Early Life
Gaudencio Aquino Sillona III was born on February 1, 1981 in Glendale City, Los Angeles, California, United States, where he was raised by his parents Gaudencio Sillona, Jr., a pianist, and Amparo Aquino Sillona, a singer. He is the youngest among four siblings. On his father's side, he has five brothers, saying "Before my parents got together, my father was married to somebody else". He speaks fluent Tagalog. Among his musical influences as a young man were Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross and Gary Valenciano. He attended St. Genevieve's School in Panorama City. He was second-year college, taking up Computer Engineering at DeVry University in Los Angeles, California, when he decided to fulfill his dream of becoming a singer.
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