Eurovision Song Contest is getting an America version
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The American Song Contest is set to premiere during the 2021 holiday season. The annual competition that inspired the recent Will Ferrell-Rachel McAdams Netflix movie Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga will follow the European Song Contest format, featuring "professional musical artists — solo singers, duos or groups up to six members — from each of the 50 states and across every musical genre performing on a live television event," per Variety. No word yet on U.S. TV home. The American Song Contest is from executive producer Ben Silverman, who helped in American adaptations of The Office, Big Brother and The Weakest Link. “I’ve spent 20 years trying to pursue this,” says Silverman. “When I was chairman of NBC, when I was an agent at William Morris and awhen I started at Reveille. I just love the format.”
TOPICS: Eurovision Song Contest, American Song Contest , Ben Silverman, Reality TV
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