Richard Edward Peralta,[fn 1][1] also known as Chad Peralta or mononymously as Chad,[1] is a Filipino-Australian singer and actor.

[2] Peralta learned to play classical guitar at the age of twelve.

He wrote and composed several songs in Tagalog and English before becoming an information technology consultant.

[2] He appeared on the first season of Pinoy Dream Academy along with Panky Trinidad, Irish Fullerton, Jay-R Siaboc, Ronnie Liang, and Yeng Constantino.

[2] After several weeks on the show, he released an album with Nugen Music.