LEA SALONGA FIRST FILIPINA DISNEY LEGEND

Anaheim, CA - Lea Salonga has been awarded as Disney Legend during a 3-day event held by Disney company at the D23 which was witnessed by Disney fans all over the world.

She was the first Filipina to receive the award and was greeted with a round of applause by the audience in standing ovation. 

During the program, there are twelve outstanding talents were recognized by the company for their lasting contributions to the Disney's legacy.  The Disney Legends program was established in 1987 and continue to grow  where recipients are chosen by top Disney executives. 

Tom Hanks, Elton John and Barbara Walters were among the awardees of Disney legends.  If we could remember, Salonga was the singing voice of Princess Jasmine in "Aladdin". She also performed in Mulan.

"I'm really usually great shooting from the hip, but right now I've just been rendered speechless by this," Salonga said when she received her award.

"This is a really big deal. It's wonderful for all these princesses to be honored in such a wonderful way by the Walt Disney Company," she added. "To the Walt Disney Company, thank you so much."

She further added, "It's pretty amazing." "I'd like to think that my trip through my life and my career hasn't stopped yet."

It's every little girl that's grown ups fantasy to be able to see one of the most iconic voices when it comes to women's empowerment and cartoon movies. It's phenomenal," said Alyssa Label. 

This is a notable success of Salonga because she achieved it when time is difficult for Filipino talents to be recognized as a world class talent. 

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