World Class Filipinos

 A common project among students in schools is to give a list of talented Filipinos who are considered "World Class" or someone who's made a name or famous around the world.

Lea Salonga : Born February 22, 1971), is a Filipina singer and actress who starred in the lead role of Kim in the musical Miss Saigon, for which she won the Olivier, Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics and Theatre World awards. Salonga is the first Filipino artist to be signed to an international record label (having been signed to Atlantic Records in 1993). She is also the first Philippine-based artist to have received a major album release and distribution deal in the United States and one of the best-selling Filipino artist of all time, having sold over five million copies of her albums worldwide. She was the first Asian actress to play the roles of Éponine and Fantine in the musical Les Misérables on Broadway. She portrayed both roles on the musical's 10th and 25th anniversary show in London respectively. She also provided the singing voice of two official Disney Princesses: Jasmine in Aladdin (1992), and Fa Mulan in Mulan (1998) and Mulan II (2004). Salonga was named a Disney Legend in 2011 for her work with The Walt Disney Company.

Madonna Decena : A Filipina performer and club singer in U.K who landed a spot in the semi-finals of Britain’s Got Talent. She had captivated both judges and the audience with her emotional renditions of popular love songs and her story, which is common among overseas foreign workers. She was one of the few non-Britons who made it to the semi-finals.

Charmaine Clarice Relucio Pempengco : Born May 10, 1992, is a Filipina singer who rose to popularity through YouTube. Dubbed by Oprah Winfrey as "the most talented girl in the world",she released her first international studio album Charice in 2010. The album entered the Billboard 200 at number-eight, making Charice the first Asian solo singer in history to land in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 albums chart. She released the single "Pyramid" which featured singer Iyaz. It is her most successful single to-date, charting within the top 40 in a number of countries, and debuting on The Oprah Winfrey Show where she sang live vocals. Crossing over to acting on television, she joined the cast of TV series Glee as Sunshine Corazon. She has released a new lead single, "Before It Explodes", written by Bruno Mars, from her international sophomore studio album, Infinity.

Arnel Pineda : Born on September 5, 1967 in the Philippines. After a series of unfortunate events in his childhood, Pineda found success in Asia as the front man for the group The Zoo. In 2007, he was discovered by Journey guitarist Neal Schon, after a series of YouTube videos were posted of him covering American songs, including the famous hit, "Dont Stop Believin'." In December 2007, Pineda became the new lead singer American rock band of Journey. His is noted for having a strikingly similar sound to former Journey front man Steve Perry.

 

Rose "Osang" Fostanes : Born January 2, 1967 is a Filipina caregiver and singer living in Israel, who won the first season of The X Factor Israel. Fostanes attracted international attention in October 2013 when she appeared as a contestant on X Factor Israel singing "This Is My Life" by Shirley Bassey. Before appearing on X Factor, Fostanes was the lead vocalist of a band that performs in a small bar in Neve Sha'anan, Tel Aviv. On November 23, 2013, Fostanes performed at a charity event, "Concert For A Cause For Typhoon Yolanda" in Haifa, Israel, organized by the OFW in Israel Organization. The event raised money for Typhoon Yolanda victims in the Philippines. Due to the conditions of her visa, Fostanes was not able perform for pay in Israel. This was changed on January 20, 2014 when she was granted singing license in Israel.

These are just five of them and there is a lot more out there who's already famous and some who's rising to making a name.

Source : From around the internet.