MANILA, Philippines — Singer Lea Salonga was among the performers of the United States' 2022 National Memorial Day Concert held in Washington D.C. where she gave a soulful rendition of "The Prayer."
The United States commemorates Memorial Day every last Monday of May in honor of all American military personnel who died in service. The 2022 edition of the concert was held on May 29, Sunday.
The 2022 concert, hosted by actors Gary Sinise and Joe Mantegna, was the first one held live since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic; for 2020 and 2021, the concert was solely broadcast on PBS and streamed online.
Often sung as a duet as popularized by Canadian singer Celine Dion and Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, Salonga held her own as she managed the song's strong beats accompanied by the live orchestra.