‘K-pop First US Competition Winner’ Alexa to Perform on Billboard Music Awards Stage

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] Korean-American K-pop singer AleXa (Kim Seri) has won the largest popular competition in the United States.

On the 10th (local time), AleXa clinched the victory at NBC's "American Song Contest" in the U.S., powered by overwhelming viewer votes.

AleXa, the first K-pop artist to participate in a large-scale American competition program, set a new record by winning the championship.

NBC's "American Song Contest" is a competition program where 56 teams representing each U.S. state compete for the best hit song. Modeled after the European national song contest "Eurovision Song Contest," this program features renowned singers, and AleXa participated as the representative of Oklahoma.

With her contest song "Wonderland," AleXa left a strong impression and secured first place in viewer voting. In the finals, she was the only contestant among 10 teams to score in the 700-point range, winning the trophy over competitors such as Allen Stone from Washington and Michael Bolton from Connecticut.

Through her agency, AleXa said, "I really did not expect this, but I am grateful and was able to perform on stage until the end thanks to many supporters," adding, "I sincerely thank everyone for this miraculous gift."

As a winner's privilege of the "American Song Contest," AleXa will perform at the "2022 Billboard Music Awards" held in Las Vegas, USA, on the 15th (local time). Alongside the Grammy Awards and the American Music Awards, this event is considered one of the three major American popular music award shows, and AleXa will be the second K-pop artist to participate after the group BTS.

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