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Anthony Guzman and Adriel Carrion perform “Watermelon Sugar” by Harry Styles, American Idol 2021 Season 19 Hollywood Duets. After Katy Perry made an “official blanket ban” of Watermelon Sugar, Anthony and Adriel performed a lively version of the song, which made the judges stand up and dance. Lionel Richie commented that with their performance, both Anthony and Adriel turned into lead singers and they both go through to the next round. Startattle.com – American Idol.
Contestants: Anthony Guzman (27 years old), a warehouse worker and a viking enthusiast from Santa Rosa, California; Adriel Carrion (age 18) a college freshman from Houston County, Georgia
Round: Hollywood Duets
Song: “Watermelon Sugar” by Harry Styles
Result: Both Anthony Guzman and Adriel Carrion advanced to the next round.
Anthony Guzman, Adriel Carrion American Idol Season 19 “Watermelon Sugar”
Anthony Guzman, Adriel Carrion American Idol “Watermelon Sugar”
Show: American Idol
Season: American Idol 2021 (Season 19)
Host: Ryan Seacrest
Judges: Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie
The nineteenth season of the reality show singing competition American Idol premiered on February 14, 2021 on the ABC television network. It is the fourth season to air on ABC since the series reboot; Ryan Seacrest returns as host. Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie return as judges and Bobby Bones as mentor.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the show offered its first ever live virtual auditions to aspiring contestants through its Idol Across America program using custom-built Zoom technology. The remote auditions took place from August 10 to October 28, 2020 in 50 states plus Washington, D.C. as well as a number of open call auditions, and from these the producers selected the contestants who can then audition in front of the judges.
“Watermelon Sugar” is the second track from the second studio album Fine Line (2019) of English singer Harry Styles. The song was inspired by the American novel In Watermelon Sugar (1968) by Richard Brautigan. Released as the album’s fourth single on May 15, 2020, the song peaked within the top ten in more than 20 countries, including the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and the United States, where it became Styles’ first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It won the 2021 Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance.
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