Ellen Invites Arnel Pineda to Perform on her TV Show
March 25, 2008 by cd
After Charice Pempengco, Emmy Award winning host Ellen de Generes invited another Filipino artist to perform on her talk show “Ellen“. This time it’s Arnel Pineda, the new lead singer of the American rock band Journey.
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Here’s the story on how Arnel Pineda became Journey’s new lead singer:
Videos of The Zoo (Arnel Pineda’s band where he is the lead singer), performing cover songs by Journey, Survivor, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, Air Supply, The Eagles, Kenny Loggins and other popular acts from the 70s, 80s and 90s, began appearing on YouTube in February 2007. On June 28, 2007, Neal Schon of Journey contacted Noel Gomez, a longtime fan and friend of Pineda who uploaded many of these videos, to ask for Pineda’s contact information. Schon sent an e-mail to Pineda inviting the latter to audition for Journey. Pineda initially dismissed the e-mail as a hoax, but after being persuaded by Gomez, he finally replied to Schon’s e-mail. Ten minutes later, Pineda received a phone call from Schon. On August 12, Pineda, along with his manager Bert de Leon, flew to Marin County, just north of San Francisco, for a two-day audition. The star-struck Pineda was welcomed warmly but he described the audition as “nerve-wracking, tense”.
On December 5, 2007, Pineda was announced as the lead singer of Journey.
Watch the video HERE.
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March 26th, 2008 at 1:08 am
Ang galing talaga ni Arnel Pineda.
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