'American Song Contest': Missouri's Halie's song 'Better Things' has fans 'feeling the lyrics'

'She’s a little stiff from nerves she loosen up a bit she really can win the crowd over, ' one of the fans tweeted
HALIE (NBC)
HALIE (NBC)

Halie Wooldridge aka HALIE was one of the contestants in 'American Song Contest' and safe to say, the Missouri girl did get some good reviews for her 'Better Things' — a soulful country track. The fifth week sees the last set of artists making their bid for a spot in the semifinals, and one of them will be Halie. By the end of her act, she finished fifth on the day's rankings.

The contestants for Week 5 include — Tenelle (American Samoa), Sweet Taboo (California), Jason J (Guam), Andrew Sheppard (Idaho), Justin Jesso (Illinois), Sisqo (Maryland), Josh Panda (Vermont), Khalisol (New Mexico), John Morgan (North Carolina), and Ada LeAnn (Michigan)

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The girl from Thayer is a girl of many talents — singing, songwriting, and a model. Halie Wooldridge goes by the stage name HALIE and hails from Missouri. "Halie is giving us good vocals, telegenic presence, and this lovely and cute staging accent everything. “Better Things” is a good pop track, as well. #AmericanSongContest," one of the fans wrote. "She’s a little stiff from nerves she loosen up a bit she really can win the crowd over . I feel the lyrics she’s saying #AmericanSongContest but I’m feeling the lyrics Halie," a fan noted.

"Not a bad song for Missouri. but a few technical issues for me on some of the notes. I know, maybe a bit nit-picky. but that makes a difference between win and also-ran, imho. #AmericanSongContest," a fan remarked. "Song 5: Missouri. There's a sincere, innocent, cute vibe to this. Could've used a better staging but her vocals were already shaky as it is... Not bad tho. #AmericanSongContest," another fan shared some thoughts on Halie's performance. The jury voted Missouri fifth in the performance chart, something that stunned one of the fans: "What? Missouri in last place so far for the jury??? What??? Really??? I'm in shock! She's one of my favorites tonight #AmericanSongContest"

"#AmericanSongContest Act 5 - Show 5 Missouri — HALIE — “Better Things” this song was a very good song but do not get the girl in the halo act my score - 6," a fan rated the performance.



 



 



 



 



 



 

What are your thoughts on Halie's performance?

'American Song Contest' airs on Monday, at 8/7c on NBC. You can vote for your favorite performances on the NBC website, the NBC app, and TikTok. You can also stream your favorite artists' songs on your preferred music streaming app.

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