American Song Contest’s Last 4 Finalists Revealed

Announced by Daily Pop‘s Justin Sylvester, the final four competitors headed to next week’s Grand Final will be two-time Grammy winner Michael Bolton representing Connecticut, North Dakota native Chloe Fredericks, Texas’ Grant Knoche and American Samoa representative Tenelle.

Each contestant was equally excited by the news, especially for Tenelle, who told E! News, “For me as a Polynesian, it’s just like, this is crazy. God brought me here for this reason. I’m not intimidated by nobody.”

After winning multiple Grammy Awards, you may think Michael Bolton has this competition in the bag. But the singer-songwriter knows how to stay down to Earth.

“I am acutely aware that a career in music takes more than some success, and even I know artists who have Grammys who have not had another hit, and I think that keeps me grounded,” he shared. “So, I just try to do the best I can, see what happens.”

As for Fredericks and Knoche, each are looking forward to bringing home a win for their respective states, and hope to one day have successful careers in the music industry like hosts Kelly Clarkson and Snoop Dogg.

Tune in to the American Song Contest finale to see who wins on Monday, May 9 at 8 p.m. on NBC.

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