<P> `` A Whole New World '' is a song from Disney 's 1992 animated feature film Aladdin , with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Tim Rice . A duet originally recorded by singers Brad Kane and Lea Salonga in their respective roles as the singing voices of the main characters Aladdin and Jasmine , the ballad serves as both the film 's love and theme song . Lyrically , `` A Whole New World '' describes Aladdin showing the confined princess a life of freedom and the pair 's acknowledgment of their love for each other while riding on a magic carpet . The song garnered an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 65th Academy Awards . `` A Whole New World '' also won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year at the 36th Annual Grammy Awards , the first and so far only Disney song to win in the category . In 2014 , Adam Jacobs and Courtney Reed performed the song as Aladdin and Jasmine in the film 's Broadway adaptation . </P>
<P> `` A Whole New World '' is a song from Disney 's 1992 animated feature film Aladdin , with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Tim Rice . A duet originally recorded by singers Brad Kane and Lea Salonga in their respective roles as the singing voices of the main characters Aladdin and Jasmine , the ballad serves as both the film 's love and theme song . Lyrically , `` A Whole New World '' describes Aladdin showing the confined princess a life of freedom and the pair 's acknowledgment of their love for each other while riding on a magic carpet . The song garnered an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 65th Academy Awards . `` A Whole New World '' also won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year at the 36th Annual Grammy Awards , the first and so far only Disney song to win in the category . In 2014 , Adam Jacobs and Courtney Reed performed the song as Aladdin and Jasmine in the film 's Broadway adaptation . </P>
who sang a whole new world in the aladdin movie
who sang a whole new world in the aladdin movie
Brad Kane Lea Salonga
Brad Kane Lea Salonga