JUVSC May 2021

The Junior UnitedVision Song Contest May 2021 was the first edition of Junior UnitedVision Song Contest. It was held at the Hennepin Theater in Minnesota on May 29, 2021. The Winner was Texas with 26 points.

The contest was organised by Advisko and it consisted of a preview of all the songs from all 5 states, then the presenter reading out all the points from each state.

Five States took part in the contest; Texas, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Illinois made their debut this edition.

Host City
Minneapolis is a major city in Minnesota that forms "Twin Cities" with the neighboring state capital of St. Paul. Bisected by the Mississippi River, it's known for its parks and lakes. Minneapolis is also home to many cultural landmarks like the Walker Art Center, a contemporary art museum, and the adjacent Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, famed for Claes Oldenburg's "Spoonbridge and Cherry" sculpture.

Visual design
There was no slogan for the first contest. The official logo and branding was revealed on May 21st 2021 ; designed by Advisko. The logo font was inspired by the "Junior Eurovision Song Contest" logo. The logo had no heart, meaning there was no flag in the logo. The text logo spelled "Junior UnitedVision Song Contest". The logo was built into the text logo with having a water splash in it.

Voting
Each state had to present their points; 1, 3, 5, 8 points. Each point had to be given to each state. The UBU said that there wasn't going to be televote for any of the Junior UnitedVision series.

Opening and interval acts
There wasn't any interval acts, this was the first show produced by the UBU to actually have a voting graphics, instead of the presenter telling the votes.

Stage design
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The stage was decorated with blue 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 May 21st, that the applications closed. On May 23rd, UBU said that 5 States would be participating in the first edition of Junior UnitedVision Song Contest and the states that were participating were Texas, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Illinois.