apl.de.ap

apl.de.ap in 2010, Left Eyed Photography / Shutterstock.com

Birth Name: Allan Pineda Lindo

Place of Birth: Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines

Date of Birth: November 28, 1974

Ethnicity:
*African-American (father)
*Filipino (mother)

apl.de.ap is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. He is a member of hip hop group Black Eyed Peas. Other members of the group have been/are Fergie, Taboo, and will.i.am.

apl.de.ap was born in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines. His American father was in the Air Force, stationed at Clark Air Base, and was African-American. His mother, Cristina Pineda, was Filipino. apl.de.ap speaks Tagalog and Kapampangan.

apl.de.ap was initially raised by his single mother. At the age of fourteen, with the help of the Pearl S. Buck Foundation, he moved to the U.S., where he was adopted by his sponsor, a lawyer named Joe Ben Hudgens.