Arnel Campaner Pineda (born September 5, 1967) is a Filipino singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence in the Philippines during the 1980s and internationally in 2007 as the lead singer of the American rock band Journey. 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. His mother encouraged his love of singing at an early age, urging him to sing along to her favorite artists such as Karen Carpenter and Barbra Streisand. Growing up, his parents entered him in many singing contests. His mother, who suffered from heart disease, died when he was 13 years old. Her illness left the family in significant medical debt. More than six months behind on rent and unable to provide for the family, his father moved out and asked relatives to take in Pineda’s siblings. To ease his father’s burden, Pineda quit school to work. He spent about two years homeless, sleeping wherever he could — in public parks or on a narrow bench outside a friend’s crowded house. He earned a small living by collecting glass bottles, newspapers and scrap metal to sell to recyclers. He also went to the pier with friends to take on odd jobs such as cleaning scrap metal and docked ships. Food was scarce; at times he rationed a small package of Marie biscuits to last two days.
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Don’t Stop Believen
I Won’t Hold You Back
ABRACADABRA
Faithfully
After All These Years
Making Love – Air Supply
Now and Forever
Journey Steve Perry and Arnel Pineda duets
Meet Journey’s New Singer
Livin’ On A Prayer – Orianthi and Arnel Pineda
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
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