Arnel Pineda

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Arnel Pineda (2008)

Arnel Pineda (born September 5, 1967 in Sampaloc , Manila ) is a Filipino singer and songwriter .

Since December 2007 he has been the lead singer of the US rock band Journey . He was previously under contract as a solo artist with Warner Bros. , before he fronted the Philippine rock band The Zoo in 2006 until he joined Journey .

Before the boxing match for the WBO welterweight title Manny Pacquiao against Joshua Clottey , Pineda sang the Filipino national anthem Lupang Hinirang . However, he has been criticized for singing them too slowly.

As part of Typhoon Haiyan , Pineda made sure that Journey, together with her concert agency Live Nation Entertainment , the nearby Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and her manager John Baruck, donated more than $ 350,000 to provide food in the crisis region. They also called on their fans to donate themselves to the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) agency .

Discography

solo

  • Arnel Pineda (1999, Warner)

With The Zoo

  • Zoology (2007, MCA Universal)

With Journey

  • Revelation (2008)
  • Journey: Live in Manila (2009, DVD)
  • Eclipse (2011)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rolling Stone (December 5, 2007). "Journey Finds New Singer the Old-Fashioned Way: On the Internet" , accessed March 20, 2010.
  2. ↑ GMA news: Arnel Pineda's version of RP criticized
  3. ↑ http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/journey-donates-350000-to-help-the-philippines-in-aftermath-of-super-typhoon-haiyan/
  4. ↑ Record review in the All Music Guide (English)
personal data
SURNAME Pineda, Arnel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Filipino songwriter, lead singer of the US rock band Journey
DATE OF BIRTH 5th September 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Sampaloc , Manila