Arnel Pineda is a Filipino singer-songwriter and is currently the lead singer of the American rock band Journey. He was born on September 5, 1967. Arnel Pineda has enjoyed a successful musical career in Asia for the last 25 years.
Arnel Pineda was born in Sampaloc, Manila, in the Philippines. His mother instilled his love for singing at an early age, encouraging him to sing along to songs from her favorite singers like Karen Carpenter and Barbra Streisand. Growing up, his parents entered him in many singing contests.
His mother, who had been suffering from rheumatic heart disease, died when he was still young (probably when he was 10-13 years old). Her illness had left their family deep in debt. Being a year behind on their rented apartment and unable to sufficiently provide for the family, his father decided to move out and ask relatives to take in Pineda’s siblings. To ease his father’s burden, Pineda quit school and volunteered to strike out on his own.
For about two years his life was spent out on the streets, sleeping wherever he could: in public parks, or on a narrow bench outside a friend’s crowded house. He earned meager money by collecting glass bottles, newspapers, and scrap metal and selling them to recyclers. He would also go to the pier with his friends and take on odd jobs like cleaning scrap metal and docked ships. He didn’t have much to eat, sometimes rationing a small package of biscuit as his meal for two days. Despite all these hardships he tried to remain optimistic about his future.
Watch the video series below to know more about Arnel Pineda and his one of a kind journey in life.
Life Story of Arnel Pineda (Part 1 of 4)
Life Story of Arnel Pineda (Part 2 of 4)
Life Story of Arnel Pineda (Part 3 of 4)
Life Story of Arnel Pineda (Part 4 of 4)
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