Paul Joshua "Sonny" Sandoval (born May 16, 1974)[1] is an American musician, rapper, singer, and songwriter.

Over the course of their career, the band has received three Grammy Award nominations, contributed to numerous motion picture soundtracks and toured internationally.

[6][7] Since 2008, Sandoval has been part of an outreach group, The Whosoevers, with Ryan Ries, Lacey Sturm, of Flyleaf, and Brian Welch, guitarist for the nu metal band Korn.

[8] In 2023, the City of San Diego declared June 23 to be "Sonny Sandoval Day," meant to honor the vocalist.

Sandoval is widely credited with the sudden popularity of the name Nevaeh, which, as he revealed on MTV Cribs, is "heaven" spelled backwards.