The ‘American Song Contest’ already has a release date in the United States

The countdown to the premiere of spin-off of the Eurovision Song Contest in the United States it is coming to its end. More than two and a half later since make the project known, the EBU announced this Friday that The American network NBC will premiere the first edition of the ‘American Song Contest’ next Monday, February 21.

50 states, 5 United States territories and the nation’s capital, Washington DC, will participate in this new musical competition that will search for the best original song in a great show. As Christer Björkman (one of those responsible for the format and former producer of Melodifestivalen) revealed in an interview with YOTELE, the format, a co-production between Propagate and Universal Television Alternative Studio, will consist of three rounds of competition in which the performances will compete in three qualifying programs, two semi-finals and one grand final.

The arrival of ‘The American Song Contest’ is led by great acquaintances from the Eurovision world. Anders Lenhoff, one of the leading creative producers in Europe, joins in this adventure Peter Settman, Ben Silverman, Ola Melzig and Christer Bjorkman, executive producer of several editions of the Eurovision Song Contest and head of the Swedish Melodifestivalen, one of the most important Eurovision presets, until 2021.

‘The American Song Contest’ searches for the best original song that shows the style and individuality of an artist. The presentation process to represent each state or territory is already underway and welcomes all varieties of music, including country, dance, electronic, pop, rap, R&B, rock, and more.

Christer Björkman: “The ‘American Song Contest’ is based on the Melodifestivalen and the Eurovision Song Contest”

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In this sense, in the interview he gave to YOTELE, Christer Björkman assured that the preparations for this first edition would begin at the end of the year 2021: “That is when we will probably do the pre-production as we do in the Melodifestivalen, since we will begin to prepare it in autumn.

The idea of ​​’The American Song Contest’ is a format based on elements of the Melodifestivalen and the Eurovision Song Contest. It will be a television season in which the first weeks will be qualifying as Melodifestivalen. Then there will be two semi-finals and a grand final like in Eurovision. It is a format in which all states will participate “, Björkman told this portal.



Reference-www.elperiodico.com

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