American Samoa’s Tenelle advances in song contest

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tenelle (American Samoa) will join 10 other semi-finalists in the American Song Contest on Monday, May  2 singing “Full Circle”.

The acclaimed songwriter wrote Meghan Trainor’s hit single “Flava,” which reached the #1 spot on the iTunes singles chart. She also led the Billboard Reggae Albums chart with her debut album “For Your Lovers.”

Even though Tenelle wasn’t born in American Samoa (she was born and raised in California), she proudly represents her heritage in both the American Song Contest and everyday life.

Ahead of the competition, Tenelle won multiple awards. Her most notable recognition was the award for Female Artist of The Year from Island Music Awards 2021. Before her performance on the series, she released her latest single “Fool In Love.”

Outside of music, Tenelle is the owner of the clothing line, 10×10 clothing Company. Her goal for this clothing line is to make the buyer inspired. Then name 10×10 comes from the number of new beginnings and the symbol of the authority of god. The company is currently selling hats, shirts, hoodies, and phone cases.

Fans can vote for their favorite performances by visiting the website directly, or by using the NBC App or TikTok. Voting for the Qualifiers will open on Monday nights and will close on Wednesday mornings at 7 a.m. ET. You can vote up to 10 times per artist.

Here is the link to vote starting Monday: https://asc.vote.nbc.com/

"We have 10 hours to vote on MONDAY 5/2
Voting polls open from 5pm ET to 3 am ET
Performing 8 pm PST on NBC and I’m ready!
I’ve been working so hard to make sure they remember who we are after this show,” Tenelle said on her Instagram account.