Lea Salonga and Monique wilson on final auditions.
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- Опубликовано: 17 май 2006
- Here are Lea Salonga and Monique Wilson on final auditions and selection process. The second song Lea and also Monique did is a song called "too much for one heart", a song originally included in Miss Saigon but was thrown out the last minute and replaced with "Please"
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Lea is a singer that can act, Monique is an actress that can sing therefore Lea is the better singer while Monique is the better actress. Comparing them is like comparing jeans and trousers..... they both do the same job but they're different. At the end of the day it is pointless to compare them because these are two great, successful artists and you can't go wrong with either individual.
As a Vietnamese, I find Lea looks similar to Vietnamese more than Monique. And in my opinion, she's also more beautiful. Maybe those were some of the reasons.
BTW, they're both good at singing.
Minh Hân Trần Thị And Lea's talking accent is better
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Yada yada yada ....lea salonga wins.
30 years later EVERYONE knows lea salonga from les miserables, saigon, princess jasmine.....and then theres monique...er....what was it again??
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they are actually childhood friends :) they never let the competition ruin their friendship
If you've ever been to an actual Broadway musical production, you will realize that the caliber of performance is almost equal among the cast - whether you play a major role or not. It's simply saying, if you get signed for Broadway, then you must be really good.
Hard to beat these two. Lea is Lea, but Monique also has a beautiful voice and is arguably a better actor. These two were impeccable.
Angie Natoyn agree to disagree
Equally angelic voices.
too much for one heart.. the audience were captivated with her crystalline soprano voice
Monique your so beautiful and your voice is amazing until now
If you ever saw the Les Miz 10th Anniversary performance, Lea’s Eponine is a master class in singing. It is absolutely perfect. By far the best Eponine ever
that is so cool! To see the casting process and rehearsals...wow. I'm really glad that they both got to be in the show!
Both are very talented but this is a matter of contest between them whether who's the perfect visual and idealisation of the role they're looking for as Kim
I agree with you! When I first saw this, I was like: Okay, that sweet girl has to play Kim - no doubt. And when I heard Monique sing I thought: She'd be great as Mimi! It's just Lea is more innocent.. I can't even imagine her as Mimi.. ^^
I really like Monique's voice also. These two were definitely deserving.
Wow very smooth voice. Go.lea
Thank you for posting, great video, it would be great to see more of it.
it really comes down to what the directors and creatives want...seriously...these two girls are both so beautifully and equally talented! lea just happens to be more fitting in the eyes of the director and creatives...im not demeaning lea in anyway; she is my favourite singer and she is absolutely amazing!! but i can seriously see monique taking the lead role...wow
thanks for uploading this video.. i like lea and monique a lot.. lea has a voice of an angel and monique was very eloquent..
monique was pretty good as well... never seen this video. thanks very much for posting!
two very beauty girls...equally talented and equally amazing...
i agree.whenever a filipino or half-filipino achieves something, we all grow arrogant...high and mighty, forgetting that the one who achieve such recognition should be celebrating it, but when something disastrous came... we all turn -tail, denouncing that they are one of our own. well i guess it can't be helped. FILIPINO PRIDE & FILIPINO SHAME had become a misinterpreted connotation for most of us, hopefully the next generation, those who're somewhat enlightened to this year should understands
They are both talented young ladies.
I'd take either of them. Both are extremely talented and have beautiful voices.
Is there anything this girl can't sing? Wow! I love Lea Salonga. She is my favorite female performer. To me that's saying a lot with all the talent that is out there in the world. She can sing cirles around most anyone!
thanks for posting
The original title of Miss Saigon was ME LOVE YOU LONG TIME.
These two girls were chosen not only because of their terrific voices but may also be because of the true innocence they exude which they found only in the Philippines. This can never be duplicated again in our lifetime. so we must savor it now.
LEA SALONGA is AMAZING!!!!!!!!
Lea actually has acqured british accent prior to Saigon because OB mon then had english rather than american english subjects. She's not a valedictorian and was a freshman in Ateneo during the audition and continued it at Fordham University in New York.
Why compare the two? When these two are pride of the philipines
Yes she does have a hint of it, she spent alot of time in London in her younger age so I guess she adapted to it, I think It's cute :) You can notice more of it in her intervies.
omg i LOVE IT!!!!
Her voice is crystal clear.
lea, you're the best!
Lea was great but I think Monique was equally good for the part - it was a hard task for the auditioners to choose between those two talented girls. Monique Wilson released the Gerswin songs cd a couple of years ago - I heard the samples and was amazed by her crystal clear voice! Too bad the cd was only released in Japan :(
eto ang panahon na hindi pa nagsusulputan ang mgawalang de kalidad na tv personality sa tv networks
ahh! will you upload some mp3 of her gershwin covers? please?
What a excellent journey they have been.. for both girls.. WOW
the musical Oliver (starring Rowan Atkinson, aka Mr. Bean), is playing right now on this very theatre where Lea and Monique auditioned for Miss Saigon.
so are you monique, you're great! does anyone know where we could purchase videos of miss saigon audition and the play itself?
Lea's so talented!
Lea Salonga is really amazing!!!!! Asia's pride!!!!!
Hi. I'm from the future
lea salonga was only 18 years old then. yes, she's so great and actually if you hear her sing now, she's still good and her voice matured but still great. filipinos love her music so much
both are equally talented---i thoght that lea might had a clean sleet win considering her voice is out of this world, but monique wilson, damn, she is good too! they both have really good voices! must be a very very hard decision if i were the producers
yes she grew up in the philippines in angeles pangpanga near the us military base clark thats why i think she got her american accents and she was also good in tagalog.
@kikiwingsw
\the song is called "too much for one heart" but it was taken out of the show and replaced by the song called "Please". You can see her sing the full version in one of her broadway concert DVD's with the red colored cover:)
"I'd Give My Life For You"
I love Monique's voice as well.
The song is entitled Too Much For One Heart. It was omitted from the repertoire and was replaced by Please. Lea sang it in one of her Broadway Concerts. Loved that song too.
awesome!
what was the song Lea sang in front of the piano, the same song that Monique sang in the vid? I can't find this song in my CDs.
That is kind of like a dream come true when you think about it: you and a childhood friend going to star in London in a musical together.
ahh! thanks very much!
Monique's voice is awesome too.
this classy filipina figure is what the filipino showbiz is missing
it did seem in comparison that monique had a little more control with her technique and breathing, just from that little snippet though. Lea is amazing now. Mis Siagon is touring Australia with Cameron Mackintosh at the moment, and I am planning on seeing it, but I so wish it was Lea playing Kim!
hello.. can i ask the title of the song which lea is singing in this video? Thanks!
what's the song Monique sang in this clip?
i totly agree! m so proud to be filipino! mabuhay ang filipino artist! ang charoz ko!
The only Asian Actress to win both the Tony Award, USA, and the Sir Lawrence Olivier Awards, UK, Congratulations Lea Salonga, that is quite an achievement, a big fan from Hollywood Ca
perfection
It will be in Brisbane, July 22 at the Lyric Theatre, QPAC, and opens at Sydney's Lyric Theatre, Star City, September 22. I'm not sure if it's still in Melbourne though. go to miss-saigonaustralia . com . au (no spaces) I'm so excited!
They look quite similar.
lea shows some solid confidence and maturity in her voice and attidute that gives her more of a mothery figure in the video. So, at that time of auditon, for the role, she was chosen, I think. but i did see Moniques playing a few years later? in london (lea was in NY), and she was just FANTASTIC! best Kim ever followed by Joanna then Lea, in my opinion.
love her accent... she has voice and speech lessons thats why the accent is like british...
Does anyone know what song they are singing?
@RandomChara did she? reports i've read before say she spent her first few years in Angeles City, then moved to Manila. nothing was mentioned about her living in england. but if she said so in an interview, hmm... now i'm curious. maybe i should look it up somewhere.
absolutely baby
@dutchpuppy2:
The German Kim Aura Deva was also a Filipino! Strange somehow, isnt it?
Yes; she was very young then.
Mackintosh had an "oops!" moment because they (Lea and Monique) did not "bring it" so they had to learn more songs from the show. :D I LOVE THIS DOCU.
they sound similar but i think lea had that high note more nailed than monique but their both very amazing
what musical is this?
...and the very nice lady that played Kim in the Dutch production is also a Filipino! ...and is also very smart and now works for the European Space Agency!
well the imitating part of accents. that is kind of a voice mugulation. look at this video, then look when she did miss saigon in broadway. and look at her now. she's really good at voice mogulating. and she inspired me alot. that is why, i'm quiting coke, sweets and ice for singing in musicals, starting new year's eve 08. well she just really inspired me. good thing, i'm still oyung and i have lots of time to catch my dream
made a typo - that's Gershwin of course. Hope I get the cd someday...
I love that Too Much For One Heart song.
They shouldn't have cut it out.
actress theatre pala si monique wilson napanuod ko sya sa bad boy 2 ni robin padilla
yes
wow!
Hi! Here you can listen to the samples of Monique's cd: www.musicscape.co.jp/cd/mscd0003.html
I think she's brilliant - her voice just soars! I don't have the cd but I'm sure it's worth getting! :)
absolutely
suppose you tell me what "culture" is. please enlighted me...
how about you tell me how "enlightened" is spelled? :D
Filipinos are really outstanding when it comes to singing
Maganda talaga yung boses ni Monique sa Jose Rizal. Maria Clara siya dun.
And of course Lea's voice is amazing!
Wait.. did Monique get to play Kim in other productions of Miss Saigon?
well, i have to say a friend of mine, a music school owner and performer herself, had a similar complaint about lea when performing a concert. i can only say that lea is a very subtle performer. she may not do dance numbers, but she expresses herself vocally, and you have to pay attention to catch on to the nuances that she does in the songs.
they are both amazing singers... the best part is... they are both FILIPINOS!
@ilovekaiser english is taught in the Phillipenes usually by British people. And then she perfected her English in the US. She has a combined accent. Not so much these days though
it meand spelling, i didnt know if i spelled it right
Her control is amazing. One of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard.
Which is actually good--in call centers, you learn exactly the same thing, though of course it shouldn't mean you have to sound exactly like the caller, but what Lea did was good--to be understood much better by the listener.
how does leah's talent make all pinoy's proud to be pinoy? are all pinoys as talented as she is? are you as talented as she is? or are you and anyone who thinks like you riding on the coattails on one talented individual who just happens to be filipino?
How old is Lea on this video?
yup. she also got the role whenever lea was unable to do so for whatever reasons!
the language is also referred to as "Filipino", as in "Wikang Filipino". "Tagalog" is a dialect (although it is also called "Filipino" when referring to it as the national language).
i think Lea has always had that british accent. its not like she's doing it on purpose, thats really just how she speaks. but what's amazing bout her though, is that despite the twang in her language, when you hear speak in tagalog its not slang at all. just straight tagalog.
How old was she here
monique wilson is not in london. she pruduces small musicals in the philippines right now
the one who shouts is the director of miss saigon. he's the one in the red sweater chewing gum, next to cameron
@HopeforHumanity1 My mistake. Soz to the other person. But it's still not an English accent!
Lea looks like song hye kyo