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Lea Salonga is the iconic singing voice behind Princess Jasmine and Mulan. Here’s why AI scares her

Cnbc · · 82 words · By Arjun Kharpal
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What to know about Lea Salonga is the iconic singing voice behind Princess Jasmine and Mulan. Here’s why AI scares her

watch now Lea Salonga is the iconic singing voice behind Princess Jasmine and Mulan.

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watch now Lea Salonga is the iconic singing voice behind Princess Jasmine and Mulan.

Why it matters

Here’s why AI scares her Lea Salonga, the singing voice behind Disney princesses Jasmine and Mulan, says AI poses real risks to artists, from voice cloning to the loss of income and creative identity.

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However, she believes live performance will endure because audiences still crave the human connection that technology cannot replace.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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Claim 1: “Lea Salonga is the iconic singing voice behind Princess Jasmine and Mulan”
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Multiple Wikipedia entries and web search results explicitly confirm that Lea Salonga provided the singing voices for both Princess Jasmine in Aladdin (1992) and Mulan in Mulan (1998).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jasmine is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Pictures' 31st animated film Aladdin (1992). Voiced by Linda Larkin – with a singing voice provided by Lea Salonga – Jasmine is the spirit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasmine_(Aladdin)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga (born February 22, 1971) is a Filipina actress and singer. Known as the "Pride of the Philippines", she has headlined Broadway and West End productions, appeared on int…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lea_Salonga
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fa Mulan is a fictional character, inspired by a legendary figure, who appears in Walt Disney Pictures' 36th animated film Mulan (1998). Her speaking voice is provided by actress Ming-Na Wen, while ac…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulan_(Disney_character)
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Claim 2: “Lea Salonga... says AI poses real risks to artists, from voice cloning to the loss of income and creative identity”
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While there is a web search result mentioning a CNBC transcript titled 'FEAR, TERROR': DISNEY LEGEND LEA SALONGA'S REACTION TO AI, the provided evidence for this specific claim consists mostly of irrelevant search results (Léa Seydoux, Local Enforcement Agency). The only relevant link is a transcript title from a single source (CNBC/Web search) which suggests she spoke on the topic, but the full detailed claims about voice cloning and income loss are not independently corroborated by a second source in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abigail Hing Wen (Chinese: 邢立美; pinyin: Xíng Lìměi; born 1977) is an American writer, film producer, director and speaker. Her debut young adult novel, Loveboat, Taipei, was purchased in a multi-house…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abigail_Hing_Wen
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga (born February 22, 1971) is a Filipina actress and singer. Known as the "Pride of the Philippines", she has headlined Broadway and West End productions, appeared on int…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lea_Salonga
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Order of Lakandula (Filipino: Orden ni Lakandula) is one of the highest civilian orders of the Philippines, established on September 19, 2003. It is awarded for political and civic merit and in me…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Lakandula
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Claim 3: “Watch her conversation with CNBC’s Arjun Kharpal at CONVERGE LIVE in Singapore”
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Two independent web search results (one a transcript/article and one an Instagram post) confirm that Lea Salonga had a conversation with CNBC's Arjun Kharpal at the CONVERGE LIVE event in Singapore. A third source confirms the event's location and date.
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 25, 2026 ... You don't always know. English Transcript. OCR. CNBC CONVERGE LIVE 'FEAR, TERROR': DISNEY LEGEND LEA SALONGA'S REACTION TO AI Arjun Kharpal CNBC ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DXiltUXiLkc/
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web search NEUTRAL — 9 hours ago ... ... CNBC's CONVERGE LIVE in Singapore. more. View all 3 comments ... Arjun Kharpal CNBC Lea Salonga Singing voice of Mulan, Jasmine and more ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYpFK_LDZIP/
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web search NEUTRAL — A global gathering powered by CNBC, for visionaries and entrepreneurs shaping the future of business. Technology | Sustainability | Investment | Leadership.
https://convergelive.com/
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