Lea's fifth album, Lea... In Love released in 1999 in the Philippines.
Lea's third album, Lea Salonga released in 1993 in the Philippines.
Lea's first album, Small Voice released in 1981 in the Philippines.
Lea won the Best Female Pop Vocal Album of the Year, Best Female R&B Vocal Album of the Year, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance Awards in 1993.
Lea uses the name "Manang", which means old lady in Filipino, as her Internet chat code name.
Lea became the first Filipina ever to win the prestigious Tony Award for her role as Kim Miss Saigon.
Lea had a dream role to be Eva Per?n in the musical Evita.
Lea's brother, Gerard, is a multi-talented musician and also a symphony orchestra conductor. She also has an adopted sister, Sheila.
Lea is 5 foot, 2 and a half inches tall.
Lea played Eponine in the Les Miserables Dream Cast Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London in 1995.