USA : The American Song Contest grand final show postponed for May 9, 2022

Thursday, 20 January 2022

• The American song contest's grand final show has been postponed for May 9, 2022. 

  Change of plans for the American Song Contest, which sees its first edition's grand final show postponed for May 9, just one day before the first semi-final live show of the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin.

  The American Song Contest which is brought to the audience by Propagate in association with Universal Television Alternative Studio, a division of Universal Studio Group, was planned initially to kick off on February 21, 2022 aired live by NBC. Now the launch of the show is pushed back one month later and will  commence on March 21, whilst the grand final will take place on May 9. 

  The show that willl unfold with over three qualifying heats, semifinals and a Grand final show will see competing acts competing  representing all 50 states, five U.S. territories and the nation’s capital Washington DC. Each representative can be either a solo artist, a duo, a DJ or a band will represent each competing terittory performing an original song, showcasing the different styles and genres of music across America.

  Earlier back in May 2021, the producers of the American Song Contest launched the submission process on the contest's newly casting website outlining what they are looking for and under which terms. 

  The production team is made up by some of the most oustanding in experience producers of the Eurovision Song Contest itself and Propagate’s executive producers . Namely it's formed by: 

  • Audrey Morrissey
  • Anders Lenhoff (Sweden)
    
  • Christer Björkman (Sweden)
    
  • Peter Settman (Sweden)
    
  • Ola Melzig (Sweden)
    
  • Gregory Lipstone
  •  Ben Silverman 
  • Howard T. Owens

  Further updates on the show, tickets, presenters, artists and, of course and Host City will come to light over the following weeks. 

   

  News Source: Eurovision.tv