Lea Salonga's Audition for Miss Saigon

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  • @fukutaichou1903
    @fukutaichou1903 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14938

    Anyone else feels so blessed to be living in the same lifetime where Lea Salonga exists

    • @jeffjohnson1054
      @jeffjohnson1054 8 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      culota
      I thank god I lived to see a trump presidency.

    • @jillijewel8922
      @jillijewel8922 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I am very thankful

    • @SambaScramble
      @SambaScramble 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Very thankful I happened to watch Lesmiz 10th anniversary and noticed Lea which led to other discoveries and then Miss Saigon. All outside the Philippines in the era when musical theatre isn't popular where I came from.

    • @jenskie16
      @jenskie16 7 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      I can remember how she was mentioned on many of my grade school textbooks.

    • @waykimly2850
      @waykimly2850 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      yeah.. i sometimes envy you coz the music of my generation sucks... i like broadways, jukebox, and oldies types songs...

  • @miyakicasabuena
    @miyakicasabuena 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9508

    I can remember my English teacher in High School boasting Lea Salonga as one of her exceptional students and how far she went with her talent.

    • @ennabaui5475
      @ennabaui5475 4 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      Hi, but may I know who was your English teacher before??? I'm just curious.

    • @xiaolongc5009
      @xiaolongc5009 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Haha me too I'm curious who was your English teacher?

    • @KisyBestGirl
      @KisyBestGirl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Naging kaklase nyo po ba or ibang grade level po?

    • @ennabaui5475
      @ennabaui5475 4 ปีที่แล้ว +111

      @@KisyBestGirl Hindi po, my mom was a teacher of Lea Salonga noon. Kaya gusto ko lang tanungin if sino yung English teacher na yun? Hehehe.

    • @KisyBestGirl
      @KisyBestGirl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@ennabaui5475 ahh ok po sana all :))

  • @pauladenice
    @pauladenice 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6480

    She doesn’t even look a bit nervous. Just wow

    • @wig.8gles
      @wig.8gles 4 ปีที่แล้ว +240

      Ya because shes used to performing around people facing people because she has faces her fear, because she has already performed so many times so shes not shy anymore because shes still a kid she sings already on stages and she performed many times already and shes not shy anymore because what is that you performed to so many times already and you would get nervous at that time lol I said too much.

    • @wig.8gles
      @wig.8gles 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@jinnhackman9648 wag ka nga hater of lea

    • @jinnhackman9648
      @jinnhackman9648 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sorry un ang opinyon ko eh

    • @pommeko7804
      @pommeko7804 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kaonashi`
      Anong konek non sa sinabi nung nagcomment?

    • @pommeko7804
      @pommeko7804 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      jinn hackman
      Nakakaamoy ako ng inggit na impokrita.

  • @juneurdaneta5357
    @juneurdaneta5357 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3120

    She sound's like a disney princess

    • @mikeloredo
      @mikeloredo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +444

      She's actually one of the singer of "A Whole New World" from Aladin and a singer of "Reflection" from Mulan.

    • @shifra1967
      @shifra1967 3 ปีที่แล้ว +343

      That’s because she is

    • @travelingrainbow604
      @travelingrainbow604 3 ปีที่แล้ว +100

      She is

    • @joshuaducay2498
      @joshuaducay2498 3 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      She actually is

    • @KrizbyYT
      @KrizbyYT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      She is. Hahaha!

  • @davidwebb091370
    @davidwebb091370 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6825

    the voice that put the Philippines on the global stage! what a heavenly voice! thanks, Lea!

    • @josemiloatis3714
      @josemiloatis3714 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      true I Agree

    • @jonny1722
      @jonny1722 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      True

    • @LightlySaltedPatty
      @LightlySaltedPatty 3 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      Not just the Philippines, also other Asian singers. Because before her time, they usually don't cast Asians for the lead roles.

    • @josemiloatis3714
      @josemiloatis3714 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@LightlySaltedPatty until miss saigon came... The lead role... True?

    • @franzvegs4497
      @franzvegs4497 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sorry she didnt..pilita is the one..

  • @sp3666
    @sp3666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4797

    Corona can’t stop me from watching Lea

  • @genahxoxo_
    @genahxoxo_ 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6951

    If I had a voice like her I don't think I could ever stop singing, absolutely beautiful! I cried..

    • @etrnlygr8tful87
      @etrnlygr8tful87 9 ปีที่แล้ว +167

      something.great she's still singing. She started when she was what 6, now she's 44, took care of her voice well and she still sound as if she never aged. You can search her name here on YT.

    • @Woeismyhoe
      @Woeismyhoe 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Same!!

    • @lynverdeflor2282
      @lynverdeflor2282 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Blahblah Blah p

    • @crazydem75
      @crazydem75 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can not listen to your own voice you idiot!

    • @Kankuroofthesand1
      @Kankuroofthesand1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@crazydem75 what?? R u deaf?

  • @djm4854
    @djm4854 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3106

    We are a witness to her actual genius as she flits and scans the notes of a song she had never practiced before. She could read and identify notes in a single moment with precision and perfect pitch. Her talent goes beyond just the art of singing, and into the art of music itself. She is an underrated treasure.

    • @rebeccawhite5128
      @rebeccawhite5128 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      She's talented for sure, but any trained singer can do that. It's part of the job.

    • @gerbendekker3273
      @gerbendekker3273 2 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      Rehearsing a score prima vista is one of the primary skills when you're taught music. That's not to say she's not exceptional, because for someone her age she performed this score prima vista to a degree that's performance-worthy for others. The skill itself however is a novice skill.

    • @QueenieBam
      @QueenieBam ปีที่แล้ว +1

      fr

    • @SambaScramble
      @SambaScramble ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Definitely not underrated. Many recognise her talent.

    • @larrylenard3282
      @larrylenard3282 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Maybe you should watch it again.

  • @GKFF9872
    @GKFF9872 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1653

    Did anyone notice that she had him sign Les Miz? Who coulda known she would one day become the definitive Eponine.

    • @friolle
      @friolle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      And Fantine too

    • @Lon6inu5
      @Lon6inu5 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      She had already played Eponine on the West End before this audition

    • @wesleytaggart4986
      @wesleytaggart4986 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Not too sure about that. This is most likely a staged part of the '89 audition to Miss Saigon and the earliest performance I can find with Lea playing Eponine anywhere notable is Broadway in '93. It appears she was Eponine in London in '95/'96

  • @garbanzobaen
    @garbanzobaen 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6239

    she had a mistake but damn when she opened her mouth and started singing i suddenly felt like i'm in heaven.

    • @angelinajoylie1408
      @angelinajoylie1408 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      soo jung z whats the mistake?

    • @llm96_
      @llm96_ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      same here girl! same! she's soamazing!

    • @loryasis7837
      @loryasis7837 6 ปีที่แล้ว +128

      Mistake? You dared to mention mistake? She just heard the song for the first time, was able to sing it perfectly for her third try and was able to finish the whole song just buy reading it from the music sheet. He doesn't even have to teach her everything, she got it. After that, they gave her a new piece to sing and she sung it perfectly without them having to teach her. She's a genius.

    • @kentchristian1916
      @kentchristian1916 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@loryasis7837 yo wtf r u all mad about, 1.5k of people understood this comment except u. get a life u sick bitch

    • @princessmaemacugay7729
      @princessmaemacugay7729 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      1:35 that's what she's talking about

  • @Tytytytyty1776
    @Tytytytyty1776 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1389

    What this video cuts out is how the creators searched high and low for their Kim - the US, UK, Thailand, Vietnam, before landing in the Philippines and finding a spectacular young woman named Lea. Their reaction here speaks volumes. It's like they knew immediately in that instant that a star had been born.

    • @oojj513
      @oojj513 3 ปีที่แล้ว +109

      They looked so tired I wonder how many auditions they watched before they got to Lea

    • @broadwaybrook2319
      @broadwaybrook2319 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      And that's how the star whom we know as Jasmine and Mulan came to be

    • @Jazz-tv7jr
      @Jazz-tv7jr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      because she is an asian they stopped

    • @nothingherezero7182
      @nothingherezero7182 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@Jazz-tv7jr Vietnam and Thailand are also asian

  • @cheliyahshelley459
    @cheliyahshelley459 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1839

    Would it be wrong to say I am so glad she didn't pursue her pre-med studies when she got the role of Kim? Because hell yeah I am. This voice deserves to be heard by the world.

    • @Mskatz007
      @Mskatz007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      I didn't know that. So gifted.

    • @loliithaay
      @loliithaay 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      how does that amount of talent exist in one person 😭 world isnt fair ig..

    • @LolaBowla
      @LolaBowla 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Her voice is so soothing it’s like medicine and comfort drugs. I’d say she’s still helping and healing people with her profession!

  • @SS-sc2lh
    @SS-sc2lh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2707

    I dont think that she only has that amazing voice but she had to memorize that lyrics on the spot infront of judges which if it was me id already forgotten the first word.

    • @napadpad
      @napadpad 4 ปีที่แล้ว +179

      I think they have a copy of the lyrics. What made this difficult is maybe, singing the song on the spot after the guy sang it

    • @cobythesurvivor469
      @cobythesurvivor469 4 ปีที่แล้ว +186

      Nope. She did not memorize any lyrics.. Have you ever heard the word "sight-singing"/ sight reading". That is what she's actually doing. 😉

    • @SS-sc2lh
      @SS-sc2lh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@cobythesurvivor469 nah further explain that's the first time I heard that.

    • @denzelclauded.pagaduan9560
      @denzelclauded.pagaduan9560 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      There's a note just placed above the Piano

    • @SS-sc2lh
      @SS-sc2lh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@denzelclauded.pagaduan9560 oh... just noticed that on 0:41 my bad!

  • @gdesch3861
    @gdesch3861 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4713

    Here are some remarks from the people behind Miss Saigon after Lea auditioned and got the part of Kim.
    “We all welled up with emotion because we knew, for the first time in a long audition process, that Miss Saigon could be done. She unlocked the door to the show.” - Vincent Liff, one of the show’s casting directors
    “Until we went to Manila and heard Lea sing our songs, we never thought that we would find Kim. She is the most amazing and intuitive professional of her age that I have ever met.” - Alain Boublil
    To familiarize Lea with a song(just not sure which particular song), Schönberg played it 3 times. There were alterations in each version.
    Lea: “Which version do you want me to sing?”
    Mackintosh: “She remembered all 3 versions! That’s uncanny! I’ve never come across it in a performer before. It’s a gift!”

    • @hmm4976
      @hmm4976 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Source?

    • @gdesch3861
      @gdesch3861 4 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      From the clippings on news articles/magazines found in NY library

    • @charlesdizon8780
      @charlesdizon8780 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      omg

    • @robrosy
      @robrosy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@gdesch3861 wow paper clippings and library...?? Didn’t know they still exist this day and age!

    • @jackeroo75
      @jackeroo75 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      @@robrosy it is called microfiche where many newspaper are stored.

  • @sharexoshowxo
    @sharexoshowxo 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2875

    If I could sing like that I would give up college too! She was on her way to being a pre-med student, but played Kim in Miss Saigon instead. And then went on to sing in every concieveable musical in all the world! She was the best Eponine in Les Miz. Her voice is always pitch perfect!! How can she do that in every performance?!!?! Talent from heaven is the only explanation.

    • @hcjjduueie6349
      @hcjjduueie6349 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      kawika dav if she did , what do you think would happen? 🤔

    • @hcjjduueie6349
      @hcjjduueie6349 6 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      kawika dav True but she wouldn't be living her dream...-to become a singer😊

    • @acer7552
      @acer7552 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      She’s very articulate anyway because she went to an international school from primary grades to high school.

    • @melc7516
      @melc7516 6 ปีที่แล้ว +113

      kawika dav She changed my life for the better with her singing... Why do you think only doctors and all doctors change lives?

    • @goodperson7547
      @goodperson7547 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      talent from heaven AND practice

  • @kimchi5726
    @kimchi5726 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1167

    Raw, no auto-tune, young voice of a girl with a huge dream. She's such an inspiration ❤️

  • @tiffanydavid8542
    @tiffanydavid8542 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4057

    Admit it, you did not searched for this. I just saw this in my recommendations too, lol :)

    • @lovemaryam1375
      @lovemaryam1375 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      I did. We did Miss Saigon in our musical theatre back in high school. Since the time we’ve watch this, up until now, I still love it and always go back to hear this masterpiece💕

    • @annkathleengarfin4868
      @annkathleengarfin4868 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same

    • @chaichoivlogs9301
      @chaichoivlogs9301 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same! ❤️

    • @suchbullsh1tbefore893
      @suchbullsh1tbefore893 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yup

    • @zakky4048
      @zakky4048 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      nasa recommend ko to tas mas matanda pa sakin ung video😂

  • @12kulot
    @12kulot 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3050

    Her calmness and confidence is incredible. I thought she is with Mr Schonberg but as the video panned to other, there were 3 other guys staring at her. How could she able to sing that piece without getting intimidated is something to admire.
    Could the Philippine government make her a national artist?

    • @JH-oe7br
      @JH-oe7br 8 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      she is an international artist

    • @dormamo6917
      @dormamo6917 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      national artist agad?

    • @budoywalkman9615
      @budoywalkman9615 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +nobert garcia
      you got better idea?Smart people like you I am humbled to listen.

    • @dormamo6917
      @dormamo6917 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Budoy Walkman I don't have better idea except she's internationally recognized broadway artist and everybody repect her. Have better idea?

    • @joymariereterta4732
      @joymariereterta4732 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Wow.I love Lea.

  • @jmixOff
    @jmixOff 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2236

    2020 here?

  • @TaraConway16
    @TaraConway16 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    Fun fact, this is the call back after the audition. They didn't film the actual audition. She is absolutely incredible!

  • @bryantpark88
    @bryantpark88 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1836

    A lot of people seem to be (pleasantly) surprised with her accent. Prior to being cast in Miss Saigon, Lea had been performing with Repertory Philippines since she was 7. It's the country's premiere Theatre Company that do mostly American and British plays and musicals. I've watched quite a number of their performances and when it's a British play, they use British accent. The same goes when it's American. So it comes as to no surprise that a lot of Filipino theatre actors can easily adapt to different accents.

    • @loidadatu-on3147
      @loidadatu-on3147 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      bryantpark88 o0hbmhhh

    • @sandz392
      @sandz392 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      bryantpark88 omg I do repertory

    • @ockins9830
      @ockins9830 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      well, its obvious many people dont know thats why

  • @babyben4233
    @babyben4233 5 ปีที่แล้ว +728

    yeah.. shes on the book since i was young... shes a part of the great history of the philippines!!! we so proud!!!

    • @cristyjoymejias463
      @cristyjoymejias463 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Hekasi book haha nandon pic nya

    • @jrcerbas1422
      @jrcerbas1422 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Oo hahaha.. Kala ko dati matagal na matagal na yun pero nung nagkakaedad na, ako saka ko lang narealize na sya yun haha

    • @pinkmworago
      @pinkmworago 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      There was also a question about her and miss saigon in the board exam for teachers during my mom's time 😁

    • @Septher001
      @Septher001 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Btch shut up. Don't be proud on someone else's accomplishments. You're a disgrace to the comment section. Cring af

    • @brianismine2898
      @brianismine2898 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Septher001 haha bitter? Why don't you have a glint of positivity?

  • @lucyrosevelt5274
    @lucyrosevelt5274 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2646

    Dear God what a GIFT - her voice, her smile. She's the total package. How the panel kept from bursting into tears or jumping up and down I'll never know. They were thinking "SIGN THAT GIRL UP! WE FOUND HER!" Breathtakingly beautiful - false starts, errors and all - pitch perfect :)

  • @jahcullenized3724
    @jahcullenized3724 3 ปีที่แล้ว +745

    Now i know why lea salonga is a legend. She's not singing with her vocals, she's singing with her emotions. And her emotions are able to connect the listeners to the story inscribed in the song

  • @nayomihokaido6058
    @nayomihokaido6058 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2508

    With their search for Kim worldwide and a few hundreds or maybe thousands had auditioned, their last place to land was the Philippines. Although, maybe they didn't intend to search / go in the Philippines (they did anyway) luckily, they found the right petite girl who is fit for broadway. Truly amazing young girl with a lot of talents at tender age. I guess original Kim is incomparable. Miss you Miss Lea. She looks very simple here, just maybe a Johnson's baby powder on her face.

    • @labellavita12
      @labellavita12 9 ปีที่แล้ว +115

      From what i know.. They search in London then in the US.. And most of the ladies who auditioned that passed their standards were either from the Philippines or has a filipino blood that's why they decided why not search directly in the Philippines & that's where they found Lea. You can watch the making of miss saigon, while looking at the resume of the ladies who auditioned, one of the makers, i think that's Cameron who says she's also from the Phil.. That started it all.

    • @bryantpark88
      @bryantpark88 9 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      Ann B. You're absolutely correct. I have a copy of the making of Miss Saigon and I know what you're talking about. They auditioning hundreds of girls in London, NY, LA and Hawaii and saw that a lot of the really good ones are either from the Philippines or of Filipino descent. In the Philippines, they not only found Lea but 15 other members of the Original London Cast were flown to London including the original Mimi and Kim understudy (Monique Wilson), Gigi (Isay Alvarez) and the current Engineer in the London revival (Jon-Jon Briones), among others.

    • @labellavita12
      @labellavita12 9 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      Exactly! i mean i don't think they'll look too far if they already found Kim nearby.. and the Philippines is one country that almost everyone can sing, according to David Foster "The land of great singers" ..and let me quote Patty Austin " The greatest singers that I hear around the world, always tend to be from the Philippines"
      Even the revival cast of miss saigon are full of Filipino talents including the main cast Kim, alternate & understudy KIm, Gigi & engineer and the ensemble. after the cast changed, the new Gigi also a Filipino. Lea Salonga opened up the door not only for Filipino's but to all Asians.

    • @selangsia
      @selangsia 9 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      +Nayomi Hokaido At the height of Coup de Etat back in the 80s when the country is trying to oust the Marcos tyranny, the Philippines had a share of fame across the globe just because of that and that was matched with a song or 2 songs about Freedom sang by local celebrities. It was shown on TV news around the world. After their failure of looking for the perfect Kim in Miss Saigon, they were told to go the Philippines as they have heard great singers from that country and that "freedom song" gave them an impact to a such recommendation. The rest is history.

    • @jakecrawford8558
      @jakecrawford8558 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +selangsia I agree

  • @chonagarcia4401
    @chonagarcia4401 4 ปีที่แล้ว +787

    She was 18 years old here? Omg she looks like 15..but her voice so sweet

    • @catnpuss8428
      @catnpuss8428 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Chotto mate
      Fbi open up

    • @kim.c7287
      @kim.c7287 4 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      She looks like 12 yearsold

    • @stephanielim5544
      @stephanielim5544 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      We're Asians it's just in the blood

    • @rodoullamichaelides5397
      @rodoullamichaelides5397 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@stephanielim5544 asians looks so cute and young at older age...i wish i was like that 😍

    • @iamURHO
      @iamURHO 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      looks 12 to me

  • @samfoja5746
    @samfoja5746 5 ปีที่แล้ว +909

    The shift of the guy's mood from 1:03 to 3:03. That's how angelic Lea's voice is. ♡♡♡

    • @SgtSplatter782
      @SgtSplatter782 4 ปีที่แล้ว +184

      plus relief..... they had been hunting for the right girl to play Kim for months. I think this was the last city they were holding auditions in.

    • @rochelleabrantes2100
      @rochelleabrantes2100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +109

      @@SgtSplatter782 That's right. They went to Manila after noticing that most of the good singers have Filipino blood (half filipino) so they went straight to the place.

    • @bc5167
      @bc5167 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@rochelleabrantes2100 Is that true? haha

    • @sleepygirl92
      @sleepygirl92 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      The first face maybe was because she asked for autograph to Schonberg, ignoring him...

    • @djcheckonetwo
      @djcheckonetwo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@rochelleabrantes2100 The Philippines seems to produce lots of great female singers. It's a shame we don't see all the talent they have.

  • @aidansheehan7777
    @aidansheehan7777 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    This is the moment musical theater changed forever. I cannot explain the monumental impact Lea has had on the industry. No matter what she sings, she sings it angellically. A star truly is born in this clip.

  • @eunicelayneagco4100
    @eunicelayneagco4100 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1814

    TITLE: SUN AND MOON
    Audition lyrics:
    You are sunlight and I, moon
    Joined by the gods of fortune
    Midnight and high noon
    Sharing the sky
    We have been blessed
    You and I
    You are sunlight and I, moon
    Joined here brightening the sky
    With the flame of love
    Made of sunlight, moonlight.
    2:00

  • @Shay45
    @Shay45 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6073

    She is 18 years old here. She barely looks 16

    • @e.g.tumaliuan6455
      @e.g.tumaliuan6455 5 ปีที่แล้ว +599

      She looks like 14 here

    • @literallywho1581
      @literallywho1581 5 ปีที่แล้ว +790

      Legitimately thought she was around 12 here

    • @jericbercilla5381
      @jericbercilla5381 5 ปีที่แล้ว +152

      10 here

    • @zageous
      @zageous 5 ปีที่แล้ว +265

      Asians really look more a lot younger, idk why

    • @єитнѕѕм
      @єитнѕѕм 5 ปีที่แล้ว +191

      She looks fetus

  • @thxlovefactor
    @thxlovefactor 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3932

    Her accent is so pretty at the beginning. Nearly English but not wholly so.

    • @joyhana3542
      @joyhana3542 8 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      +Zoe S It's Filipino accent - unaffected yet.

    • @nikkiberay4903
      @nikkiberay4903 8 ปีที่แล้ว +436

      +Joy Hana pretty sure that's not the traditional pinoy accent.

    • @okamuspanulirus9614
      @okamuspanulirus9614 8 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      +Joy Hana doesnt change that you're deaf

    • @mariacillan9668
      @mariacillan9668 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Zoe S RP English, I think

    • @meepmeep3151
      @meepmeep3151 8 ปีที่แล้ว +204

      +Joy Hana Oh please. I doubt that you're British. I'm not British, I'm filipino. But I could clearly tell that her accent was British. Not Filipino.

  • @swicheroo1
    @swicheroo1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Such a high stakes audition. They were not only watching her perform. They were also watching how well she took direction. Scrutiny on two different levels!

  • @stevebalagosa4807
    @stevebalagosa4807 4 ปีที่แล้ว +435

    Her voice is crystal clear!

  • @manns101101
    @manns101101 10 ปีที่แล้ว +723

    Voice of an angel.

    • @kaarukun1651
      @kaarukun1651 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      manns101101 I'm an angel, how come I don't sound like her?... nani?! 😲

    • @ramanbakar882
      @ramanbakar882 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@kaarukun1651 cringed

    • @CallmeDaddy21
      @CallmeDaddy21 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kaarukun1651 bruh

  • @jepjep7373
    @jepjep7373 3 ปีที่แล้ว +309

    One of the things I love on Lea's voice is her Vibrato. It's so angelic and soothing to the ears. Omg I wish I have natural vibrato 😥

    • @joesdi
      @joesdi ปีที่แล้ว +6

      So true.

    • @sarahbreed6798
      @sarahbreed6798 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I have natural vibrato, but it’s that, combined with her control, that makes her so very special 😊

  • @jessica4680
    @jessica4680 3 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    You know it's exceptional when a simple audition video gets 10 million views.

  • @DelicieuxAsAlways
    @DelicieuxAsAlways 4 ปีที่แล้ว +484

    This is what Lani M and Regine V have said before, what separates Lea from them is that, Lea could read a note without hearing it first. Such an icon.

    • @qrstuvwxyz-nz6206
      @qrstuvwxyz-nz6206 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Because they don't know how to write and read sheet music denoting a musical sound with a different frequency or pitch

    • @wombokkiesan3988
      @wombokkiesan3988 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      She has perfect pitch 🥺👏👏

    • @aasoriano8467
      @aasoriano8467 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      ​@@wombokkiesan3988No she does NOT have perfect pitch. She knows how to read notes and vocalize them, that's different.

  • @romcallis
    @romcallis 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1648

    She must be able to read music very well if that is her first look at it

    • @michaelbell75
      @michaelbell75 5 ปีที่แล้ว +194

      You have to for an audition of this caliber.

    • @johnphilip6742
      @johnphilip6742 5 ปีที่แล้ว +132

      Lea is so smart and has photographic memory.

    • @chadcovers1724
      @chadcovers1724 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      yeah shes been casted on The sound of music.. I bet she knows already there

    • @chroniclesundertheblueligh8979
      @chroniclesundertheblueligh8979 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      She reads music

    • @celestialcressy
      @celestialcressy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      and she has perfect pitch

  • @LuckyBoy-ig8ho
    @LuckyBoy-ig8ho 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2314

    whoever reading this i hope you are having a good day, and be safe always

  • @jylarae4651
    @jylarae4651 4 ปีที่แล้ว +297

    youtube is really messed up sometimes... after 14 years, they're just gonne put this in your recommendations... 2021

    • @corapalanski3189
      @corapalanski3189 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      not that we´re complaining

    • @GabuatMicko
      @GabuatMicko 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@corapalanski3189 true

    • @margaritakleinman5701
      @margaritakleinman5701 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@corapalanski3189 Haha true. Better late than never. Really enjoyed it!

  • @mariajosefenton3728
    @mariajosefenton3728 4 ปีที่แล้ว +730

    Sun and moon is a hard song to sing at first because you just want to go higher but the song just keeps going lower and it messes with my head lol

    • @morganjames5180
      @morganjames5180 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Lol....I agree

    • @katsu_papi
      @katsu_papi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      you just need someone to practice it with...

  • @mikeliu3262
    @mikeliu3262 10 ปีที่แล้ว +350

    Lea is the best thing in the world.

    • @hanlex98
      @hanlex98 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mike Liu well..... she is not a thing

  • @jordan5974
    @jordan5974 11 ปีที่แล้ว +222

    Gifted, just gifted! Sight reading and what a musical ear! Her brother,Gerard Salonga also graduated Summa Cum Laude at the prestigious Boston College of Music. I read an article once about Miss Saigon, way back then. They were having a rehearsal, and everybody started singing, the orchestra started playing. But everybody was surprised that Lea started at a different note. It turned out that, everybody was wrong including the orchestra, who started at the wrong note. It was only Lea, who was correct. So talented and amazing!

    • @MissSaigon29
      @MissSaigon29 10 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      WOWW! thanks for sharing. :) Love Lea, she's our country's treasure..so proud! can you send me a link to this article? Thank yooouuuu. ;)

  • @orientalprolifichymns
    @orientalprolifichymns 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1276

    recommended 14 years?

  • @damn671
    @damn671 5 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    How they found her is just amazing. It was meant to be. They searched for a longggg time to find someone to play Kim. They went to different countries. Thousands auditioned. Then they visited Philippines and Lea was in the last batch of girls they saw. It was as if faith and destiny waited for her to arrive. She was more than perfect for the role.

    • @paulinotou
      @paulinotou 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Filipinos oddly enough tend to be natural singers. I don't know how. Same with Pacific Islanders.

  • @bargainhuntermama
    @bargainhuntermama 4 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    This never gets old. I can watch this over and over again. Not only do I love hearing her sing the high notes but the low notes as well from "we have been blessed you and I." Oh to be blessed with such a crystal clear angelic voice. Her tone is just the prettiest out there.

  • @MissJTjong
    @MissJTjong 8 ปีที่แล้ว +385

    Crazy to think that in this audition she meets the incredible composer of Les Mis - and neither knows that in the future she would be both Eponine and Fantine, giving some of the most amazing renditions of On My Own and I Dreamed a Dream.

    • @edelweissapalisok492
      @edelweissapalisok492 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jessi Tj 👍

    • @halfeldian
      @halfeldian 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jessi Tj exactly man chills. Her performance in 25th gave me goosebumps. The consistency 🙌🏻

  • @Mskatz007
    @Mskatz007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    She even speaks beautifully. At the end you can see how excited the team is...

  • @allinaranario
    @allinaranario 5 ปีที่แล้ว +688

    2020 anyone? Lea indeed has a voice of an angel ❤️

  • @olivialidiak6663
    @olivialidiak6663 11 ปีที่แล้ว +413

    So today my grandma told me that she has seen Lea on Broadway several times. WHY DID SHE JUST TELL ME THIS NOW?!?!?

  • @sean8081a
    @sean8081a 9 ปีที่แล้ว +419

    2:26 that low note, wow. Piano player has an nice voice too.

    • @wendy3212
      @wendy3212 9 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      +sean craig that's Claude Michel Schonberg on the piano to you!

    • @baileytodtenbier1367
      @baileytodtenbier1367 8 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Kindve a huge deal of a piano player

    • @jonsmith3030
      @jonsmith3030 8 ปีที่แล้ว +114

      +sean craig That piano player composed Miss Saigon and Les Mis

    • @himani8927
      @himani8927 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Impressive low note for a soprano, and a very young one at that.

  • @Cruissers
    @Cruissers ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Lea was so young when she auditioned but her voice was already crystal clear back then. Such an amazingly talented human being.

  • @calliope720
    @calliope720 10 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    Lea's voice has this amazing quality about it that always makes it feel very real, very tender, and very emotional. She always sounds like she's singing from the heart, and like she's singing right to you. There are plenty of "great singers" whose voices are technically perfect but are boring and easy to tune out, but when I hear Lea's voice, I drop everything. It's a voice that could stop me on the street. It always makes me emotional. I love her.

  • @kiwimations8057
    @kiwimations8057 8 ปีที่แล้ว +395

    Oh my god her voice is literally perfection.

    • @jacobjacquin
      @jacobjacquin 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Kiwimations she's sounds just like she is now, beautiful 💖

  • @resortpoint
    @resortpoint 4 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    The three gentlemen reactions say it all. Beautiful. Beautiful.

  • @grega7323
    @grega7323 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Lea Salonga didn't just raise the bar for singing Miss Saigon, she shattered it.

  • @FLATTZCLUR
    @FLATTZCLUR 4 ปีที่แล้ว +173

    2:00 is the real life equivalent to Christine’s “Think of Me” moment from Phantom of the Opera. You can see a star being born and she captures the music and takes over the whole song!

    • @tantanmustdie
      @tantanmustdie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Perfect comparison, gave me chills

  • @nathanrusso8047
    @nathanrusso8047 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I watch this clip every now and again because it fills my soul with happiness

  • @4nn13h7
    @4nn13h7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    How was she possibly this amazing at such a young age? This is a score that is not intuitive and takes so much wisdom and personal growth. What an amazing performer.

  • @joelcustodio9328
    @joelcustodio9328 4 ปีที่แล้ว +152

    Damn... Her voice so pure. So magical and mythical voice! No wonder why most of her songs are Disney's.

  • @arishachan777
    @arishachan777 9 ปีที่แล้ว +920

    3:04
    Good Lord, our search for Kim has ended

  • @CuteWengz
    @CuteWengz 9 ปีที่แล้ว +240

    She was destined to be Miss Saigon ;)

  • @10kkirs
    @10kkirs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1606

    2019?
    Why am i even here lol

    • @dominicsajor7084
      @dominicsajor7084 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Because of Aladdin 2019 trailer? Lol

    • @roycekylaesquivel5825
      @roycekylaesquivel5825 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      True😂

    • @nine7220
      @nine7220 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I'm having a lea salonga marathon right now too (just because of aladin) 😂😂😂

    • @pseudocode2106
      @pseudocode2106 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same hahaha

    • @rocel333
      @rocel333 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      samedt

  • @abigailelliot5503
    @abigailelliot5503 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Every year or so this song creeps into my head and I have to go down the TH-cam rabbit hole listening to all things Lea Salonga. Nothing compares to her early years. What a uniquely delicate yet powerful voice. I could listen forever.

    • @meredithchandler73
      @meredithchandler73 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I've been watching Lea TH-cam videos for years, but I've been playing them on repeat consistently throughout the pandemic. I just don't get tired of listening to her sing.

    • @chaikristinjournals
      @chaikristinjournals ปีที่แล้ว

      Same here! This video is part of my lifetime favorite videos, videos I’ve been visiting every year for so so long

  • @sammyjoe2270
    @sammyjoe2270 9 ปีที่แล้ว +501

    I would be paralyzed in awe if I sat next to Michel and Shonberg. You can see it in her eyes when she's looks at him singing like, "Omg, no focus.....omg.....crap, pay attention!'

    • @chaitralisonawane61
      @chaitralisonawane61 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      OMG...This iz beyond my thinking

    • @janineangelasoriano2411
      @janineangelasoriano2411 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sammy Joe;

    • @melc7516
      @melc7516 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought she thought "lol, this is easy; I sing so much better"

    • @goodperson7547
      @goodperson7547 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@melc7516 da fuq 😂😂same though

    • @melc7516
      @melc7516 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      good person, now you gained a tiny insight into my mind (disclaimer: being a better singer because she trained so much does not mean she is any better as a human being; I do not believe anyone is better than anyone, but I do recognize effort and hard work)

  • @ouch110
    @ouch110 10 ปีที่แล้ว +225

    Beyond beautiful voice. She deserved to get that part.

    • @TheEchosofOuroboros
      @TheEchosofOuroboros 10 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      totally. the timbre of her voice is beautiful.

  • @emmadistler2539
    @emmadistler2539 11 ปีที่แล้ว +308

    I love their reaction at the end. They're probably thinking, "Damn. This is the one. The one we've been looking for."

    • @mariaespudiya4985
      @mariaespudiya4985 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Damn this is what we looking for to throw at garbage

    • @whirpoolmind
      @whirpoolmind 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@mariaespudiya4985 who hurt you?

    • @mariaespudiya4985
      @mariaespudiya4985 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@whirpoolmind its ok

    • @mudmod2266
      @mudmod2266 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mariaespudiya4985 help yourself

    • @JohnDoughn
      @JohnDoughn 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mariaespudiya4985 wtf is wrong with you

  • @alihughes3728
    @alihughes3728 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Omg her voice is beautiful, it's so musical and the way she immediately corrects her mistakes!

  • @littleblondemop
    @littleblondemop 11 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    I'm such a dork I could listen to this a million times. She sounds so beautiful and soothing.

  • @NYCER4LIFE
    @NYCER4LIFE 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Salonga is 17 years old in this clip of the auditions held at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. She was 18 by the time "Miss Saigon" had its world premiere on the West End in September 1989.

  • @pianomikie
    @pianomikie 11 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    This brought tears to my eyes. Gosh, she is outstanding. Such clarity in her voice.

  • @chrisw7402
    @chrisw7402 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I know that Lea may be offended by me saying this, but I have always thought that this recording was the best rendition of this song that I have ever heard her perform. I don't think that any future performance (from anyone including Lea) ever captured the innocence and vulnerability. Sometimes the first take steels it. Such an incredible artist. I hope we can see her in the Bay Area one day.

  • @cres4106
    @cres4106 9 ปีที่แล้ว +144

    Her voice is the epitome of PERFECTION

  • @ILoveKittehsSoMuch
    @ILoveKittehsSoMuch 11 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    Agh even when she was young she was so good and she still is :)

    • @eggsnspam
      @eggsnspam 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      She's been singing PROFESSIONALLY since she was 7... that's how good she is, still is.

  • @jairelvirare2473
    @jairelvirare2473 10 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    That angelic voice.. Very pure.

  • @cathealey4648
    @cathealey4648 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The autograph request gets me every time. I wonder if it ever even occurred to her that she might be cast in Les Mis one day

  • @alternateimpact81
    @alternateimpact81 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I grew up listening to metal, gangsta rap, and classic rock. Now I am 43 and appreciate Broadway musicals which I have never been into until now. I started to sing Lea's Disney princess songs to my own daughter. I hope my half Filipina daughter will develop her own singing, and appreciation for all kinds of music to🤗

  • @redfoxakame
    @redfoxakame 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    To all Lea Salonga fans, this is a true gem we all shall treasure. 💎💞

  • @natr4050
    @natr4050 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Had the pleasure of hearing her sing live recently. I've never heard such a pure and extraordinary voice. Her voice is as clear and perfect at 48 as it was at 17! Rare talent and wonderful lady.

  • @keddrikyvan
    @keddrikyvan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    The weird thing in this comment section is the heart reaction of uploader to the recent comments, the fact that this was uploaded 14 years ago

  • @bestdogonearth
    @bestdogonearth 5 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    I like how everyone is so stoic but after they're all grins and giggles

  • @shaullaguialam17
    @shaullaguialam17 5 ปีที่แล้ว +413

    Still watching August 30th 2019, who's with me?

  • @jamnee
    @jamnee ปีที่แล้ว +13

    It is wonderful to hear Lea at a younger age and how she already had developed such a beautiful singing voice.

  • @bryantcullen1377
    @bryantcullen1377 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The most beautiful voice ever.

  • @conniequiban6500
    @conniequiban6500 5 ปีที่แล้ว +608

    No one:
    Literally no one:
    TH-cam: Puts a video from 2006 on recommendations this 2019.

    • @berreyl1689
      @berreyl1689 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      lolz

    • @missionpupa
      @missionpupa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      no shit, youtube cant recommend you videos from the future can it?

    • @darlenegracean3994
      @darlenegracean3994 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Here on 2020

    • @kytsuneky2963
      @kytsuneky2963 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Scratch that 2019. Still going at 2020. 😂

    • @hunyodaisynueve
      @hunyodaisynueve 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      This video was shot in 1988

  • @jeancayabas5169
    @jeancayabas5169 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1041

    watching May 28, 2019 .. because of aladdin 2019
    anyone ? 😅

  • @nickjohns1220
    @nickjohns1220 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Awwww the fact that she asked him to autograph the Les Miserables poster and then played in this musical in main roles is sooo amazing!

  • @OmniphonProductions
    @OmniphonProductions 2 ปีที่แล้ว +134

    How old was she in this...nailing that bottom note?!?!?! I've been a fan since the early 90's, and this video is just another example of how amazing she has _always_ been.

    • @johnp213
      @johnp213 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      She was only 17 years old.

    • @OmniphonProductions
      @OmniphonProductions 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@johnp213 Every so often, when I start thinking, "I'm pretty good," somebody posts a TH-cam video that puts me in my place...like this one.

  • @lolouge8601
    @lolouge8601 9 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    A LEGEND was indeed born that day... thank you God for these amazing people who touches lives to this day with their music,

  • @rogieesquillo6706
    @rogieesquillo6706 5 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    TH-cam algorithms brought me here. And I'm loving it.

  • @teacherast6668
    @teacherast6668 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    It was like a “eureka” for the team after her first try. You can see their smiles of excitement as if wanting to listen more of her runs...and the rest is history, indeed. She’s just shown them a glimpse of what she is and could become-a package known. Her enunciation is one that makes her distinct, captures audience, and makes us all believe in all her portrayals. What a talent. I could watch videos of her here in YT again and again, still in awe. Thank for uploading.

  • @merlinthewizard91
    @merlinthewizard91 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm not exactly a musical expert or enthusiast, but I'm so deeply moved by this video ❤ thank you for sharing

  • @CrazyxPineapple
    @CrazyxPineapple 10 ปีที่แล้ว +177

    Her voice here is actually magical

  • @erolbeliranrico3713
    @erolbeliranrico3713 5 ปีที่แล้ว +200

    Thumbsup if you are watching this september 2019

  • @harvylavina9526
    @harvylavina9526 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    This was way too old but i never get tired of listening to this song especially lea's voice. Her voice alone is revolutionary! 👏👏

  • @imeldanoga7142
    @imeldanoga7142 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    She's one of million with an exceptional talent

  • @Jha0601
    @Jha0601 11 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    what's great with lea's singing is you can really feel and hear emotion in her voice, she's clearly interpreting the message in the song's lyrics through singing.

  • @meryllrealizan2058
    @meryllrealizan2058 5 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    Watching this August 16, 2019. So inlove with Lea ❤️

  • @erwinked
    @erwinked 9 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I've watched this several times -- and other Miss Saigon audition videos of Lea -- and will do so again and again. Ms. Lea, thank you. Ang galing mo. Grabe!

  • @Adam-iw5kr
    @Adam-iw5kr ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I have been following this thread for many years and I'm glad to see how it has progressed. Not only is it well preserved, but it should be archived for future auditions