UnitedVision November 2021

The UnitedVision Song Contest November 2021 was the ninth edition of UnitedVision Song Contest. It was held at the Stevens Center in North Carolina on November 20, 2021. The Winner was North Carolina with 57 points.

The contest was organised by Advisko and it consisted of a preview of all the songs from all 6 states, then the presenter reading out all the points from each state.

Six States took part in the contest; Texas, Minnesota, North Carolina, Georgia, Illinois, New Hampshire. Illinois returned after their ban and New Hampshire returned as well.

Host City
Winston-Salem is a city in and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. In 2020, the population was 249,545 making it the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region, the fifth most populous city in North Carolina, the third largest urban area in North Carolina, and the 89th most populous city in the United States. With a metropolitan population of 679,948 it is the fourth largest metropolitan area in North Carolina. Winston-Salem is home to the tallest office building in the region, 100 North Main Street, formerly known as the Wachovia Building and now known locally as the Wells Fargo Center.

Visual design
The contest's slogan, "Fly Freely". The official logo and branding was revealed on November 15th 2021 ; designed by Advisko. The logo font was inspired by the "Eurovision Song Contest" logo. The logo had North Carolina's flag in the middle of the heart on the logo, which spelled "UnitedVision Song Contest". The logo consisted of a pair of purple/dark wings.

Voting
Each state had to present their points; 0, 4 ,7 ,9 ,12 points. Each point had to be given to each state. Televote made a come back but was different this time, states could now participate in televote, viewers could still cast their Televote but aswell as the states could as well.

Opening and interval acts
The Opening Interval Act was the winner from last edition, "ZiBBZ" perfroming their winning song "Stones". The Ending Interval Act that was last editions runner-up "LOVA" with his song "Insecurities".

Stage design
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The stage was decorated with purple for the event and also had a screen for the points and televote. Each state that participated this month, came up to the stage and sung there songs with the background visuals/props behind them on the stage. UBU still allowed 70% capacity at the contest, people were only let into the venue if they were fully vaccinated or proved a negative covid-19 test in the past 24 hours, All guests still had to wear face coverings.

Participating states
The UBU announced on November 15th, that the applications closed. On November 16th, UBU said that 6 States would be participating in the eighth edition of UnitedVision Song Contest and the states that were participating were Texas, Minnesota, North Carolina, Georgia, Illinois, New Hampshire.