FOR OVER 50 years, countries in Europe have come together for an annual singing competition known as the Eurovision Song Contest.
After years of rumored development, The United States equivalent – titled American Song Contest – secured a premiere date for early 2022 and viewers want to know more about the show.
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When does American Song Contest air?
On March 21, 2022, American Song Contest will premiere on NBC from 8pm until 10pm ET.
Set to take place over a total of eight weeks, the Grand Final is scheduled for May 9.
The competition series will also be available for streaming on a couple of different popular apps.
For viewers who can’t catch the cable broadcasts of American Song Contest, they can access the show at their convenience through Hulu or Peacock.
Who are the contestants?
Musicians from all 50 states, five surrounding territories, and Washington, DC will compete in the contest.
On March 3, 2022, NBC revealed information regarding the participants competing in American Song Contest.
The competitors include a mix of relatively unknown musicians and singer-songwriters who already found mainstream success.
The contestants are:
- Kelsey Lamb (Arkansas)
- Ni/Co (Alabama)
- Las Marías (Arizona)
- Sweet Taboo (California)
- Nitro Nitra (Delaware)
- Ale Zabala (Florida)
- Stela Cole (Georgia)
- Jason J (Guam)
- Bronson Varde (Hawaii)
- Andrew Sheppard (Idaho)
- UG Skywalkin (Indiana)
- Alisabeth Von Presley (Iowa)
- Broderick Jones (Kansas)
- Brittany Pfantz (Louisiana)
- King Kyote (Maine)
- Jared Lee (Massachusetts)
- Ada LeAnn (Michigan)
- Keyone Starr (Mississippi)
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The participants who are already established, well-recognized performers include:
- Macy Gray (Ohio)
- Sisqó (Maryland)
- Riker Lynch (Colorado)
- Michael Bolton (Connecticut)
- Jewel (Alaska)
- Tenelle (American Somoa)
- Justin Jesso (Illinois)
- Jordan Smith (Kentucky)
- Yam Haus (Minnesota)
- The Crystal Method (Nevada)
- ENISA (New York)
- Alan Stone (Washington)
- Judd Hoos (South Dakota)
- AleXa (Oklahoma)
To secure the title of Best Original Song; a solo artist, duo, or band will represent each location across three rounds of competition.
For a complete list of the musicians participating in American Song Contest, check out NBC’s official website.
Who are the judges?
During the Super Bowl LVI halftime show on February 13, 2022 a promo aired for the American Song Contest announcing the hosts of the upcoming competition as Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson.
“I am honored to host American Song Contest alongside my lil sis Kelly Clarkson, aka Miss Texas,” said Snoop in a statement.
Kelly added: “I have been a fan and love the concept of Eurovision and am thrilled to bring the musical phenomenon to America.
“I’m so excited to work with Snoop and can’t wait to see every state and territory represented by artists singing their own songs,” she concluded.
In 2021, Snoop and Kelly appeared together on the 20th season of The Voice, another singing competition.
Kelly served as a coach, while Snoop came on as a mentor.
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What is the American Song Contest?
Based on Eurovision, American Song Contest is a nationwide singing competition.
Eurovision first debuted in 1956 and features artists from primarily European countries facing off with original music.
In 1971, Eurovision was broadcast in the continental United States for the first time.
Plans to develop an American version of the song contest began circulating as early as 2006.
It wasn’t until 2019, that Eurovision producers Christer Björkman and Ola Melzig secured the rights to launch an American adaptation.
According to Björkman, various cities across Nevada and Florida have been considered for hosting duties, including Orlando, Tampa, and Las Vegas.
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