American Idol Season 17 runner-up Alejandro Aranda worried some of his fans this week when he started posting cryptic images on Instagram. Followers seemed concerned about his mental state. Alejandro, who goes by the stage name Scarypoolparty, deleted all his Instagram posts and started sharing strange images with worrying messages. Fans were confused at first, but Alejandro cleared things up on Friday.

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I'm so inspired," American Idol judge Lionel Richie declared after hearing contestant Alejandro Aranda sing for the first time in the audition round of season 2. Katy was almost right. After many rounds of competition, Alejandro ended up placing second behind Laine Hardy on the season finale. After learning about his past, we're not surprised that he got so far in the competition. In Alejandro's first audition, the Idol hopeful shared that he grew up in Pomona, California, and was homeschooled. The year-old artist and dishwasher also said that he didn't pick up music until "later on in his life" specifically , he started when he was 20 and taught himself how to sing. Belting out tunes in the street and playing his guitar eventually helped Alejandro get over his fear of stage fright. And not only did he get over it, he conquered it.
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Katy Perry asked if she could roadie for Aranda on his almost-instantly-sold-out first headlining tour, which hits the Vic Theatre Wednesday. Aranda signed a deal with Hollywood Records, and began work on a debut album that will showcase his emo-y industrial folk. He performed his first full-band show just a few months ago, at Lollapalooza. His hometown of Pomona, California, where Aranda had recently toiled as a dishwasher, threw him a parade. His friend Twin Shadow, who gave him an early break when he recruited Aranda for his touring band, is now opening for him. In a recent phone interview, Scarypoolparty broke down his almost unrecognizably weird new life.
I was a problem child. If I wasn't wearing that, it would have basically ran my whole hand through it. I didn't have a direction. I was working too many jobs.