Vic Fuentes Biography

Vic Fuentes (born Victor Vincent Fuentes) is the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Pierce the Veil. He also plays the keyboard on some Pierce The Veil records. He plays in the band along with his brother Mike Fuentes.

Vic Fuentes Age

Victor Vincent Fuentes was born in San Diego, California, U.S. on February 10, 1983. He is 36 years as of 2018. He is of American Nationality and Mexican Ethnicity.

Vic Fuentes Family

Vic Fuentes was born on February 10, 1983, in San Diego, California U.S. to Vivian K. Fuentes and Victor Gamboa Fuentes. His father was a former Mexican jazz musician who now works as a painter. He has a younger brother, Mike Fuentes, two half-brothers, and one half-sister. He is related to Nick Martin, who currently plays in Sleeping with Sirens.

Fuentes learned to play guitar at the age of 7. After attending Mission Bay High School, he then attended San Diego State University, where he studied graphic design. He quit studying after his former band Before Today was signed to Equal Vision Records.

He wrote the song “A Match Into Water” on their third album, Collide with the Sky, for his former girlfriend who was suffering from breast cancer. Additionally, he is friends with Curtis Peoples, who was co-writer of the gold single “King for a Day”. They played together in a band called 3 Simple Words while attending high school.

Vic Fuentes Wife

Since 2014, American singer Vic is dating Danielle Victoria. Danielle is a print and commercial model who has endorsed with Wilhelmina Models LA and JE Model. She has also featured on Vic’s hardcore band Pierce the Viel in the music video of King for a Day.

Vic was previously in a relationship with Australian singer Jenna Mc Dougall. Later the couple got a split. He also has dated singer Laura Christine in the past years among others. Although the American singer has been into many relations he is not married nor has a wife or children.

Vic Fuentes Height

He has a height of 1.68 m ( ‎5 feet 6 inches) and a weight of 64 kg.

Vic Fuentes Career

During his time at Mission Bay High School Fuentes played in a neighborhood punk band called 3 Simple Words close by Curtis Peoples, who later cooperated with Pierce the Veil on certain tunes, including “Ruler for a Day”.

In 1998 he shaped a band called Early Times with his more youthful sibling Mike. Subsequent to discharging three EPs the band was compelled to rename because of copyright infringement. The gathering changed their name to “Before Today”.

In the wake of marking an account contract with Equal Vision Records, the band discharged their lone collection, A Celebration of an Ending, in 2004 preceding separating two years after the fact.

In 2007 the pair discharged their presentation record, A Flair for the Dramatic, with the newformed band considered Pierce the Veil. With this band, Fuentes discharged two additional collections, Selfish Machines and Collide with the Sky subsequent to coordinating bassist Jaime Preciado and guitarist, Tony Perry.

Vic Fuentes visited in North America, South America, Australia, Asia, and Europe a few times, played at huge music celebrations, for example, Rock am Ring and Rock I’m Park, Reading and Leeds, Warped Tour, Soundwave Festival and Slam Dunk Festival. On show visits Fuentes imparted a phase to acts including Bring Me the Horizon, All Time Low, Sleeping with Sirens, Tonight Alive and A Day to Remember.

He was involved in the short-lived supergroup Isles & Glaciers alongside his brother, with musicians including Jonny Craig, Craig Owens, Brian Southall, Nick Martin and Matt Goddard. After playing only one show at SXSW 2009 and releasing only one EP (The Hearts of Lonely People) in 2010, the band broke up.

Vic Fuentes was also a session guitarist for a short North American tour with the short-living pop-punk band Cinematic Sunrise.

Vic Fuentes Songwriting

Fuentes has written songs with the likes of Tom Denney, Curtis Peoples and Dave Yaden. He doesn’t have a concept for writing his songs but gains inspiration from familiar situations, personal experiences in relationships, touring and friends.

He has written songs inspired by fans, such as “Bulls in the Bronx”, on the album Collide with the Sky. This was written for Olivia Penpraze, who committed suicide in April 2012. Her friends wrote a letter to the band about what had happened. Penpraze had been a fan of Pierce the Veil. The band dedicated one song on Collide with the Sky to the young Australian, but it isn’t sure definitively whether it is “Bulls in the Bronx” or “Hold On Till May”.

“I Don’t Care If You Are Contagious”, from the second album, Selfish Machines, was also a fan-inspired song. The musicians said in an interview with music magazine Alternative Press that a young girl had contacted the band, writing that her boyfriend had died in a car accident and that they had met for the first time during a Pierce the Veil concert. Fuentes wrote this song as a present for her.

“Million Dollar Houses (The Painter)” from the same record is dedicated to his parents. The song is about their parents, who never separated even in a time when the family had almost nothing.

Vic Fuentes Net Worth

Fuente’s primary source of income is from being a singer and musician. He has a net worth of $1 million.

Vic Fuentes Awards

Alternative Press Music Awards

• 2014: Best vocalist (nominated)
• 2015: Best vocalist (nominated)

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