street waif Eponine in the hit musical Les Miserables. She also performed the song "A Whole New World" from Disney's Aladdin in the 65th Annual Academy Awards, where the song won an Oscar. In the same year, she recorded her first international album with Atlantic Records entitled Lea Salonga which has gone platinum and gold in some parts of Southeast Asia. In 1998, she again appeared in another Walt Disney animated film, Mulan, where she did the singing voice of Mulan. In 2001-2002, Lea Salonga played the role of Mei-Li in the revival of the musical Flower Drum Song both in the LA and Broadway production. Later, she also did a recording of the said musical. During the LA run of the musical, Lea met her husband, Robert Chien, a cousin of one of her fellow cast and the who introduced him to Ms. Salonga. The two got married on January 10, 2004 in LA. Aside from these, Lea also did various concerts, plays, and recordings both in the Philippines and abroad. NOTE: The information on this section are taken from various sources such as newspapers, magazines, and other website of Ms. Salonga-Chien....