Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga, KLD (born February 22, 1971), known as Lea Salonga (), is a Filipina singer and actress best known for her roles in musical theatre, for supplying the singing voices of two Disney Princesses, and as a recording artist and television performer. At age 18, she originated the lead role of Kim in the musical Miss Saigon, first in the West End and then on Broadway, winning the Olivier and Theatre World Awards, and becoming the first Asian woman to win a Tony Award. Salonga is the first Filipino artist to sign with an international record label (Atlantic Records in 1993). 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 19 million copies of her albums worldwide.

In 2005, Salonga gave her first US concert tour. Later that year, she performed to a sold-out crowd at Carnegie Hall for the benefit of Diverse City Theater Company. The same year, she received the Golden Artist Award at the 53rd FAMAS Awards in honor of her international achievements, performed during the grand opening of Hong Kong's Disneyland and recorded two songs on Daniel Rodriguez's album In the Presence. She also did voice work for Disney's English dub of Hayao Miyazaki's My Neighbor Totoro as Yasuko Kusakabe. Salonga wrote the foreword to Linda Marquart's "The Right Way to Sing" (2005). In 2006, at the 15th Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, Salonga concluded the closing ceremony with the song "Triumph of the One" before an audience of 50,000 people at the Khalifa Stadium.  In 2007, Salonga released her first studio album in seven years called Inspired, which was certified platinum in the Philippines She received the Order of Lakandula, with the rank of Commander (Komandante), from Philippine president Arroyo in recognition of using her talents to benefit Philippine society and foster cultural exchange. She has also received the Congressional Medal of Achievement from the House of Representatives of the Philippines. She returned to Broadway for another stint in the musical Les Miserables, this time as Fantine. Her rejoining the show boosted the musical's ticket sales. President Arroyo watched Salonga in this role, together with Filipino Americans Adam Jacobs as Marius and Ali Ewoldt as Cosette. Salonga received rave reviews and made it again to the short list of Broadway.com's Audience Award favorites as Best Replacement. During her tenure on Broadway that season, she appeared in Broadway on Broadway 2007 and Stars in the Alley 2007, spoke at the Broadway Artists Alliance Summer Intensives, guested on the Broadway musical 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and participated in Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS' 12th Annual Nothing Like a Dame event to benefit the women's health initiative of The Actors Fund. Right after doing Les Miserables, she performed in two events: at the US Military Academy Band's concert in West Point where she sang four songs and an encore and in her own concert at the Tarrytown Music Hall in New York. She was then busy with other concerts and musical events, including a Christmas presentation in Manila.  In 2008, Salonga gave concerts in the Philippines California, Hawaii, Hong Kong and Guam, and she played the title role in Broadway Asia Entertainment's international tour of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella. CANNOTANSWERAnswer this question using a quote from the following article:

is there anything interesting about her international ventures?
where she sang four songs and an encore and in her own concert at the Tarrytown Music Hall in New York.
Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga, KLD (född 22 februari 1971), känd som Lea Salonga (), är en filippinsk sångerska och skådespelerska mest känd för sina roller inom musikalteater, för att ha levererat sångröster från två Disneyprinsessor, och som inspelningsartist och TV-artist. Vid 18 års ålder har hon fått Kims huvudroll i musikalen Miss Saigon, först i West End och sedan på Broadway, vinna Olivier och Theatre World Awards, och bli den första asiatiska kvinnan att vinna en Tony Award. Salonga är den första filippinska artisten som skrivit på med ett internationellt skivbolag (Atlantic Records 1993). Hon är också den första filippinska-baserade artisten som fått en större skivsläpps- och distributionsaffär i USA, och en av de bäst säljande filippinska artisterna genom tiderna, efter att ha sålt över 19 miljoner exemplar av sina album världen över. 2005 gav Salonga sin första amerikanska konsertturné. Senare samma år uppträdde hon till en utsåld publik på Carnegie Hall till förmån för Diverse City Theater Company. Samma år fick hon motta Golden Artist Award på 53:e FAMAS Awards för att hedra sina internationella prestationer, uppträdde under storöppningen av Hongkongs Disneyland och spelade in två låtar på Daniel Rodriguez album In the Presence. Hon gjorde även röstarbete för Disneys engelska dub av Hayao Miyazakis My Neighbor Totoro som Yasuko Kusakabe. Salonga skrev förordet till Linda Marquarts "Rätt sätt att sjunga" (2005). År 2006, vid de 15:e asiatiska spelen i Doha, Qatar, avslutade Salonga avslutningsceremonin med låten "Triumph of the One" inför en publik på 50 000 personer på Khalifastadion. År 2007 släppte Salonga sitt första studioalbum på sju år kallat Inspirerad, som certifierades platina i Filippinerna Hon mottog Lakandulaorden, med rangen Commander (Komandante), från den filippinska presidenten Arroyo som ett erkännande av att hon använt sina talanger för att gynna det filippinska samhället och främja kulturellt utbyte. Hon har även fått Kongressens achievementmedalj från Filippinernas representanthus. Hon återvände till Broadway för ytterligare en stint i musikalen Les Miserables, denna gång som Fantine. Hennes återkomst till showen ökade musikalens biljettförsäljning. President Arroyo såg Salonga i denna roll, tillsammans med filippinska amerikanerna Adam Jacobs som Marius och Ali Ewoldt som Cosette. Salonga fick raverecensioner och tog sig åter till den korta listan över Broadway.coms Audience Award-favoriter som Bästa ersättare. Under sin upplåtelse på Broadway den säsongen framträdde hon i Broadway på Broadway 2007 och Stars in the Alley 2007, talade på Broadway Artists Alliance Summer Intensives, gästspelade på Broadwaymusikalen 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, och deltog i Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS' 12:e Annual Nothing Like a Dame event för att gynna The Actors Funds kvinnliga hälsosatsning. Direkt efter att ha gjort Les Miserables uppträdde hon i två evenemang: på US Military Academy Bands konsert i West Point där hon sjöng fyra låtar och ett extranummer samt i en egen konsert på Tarrytown Music Hall i New York. Hon var då upptagen med andra konserter och musikevenemang, bland annat en julpresentation i Manila. År 2008 gav Salonga konserter i Filippinerna Kalifornien, Hawaii, Hongkong och Guam, och hon spelade titelrollen i Broadway Asia Entertainments internationella turné av Rodgers & Hammersteins Askungen. CANNOTANSWERAnswer denna fråga med hjälp av ett citat från följande artikel: finns det något intressant med hennes internationella satsningar?
Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga, KLD (born February 22, 1971), known as Lea Salonga (), is a Filipino singer and actress best known for her roles in musical theatre, for delivering vocal voices from two Disney princesses, and as a recording artist and television artist. At the age of 18, she has received Kim's lead role in the musical Miss Saigon, first in the West End and then on Broadway, winning Olivier and the Theatre World Awards, and becoming the first Asian woman to win a Tony Award. Salonga is the first Filipino artist to sign with an international record label (Atlantic Records 1993). She is also the first Filipino-based artist to receive a major record release and distribution deal in the United States, and one of the best-selling Filipino artists of all time, having sold over 19 million copies of her albums worldwide. In 2005, Salonga gave her first American concert tour. Later that year, she performed to a sold-out audience at Carnegie Hall in favor of the Miscellaneous City Theater Company. In the same year, she received the Golden Artist Award at the 53rd FAMAS Awards in honor of her international achievements, performed during the grand opening of Hong Kong's Disneyland and recorded two songs on Daniel Rodriguez's album In the Presence. She also did voice work for Disney's English dub by Hayao Miyazakis My Neighbor Totoro as Yasuko Kusakabe. Salonga wrote the preface to Linda Marquart's "Right Way to Sing" (2005). In 2006, at the 15th Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, Salonga concluded the closing ceremony with the song "Triumph of the One" in front of an audience of 50,000 people at Khalifastadion. In 2007, Salonga released her first studio album in seven years called Inspired, which was certified platinum in the Philippines She received the Order of Lakandula, with the rank Commander (Komandante), from Philippine President Arroyo in recognition of using her talents to benefit Filipino society and promote cultural exchange. She has also received the Congressional Achievement Medal from the House of Representatives of the Philippines. She returned to Broadway for another stint in the musical Les Miserables, this time as Fantine. Her return to the show increased the musical's ticket sales. President Arroyo saw Salonga in this role, along with Filipino Americans Adam Jacobs as Marius and Ali Ewoldt as Cosette. Salonga received rave reviews and made it back to the short list of Broadway.com's Audience Award favourites as Best Replacement. During her tenure on Broadway that season, she appeared in Broadway on Broadway in 2007 and Stars in the Alley in 2007, spoke at Broadway Artists Alliance Summer Intensives, guest starred at the Broadway musical 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and participated in Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS' 12th Annual Nothing Like a Dame event to benefit The Actors Funds' female health venture. Directly after doing Les Miserables, she performed in two events: at the US Military Academy Band concert in West Point where she sang four songs and an encore as well as in her own concert at the Tarrytown Music Hall in New York City. She was then busy with other concerts and music events, including a Christmas presentation in Manila. In 2008, Salonga gave concerts in the Philippines California, Hawaii, Hong Kong and Guam, and she played the title role in Broadway Asia Entertainment's international tour of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella. CANNOTANSWERANSwer this question using a quote from the following article: Is there anything interesting about her international efforts?
där hon sjöng fyra låtar och ett extranummer och i en egen konsert på Tarrytown Music Hall i New York.
where she sang four songs and an encore and in her own concert at Tarrytown Music Hall in New York.