hi good morning it was Moana right right
now you're promoting this huge Disney
animated movie you are playing the title
character is it just along the way if
you just keep going is this really
happening
oh yeah definitely I'm pinching myself
still I wake up and I'm like ha this
isn't my room oh wait yeah this whole
big blessing just just happened upon me
that's right and you know Moana is such
a sort of bold character how would you
describe her what are the what's the
essence of Moana
well Moana is a heroine she's strong
she's determined she's beautiful inside
and out she's caring I mean I could list
adjectives all day but I think the main
thing is that she's a heroine of her own
story and I think that's so important we
need more heroes and heroines these days
you know you're not only are you in this
Disney animated film but you're
performing songs co-written by
lin-manuel Miranda right something a lot
of would obviously love to do again yes
what was that like you know getting
those songs getting to perform those
songs like oh I can't wrap my wrap my
head around it see I'm like birth
speaking all kinds of weird things but
he was incredible to listen to his music
one thing I've grown up with in the
heights and that was I mean my school
put on that and to listen to music is
one thing but to sing it is something
totally different the words that he uses
conveys so much meaning I think and I'm
so glad he's part of our music team and
then you know you're working alongside
Dwayne Johnson I know the way these
animated films work you know you
probably didn't get to record with him a
lot but was it like meeting him he's so
larger-than-life to everyone
didn't-didn't did he live up to all that
when you met him yes and yes he
absolutely did I wasn't expecting not to
live with him I was like first animated
film gonna rub elbows between in the
studio
but I met him actually out of Miami
content shoot and he brought me flowers
I mean we had so much fun he
play games of like who's better at this
who's better at that Maui or Moana and
he really is larger than life he's kind
and super funny
the Moana merchandise has already
started hitting stores is that so
exciting for you is there something
you've seen that you're like oh my gosh
I can't believe there's a Moana that I
can't believe there's a a doll
with my voice in it and the character
was fully developed before I was
actually stepping about before I even
stepped foot into you know working on
the film but she kind of looks like me
and to have a doll that also has my
voice it it's it's quite uncanny