Alejandro Aranda (born August 11, 1994), formerly known by his stage name Scarypoolparty, is an American musician and reality television personality from Pomona, California.
Aranda has said that his musical influences include classical composers Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach and Frédéric Chopin, along with contemporary artists such as Dead Can Dance, Nine Inch Nails, Trent Reznor, and Slipknot.
"[3] His audition video was released on February 6, 2019, and as of August 2019, it had reached 14 million YouTube views.
[13] American Idol judge Katy Perry jokingly begged Aranda to be a "roadie" on her tour.
[12] Aranda performed a free concert in Nashville, Tennessee on July 3, joined by Bizz & Everyday People.
[citation needed] He released the single, "Tonight," under the name Scarypoolparty on June 28, 2019, after signing with Hollywood Records.
[14][15] "Tonight" was performed on American Idol during the auditions as well as April 15, 2019 during the top 14 results show.
It was the stage for upcoming albums and a separation from the Idol image that was created and often in conflict with his emerging Scarypoolparty alter ego.
[22] He was featured on Lollapalooza's 2020 online festival, which showed previously recorded concert sets.
He collaborated with composer Rob Mathes on an 18-piece orchestra, adding orchestral arrangements on 12 of the album's tracks.