Lea Salonga -- Popular (Wicked)

"Popular" is a song from the Tony Award-winning musical Wicked. It is performed by the Broadway company's original Glinda, Kristin Chenoweth on the original Broadway cast recording. The song is about a popular girl (Glinda) trying to help her unpopular roommate (Elphaba) become more popular.

Excerpts from Diverse City Theater Company's benefit at Carnegie Hall starring Tony winner Lea Salonga.

*Courtesy/Video credit goes to: Batangueno _

[sassytarah]

she's so versatile. it seems she can sing all genre.

[ariiizma]

Lea is just flawless as always in this video...

[hizbollahabedin]

She actually modulate her voice here a bit and she perfectly nailed it! 😁👏

[franzloquias]

I couldn't help but replay. This is so perfect pitch, CD-ish, and if you close your eyes--WICKED indeed!

[teresastrings]

Wow!!! Now ko lang nakita to. Lea's version is always so good....she's perfect Glinda!

[raymondwong]

That’s why she’s the voice of 90s Disney

[mythicalinker]

Defying the low quality video with her high voice prowess. That's Lea for y'all.

[ednamode]

This lady is nothing short of perfect.

[lesmizyeah]

THIS is how to sing this without being annoyingly squeaky.

[gleetotallyrocks]

LOVE LOVE LOVE this performance! So much easier on the ears than any of the Glinda’s I’ve seen on Broadway!

[ersofrescht]

so fond of this i kept coming back to it for the past couple of days

[starryvidsph]

wowwww!!! favorite song ko sa wicked may version pala si Ms Lea ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[darrylestano]

she's on some other level. polished as always

[loryannedeloria]

WOW! Miss Lea really sounds like Galinda 😍😍😍👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[Kentoooky]

The quality of the video is poor. But the voice??? More than awesome and amazing quality ❤️

[ocelot]

My new favourite song, Lea makes it SHINE ✨🌟💐💐💐

[almondreydiongzon]

The video quality deteriorates over time but damn that voice quality is crispier than fried chicken

[Amorata_RealityTV]

She is so incredibly super super cute . And her armpit is as flawless as her voice lol😊😊😊❤️❤️😄

[musicaltheatrefank]

and she also can sing Defying Gravity. Now let’s hear Rachelle Ann Go sing it

[goaway]

I wonder if ever auditioned to be Glinda