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Jason Castro (singer)
Jason René Castro (born March 25, 1987) is an American acoustic music, acoustic/folk music, folk-pop singer, songwriter, and real estate agent. He was the fourth place finalist on American Idol (season 7), season seven of ''American Idol''. After ''Idol'', he signed a recording contract with Atlantic Records, and his Jason Castro (album), self-titled debut album was released on April 13, 2010. Early years Castro was born in Dallas, Texas, and raised in Rowlett, Texas. His parents, René and Betsy Castro, are Colombian and also had two other children, Michael and Jackie. Their father, René, is an architectural swimming pool designer. He attended Rowlett High School where he was a left winger on his school's soccer team and an honor student. He received a 1340 out of 1600 on his SAT. Castro was a junior majoring in Construction Science at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, College Station on a full academic scholarship when he auditioned for ''American Idol''. Castr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
American Idol Experience
The ''American Idol'' Experience was a theme park attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort. Inspired by the popular American television series ''American Idol'', the attraction invited park guests to audition in front of live audiences who would vote for their favorite singers. History The attraction's grand opening took place on February 14, 2009, with occasional preview performances in the weeks leading up to the official opening. A press event just prior to the official opening featured many "Idol" celebrities, including all seven winners, numerous finalists, host Ryan Seacrest, judge Paula Abdul and "American Idol" creator Simon Fuller. The attraction was promoted by winners of the ''American Idol'' from the seventh season onwards by appearing in commercials and announcing "I'm going to Disney World!". In June 2014, Disney announced that the show would close in January 2015, then two months later they pushed forward the closure to the end o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
