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Paul Joshua "Sonny" Sandoval (born May 16 , 1974 ) is an American Singer . He is best known as the lead singer of the Nu Metal band P.O.D. Sandoval was born in San Ysidro, California of mixed Guamanian , Italian , Hawaiian , and Mexican descent. He identifies himself as Mexican, although he is commonly identified by his fans as Caucasian and refer to him as "the white guy in the band." He grew up in the a Mexican-American Ghetto of San Diego , and joined a gang at 13. He was a heavy smoker of Marijuana and a drinker during his teenage years. However, in 1992, when he was 18, Sandoval's mother, a devout Christian , died of Leukemia at the age of 37. As his mother was of a Christian faith, this was a huge influence over Sonny especially after her death. He quickly turned his life around, and became a Christian MC . He later joined the band Enoch, a band started by Wuv Bernardo , Gabe Portillo and Marcos Curiel , which, with the addition of Sandoval, became P.O.D. Sandoval appears on Anastacia 's 2004 album '' Anastacia '' on the track "I Do." The track is about fighting war, violence, and crime. His band P.O.D. has toured with Linkin Park , Story Of The Year , and Hoobastank . On several occasions he has sung with Linkin Park on their song " One Step Closer " (which is their traditional set finale), in which he screamed "Shut up/ Shut up when I'm talking to you." Sandoval proclaims his musical roots to belong to reggae, rock, and rap - the cocktail which best personifies P.O.D.'s work. He is a big fan of Blindside , Deftones , and Korn -- all of whom he remains close friends with. He graduated from high school with current WWE superstar Rey Mysterio , and in 2006 the band re-enacted Rey Mysterio s theme song Booyaka 619 . He has also been named number 63 in Hit Parader's Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time in 2006. He has recently cut his dreadlocks off, but hasn't been seen without wearing a hat. EXTERNAL LINKS
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