tv show American Song Contest | NBC | 2022 | Winner OKLAHOMA, 2nd Colorado, 3rd Kentucky

[tiejc]

 

 

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FORMAT

 

The 'American Song Contest' premiered on Monday 21 March 2022, during a two-hour primetime extravaganza on NBC in the States. Grand finale took place on Monday 9 May 2022. The competition featured seven two-hour shows on Mondays which included qualifying rounds, two semi-finals and a grand finale. As in Eurovision, juries and televote decided who advanced to the next round.

 

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HOSTS

 

Kelly Clarkson, Snoop Dog

 

 

 

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PARTICIPANTS

 

Alabama: Ni/Co - "The Difference"

Alaska: Jewel - "The Story"

American Samoa: Tenelle - "Full Circle"

Arizona: Las Marias - "De La Finikera"

Arkansas: Kelsey Lamb - "Never Like This"

California: Sweet Taboo - "Keys to the Kingdom"

Colorado: Riker Lynch - "Feel the Love"

Connecticut: Michael Bolton - "Beautiful World"

Delaware: Nitro Nitra - "Train"

District of Columbia: NËITHER - "I Like It"

Florida: Ale Zabala - "Flirt"

Georgia: Stela Cole - "DIY"

Guam: Jason J. - "Midnight"

Hawaii: Bronson Varde - "4 You"

Idaho: Andrew Sheppard - "Steady Machine"

Illinois: Justin Jesso - "Lifeline"

Indiana: UG skywalkin - "Love in My City (ft. Maxie)"

Iowa: Alisabeth Von Presley - "Wonder"

Kansas: Broderick Jones - "Tell Me"

Kentucky: Jordan Smith - "Sparrow"

Louisiana: Brittany Pfantz - "Now You Do"

Maine: King Kyote - "Get Out Alive"

Maryland: Sisqó - "It's Up"

Massachusetts: Jared Lee - "Shameless"

Michigan: Ada LeAnn - "Natalie"

Minnesota: Yam Haus - "Ready to Go"

Mississippi: Keyone Starr - "Fire"

Missouri: HALIE - "Better Things"

Montana: Jonah Prill - "Fire It Up"

Nebraska: Jocelyn - "Never Alone"

Nevada: The Crystal Method - "Watch Me Now"

New Hampshire: MARi - "Fly"

New Jersey: Brooke Alexx - "I Don't Take Pictures Anymore"

New Mexico: Khalisol - "Drop"

New York: ENISA - "Green Light"

North Carolina: John Morgan - "Right in the Middle"

North Dakota: Chloe Fredericks - "Can't Make You Love Me"

Northern Mariana Islands: Sabyu - "Sunsets & Seaturtles"

Ohio: Macy Gray - "Every Night"

Oklahoma: AleXa - "Wonderland"

Oregon: courtship. - "Million Dollar Smoothies"

Pennsylvania: Bri Steves - "Plenty Love"

Puerto Rico: Christian Pagán - "LOKO"

Rhode Island: Hueston - "Held on Too Long"

South Carolina: Jesse LeProtti - "Not Alone"

South Dakota: Judd Hoos - "Bad Girl"

Tennessee: Tyler Braden - "Seventeen"

Texas: Grant Knoche - "Mr. Independent"

U.S. Virgin Islands: Cruz Rock - "Celebrando"

Utah: Savannah Keyes - "Sad Girl"

Vermont: Josh Panda - "Rollercoaster"

Virginia: Almira Zaky - "Over You"

Washington: Allen Stone - "A Bit of Both"

West Virginia: Alexis Cunningham - "Working on a Miracle"

Wisconsin: Jake’O - "Feel Your Love"

Wyoming: Ryan Charles - "New Boot Goofin"

 

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EPISODES

 

QUALIFIERS

 

FIRST QUALIFIER 3/21/22: Arkansas, Connecticut, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Semifinalists: Rhode Island*, Oklahoma, Connecticut, Puerto Rico, Wyoming**

 

SECOND QUALIFIER 3/28/22: Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia

Semifinalists: Kentucky*, North Dakota, Kansas, Montana, New York**

 

THIRD QUALIFIER 4/4/22: Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Louisiana, New Jersey, Northern Mariana Islands, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas

Semifinalists: Tennessee*, Colorado, Alabama, Texas

 

FOURTH QUALIFIER 4/11/22: Arizona, District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Utah, Washington, West Virginia

Semifinalists: Washington*, Massachusetts, Georgia, New Hampshire

 

FIFTH QUALIFIER 4/18/22: American Samoa, California, Guam, Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Vermont

Semifinalists: Michigan*, American Samoa, North Carolina, California

 

* Jury selection

** Redemption artist

 

SEMIFINALS

 

FIRST SEMIFINAL 4/25/22: Alabama, Colorado, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Washington, Wyoming

Finalists: Washington*, Oklahoma, Colorado, Kentucky, Alabama

 

SECOND SEMIFINAL 5/2/22: American Samoa, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Kansas, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, Texas

Finalists: Tennessee*, Connecticut, North Dakota, Texas, American Samoa

 

* Jury selection

 

FINALS

 

GRAND FINAL 5/8/22: 1. Oklahoma (710 points), 2. Colorado (503 points), 3. Kentucky (407 points), 4. Texas (366 points), 5. Washington (359 points), 6. American Samoa (342 points), 7. Connecticut (338 points), 8. Alabama (285 points), 9. North Dakota (267 points), 10. Tennessee (251 points)

WINNER: OKLAHOMA

2nd place: Colorado

3rd place: Kentucky

 

Jury results

1. Washington (105 points), 2. Tennessee (88 points), 3. Kentucky (79 points), 4. Alabama (60 points), 5. Oklahoma (56 points), 6. North Dakota (48 points), 7. Texas (42 points), 8. Connecticut (40 points), 9. American Samoa (37 points), 10. Colorado (25 points)

 

Washington received 12 points from the juries of the Midwest, New England, Mountains, Mid Atlantic, Southwest and the Pacific West.

Tennessee received 12 points from the juries of the Upper South and the Territories

Alabama received 12 points from the juries of the Plains

Kentucky received 12 points from the juries of the Lower South

 

Regions

Lower South: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee | Spokesperson: Ale Zabala (Florida)

Mid Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania | Spokesperson: Nitro Nitra (Delaware)

Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin | Spokesperson: Yam Haus (Minnesota)

Mountains: Colorado, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming | Spokesperson: Ryan Charles (Wyoming)

 New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont | Spokesperson: Jared Lee (Massachusetts)

Pacific West: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington | Spokesperson: Bronson Varde (Hawaii)

Plains: Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma | Spokesperson: Alisabeth Von Presley (Iowa)

Southwest: Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Texas | Spokesperson: Savannah Keyes (Utah)

Territories: American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands | Spokesperson: Jason J. (Guam)

Upper South: Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, Virginia | Spokesperson: Almira Zaky (Virginia)

 

Public vote results

1. Oklahoma (654 points), 2. Colorado (478 points), 3. Kentucky (328 points), 4. Texas (324 points), 5. Connecticut (298 points), 6. American Samoa (295 points), 7. Washington (254 points), 8. Alabama (225 points), 9. North Dakota (219 points), 10. Tennessee (163 points)

 

 

 

Edited May 10, 2022 by tiejc

[fiercE]

 

This should've won the jury last week.

 

Jared should've sent a shorter version of Afterglow.

[FameFatale]

That song from Georgia is 

[EnterTheAttic]

Georgia was ******* amazing last week! Definitely in my top 5 of the whole this far! 

 

 

Heat 5 songs are out! 

 

 

[EnterTheAttic]

New Boot Goofing is expectedly the first entry to be redeemed and will perform in the Semifinals. It's already a cult classic!

 

 

[Gogetonthebus]

Las Marias were done so dirty last week. This jury is a raggedy old white iHeart Radio mess. Every week I think they can't possibly elevate yet another white man's ballad, but then they do just that.

 

I'm ready for the Semi-Finals already.

[orange22]

9 hours ago, EnterTheAttic said:

New Boot Goofing is expectedly the first entry to be redeemed and will perform in the Semifinals. It's already a cult classic!

 

 

Excellence prevailed 

[tiejc]

Massachusetts, Georgia and New Hampshire move on to the semifinals. 

[Miles.]

1 hour ago, tiejc said:

Georgia move on to the semifinals. 

YESSS, Georgia, Texas, and Oklahoma are the best so far. The way I’m 3/3, taste  

[Miles.]

11 hours ago, EnterTheAttic said:

New Boot Goofing is expectedly the first entry to be redeemed and will perform in the Semifinals. It's already a cult classic!

 

 

How are they awarding this before the final songs have even premiered…..? Also, if this is based on streams aren’t the songs from the first week at an extreme advantage?

 

This is kinda…..

[tiejc]

Michigan is the jury selection!

[Shawn]

Since half of the jury are iHeartRadio people - the winner's prize being radio payola makes sense.

 

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Also, it sounds like the production designers will be changing up the stages for the semis? Interesting.

[tiejc]

Voting for California and American Samoa

[EnterTheAttic]

7 hours ago, Miles. said:

YESSS, Georgia, Texas, and Oklahoma are the best so far. The way I’m 3/3, taste  

Omg these are my top 3 of the whole contest, TASTE 

[Hector]

I get why Michigan won lost night but California easily had the best song. Hope they make it in next week   Along with Illinois and Missouri. 

[Gogetonthebus]

The whitebread iHeart Radio jury payolaing bland songs into the semi-finals. It all makes sense now. Truly the last people I would ask for an opinion on a song's quality 

 

American Samoa had better qualify or we riot!

[tiejc]

Ratings up from last week but sadly still bad.

[Scandalous]

California slayed

 

how tf did NH slide into the top 4?

[Michaelnsync]

So they mentioned 3 weeks from the finale. So I guess the Final 22 that made it into the Semifinals,   Do we know how many make the finals? If they do 4 by Jury and America, and then 2 redemption, that would be 10 for the Finals. 

 

1st Semi Final (11 each)

2nd Semi Final  (11 each)

 

[Michaelnsync]

1 minute ago, Scandalous said:

California slayed

 

how tf did NH slide into the top 4?

My Top 3 from last weeks were MA, GA, and NH. The song is like Greatest showman vibe. Very empowering song!! Glad it made it. 

[Gogetonthebus]

Rumored Semi-Final lineups based on who is in LA already:

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Semi-Final 1:

Ada LeAnn (Michigan)

AleXa (Oklahoma) - this one is not 100% confirmed

Grant Knoche (Texas)

Hueston (Rhode Island)

Jared Lee (Massachusetts)

Jonah Prill (Montana)

Jordan Smith (Kentucky)

MARi (New Hampshire)

Ni/Co (Alabama)

Riker Lynch (Colorado)

Ryan Charles (Wyoming)

 

Semi-Final 2:

Allen Stone (Washington)

Broderick Jones (Kansas)

Chloe Fredericks (North Dakota)

Christian Pagán (Puerto Rico)

Michael Bolton (Connecticut)

Stela Cole (Georgia)

Tyler Braden (Tennessee)

Heat 5 Qualifier

Heat 5 Qualifier

Heat 5 Qualifier

 

 

Semi-Final 1 is a bloodbath. What are they thinking?

[tiejc]

Alabama, Colorado, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Oklahoma, Washington and Wyoming will compete in SF1 on 4/25

 

https://www.goldderby.com/article/2022/american-song-contest-week-6-preview-semi-finalists/amp/

[tiejc]

Puerto Rico is in a good SF to make the grand finale. Fingers crossed he goes through.

[orange22]

I’m not loving the structure of this show. Anyone else feel like more contestants should have qualified or there should have been another round of some sort? it just feels like we’ve lost a lot of interesting acts already and the jury picks have been a CHOICE.
 

They didn’t even do the show over a short period of time and make it an event like Eurovision so why couldn’t they go full American game show and give us multiple episodes in a week and a battle round for the wild card spots or something? Not to mention this had SUMMER programming written all over it. The GP is more patriotic around that time anyway.

 

[Shawn]

That first semifinal lineup is terrifying.

 

Hopefully, it's because producers are trying to knock some acts out.

 

Due to the voting system, vote-splitting isn't as potent. But I think it might happen anyway. 

 

Also, due to the low ratings, fanbases become more powerful. MARionettes and K-Pop VPNs, do your worst!