Balita apl de ap biography

Filipino-American rapper, singer and record producer (born 1974)

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Pineda and the surname or paternal family name is Lindo.

Allan Pineda Lindo (born November 28, 1974), known professionally as apl.de.ap (AP-əl-dee-AP), is a Filipino-American rapper, singer and record producer.

He is a founding member of the hip hop group Black Eyed Peas (BEP).

Balita apl de ap biography

With the BEP, he has been nominated for 16 Grammy Awards, winning 6, including Best Pop Vocal Album.^[1]

Early life

Allan Pineda Lindo was born in Angeles City, Philippines. His Filipino mother, Cristina Pineda, raised him and his six younger siblings as a single mother.

His African American father, an airman stationed at Clark Air Base, left the family shortly after his birth. As a child, Pineda would make an hour-long jeepney trip to and from his school and helped his family subsist by farming sweet potatoes, corn, sugar cane and rice.