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I took some voice lessons here and there as a teenager but nothing too serious. I started taking it more seriously when I was in Miss Saigon. I needed to improve my technique in order to survive doing that show as many time a week as I was doing it. It's not an easy show to sing, so I needed all the help I could get.

Lea Salonga

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Lea Salonga
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: February 22
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Ermita
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Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga
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