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Paul Joshua "Sonny" Sandoval (born May 16, 1974)[1] is an American singer, rapper, and songwriter. He is best known as co-founder and the lead vocalist of metal band P.O.D.

Sonny Sandoval
Sandoval performing in 2013
Background information
Birth name	Paul Joshua Sandoval
Born	(1974-05-16) May 16, 1974 (age 48) San Diego, California, U.S.
Genres	Christian metal nu metal rap metal alternative metal reggae hard rock
Occupation(s)	Singer rapper songwriter
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Rescue Atlantic Columbia/INO Razor & Tie Tooth & Nail

Biography

Sandoval was born in San Diego, California.[1] to a Guamish-Hawaiian mother and a Mexican-Italian father. He grew up in the Otay Mesa neighborhood of South San Diego which was a Chicano barrio.^{[citation needed]} When he was eighteen, Sandoval's mother was diagnosed with leukemia.[2] During her illness, Sandoval was greatly influenced by his mother's faith as a devout Christian.[3] He pursued a career as an MC and later joined the band Enoch, a group started by Wuv Bernardo, Gabe Portillo and Marcos Curiel, which, with the addition of Sandoval, later became P.O.D. (initialism for "Payable On Death"). Sandoval states his musical roots as reggae, rock, and rap, all of which are apparent in P.O.D.^{[citation needed]}

Career

P.O.D.

Sandoval is best known as co-founder and the lead vocalist of the metal band P.O.D. Over the course of their career, the band has received three Grammy Award nominations, contributed to numerous motion picture soundtracks and toured internationally. They have sold over 12 million records worldwide.[2] With their third studio album, The Fundamental Elements of Southtown, P.O.D. achieved their initial mainstream success; the album was certified platinum by the RIAA in 2000.[4][5]

The Whosoevers

Since 2008, Sandoval has been part of an outreach group, The Whosoevers, with Ryan Ries, Lacey Sturm, formerly of Flyleaf, and Brian Welch, guitarist for the nu metal band Korn.

Other work

Sandoval appeared in Project 86's self-titled album in the song "Six Sirens". In 2004, he contributed to two tracks on Anastacia's self titled album, "Seasons Change" and "I Do". He has been named number 63 in Hit Parader's Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time in 2006.

In 2009, Sandoval appeared on Tribal Seeds' new album The Harvest, in the song "Warning". In 2010, Sandoval appeared on War of Ages' fourth album release Eternal, in the song "Eternal". In 2010, Sandoval appeared on Lecrae's fourth album release Rehab, in the song "Children of the Light". In 2011, Sandoval appeared on Dominic Balli's single, "American Dream". In 2012, Sandoval appeared on For Today's fourth album release Immortal, in the song "The Only Name". Also in 2013, Sandoval appeared on the track "Something Better" released on Flyleaf's EP Who We Are.^{[citation needed]} He appeared on Islander's album, Violence & Destruction on the track, "Criminals".

Personal life

Family

He and his wife Shannon married in 1996, and have two daughters, Nevaeh and Marley, and a son, Justice. Sandoval is widely credited with the sudden popularity of the name Nevaeh, which, as he revealed on MTV Cribs, is "heaven" spelled backwards.[6][7]

Appearance

For most of P.O.D.'s career, Sandoval was well known for his dreadlocks (which, by the release of the video for "Going in Blind", had reached the length of his waist), but since the release of P.O.D.'s seventh studio album, When Angels & Serpents Dance, he has cut them off.[8]

Discography

P.O.D.

• Snuff the Punk (1994)
• Brown (1996)
• The Fundamental Elements of Southtown (1999)
• Satellite (2001)
• Payable on Death (2003)
• Testify (2006)
• When Angels & Serpents Dance (2008)
• Murdered Love (2012)[9]
• SoCal Sessions (2014)^{[citation needed]}
• The Awakening (2015)
• Circles (2018)

Guest appearances

• "Six Sirens" by Project 86 on the album Project 86 (1998)
• "America" by Santana (with P.O.D.) on the album Shaman (2002)
• "Seasons Change" & "I Do" by Anastacia on the album, Anastacia (2004)
• "Warning" by Tribal Seeds on their album, The Harvest (2009)
• "Eternal" by War of Ages on their album, Eternal (2010)
• "Children of the Light" by Lecrae on his album, Rehab (2010)
• "The Only Name" by For Today on their album, Immortal (2012)
• "Something Better" Flyleaf on their EP, Who We Are (2013)
• "Criminals" by Islander on their album, Violence & Destruction (2014)
• "Chasing the Horizon" by Noize MC (2019)
• "They Don't Like It" by Fire from the Gods (2019)
• "All or Nothing" by Ill Niño (2021)
• "Nemesis" by Manafest (2022)
• “Lights, Camera, Action” by Islander (2022)

References

External links

• The Whosoevers Official Website
• Official website
• The Warriors Tour Official Site
• P.O.D. Promotions Crew: Official Street Team
• theSouthtown.com
• MTV EXIT Concerts
• Tony Hawk's American Wasteland Xbox Live VNR

На других языках

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- [en] Sonny Sandoval

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[es] Sonny Sandoval

Paul Joshua "Sonny" Sandoval (San Ysidro, Estados Unidos; 16 de mayo de 1974) es un cantante y rapero estadounidense-mexicano, vocalista de la banda de Nu metal P.O.D.. Por su ascendencia mexicana, se identifica como mexicano, aunque normalmente sus fanes lo identifican como el caucásico y se llama a sí mismo como "el tipo blanco en la banda". Está figurado en el puesto 63 en el listado Los 100 mejores vocalistas del Metal de todos los tiempos.

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[ru] Сандовал, Пол Джошуа

Пол Джо́шуа Са́ндовал (англ. Paul Joshua Sandoval, род. 16 мая 1974 года), известный более как Сонни (Sonny) — христианский рок и рэп-исполнитель. Является вокалистом рок-группы P.O.D. из Сан-Диего, Калифорния.

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