The pair is competing with their original song “The Difference.”
There's nothing we love more than an emotional duet, and "The Difference" by Alabama's @ni_co_official delivers. 💯 pic.twitter.com/uEWyilVOiU
— NBC Entertainment (@nbc) April 26, 2022
The “American Song Contest” is based on the “Eurovision Song Contest,” where artists representing all 50 states, five U.S. territories and the District of Columbia perform live original music performances to win the vote for best original song.
Voting for this round of semifinals was open until 8 a.m. on Tuesday, either through the NBC App, on TikTok, and at NBC.com/ASCVote.
🚨 VOTING IS OPEN 🚨
— NBC Entertainment (@nbc) April 26, 2022
How to vote:
✅ @TikTok_US: https://t.co/5ySOaE8aBi
✅ https://t.co/FRyQW6QXIm
✅ https://t.co/OWcmXXRCeZ
Voting is now open and closes 8am ET TUES. More info at https://t.co/bjnvPpSn3e. pic.twitter.com/Pz8OZSPbqn
Ni/Co is representing Alabama, where Jones once lived and went to school.
The pair gained popularity in 2019 through their YouTube videos, which have since accumulated more than 40 million views.
Jones graduated from Fairmont in 2012, and is the son of Mary Irby-Jones, a former editor of the Dayton Daily News and current Midwest regional editor for USA Today’s regional newspaper network, overseeing Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois.
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