Adrian Joseph "A.J." Tabaldo (born January 3rd, 1986) was a contestant on Season 6 of American Idol.
Audition[]
A.J.'s audition was not televised.
Hollywood Round[]
A.J.'s stay in Hollywood wasn't televised much, but he did manage to make the judges' final forty. The judges later told him that he did enough to advance to the Top 24.
Top 24[]
A.J. sang "Never Too Much" by Luther Vandross. He received enough votes to be considered "safe" for that week.
Top 20[]
A.J. sang "Feeling Good" by Cy Grant. He was placed in the Bottom 2 for that week, eliminating him from the competition.
Trivia[]
- Ryan mentioned that A.J. had tried out for American Idol five times before finally making it to the live shows in Season 6.
| Season 6 |
| Finalists |
| Jordin Sparks · Blake Lewis · Melinda Doolittle · LaKisha Jones · Chris Richardson · Phil Stacey · Sanjaya Malakar · Haley Scarnato · Gina Glocksen · Chris Sligh · Stephanie Edwards · Brandon Rogers |
| Semifinalists |
| Sundance Head · Sabrina Sloan · Antonella Barba · Jared Cotter · Leslie Hunt · A.J. Tabaldo · Alaina Alexander · Nicholas Pedro · Rudy Cardenas · Nicole Tranquillo · Amy Krebs · Paul Kim |