AleXa has become the first-ever winner of NBC’s inaugural American Song Contest.Today (May 9, local time), the 25-year-old singer was announced as the first-ever winner of NBC’s American Song Contest.
The reality TV competition, hosted by Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson, is based on the Eurovision Song Contest and first announced in 2022.American Song Contest featured musicians from all 50 US states competing for the title of Best Original Song over eight episodes.
AleXa had represented her home state of Oklahoma, and took home the title song her original song ‘Wonderland’.The LEGENDARY first ever winner of #AmericanSongContest is………..
pic.twitter.com/5CkBrVtz14— NBC Entertainment (@nbc) May 10, 2022Throughout her stint on the show, AleXa performed her song ‘Wonderland’ accompanied by elaborate costumes, stage production and choreography. “Heart fillin’ up, I think I’m in trouble / Bet that you’ll let me down by double / Off with your head, stop thinking I love ya / Wonder if we had a chance, maybe back in Wonderland,” she sings in her winning finale performance.“Country music is definitely something Oklahoma is well known for, but there bands like The All-American Rejects and Hanson as well that came from Oklahoma.
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