“When I was 12, my mother passed away from heart failure, leaving us in grief and in debt from her medical bills.”

Filipino singer and songwriter

Arnel Pineda is a Filipino singer and songwriter who came to prominence in the Philippines in the 1980s. He is best known as the lead singer of the American rock band Journey, a role that brought him international attention in 2007. Before that, he had already built a reputation at home as a performer. His name is most closely associated with rock music and with the unusual path that carried him from local recognition to a global stage.