Camilo Wong "Chino" Moreno (born June 20, 1973) is an American singer,
songwriter and musician who is best known as the lead vocalist,
primary lyricist, and contributing guitarist of Deftones. He is also a
member of the side-project groups Team Sleep, Crosses, Saudade and
Palms.Moreno is well known for his distinctive screams, as well as his
soothing and dramatic tenor voice while singing melodically. In 2007,
he was placed at number 51 in Hit Parader's "Top 100 Metal Vocalists
of All Time".Moreno was born in Sacramento, California, United States,
the second of five children. His mother is of Mexican and Chinese
descent and his father is Mexican. His middle name was taken from his
maternal grandfather, Don Wong. The nickname "Chino" is the
Spanish-language term for Chinese people, shortened from "Chinito"
(little Chinese one), a moniker "given to him as a kid by his uncles
because he looked more Asian than he did Latino."
songwriter and musician who is best known as the lead vocalist,
primary lyricist, and contributing guitarist of Deftones. He is also a
member of the side-project groups Team Sleep, Crosses, Saudade and
Palms.Moreno is well known for his distinctive screams, as well as his
soothing and dramatic tenor voice while singing melodically. In 2007,
he was placed at number 51 in Hit Parader's "Top 100 Metal Vocalists
of All Time".Moreno was born in Sacramento, California, United States,
the second of five children. His mother is of Mexican and Chinese
descent and his father is Mexican. His middle name was taken from his
maternal grandfather, Don Wong. The nickname "Chino" is the
Spanish-language term for Chinese people, shortened from "Chinito"
(little Chinese one), a moniker "given to him as a kid by his uncles
because he looked more Asian than he did Latino."
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