![]() ![]() ![]() In the meantime, one big difference between “Eurovision” and its American cousin is that the version on this side of the Atlantic has some inexplicably famous participants. I’ll probably list my favorites (and/or least favorites) after I’ve heard all 56 contenders. So we can get to see if we make better songs.Īfter one episode… ehh. states, territories, and Washington, D.C. I’ve often said in my “Eurovision” columns that the United States would win every year and, unfortunately, NBC decided to test that theory by ripping off “Eurovision” and calling it the “American Song Contest.” Instead of European nations (and Israel and Australia), the competitors are U.S. It’s become its own genre and that genre is terrible. Some assume it’s me doing a bit to annoy another continent (and Israel and Australia for some reason) but no, I actually dislike every “Eurovision” song I say I dislike. It has become tradition in this column for me to insult “Eurovision” every year, thus enraging Europe. Michael Bolton (representing Connecticut) performs on the “American Song Contest” on NBC. ![]()
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