Tonight the American Song Contest final takes place with ten states and territories competing for victory in Los Angeles.
The American Song Contest culminates this evening from 01:00 CET on NBC. After seven weeks of Qualifiers and Semi-Finals, the American public and juries will crown the first winner of the American Song Contest.
The artists and songs competing in the final are:
- Alabama – Ni/Co – The Difference
- American Samoa – Tenelle – Full Circle
- Colorado – Riker Lynch – Feel the Love
- Connecticut – Michael Bolton – Beautiful World
- Kentucky – Jordan Smith – Sparrow
- North Dakota – Chloe Fredericks – Can’t Make You Love Me
- Oklahoma – AleXa – Wonderland
- Tennessee – Tyler Braden – Seventeen
- Texas – Grant Knoche – Mr. Independent
- Washington – Allen Stone – A Bit of Both
How is it different from the Eurovision Song Contest?
The American Song Contest is based on the Eurovision Song Contest, however, has some key differences from the contest which was first held in 1956. Find out more about the differences and similarities to the Eurovision Song Contest below:
Where can you watch the American Song Contest?
The contest will be broadcast live on NBC in the United States as well as on CHCH in Canada. European viewers will need to wait a couple of days for the show to air:
- Austria/Germany/Switzerland – Servus TV – May 17 – 22:15 local time
- Estonia – TV3 – May 19 – 22:00 local time
- Finland – Yle TV2 – May 13 – 21:50 local time
- Greece – ERTFlix – May 11
- Iceland – RÚV – May 13 – 22:00 local time
- Montenegro – RTCG 2 – May 15 – 22:00 local time
- Norway – NRK1 – May 13 – 22:45 local time (Available online from 06:00 CET on May 13)
- Portugal – RTP1 – May 13 – 00:00 local time
- Serbia – RTS – To be announced
- Slovenia – RTVSLO 2 – May 13 – 21:40 local time
- Spain – RTVE Play – May 4 – 22:00 local time
- Sweden – SVT1 – May 14 – 15:40 local time
Image Source: NBC
