“My grandmother and mother were from Italy, so I was raised Catholic. That kind of just meant going to church on Easter and Christmas. I saw a radical transformation in my family when they started going to a Christian church. I watched them fall in love with God.”

American rapper and singer

Sonny Sandoval is an American rapper and singer known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of the nu metal band P.O.D. He helped shape the band’s sound and public identity from its earliest years, bringing together rap and singing in a style that became central to P.O.D.’s work. His name is closely tied to the group’s rise in nu metal, where he is recognized for fronting songs that blend heavy music with melodic and rhythmic vocals.