Leah Navarro

{{short description|Filipino singer (born 1957)}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Leah Navarro

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| background = solo_singer

| birth_name = Leah Lopez Navarro

| alias =

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1957}}

| instruments = Vocals

| origin = Makati, Philippines

| genre = Manila sound

| years_active = 1977-present{{cite news|title=Love, Leah|work=Tempo|publisher=Liwayway Publishing, Inc.|date=August 25, 1983|pages=6-7|quote=Leah has been a tuneful presence in the entertainment scene since she emerged in 1977.}}

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Leah Lopez Navarro is a Filipino singer and activist.{{Cite web|date=November 5, 2019|title=GenSan City Council declares Leah Navarro persona non grata over quake remark {{!}} Politiko Mindanao|url=https://mindanao.politics.com.ph/gensan-city-council-declares-leah-navarro-persona-non-grata-over-quake-remark/|access-date=June 17, 2021|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Singer and activist Leah Navarro - POLITIKO|url=https://politiko.com.ph/tag/singer-and-activist-leah-navarro/ |access-date=August 27, 2024|website=politiko.com.ph|language=en-US}} She was a prominent singer from late 1970s up to early 1980s. In April 1986, she was one among fifteen singers featured in the song, "Handog ng Pilipino sa Mundo" commemorating the People Power Revolution.{{Cite web|date=February 25, 2023|title="Handog Ng Pilipino Sa Mundo" Song That Commemorates EDSA Revolution Gets A New Version|url=https://vogue.ph/lifestyle/events/handog-ng-pilipino-sa-mundo-song-that-commemorates-edsa-revolution-gets-a-new-version/|access-date=August 27, 2024|website=vogue.ph|language=en-US}}

After moving to Toronto, Canada, and taking a hiatus, Navarro returned to the local music scene in 1997.{{cite news|title=Leah Navarro is back|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AqAVAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA63|access-date=December 3, 2024|work=Manila Standard|publisher=Kamahalan Publishing Corp.|date=October 4, 1997|page=21}}{{cite news|last=Dionisio|first=Veron|title=Leah Navarro reconnects with her fans|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GKhjAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA52|access-date=December 3, 2024|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|publisher=The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc.|date=October 6, 2001|page=D6}}

On December 2, 2024, Navarro and 16 others filed the first impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte, submitting 24 articles covering five of the six constitutional grounds for impeachment.{{cite news|last=Lalu|first=Gabriel Pabico|title=First impeachment complaint vs VP Sara filed at House|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2011600/first-impeachment-complaint-vs-vp-sara-filed-at-house|access-date=December 3, 2024|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|publisher=INQUIRER.net|date=December 2, 2024|location=Manila, Philippines}}{{cite news|last=De Leon|first=Dwight|title=FULL TEXT: The first impeachment complaint vs VP Sara Duterte|url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/full-text-first-impeachment-complaint-vice-president-sara-duterte/|access-date=December 3, 2024|work=Rappler|publisher=Rappler Inc.|date=December 2, 2024}}

Discography

=Singles (as a solo artist)=

  • ふたりだけの愛 (Futaridake no Ai) (1978)
  • "Kailangan Kita" (1978)
  • "Ligaw Tingin" (1978)
  • "Ang Pag-Ibig Kong Ito" (1979)
  • "Huwag Mo Pigilan" (1979)
  • "Isang Mundo, Isang Awit" (1980)
  • "Reach Out for a Friend" (1986)

=Albums=

  • Leah (1979)
  • Leah at Pag-Ibig (1980)

References

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