Oklahoma K-Pop Artist AleXa Impresses on ‘American Song Contest’ – Billboard

NBC’s American Song Contest, the red, white and blue adaptation of the Eurovision Song Contest, is officially underway.

The format is a simple one: Artists representing all 50 states, five U.S. territories and the nation’s capital perform an original song with more onstage glitz and color than a confetti cannon.

Eight weeks on, those 56 artists will be narrowed down to just one, and the best original song in the country will be declared.

Oklahoma K-pop artist AleXa was a standout on opening night, with her performance of “Wonderland,” a number that fuses the grand spectacle of Korea’s hot genre with Latin beats.