 He was able to go to reach the teams final 6 before getting eliminated by coach Sarah.Arias was born on August 5, 1976 in Makati City, Philippines to Ariel Jose Bacerdo Arias and Redenta Nazareth Villegas.He started his education at Colegio San Agustin-Makati, but got into a lot of trouble growing up and went on to different high schools to finish, then to college at International Academy of Management and Economics, taking up a degree majoring in Management and Economics.