American Song Contest

song contest and television programme

The American Song Contest is an American music reality competition television series based on the Eurovision Song Contest. It sees all 50 U.S. states, five territories, and Washington, D.C. compete for the title of Best Original Song. The contest takes place between March 21 and May 9, 2022, and airs on NBC. The show is hosted by the rapper, songwriter, media personality, actor, and entrepreneur Snoop Dogg and the singer, songwriter, actress, author, and television personality Kelly Clarkson.

Some of the competitors are famous singers include: Allen Stone (famous soul and R&B singer and musician from Chewelah, Washington), Michael Bolton (famous New Havener singer), Christian Pagán (winner of Idol Puerto Rico), Jordan Smith (famous singer from Harlan).

The latest winner (and first) of the American Song Contest is K-pop idol AleXa of Oklahoma, achieving her state's first win of the contest (and first of the competition) in Universal City, California in 2022, with her song "Wonderland".[1]

The American Song Contest was postponed in favor of the America's Got Talent: Extreme due to COVID-19 related concerns involving the Omicron variant.

List of winners

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Year Country Song Performer Article
2022   Oklahoma "Wonderland" AleXa ASC 2022

Highest placings of non-winning countries

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Best placing Country Most recently
Song Performer Article
2nd   Colorado "Feel the Love" Riker Linch ASC 2022
3rd   Kentucky "Sparrow" Jordan Smith ASC 2022
4th   Texas "Mr. Independent" Grant Knoche ASC 2022
5th   Washington "A bit of both" Allen Stone ASC 2022
6th   American Samoa "Full Circle" Tenelle ASC 2022
7th   Connecticut "Beautiful World" Michael Bolton ASC 2022
8th   Alabama "The Difference" Ni/Co ASC 2022
9th   North Dakota "Tu esi vasarā" Dzintars Čīča JESC 2003
10th   Tennessee "Seventeen" Tyler Branden ASC 2022

International broadcasting

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The show is also set to be broadcast in multiple European countries, as well as in Canada:

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References

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  1. Terry, Connor (May 10, 2022). "The American Song Contest: Oklahoma's AleXa wins the very first edition of the contest". escunited.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.

Other websites

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