NBC‘s inaugural season of American Song Contest came to a close on Monday, May 9. And in the final, Tulsa, Oklahoma native and K-Pop star AleXa reigned supreme. Thanks to the judge panel and fan voting, AleXa ended with a 200-point lead over her fellow competitors. Riker Lynch (Colorado) came in second, and Jordan Smith (Kentucky) came in third. Grant Knoche (Texas) was fourth, Allen Stone (Washington) was fifth, Tenelle (American Samoa) was sixth, Michael Bolton (Connecticut) was seventh, Ni/Co (Alabama) was eighth, Chloe Fredericks (North Dakota) came in ninth, and Tyler Braden (Tennessee) came in 10th. Each sang their selected song in each round, with each performance elevated a bit from the last. And in the end, AleXa’s “Wonderland” won big. Here, she chats with TV Insider about her victory, her time on the show, and what she has planned next. You won by a big margin. How...
- 5/10/2022
- TV Insider
The debut season of “American Song Contest” on NBC ended with Oklahoma’s AleXa claiming victory thanks to her psychedelic K-pop tune “Wonderland.” (Read our minute-by-minute recap of the Grand Final.) AleXa is a singer, dancer and songwriter who grew up in Tulsa but now lives in Seoul, South Korea. The day after the finale aired, Gold Derby sat down with the viral sensation to talk about her big win and what she thought of hosts Kelly Clarkson and Snoop Dogg. Watch our exclusive video interview above.
“Overwhelmed would be the correct word,” AleXa says when asked to describe what she felt the moment she won. “It was such a moment of just pure happiness and luck and gratitude, because in that moment I had my mother on my left, my father on my right, my company CEO that flew in all the way from Korea, as well as the rest of our staff.
“Overwhelmed would be the correct word,” AleXa says when asked to describe what she felt the moment she won. “It was such a moment of just pure happiness and luck and gratitude, because in that moment I had my mother on my left, my father on my right, my company CEO that flew in all the way from Korea, as well as the rest of our staff.
- 5/10/2022
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
“American Song Contest” concluded its premiere season with Episode 8 on Monday, May 9. Kelly Clarkson and Snoop Dogg hosted the NBC reality TV competition that showcased 10 finalists hoping to win the grand prize. So which state or region outshined the rest? Below, read our rankings for Season 1 Episode 8 from worst to best.
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Representatives from each of the 50 states, five US territories and the District of Columbia took part in this round-robin tournament to find the best original song in America.
Each locale showcased an original song that was performed by a home-grown talent, be it a solo singer, duet or band. The competition consists of three rounds: the first five weeks were qualifiers followed by two semi-finals and the final. Voting will be by both fans and “a jury of music industry professional.”
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See Did the right person win ‘American Song Contest’ 2022? [Poll]
Representatives from each of the 50 states, five US territories and the District of Columbia took part in this round-robin tournament to find the best original song in America.
Each locale showcased an original song that was performed by a home-grown talent, be it a solo singer, duet or band. The competition consists of three rounds: the first five weeks were qualifiers followed by two semi-finals and the final. Voting will be by both fans and “a jury of music industry professional.”
See Everything to know about ‘American Song Contest’
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- 5/10/2022
- by Vincent Mandile
- Gold Derby
Who won “American Song Contest” season 1? Only 10 acts made it through the qualifying rounds to compete in the final on May 9:
Alabama: Ni/Co singing “The Difference”
American Samoa’s Tenelle singing “Full Circle”
Colorado: Riker Lynch singing “Feel the Love”
Connecticut’s Michael Bolton singing “Beautiful World”
Kentucky: Jordan Smith singing “Sparrow”
North Dakota’s Chloe Fredericks singing “Can’t Make You Love Me”
Oklahoma: AleXa singing “Wonderland”
Tennessee’s Tyler Braden singing “Seventeen”
Texas’s Grant Knoche singing “Mr. Independent”
Washington: Allen Stone singing “A Bit of Both”
Kelly Clarkson and Snoop Dogg host this reality series modelled on the Eurovision Song Contest. This round-robin tournament featured representatives from each of the 50 states, five US territories and the District of Columbia, all of whom were hoping to be the ones that perform the best original song in America.
Follow along with our “American Song Contest” finale recap...
Alabama: Ni/Co singing “The Difference”
American Samoa’s Tenelle singing “Full Circle”
Colorado: Riker Lynch singing “Feel the Love”
Connecticut’s Michael Bolton singing “Beautiful World”
Kentucky: Jordan Smith singing “Sparrow”
North Dakota’s Chloe Fredericks singing “Can’t Make You Love Me”
Oklahoma: AleXa singing “Wonderland”
Tennessee’s Tyler Braden singing “Seventeen”
Texas’s Grant Knoche singing “Mr. Independent”
Washington: Allen Stone singing “A Bit of Both”
Kelly Clarkson and Snoop Dogg host this reality series modelled on the Eurovision Song Contest. This round-robin tournament featured representatives from each of the 50 states, five US territories and the District of Columbia, all of whom were hoping to be the ones that perform the best original song in America.
Follow along with our “American Song Contest” finale recap...
- 5/9/2022
- by Matthew Stewart and Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
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