Sonny Sandoval
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Paul Joshua "Sonny" Sandoval (born May 16, 1974) is an American singer. He is best known as the lead singer of the Christian rock band P.O.D.
Sandoval was born in San Ysidro, California of Guamanian, Italian, Hawaiian, and Mexican descent. He grew up in the ghetto area of San Diego, and joined a gang at 13. He was a heavy smoker of marijuana and a drinker during his teenage years. However, in 1991, Sandoval's mother, a devout Christian, died of leukemia. As his mother was dying, she tried to tell Sonny about Jesus. He accepted Christ a few hours before she died. He quickly turned his life around, and became a Christian emcee. He later joined P.O.D., a band started by Wuv Bernardo and Marcos Curiel.
Sandoval proclaims his musical roots to belong to reggae, rock, and rap - the cocktail which best personifies P.O.D.'s work. He is a big fan of Blindside, the Deftones, and Korn -- all of whom he remains close friends with. He graduated from high school with current WWE superstar Rey Mysterio.
He married his high school sweetheart Shannon Kelly in 1996, and they have two daughters, Nevaeh and Marley. Sandoval is widely credited with the sudden popularity of the name Nevaeh, which, as he announced on MTV, is Heaven spelled backwards.[1][2]
[edit] External links
- Official website
- The Warriors Tour Official Site
- P.O.D. Promotions Crew: Official Street Team
- theSouthtown.com
- Polishwarriorklan
- Dutchwarriorklan
- P.O.D. on MySpace
- P.O.D. on Spanish
[edit] References
- ^ Harris, Dan. "Rock Star's Baby Name Rockets up Charts for Kids", ABC News, May 18, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-05-30.
- ^ Lee, Jennifer 8.. "And if It's a Boy, Will It Be Lleh?", The New York Times, May 18, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-05-30.
