Arnel Pineda
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Background information | |
Birth name | Arnel Campaner Pineda[1] |
Born | Tondo, Manila, Philippines | September 5, 1967
Origin | Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Years active | 1982–present |
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Member of | Journey |
Formerly of |
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Website | arnelpineda |
Arnel Campaner Pineda (born September 5, 1967)
Early life
Arnel Pineda was born on September 5, 1967, at St. Jude Thaddeus Diagnostic Clinic in Tondo, Manila, to Restituto Lising Pineda and Josefina Manansala Campaner.[1] His mother instilled his love for singing at an early age, encouraging him to sing along to her favorite singers[3] like Karen Carpenter and Barbra Streisand. Growing up, his parents entered him in many singing contests.[4]
His mother, who had been suffering from heart disease, died when he was 13 years old. Her illness had left their family deep in debt.[5] Being more than six months behind on their apartment rent 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 started working.
He spent about two years 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 Marie biscuit as food for two days.[6]
Career
In 1982, when Pineda was 15 years old, he became the lead singer of the Filipino group Ijos. He used to sing in a Shakey's Pizza Parlor on Taft Street in Manila. In 1986, some members of Ijos formed a group called Amo. Amo entered and won the Rock Wars contest in the Philippines.[7]
In 1988, Amo entered and won the Philippines leg of the Yamaha World Band Explosion. They went on to the finals in Hong Kong, but were not qualified to win due to a technicality. The rules stated the winning song had to be an original composition. However, they also stated that the song entry in the finals had to be the same song with which the band won their country's leg of the competition. Amo's winning song in the Philippines was
In 1990, Pineda and other members of Amo formed another band called Intensity Five and once again entered the Yamaha World Band Explosion. Pineda won the Best Vocalist award and the band came in as first runner up.[7]
Later in 1990, five of Amo's original members split from the band leader, Ulysis Ablang and formed another band behind Pineda, New Age. This occurred prior to the release of Amo's only album released in 1990 titled Ang Tunay na Amo ("The Real Master") on
In 1991, during one of those performances, a talent agent spotted Pineda and New Age and asked them to move to Hong Kong to perform at a popular entertainment restaurant called Grammy's. With New Age, Pineda performed six nights a week, Tuesday through to Sunday, for several years thereafter.[7] After a long-term serious relationship failed in 1994, Pineda suffered health problems, which almost destroyed his voice. He then returned to the Philippines. After six months of recuperation, he was able to sing again.[7][8] He returned to Hong Kong and resumed singing with his band. In 1998, the owner of Igor's, a horror-themed restaurant/nightclub in Hong Kong, asked New Age to perform there. Dressed in skeleton outfits, they called themselves The Rolling Bones.[7]
In 1999, Pineda caught the attention of
In 2004, three members of New Age reformed with a female singer sharing lead vocals with Pineda and called themselves Most W@nted. This band played 3–4-hour sets Monday through Saturday at The Cavern Club in Hong Kong.[9] On their only day off, Sunday, the band often performed at Filipino community events.
In 2005, Pineda recorded the theme song of the short-lived Filipino radio show Dayo. A band named The Visitors was briefly formed for promotion purposes of the Dayo soundtrack consisting of three members from Ijos/Yjoz, Amo, New Age and Most W@nted.[7]
The Zoo
In 2006, encouraged by well-respected Filipino talent manager and TV director Bert de Leon, Pineda moved back to the Philippines with Monet Cajipe, the guitarist who had been in all of Pineda's previous bands. They formed
Journey
Videos of The Zoo performing cover songs by
Pineda debuted as the lead singer of Journey on February 21, 2008, at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival held at the Quinta Vergara Amphitheater in Viña del Mar, Chile.[19][20]
Chilean media acclaimed Pineda's performance (translated to English): "The new vocalist fits very well with the band, his vocal aptitudes shining through, which are very similar to the legendary musician of the band,
Journey returned to the United States for a private RE/MAX Convention event at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, on March 6, 2008, then performed at Las Vegas' Planet Hollywood on March 8, 2008 (this concert was recorded and used, in part, for the Revelation DVD).[citation needed]
On February 1, 2009, he performed with Journey at the Super Bowl XLIII pregame show.[23]
Revelation album and tour
Journey's first album with Pineda,
The US version of the album (distributed exclusively through
Jonathan Cain described the album in an interview:
We recorded our greatest hits with our brand new singer from the Philippines, Arnel Pineda, and it's unbelievable when you listen to it. We paid a lot of attention to the details because everybody loves those hits and we weren't about to step all over it... We're excited because we think Arnel is the future for our franchise... We knew that if we were ever gonna move on, we had to get somebody that was really gonna be our future and sound like Journey is supposed to sound... I think Journey fans are in for a real treat.[22]
In an interview soon after Pineda joined the band, Neal Schon said:
We feel reborn. I think there's a lot of chemistry among the five of us. At first we were going to go into the studio and just write 4 songs, but now it's escalated to a lot of great new and diverse material. The stuff sounds tremendous. Everyone's so stoked about it. We feel very fortunate to have found Arnel.[26]
Journey's 2008 tour accompanying the release of Revelation began on June 8, 2008, in Spain, followed by four dates in Germany, and one date in the Netherlands. Journey toured the United Kingdom and Ireland from June 17 through June 28, 2008. The US tour (with
On the second leg of the tour, Journey went on an Asian–Hawaiian tour, going to cities in Japan, the Philippines, China and Hawaii.
Personal life
Pineda married Cherry Pineda in 2001. They have a son named Cherub and daughter, Thea Chenelle Pineda, born June 15, 2012.[30] Pineda also has two older sons, Matthew and Angelo.[31] In 2013, Pineda told Rappler that he divides his time between the Philippines and the United States.[32]
Pineda met Donald Trump at the White House in 2017 with two other members of Journey, Jonathan Cain and Ross Valory. The move was strongly criticised by the group's guitarist Neal Schon.[33] Pineda later explained that he does not belong to any political group, nor does he follow any religion.[34]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Production |
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2012 | Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey | Himself | Tribeca Film Festival
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Television appearances
- Protégé: The Battle for the Big Break (Mentor of Nomer Limatog – replacement of Rachelle Ann Go) (GMA Network)
- ASAP (Co-host; 2008–present) (ABS-CBN)
- Simply KC (Guest) (ABS-CBN)
- Showtime(Guest judge) (ABS-CBN)
- Eat Bulaga! (Guest) (GMA Network)
- Boy and Kris(Guest) (ABS-CBN)
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (Guest with Journey)
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- The Oprah Winfrey Show (Guest with Journey)
- NBC Today Show (Guest with Journey)
- Sarah G. Live (Himself/Guest) (ABS-CBN)
- May Bukas Pa (Himself) (ABS-CBN)
- The Voice of the Philippines (Guest Adviser) (ABS-CBN)
- Prudential of Cha-Ching (Himself/Guest) (Cartoon Network Asia)
Discography
Solo albums
- Arnel Pineda (1999)
- AP (2016)[35]
with The Zoo
- Zoology(2007)
with Journey
- Revelation (2008)
- Journey: Live in Manila DVD (2009)
- Eclipse (2011)
- Freedom (2022)
Guest appearances
- Earl Romielle Salinas – The Way We Do (track "Looking Glass") (2001)
- Revolution Saints – Revolution Saints (2015)
- Marc Martel – Hark! EP (2021)
Awards
Year | Award-Giving Body | Category | Work | Result |
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2009
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GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards
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Outstanding Global Achievement by a Filipino Artist (with Charice)[36]
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Won |
References
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- ^ Rolling Stone (December 5, 2007) "Journey Finds New Singer the Old-Fashioned Way: On the Internet" Archived October 31, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved on February 5, 2008.
- ^ "Arnel Pineda: His Journey In My Eyes" Retrieved May 26, 2018.
- ^ ABS-CBN program. "1 OF 4 ARNEL PINEDA OF JOURNEY STORY ON PROBE PROFILES *AIRED 02-24-2010* [ENGLISH SUBTITLES]"
- ^ "Everyman's Journey Arnel Pineda of Journey, part 1" Retrieved on April 4, 2010.
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- ^ ClickTheCity.com (January 17, 2008). "Zoo's Arnel Pineda: Journey's New Voice". Retrieved on February 5, 2008.
- ^ Julve, Smiley D. (January 2005), "What it takes to be Most W@nted" Archived December 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, The Sun Internet Edition. Retrieved on February 5, 2008.
- ^ Greene, Andy (August 28, 2012). "Q&A: Journey's Arnel Pineda". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
- ^ "Zoo's Arnel Pineda is now the lead vocalist of Journey". Filipino Journal. August 28, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
- ^ Noel Gomez's statement in reply to a comment on his video of The Zoo covering Journey's "Faithfully" on YouTube. Retrieved on February 5, 2008.
- ^ Dizon, David (January 19, 2008), "Journey's Pineda: Proud to be Pinoy", ABS-CBN News Online. Retrieved on February 5, 2008.
- ^ Arnel Pineda in an interview with Boy Abunda on the TV show Boy & Kris. Video of the interview uploaded on YouTube, retrieved on February 5, 2008.
- ^ Amoyo, Aster (January 17, 2008), "If I Know", Journal Online. Retrieved on February 5, 2008.
- ^ ABS-CBN News Online (January 21, 2008). "YouTube gives Filipino singers the big 'cyber break'", Retrieved on February 5, 2008.
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- ^ a b KNBR (March 12, 2008). "Interview with Jonathan Cain by San Francisco radio station KNBR" Archived June 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on March 15, 2008.
- ^ "Journey -- Without Steve Perry -- Rock Super Bowl Pregame With 'Don't Stop Believin' '". MTV News. February 1, 2009. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ "Rag Magazine July 2008: Interview with Deen Castronovo"[permanent dead link] Retrieved on July 14, 2008.
- ^ JourneyMusic.com (March 11, 2008). "Journey set to release 'Revelation' June 3 exclusively at Wal-Mart" Archived February 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on March 12, 2008.
- ^ JourneyMusic.com (December 5, 2007). "Journey welcomes Arnel Pineda with "Open Arms" to their family as the band's new lead singer" Archived 2008-02-28 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on December 6, 2007.
- ^ "Arnel Pineda...Journey's Great Equalizer", pinoyreport.com. (archived 2009)
- ^ "The "Journey" Band Asian Tour 2009 will start in the Philippines". CelebrityPeeps. Archived from the original on May 29, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
- ^ "Billboard Top 25 Tours" Retrieved on April 3, 2009
- ^ "Arnel Pineda's little angel turns one!". arnelpinedarocks.com. Archived from the original on January 6, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
- ^ "Bio: Arnel Pineda", biography.com
- ^ Sulat Jr, Bert B. "Arnel Pineda's journey continues". Rappler. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
- ^ "Neal Schon Feuding With Journey Bandmates Over Trump Visit". Billboard. August 7, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- ^ Ng, Karen. "MYXclusive: ARNEL PINEDA Addresses Controversy Over White House Visit With JOURNEY Bandmates!". MYX. ABS-CBN Corporation. Retrieved November 3, 2020.[permanent dead link]
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- ^ "40th Box Office Entertainment Awards given out". Pep.ph. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
Bibliography
- Daniels, Neil (2011). The Untold Story of Journey. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-1-84938-657-9.
External links
- Arnel Pineda official website
- Arnel Pineda Foundation Inc. website (non-profit organization)
- Arnel Pineda Foundation Inc. Facebook page
- Arnel Pineda on Twitter
- Arnel Pineda at IMDb