Alejandro Aranda was the runner-up on the seventeenth season of American Idol.
17 Facts About Alejandro Aranda
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Alejandro Aranda was born on August 11,1994, in Pomona, California.
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Alejandro Aranda has said that his musical influences include classical composers Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach and Frederic Chopin, along with contemporary artists such as Dead Can Dance, Nine Inch Nails, Trent Reznor, and Slipknot.
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In 2017, Alejandro Aranda won Artist of the Year with CSUN and Five of Five Entertainment.
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Alejandro Aranda is the only contestant to play seven original songs in the show's history, even though producers encouraged him to play cover versions of other musicians' music.
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Alejandro Aranda received a private audition through someone who attended a backyard concert that he performed, and on March 6,2019, he auditioned for the seventeenth season of American Idol in Los Angeles.
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Alejandro Aranda played "10 Years" in Hollywood Week and in the finale with an orchestra, making him the only contestant to perform four original songs in the finale of the show.
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American Idol judge Katy Perry jokingly begged Alejandro Aranda to be a "roadie" on her tour.
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Alejandro Aranda met Darren King at the Nashville show and being a long-time fan of MuteMath, it was an opportunity to play on the road with King and his wife, Sucre, during the 2019 Fall Tour.
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Alejandro Aranda released the single, "Tonight," under the name Scarypoolparty on June 28,2019, after signing with Hollywood Records.
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Alejandro Aranda wrote and produced this song for Exit Form with his friend and mentor Twin Shadow.
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Alejandro Aranda released the single, "Diamonds," on October 4,2019, along with a YouTube video and behind the scenes video.
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Alejandro Aranda was featured on Lollapalooza's 2020 online festival, which showed previously recorded concert sets.
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Alejandro Aranda collaborated with composer Rob Mathes on an 18-piece orchestra, adding orchestral arrangements on 12 of the album's tracks.
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Alejandro Aranda performed six to seven songs at each show on the United States leg.
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Alejandro Aranda was featured on the single "Forever" by American deathcore band Left to Suffer.
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Alejandro Aranda is extremely private and there are not many details available about his private life.