AJ Tabaldo (Antonio Javier Tabaldo) from Santa Maria, CA is a contestant in season 6 of American Idol. He auditioned in Los Angeles. He is a shipping clerk for U.P.S. in Santa Maria, where he is known for singing holiday carols at the UPS loading docks to give the workers a bit of enjoyment during the busy holiday period.[1]
Tabaldo is 22 years old, and is part Filipino and Portuguese with Spanish, French, Italian and Chinese. "I’m an ethnic mutt!" he states on his bio page on AmericanIdol.com. He started singing when he was 5, and is most influenced by R&B. He has auditioned 5 times for the show. "A.J. man, whether you like us three or not, you’ve put up with us for a quite awhile. You made it baby,” Idol judge Randy Jackson told Tabaldo during the show.
AJ Tabaldo (Antonio Javier Tabaldo) from Santa Maria, CA is a contestant in season 6 of