UVSC 29

## Vote

### Voting system

Every National Jury & Televoters awards 1, 3 ,5 ,8, 10, 12 points to other states.

### Winning song

California "tripleS - Generation"

**UnitedVision Song Contest 29**, often referred as **UnitedVision Song Contest October 2023**, was the twenty-ninth edition of the UnitedVision Song Contest.

The event was held at The Hanover Theatre in Worcester, Massachusetts on October 25, 2023. The show was hosted by Advisko.

7 States took part in the contest. Massachusetts, Ohio, Texas, Georgia, California, Minnesota, and Florida. Tennessee withdrew, no states came back or debuted at the contest.

The contest was organized by the UBU. The contest was partnered with UNCEIF to help with Gaza-Israel Conflict.

## **Location**

### **Host City**

**Worcester** is a city in central Massachusetts. The EcoTarium is a science and nature museum, with a digital planetarium, animal exhibits and a narrow-gauge railway. The vast collection at the central Worcester Art Museum includes Roman mosaics, Impressionist paintings and medieval armor. Now a museum, Salisbury Mansion is an 18th-century Georgian-style building, restored to its 1830s appearance.

## Format

### Visual design

The slogan for this edition was, "Waves of Opportunity ". The official theme/artwork for the event was revealed on October 10, 2023. The generic logo spelled "UnitedVision Song Contest" with the host state and edition number in the middle at the bottom. The official logo is a pair of light orange, reddish pink, and dark blue waves arising together.

The UBU said in the announcement; "The meaning for this edition is that waves can reflect the unpredictability of life, reminding us that we must learn to navigate its ups and downs as they arise. Waves can indicate both danger and opportunity, which can be both frightening and exciting. Nonetheless, waves may be extraordinarily beautiful and awe-inspiring, reminding us of the natural world's majesty and strength."

### **Voting**

The voting was that both National Juries and Televoters have the same number of points (1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 Points), and that they both will vote individually, meaning that National Juries won't be voting with the Televoters. Again, there was no televoters this edition, the points only came from National Juries. The Jury Points were displayed in a new way, instead of going to each state to collect their points, it was combined in a "Televote" styled of vote.

### Opening and interval acts

The Interval Acts were last editions winner, Tribbs X Roxie with their winning song, Just Us. As well as last editions runner-up, Lexie Liu with her song, 3.14159.

### Stage design

The stage was decorated with the colors from the logo, there were decorations at the auditorium, the event did have 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.

## Participants

### Participating states

UBU announced on October 2, that applications would be opening the following day, October 3 and will be open till October 9. Fourth days after the applications closed it was announced that 7 states would take part in the 29th edition, the list included all states from last edition, except Tennessee.