All about Rob Deniel

Hot new singing idol talks about himself and reveals some secrets his fans would love to know about.

Rob Deniel was born Rob Deniel A. Barrinuevo on Oct. 6, 2003 in San Pablo, Laguna.

It is Deniel with an “e” not Daniel.

He is now 20 years old.

His nicknames are Rob or Robby or RD.

He studied at the Blessed Christian School and at the Malayan Colleges, both in Laguna.

His favorite song is Paniwalaan by the group Blue Jeans.

His music idols are Elvis Presley and The Beatles.

His favorite color is red.

His favorite TV show is the K-drama “Our Beloved Summer.”

His favorite movie is “10 Things I Hate About You.”

Ryan Gosling is his favorite actor while Julia Roberts is his all-time celebrity crush.

His favorite quote is about rock ‘n roll music. If you like it, if you feel it, you can’t help but move to it.

He remembers his best childhood memory. “We performed flute at our school when I was in Grade 3. I wore an Avatar costume with a blue painted face and a blue jumpsuit.”

His dream job is what he is doing now. “I was really shy about it when I was little but I really love performing like singing and dancing a little.”

He has a secret talent no one knows about. “I can make my fingers look like a cobra.” That is now no secret anymore.

He loves watching rom-com movies.

His favorite fruit is rambutan.

He gets sleepy when listening to podcasts.

The walls of his room are painted white.

He loved playing basketball as a boy.

To avoid doing house chores, he would sometimes pretend to be asleep.

He plays That’s Life by Frank Sinatra in his head to make a grand entrance every time he enters a room complete with tito dance moves.

If he could switch voices with any famous singer or celebrity, it would also be with Frank Sinatra. He will use the voice to serenade his crush.

The hypebeast is the most embarrassing and weirdest fashion trend he has ever followed.

The funniest thing he has ever heard from someone else’s conversation is this: “Kamukha lang ni Rob Deniel ‘yan.”

If he could eat only one kind of food for the rest of his life, it would be beef tapa with garlic rice.

The weirdest dream he has ever had is losing his guitar during an event or gig.

The silliest thing is has ever bought online is a pair of Spiderman gloves with sticky web on TikTok.

The most embarrassing text message he has ever sent is his reply to a friend’s question if he is free that day. “I texted, ‘Idiot know yet.’ I meant ‘I don’t know yet’ but auto-correct changed it.”

His funniest misheard song lyrics are from the “Ghostbusters” song. “I thought it was ‘Those bastards.’ That was how I sang it when I was little.”

His father gave him his first guitar as a gift on his 12th birthday.

He draws inspiration from local bands like The Eraserheads, Rivermaya and Orange and Lemons.

He launched his singing career with his own composition Ulap. He recorded it alone in his room, singing it to his mobile phone and then used the Garage Band app to do the music arrangement, which he played himself. He described Ulap, bedroom jazz.

His latest single is Miss Miss, which now has over 41 million streams on Spotify.

What advice would he give his younger self? “Keep searching for the things you love and be grateful to everyone around you.”

What about your future self? “Always find ways to improve yourself and I hope you find your peace.”

Rob’s next gig is at Viva Café on Saturday, May 18.