Sonny Sandoval

Paul "Sonny" Sandoval (born 1974 in San Ysidro, California), is an American-born singer of Guamanian, Italian, Hawaiian and Hispanic descent.

He grew up in the ghetto area 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 1991, Sandoval's mother, a devout Christian, died of leukimia. Sandoval recalled later that he saw God in his mother's eyes while she was on her deathbed. He turned his life around very quickly, and became a Christian. He became a very talented Christian MC, and when his cousin Wuv Bernardo joined a band with his friend Marcos Curiel, he was asked to join too. At first he turned them down, but later changed his mind.

P.O.D. was formed in 1992, complete with bassist Traa Daniels.

To this day, Sandoval remains a Christian, and has inspired many teenagers to not commit suicide.