American Idol Judges Call This Contestant A "Genius" After His Unbelievably Unique Performance

Mar 12, 2019 by apost team

It is not every day a contestant shows up at an American Idol audition and plays two instruments during the same performance. However, 24-year-old Alejandro Aranda is not an ordinary talent. And when the Pomona, California native was given his chance to show his talent to Idol judges Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie, and Katie Perry, he made sure to leave them all speechless with his amazing vocals and dexterous guitar play.

Despite Aranda's amazing performance, Lionel Richie had another request for the talented young man before stamping his ticket to Hollywood. Richie asked Aranda if he could perform another song. Richie also wanted Aranda to play the piano instead of the guitar for the second song performance.

Aranda, a self-taught musician, admitted it had been some time since he had played the piano. The rust was not apparent when he began playing and the crowd was quickly under Aranda's spell after just a few notes of the second song.

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Once the song was over, Bryan praised the performance of Aranda by saying he had never witnessed anything like what the young musician had just shown him. Bryan also expressed joy at being in the 'presence of greatness.'

Aranda explained to the judges that Trent Rezner, the frontman for the Nine Inch Nails provided him with musical inspiration. Aranda says he is also inspired by the work of classical musicians like Bach and Chopin. Once considering the unique mix of musicians, Aranda draws from, it is not so difficult to understand the unique style he has developed.

Katie Perry has already declared the winner of the current Idol season to be Alejandro Aranda. She did so despite the fact the show is still in the audition stages of the competition.

TIme will tell whether Aranda can live up to the declaration made by Perry. In the meantime, the Idol audience cannot wait to see the young man take the stage in Hollywood. For those of us who want more of Aranda's work now, we are fortunate to have access to Aranda's Instagram page where more of his original music can be enjoyed.

Did you enjoy the performance by Alejandro Aranda? Are you eagerly awaiting future performances from Aranda on Idol? Let us know in the comments and be sure to pass this video of his performance along to all your friends. They will appreciate the heads up on the great talent that will soon take the nation by storm.