In the field of musical theatre, Lea Salonga has been honored with the Olivier, Tony®, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Theatre World awards. In addition, she holds the distinction of having played the vocal roles of two Disney leading ladies—the spectacular singing voices of Princess Jasmine and Mulan.
Lea Salonga is a notable name in Disney films for her portrayal of not just one, but two Disney princesses of the Disney Renaissance. Salonga first provided the singing voice for Jasmine in Aladdin, then went on to lend her pipes to Mulan in Mulan and Mulan II.
Jasmine's singing voice is provided by Filipina singer and actress Lea Salonga. Salonga's Tony Award-winning performance in the musical Miss Saigon helped her garner the interest of casting director Albert Tavares, who proceeded to leave a note for the singer on the stage door before leaving a show he had attended.
Fa Mulan is a fictional character, inspired by a legendary figure, who appears in Walt Disney Pictures' animated film Mulan (1998). Her speaking voice is provided by actress Ming-Na Wen, while singer Lea Salonga provides the character's singing voice.
If Ritchie's film was based on the original story, the entire cast would be Chinese - apart from the sorcerer, who would be North African - but as it's said to be a faithful remake of Disney's animation, Aladdin and Princess Jasmine should really be Middle Eastern or South Asian, despite the film not being an authentic ...
Lea Salonga began her singing career at the age of ten, when she recorded her first album, Small Voice. She also hosted her own musical TV show, "Love, Lea". She starred in "Miss Saigon" and was then offered the role of the singing voice of Jasmine in the Disney film. She has continued to record albums.
With each new look at the film promising a plethora of delightful surprises, one thing we couldn't help but wonder is if those angelic vocals are really coming from Jasmine's actress, Naomi Scott. The short answer - yes. The long answer - hell yes!
Merida from Brave is the only princess to date that doesn't sing. While some of the best songs in princess movies are Disney icons, it sets another unrealistic expectation.
Princess Eilonwy has been nicknamed by fans as the "Forgotten Disney Princess" because of her little-known status and the fact she is not an "official" Disney Princess, despite being a princess by birth, like Kida Nedakh from Atlantis: The Lost Empire.
However, with only 18 spoken lines, Aurora speaks less than any other main character in a full-length Disney animated feature—aside from Dumbo, who is completely silent—and has absolutely no dialogue once she is awakened from her deep sleep.
In doing so the little mermaid gives up her voice and loses her life; the princess must swallow complaints and share a bed with a frog; and snow white trusts a stranger and eats a poisonous apple, she is then rendered unconscious unable to speak at all.
Although she's actually a queen, Elsa belts the most out of all the Disney princess and does it much like a pop singer would – with charisma. It gives her an edge over the other ladies. Voiced by Idina Menzel.
Which two Disney princesses have the same voice actor?
Salonga sang for Princess Jasmine in Aladdin (voiced by Linda Larkin) and Fa Mulan in Mulan (voiced by Ming-Na Wen). Her beautiful voice provided some of Disney's best and most beloved songs, including "A Whole New World" and "Reflection." This lesser-known connection between the two princesses shocks many fans.
Which other Disney Princess has the same voice as Jasmine?
In the field of musical theatre, Lea Salonga has been honored with the Olivier, Tony®, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Theatre World awards. In addition, she holds the distinction of having played the vocal roles of two Disney leading ladies—the spectacular singing voices of Princess Jasmine and Mulan.
Linda Larkin is an American actress from Los Angeles, California who is known for voicing Princess Jasmine from Disney's Aladdin franchise since the hit 1992 film.
Jacqueline Ruth Woods (May 5, 1929 – July 1, 2010), better known as Ilene Woods, was an American actress and singer. Woods was the original voice of the title character of the Walt Disney animated feature Cinderella, for which she was named a Disney Legend in 2003. Portsmouth, New Hampshire, U.S.
Disney introduced its first non-white animated heroine in 1992's “Aladdin”: a Middle Eastern character named Jasmine. Three years later an American Indian princess appeared in “Pocahontas.” The creation of the Chinese heroine from “Mulan” came in 1998.
Jodi Marie Marzorati Benson (born October 10, 1961) is an American voice actress and singer. She is known for providing both the singing and the speaking voice of Ariel in Disney's The Little Mermaid (1989 film) and its sequels.
