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"Reflection" is a song on the soundtrack of the 1998 animated film Mulan. It was recorded by Lea Salonga, who provides the singing voice for Fa Mulan (played by Ming Na) in the film, by Christina Aguilera, whose pop version was released as a single in 1998 (see 1998 in music), and by Coco Lee who recorded the Mandarin version in addition to the promotion of the film in Asia. The recordings are featured on the album Mulan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack.[1]
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"Reflection" was written and produced by Matthew Wilder and David Zippel for the 1998 Disney animated feature Mulan. Several new and established singers auditioned to record the pop version of the song, but Wilder and Zippel felt none of them could hit the high E flat note two octaves above middle C. Christina Aguilera recorded her audition for the song using an old tape recorder in her bathroom, and sang the high E flat note two octaves above middle C on a cover of Whitney Houston's "Run to You". Wilder and Zippel were impressed by her vocals, and they gave her the job.
Released as an airplay-only single, "Reflection" peaked at number nineteen on the U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. A music video was released, and was filmed at the China Pavilion (highlighting the film's setting) at the Epcot theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. The song was Aguilera's first single, and after it led to her being signed to a record deal, it was included on her 1999 debut album, Christina Aguilera. "Reflection" was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Original Song.
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