37 years old (Born on March 25, 1987)
American, Singer; He is famous from American Idol.
Raised in Rowlett, Texas. Colombian-American Attended Vernon Schrade Middle School. Parents are Renu00e9 and Betsy Castro Performed as a drummer for the rock band Keeping Lions (formerly named Charlemagne).Jason Castro's Best Moments
Fun Facts About Jason Castro
His girlfriend`s name is Mandy Mayhall, a student of the University of Oklahoma
Plays guitar and drums. Also learned to play ukulele the week he performed Israel Kamakawiwo`ole`s "Over the Rainbow" on American Idol
Majored in construction science at Texas A&M University
His younger brother, Michael, auditioned in 2008 for the eighth season of American Idol
Two siblings, Michael and Jackeline (Jackie).
Twice in 2008, his performances on American Idol prompted huge digital sales spikes and album gains for original artists. His homage to Jeff Buckey`s version of "Hallelujah" prompted the Buckley download to rocket to No.1 on the Hot Digital Songs, selling 178,000 copies. A few weeks later, Castro`s take on Iz Kamakawiwo`Ole`s version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" sent Iz`s track to No. 11 on Hot Digital Songs
Graduated from Rowlett High School in 2005
Hates doing interviews, claiming he has trouble with it
Plays soccer
Is the first person in his family to be born in America
Appeared in Cheyenne Kimball`s music video "Hanging On" (2006).