How Disney Night Proved American Idol Should Do More Group Performances

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Disney Night on American Idol season 20 began with a group performance of the smash hit «We Don't Talk About Bruno» from Encanto, which proved that the show should do more of these production numbers with the whole cast. Longtime fans of the show remember that when American Idol appeared on Fox, it was a two-night event, with performances airing on the first night and the results show occurring on the night after that. During the results shows, the finalists would sing together in group performances that showcased their personalities and friendships. Viewers had the opportunity to see different sides of their favorite contestants, as they sang and danced to choreographed numbers without the pressure of being critiqued by the judges. When the show moved to ABC and the show began airing on only one night and revealing the results at the end of the episode, time constraints made group performances mostly a thing of the past.

The American Idol season 20 Top 10 finalists' performance of «We Don't Talk About Bruno» was a throwback to the early days of the show. The song was the perfect choice for a large group of contestants as it incorporates almost the whole cast of the movie and has many different singing parts. The performance began with Nicolina, Leah Marlene, Lady K, HunterGirl, and Emyrson Flora singing the first verse in front of a screen filled with the colorful scenery from the movie. They then moved to the side and Adassa and Rhenzy Feliz, the voice actors who played Dolores and Camilo in the film, took center stage. They sang their parts with the help of the harmonies of the finalists. Then Christian Guardino and Mike Parker joined the performance, dancing through the audience of screaming fans with Leah, while Jay