UnitedVision July 2021

The UnitedVision Song Contest July 2021 was the fifth edition of UnitedVision Song Contest. It was held at Carolina Theatre in North Carolina on July 17th, 2021. The Winner was Texas with 43 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; Iowa, Colorado, Texas, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Hampshire. Illinois withdrew from the contest.

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, "Paint The Future". The official logo and branding was revealed on July 17th 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 green and teal sprial paint splotches.

Voting
Each state had to present their points; 0, 4, 7, 9, 12 points. Each point had to be given to each state. Televote was available this edition. This was the first time that UVSC changed the point system in the song contest.

Opening and interval acts
The Opening Interval Act was the winner from the perivous edition "Miki Nunez" perfroming his winning song "La Venda". There was not a Ending Interval Act.

Stage design


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The stage was decorated with greens and tans 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. Only a certain amount of people were allowed at the contest due to the restrictions of Covid-19 in the United States.

Participating states
The UBU announced on July 10th, that the applications closed. On July 11th, UBU said that 6 States would be participating in the fifth edition of UnitedVision Song Contest and the states that were participating were Iowa, Colorado, Texas, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Hampshire.