AJ was born on February 17, 1993 and he died just this morning April 17, 2011 on a highway accident.

According to investigation, police said Perez was with his father and 4 others aboard an ABS-CBN van that collided with a Partas provincial passenger bus along McArthur Highway in Barangay San Julian, Tarlac.

Police Officer 2 Michael Millante of the Moncada Police told dzMM that Perez was declared dead on arrival by a hospital in Paniqui shortly after the accident took place at 12:10 a.m. He suffered multiple head injuries which causes his death.

Perez’s 5 other companions were reportedly also injured during the crash and were taken to the hospital for treatment. They are GerardoGerardo Perez (father), driver Christopher Bautista, Christina Ferrer, Edwin Patelos and Danny Linunga.

The group had just come from a show in Dagupan and were reportedly on their way back to Manila.

It was also said that the van carrying Perez and his companions were trying to overtake a container van when they collided with the said passenger bus.

Shortly before the accident, Perez was still able to post a Twitter message thanking his fans who attended his show in Dagupan.

He was a member of ABS-CBN's circle of homegrown talents collectively known as Star Magic. He was launched as a member of Star Magic Batch 13.

He is also a regular performer at ASAP ROCKS and because of this before the show started they offered a moment of silence a prayer and a song dedicated just for him. The entire show of the ASAP ROCKS today is dedicated entirely for him.

Perez, or Antonello Joseph Sarte Perez in real life, appeared in various commercials of companies and brands, Colgate, Pepsi, Sun Cellular, Ayala Land, and Globe Telecom. He also appeared in various televison shows and movies in his mother network ABS-CBN and Star Cinema respectively.