Apl.de.ap

Apl.de.ap: Biography in Details

Who is Apl.de.ap?

Apl.de.ap is a Filipino-American producer, singer, and rapper. He is popular for creating the hit hip-hop music group Black Eyed Peas.

His songs such as “We Can Be Anything”, “Fly”, “Going Out”, etc. are loved by the listeners. In 2012, he was honored with the GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards for Global Achievement by a Filipino Artist.

Moreover, he is an internet star who is followed by thousands of people on several social media sites. He served as a music coach in The Voice of the Philippines (2013).

Apl.de.ap- Net Worth 2024, Salary

By the reports of 2024, he has an estimated net worth of around $20 million. But his monthly salary is kept a secret.

He has his own independent record label, BMBX Entertainment.

Apl.de.ap- Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education

His birthdate is 28 Nov 1974 and was born in Angeles City, Philippines as Allan Pineda Lindo. The name of his mother is Cristina Pineda and his father’s detail is Joe Ben Hudgens.

He was adopted by an American family Hudgens at the age of 14 years.

His mom is Filipino while his dad is African American. Further, Lil’s ancestry is All-Filipino and has a total of six younger brothers plus sisters.

Among them his two brothers Arnel killed themselves and Joven Pineda Deala was murdered in 2009.

As per his academics, Apl.de.ap went to John Marshall High School.

Apl.de.ap- Professional Life, Career

Apl.de.ap when he was in 8th class, started to perform with a will.i.am and they formed The Black Eyed Peas in 1988.

Then in 1992, this group was signed by Ruthless Records. It has now four members named Will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo, and J. Rey Soul.

As of now, this group has released several albums. Their first album was titled Behind the Front (1998) followed by the second Bridging the Gap in 2000. The other musical projects are,

• Monkey Business (2005)
• The E.N.D. (2009)
• The Beginning (2010)
• Masters of the Sun Vol. 1 (2018)
• Translation (2020)

Allan Pineda is also involved in many charity programs. He is with Apl Foundation, founded in 2008 to help communities and children in Asia. For his social work, he was given the This Time Foundation award.

Apl.de.ap- Rumors, Controversy

This rapper plus songwriter is keeping himself away from scandals as well as rumors. But he was born with a health condition called nystagmus which is an involuntary movement of the eyes that limits vision.

Apl.de.ap revealed this in an interview and also discussed the surgery he went through. The Beverly Hills eye surgeon planted artificial lenses in his eyes so that he can see correctly.

Body Features- Height, Weight

Apl.de.ap’s height is 5 ft 6 inches and his body weight is average. Additionally, he has dark brown eyes and hair in black color.

Social Media

Apl.de.ap is available on social sites such as Twitter and YouTube, with around 272.8k and 2.8k supporters respectively.

Also, on Instagram, he is followed by over 337k people, and on Facebook, he has over 934k fans.

Trivia/Facts

• He is 49 years of age as of 2024.
• His Zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
• His nicknames are Apl D and Apple.
• He can speak English, Tagalog, and Kapampangan languages.
• He spent his childhood in Angeles, Pampanga.

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