USA: Partners looking at options for the American Song Contest!

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The EBU provided an update on the status of the American Song Contest following its cancellation by NBC earlier this year.

The American Song Contest was cancelled after its first season on NBC due to disappointing ratings and lack of impact on the music charts. Martin Österdahl the Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest commented at a press conference in Liverpool earlier today:

“Partners in America are looking at other options“

The Eurovision franchise in the US is operated by Voxovation, which holds the exclusive rights to the Eurovision brand beyond the European region.

The winner of the 2022 Contest was AleXa, from Oklahoma, with the song “Wonderland“.

Source: Eurovoix

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American Song Contest: Second season is cancelled!

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The U.S adaptation of Eurovision Song Contest took place from the 29th of March to 9th of May 2022, including five qualifying rounds, two semi-finals and a grand final which was won by AleXa from Oklahoma. All shows were hosted by Kelly Clarkson and Snoop Dogg and were aired from NBC. You can watch the winner’s performance below:

Ratings were lower than expected and there were several rumors online regarding the show not returning for a second season. Despite sources from NBC stating in November that the planning of the second season has started, Christer Bjorkman who was one of the producers of the show, confirmed while being in Spain for Benidorm Fest 2023, that the American Song Contest will not return in 2023.

He praised the production team of the show for their hard work while he stated his hope that the show will return in 2024. He also mentioned that five years are needed for the contest to be established in the U.S market.

While there is no official announcement from NBC regarding the cancellation of the show, by Mr Bjorkman’s statements it seems unlikely that the American version of Eurovision will return for a second season.

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Source: Eurovoix

 

American Song Contest: Christer Björkman “upset” with the ratings!

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Swedish producer Christer Björman worked last year with Peter Settman , Anders Lenhoff and Ola Melzig to bring Eurovision to the United States.  They were the men behind the American Song Contest which premiered in 2022.

However, the rating results were far from perfect.  The season premiere got only 2.9 million viewers.  The number dropped to just 1.6 million viewers.  This means that the American Song Contest got a smaller audience than Melodifestivalen despite the United States having a population 30 times bigger than Sweden!

In spite of this upset, Björkman considers that the final responsibility lies in the broadcaster in charge of the project, NBC.

That’s really a question for them to answer. Are they satisfied with how they got the message out? No, I do not think so. Are they happy with the viewership? No, I don’t think so either. Are they happy that they moved four weeks so they ended up on the same start date as Idol? No, I don’t think they’re happy with that either.

American Song Contest: second season?

After the show aired a number of NBC executives have been replaced.  At this point, the Swedish quartet is in contact with the new executives to discuss a second season.  According to Björkman, negotiations are still going on.  There is a 50/50 chance we will see a second season of the American Song Contest.  The team has sent a proposal to NBC executives that is pending for their approval.  In the end, the result will depend “on the money”.

AleXa won the American Song Contest 2022 representing the state of Oklahoma.

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American Song Contest: The contest is back | Submission of songs has begun!

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Despite the mediocre to bad ratings for the maiden American Song Contest, NBC seems to have not given up on the project and so the second contest is just around the corner, since the submission of entries has begun!

The mediocre performance of the first American Song Contest has not deterred those involved at NBC, who have already begun planning its return. The window for submitting songs to represent the 50 states, the five territories and the capital, Washington, is now open. Last year more than 7,000 songs were submitted, with this year’s number expected to increase.

Alongside the American Song Contest comes the Eurovision Canada, in which artists from each of Canada’s ten provinces and three territories will compete.

The big winner of the American Song Contest was Alexa from Oklahoma, with the song Wonderland.

We remind you that the American Song Contest was broadcast from March 21 until May 9, having five qualifier rounds, two semi-finals and a grand final.

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American Song Contest: AleXa from Oklahoma is the winner!

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The American Song Contest 2022 has just ended with Oklahoma winning the contest with the song Wonderland. 25-year-old AleXa from Oklahoma won the American Song Contest 2022, receiving 710 points. Colorado was second while Kentucky ended up in third place.

In tonight’s grand final the following artists participated:

  1. Connecticut – Michael Bolton – Beautiful World
  2. North Dakota – Chloe Fredericks – Can’t Make You Love Me
  3. Texas – Grant Knoche – Mr. Independent
  4. Alabama – Ni/Co – The Difference
  5. Kentucky – Jordan Smith – Sparrow
  6. Washington – Allen Stone – A Bit of Both
  7. American Samoa – Tenelle – Full Circle
  8. Oklahoma – AleXa – Wonderland
  9. Tennessee – Tyler Braden – Seventeen
  10. Colorado – Riker Lynch – Feel the Love

At the beginning of the final, Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson announced the system by which the results of the final will be announced. The 56-state judges were divided into 10 regions with each region awarding 1-7, 8, 10 and 12 points. In the public vote, each state voted separately while using the same system as the judges which resulted in the public vote determining 85% of the results!

The detailed results of the juries were as follows:

The overall results after the public votes:

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American Song Contest: The Last Four Qualifiers of the 2nd Semi-Final!

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A few moments ago, the qualifiers of the second semi-final, and therefore the last finalists of the American Song Contest 2022 were released. The second semi-final took place last Monday (2/5) with eleven states competing for the last five spots in the final. Tyler Braden from Tennessee won the jury vote and therefore advanced to the grand final!

The last four artists to reach the final are:

The public vote for the finalists will open the day before the grand final. As a reminder, the following artists made it to the final:

This will be the eighth of eight nights and will be broadcast live on Tuesday, May 9, at 2AM CET on NBC. You can also follow the contest from Denmark (DR) at 21:00 CET on Tuesdays, Finland (YLE) on Tuesday evenings, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Luxembourg (Red Bull) on demand, Greece (ERTFLIX), Iceland (RUV), Montenegro (RTCG) at 21:00 CET on Sundays, Norway (NRK) on Saturday nights, Serbia (RTS), Slovenia (RTV SLO) at 22:00 CET on Saturdays, Spain (RTVE Play) and Sweden (SVT)!

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American Song Contest: Second Semi-Final’s Results!

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A few minutes ago, the second semi-final of the American Song Contest ended, eleven states competed for the last five spots in the final. The outcome is decided by the votes of the judges and the public vote. AleXa (Oklahoma), Riker Lynch (Colorado), Jordan Smith (Kentucky), Ni/Co (Alabama) and Allen Stone (Washington) were named as the first finalists with Τyler Braden from Tennessee following them after winning the support of the judges in the second semifinal!

The following artists participated in tonight’s semi-final:

  1. Puerto Rico: Christian Pagán – “Loko“
  2. North Carolina: John Morgan – “Right in the Middle“
  3. Kansas: Broderick Jones – “Tell Me“
  4. New York: Enisa – “Green Light“
  5. North Dakota: Chloe Fredericks – “Can’t Make You Love Me“
  6. Connecticut: Michael Bolton – “Beautiful World“
  7. Texas: Grant Knoche – “Mr. Independent“
  8. California: Sweet Taboo – “Keys to the Kingdom“
  9. Tennessee: Tyler Braden – “Seventeen“
  10. Georgia: Stela Cole – “DIY“
  11. American Samoa: Tenelle – “Full Circle“

At the beginning of the night, Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson announced that AleXa (Oklahoma), Riker Lynch (Colorado), Jordan Smith (Kentucky) and Ni/Co (Alabama) won the public’s support in the first semi-final and would be in the final. At the end of the night, the jury winner of the second semi-final was announced and therefore Tyler Braden of Tennesse managed to beat Kansas’ Broderick Jones and will qualify as the sixth finalist.

The detailed results of the judges of the second semi-final were as follows:

  1. Tennessee: Tyler Braden – “Seventeen“
  2. Kansas: Broderick Jones – “Tell Me“
  3. California: Sweet Taboo – “Keys to the Kingdom“
  4. North Carolina: John Morgan – “Right in the Middle“
  5. Connecticut: Michael Bolton – “Beautiful World“
  6. North Dakota: Chloe Fredericks – “Can’t Make You Love Me“
  7. Puerto Rico: Christian Pagán – “Loko“
  8. Texas: Grant Knoche – “Mr. Independent“
  9. Georgia: Stela Cole – “DIY“
  10. American Samoa: Tenelle – “Full Circle“
  11. New York: Enisa – “Green Light“

Voting for those not selected by the jury will continue until Tuesday. The public vote will determine the four artists who will make it to the finals. The finalists will be announced during the week.

This was the seventh of a total of eight shows. You can also follow the contest from Denmark (DR) at 21:00 CET on Tuesdays, Finland (YLE) on Tuesday evenings, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Luxembourg (Red Bull) on demand, Greece (ERTFLIX), Iceland (RUV), Montenegro (RTCG) at 21:00 CET on Sundays, Norway (NRK) on Saturday nights, Serbia (RTS), Slovenia (RTV SLO) at 22:00 CET on Saturdays, Spain (RTVE Play) and Sweden (SVT)!

You can check here the performance of the first finalist of the second semi-final from Tennessee:

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American Song Contest: First Semi-Final’s Results!

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The first semi-final of American Song Contest just finished with eleven states competing for five spots in the grand final, with the outcome decided by the votes of the judges and the public vote. Tenelle from American Samoa, John Morgan from North Carolina and Sweet Taboo from California were the remaining qualifiers from the last qualifier round and will appear in the 2nd semi-final as well as Enisa from New York as she received the second wildcard. Washington’s Allen Stone qualified from the judges of the first semi-final and is the first finalist!

The following artists competed in tonight’s semi-final:

  1. Kentucky: Jordan Smith – ‘Sparrow‘
  2. Colorado: Riker Lynch – ‘Feel The Love‘
  3. New Hampshire: Mari – ‘Fly‘
  4. Washington: Allen Stone – ‘A Bit of Both‘
  5. Alabama: Ni/Co – ‘The Difference‘
  6. Wyoming: Ryan Charles – ‘New Boot Goofin‘
  7. Rhode Island: Hueston – ‘Held On Too Long‘
  8. Montana: Jonah Prill – ‘Fire It Up‘
  9. Michigan: Ada LeAnn – ‘Natalie‘
  10. Massachusetts: Jared Lee – ‘Shameless‘
  11. Oklahoma: AleXa – ‘Wonderland‘

At the beginning of the night, Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson announced that American Samoa’s Tenelle, North Carolina’s John Morgan and California’s Sweet Taboo won the public’s support in the fifth qualifier round. New York’s Enisa was announced later on as the second wildcard. Just before the end of the show, the winner of the first semi-final’s jury was announced and therefore Allen Stone from Washington will be in the final.

The detailed results of the first semi-final’s juries were as follows:

  1. Washington: Allen Stone – ‘A Bit of Both‘
  2. Kentucky: Jordan Smith – ‘Sparrow‘
  3. Rhode Island: Hueston – ‘Held On Too Long‘
  4. Michigan: Ada LeAnn – ‘Natalie‘
  5. Oklahoma: AleXa – ‘Wonderland‘
  6. Alabama: Ni/Co – ‘The Difference‘
  7. Montana: Jonah Prill – ‘Fire It Up‘
  8. Massachusetts: Jared Lee – ‘Shameless‘
  9. New Hampshire: Mari – ‘Fly‘
  10. Wyoming: Ryan Charles – ‘New Boot Goofin‘
  11. Colorado: Riker Lynch – ‘Feel The Love‘

Voting for those not selected by the jury will continue for one days until Tuesday. The public vote will determine the other four artists who will make it to the finals. The finalists will be announced during the next show.

This was the sixth of a total of eight shows. You can also follow the contest from Denmark (DR) at 21:00 CET on Tuesdays, Finland (YLE) on Tuesday evenings, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Luxembourg (Red Bull) on demand, Greece (ERTFLIX), Iceland (RUV), Montenegro (RTCG) at 21:00 CET on Sundays, Norway (NRK) on Saturday nights, Serbia (RTS), Slovenia (RTV SLO) at 22:00 CET on Saturdays, Spain (RTVE Play) and Sweden (SVT)!

You can check here the performance of the first finalist of the 1st semi-final from Washington:

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American Song Contest: The allocation of the artists in the two semi-finals!

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The artists who will compete in the two semifinals of the American Song Contest have been released. Last Monday, NBC hosted the last qualifier round from which 16-year-old Ada LeAnn with her song “Natalie” representing Michigan was named as the new American Song Contest semifinalist after winning the judges’ vote.

The artists who will compete in the first semi-final are:

  1. Alabama: Ni/Co – ‘The Difference‘
  2. Colorado: Riker Lynch – ‘Feel The Love‘
  3. Kentucky: Jordan Smith – ‘Sparrow‘
  4. Massachusetts: Jared Lee – ‘Shameless‘
  5. Michigan: Ada LeAnn – ‘Natalie‘
  6. Montana: Jonah Prill – ‘Fire It Up‘
  7. New Hampshire: Mari – ‘Fly‘
  8. Oklahoma: AleXa – ‘Wonderland‘
  9. Rhode Island: Hueston – ‘Held On Too Long‘
  10. Washington: Allen Stone – ‘A Bit of Both‘
  11. Wyoming: Ryan Charles – ‘New Boot Goofin‘

The artists who will compete in the second semi-final are:

  1. Connecticut: Michael Bolton “Beautiful World“
  2. Georgia: Stela Cole “DIY“
  3. Kansas: Broderick Jones “Tell Me“
  4. North Dakota: Chloe Fredericks “Can’t Make You Love Me“
  5. Puerto Rico: Christian Pagán “Loko“
  6. Tennessee: Tyler Braden “Seventeen“
  7. Texas: Grant Knoche “Mr. Independent“

The second semi-final will be completed with the remaining qualifiers from the 5th qualifying round as well as the second Wildcard!

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American Song Contest: The viewing figures of the fifth qualifier round!

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The final qualifying round of the American Song Contest took place on Monday night.

In Monday’s qualifier round, 16-year-old Ada LeAnn with her song “Natalie” representing Michigan was named the new American Song Contest semifinalist after winning the judges’ vote. In addition, Jared Lee (Massachusetts), Stela Cole (Georgia) and MARi (New Hampshire) were announced as the remaining semifinalists of the 4th qualifier round.

One day after the final round of the competition’s qualifying round, Nielsen gave us new ratings data for the competition. The latest American Song Contest qualifier round round averaged 1,470,000 viewers during its 120 minutes. In the 18-49 age group, the most important age group for advertisers, the heat drew 0.3% viewership (viewership as a percentage of the total population in this age group).

Compared to last week, the latest round of the American Singing Contest elimination managed a slight 2.08% increase in share of viewership. In one week, the competition picked up 70,000 viewers. Since its premiere, it has lost 52.7% of the audience.

The first part (20:00-21:00) was watched by 1,637,000 viewers (0.3% 18-49 rating) and the second part (21:00-22:00) by 1,304,000 viewers (0.2% 18-49 rating). In both positions, it was the fourth pick of the night!

Check out the appearance of the first semifinalist of the fifth qualifier round from Michigan:

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