Jason Castro
S7 · Eliminated 4th
As of September 28, 2026
Jason Castro is a singer, songwriter, and real estate agent. After the band Castro broke up, he began work as a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. Two years later he formed Castro Property Group with his brother.[1]
Career
After the show
- July 1, 2008–September 13, 2008Castro completed the American Idols LIVE! Tour 2008 from July 1, 2008, to September 13, 2008.[1]
- November 29, 2008On November 29, 2008, Castro performed with his band The Heavy Steadies at the Flytrap Music Hall in Tulsa.[1]
- January 23, 2009Castro performed Hallelujah at the world premiere of Amar a morir on January 23, 2009, at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.[1]
- April 12, 2009On April 12, 2009, Castro signed to Atlantic Records.[4]
- April 13, 2010Atlantic released Castro's self-titled debut album on April 13, 2010.[1][4][9]
- November 9, 2010Who I Am was released on November 9, 2010, through Atlantic and Word. It was the first record with Word and the last with Atlantic.[6]
- January 15, 2013Word released Only a Mountain on January 15, 2013.[1][9]
- September 2, 2016The group Castro released the album Diamond Dreams on Fervent Records on September 2, 2016.Castro[1][7]
Date not documented
- Let's Just Fall in Love Again peaked at number 113 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 94 on the Pop 100.[4]
- Only a Mountain did not enter the Billboard 200. It peaked at number 183 on Top Current Albums and at number 14 on Top Christian Albums.[9]
- The debut album debuted at number eighteen on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 20,000 copies.[4]
- Who I Am peaked at number 198 on the Billboard 200.[9]
Discography
| Title | Type | Year | Label | RIAA certification | U.S. sales | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Love Uncompromised EP[9] | EP | 2010 | Atlantic Records | Not documented | 13,000[9][10]November 9, 2010 | |
| Jason Castro[5][9] | Album | 2010 | Atlantic Records | Not documented | 54,000[9]November 9, 2010 | Apple Music: Jason Castro |
| Changing Colors: Live From Studio 1290[9] | Live album | 2010 | Atlantic Records | Not documented | Not documented | |
| Who I Am[6][9] | Album | 2010 | Atlantic Records/Word | Not documented | 18,000[9]March 30, 2011 | |
| Who I Am EP[9] | EP | 2010 | Word | Not documented | Not documented | |
| Starting Line[1][9] | EP | 2012 | Word | Not documented | 2,000[9][11]October 24, 2012 | |
| Only a Mountain[5][9] | Album | 2013 | Word | Not documented | 20,000[9][12]April 24, 2013 | Apple Music: Only a Mountain |
| Only a Mountain (Deluxe)[5][9]Alternate edition | Album | 2013 | Word | Not documented | Not documented | Apple Music: Only a Mountain (Deluxe) |
| Diamond Dreams[1][7]Castro | Album | 2016 | Fervent Records | Not documented | Not documented | Apple Music: Diamond Dreams |
Awards
Checked October 7, 2026; none found.
Other activity
- After the band Castro broke up, he returned to Dallas and began work as a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. Two years later he formed Castro Property Group with his brother.[1]
- February 27, 2010On February 27, 2010, Castro sang at the ABC taping of The Bachelor wedding of Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney.[1]
- July 2010In July 2010, Castro appeared as himself in two episodes of The Bold and the Beautiful.[1]
Sources
12 sources
- Jason Castro (singer) (Wikipedia revision 1377164937) — Wikipedia, updated September 28, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 7, 2026.
Cited parts (8) of source 1
- Lead: “singer, songwriter, and real estate agent.”
- Music with younger siblings: “After the band broke up, Castro returned to Dallas and began work as real estate agent with [[NRT (company)|Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage]]”
- Music with younger siblings: “Two years later, he formed Castro Property Group with his brother.”
- Lead sentence: “born March 25, 1987”
- Infobox, Born line (birth_date):
{{Birth date and age|1987|03|25}} - Music with younger siblings: “The three siblings formed a group called [[Castro (music group)|Castro]]”
- Music with younger siblings: “in May 2015 they released their first music video”
- Infobox past_member_of: “past_member_of = Keeping Lions/Charlemagne, The Heavy Steadies, Castro”
- American Idol season 7 — Wikipedia, updated July 29, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
Cited parts (1) of source 2
- Elimination chart row Jason Castro: Pl. 4, Eliminated in the Top 4 column (5/7); ratings table episode 'Top 4 Results', May 7, 2008
- List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
Cited parts (1) of source 3
- Contestants table, row Jason Castro: season 7, place finish 4th
- Jason Castro (album) (Wikipedia revision 1324441335) — Wikipedia, updated November 27, 2025. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 7, 2026.
Cited parts (6) of source 4
- Background: “On April 12, 2009, Jason signed to [[Atlantic Records]]”
- Lead: “The album was released on April 13, 2010.”
- Background: “peaked at number 113”
- Background: “number 94 on the [[Pop 100]] chart.”
- Commercial performance: “debuted at number eighteen”
- Commercial performance: “first week sales of 20,000”
- iTunes album search for Jason Castro — Apple. Release database. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
Cited parts (6) of source 5
- Search result copyright for Jason Castro:
"copyright":"℗ 2010 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States." - Search result copyright for Only a Mountain:
"copyright":"℗ 2012 Word Entertainment LLC, A Curb Company" - Search result standard album:
"collectionName":"Jason Castro" - Search result Only a Mountain:
"collectionName":"Only a Mountain" - Search result Only a Mountain (Deluxe):
"collectionName":"Only a Mountain (Deluxe)" - Search result copyright:
"copyright":"℗ 2012 Curb | Word Entertainment"
- Search result copyright for Jason Castro:
- Who I Am (Jason Castro album) (Wikipedia revision 1367949204) — Wikipedia, updated August 6, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 7, 2026.
Cited parts (3) of source 6
- Lead: “the first record with Word and the last with Atlantic.”
- Lead: “It was released on November 9, 2010”
- Lead: “via [[Atlantic Records]] and [[Word Records]]”
- iTunes lookup for Diamond Dreams (collection 1130038554) — Apple. Release database. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
Cited parts (4) of source 7
- Lookup result copyright:
"copyright": "\u2117 2016 Fervent Records, A Curb Company. 25 Music Square West, Nashville, TN 37203" - Lookup result collectionName:
"collectionName": "Diamond Dreams" - Lookup result releaseDate:
"releaseDate": "2016-09-02T07:00:00Z" - Lookup result:
"artistName": "Castro"
- Lookup result copyright:
- Artist Spotlight: Castro — The Hudsucker, published July 25, 2016. News report. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
Cited parts (2) of source 8
- paragraph 1: “Castro is a folk-pop trio comprised of singing siblings Jason Castro, Michael Castro and Jackie Castro.”
- paragraph 2: “In 2015, the Dallas born-and-raised siblings returned to their family roots and joined forces to form a band”
- Jason Castro discography (Wikipedia revision 1314507700) — Wikipedia, updated October 1, 2025. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 7, 2026.
Cited parts (8) of source 9
- Studio albums table: “Released: April 13, 2010”
- Studio albums table: “Released: January 15, 2013”
- Studio albums table note: “did not enter the [[Billboard 200]], but did peak at number 183”
- Studio albums table, Only a Mountain row: “| 14”
- Studio albums table, Who I Am row: “| 198”
- EPs table: “Released: January 2010”
- EPs table: “Label: [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]”
- EPs table, The Love Uncompromised EP: “US sales: 13,000”
- Idol Chatter 11-09-2010 — USA Today (Idol Chatter), published November 9, 2010. News report. Cited by another source; not opened by our researchers.
- Scotty McCreery's Christmas album debuts at No. 4 — USA Today, published October 24, 2012. News report. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
Cited parts (2) of source 11
- Idol albums list: “Jason Castro, Starting Line EP (less than 1,000, +30%, 2,000)”
- Article body: “according to Nielsen SoundScan”
- Idol performance boosts Fantasia sales — USA Today, published April 24, 2013. News report. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
Cited parts (4) of source 12
- Album sales list: “Jason Castro,”
- Album sales list: “Only a Mountain”
- Album sales list: “(1,000, +136%, 20,000)”
- Article body: “Nielsen SoundScan”