California

(Active since December 13, 2021)

### Host

January 2022, February 2022, April 2022, September 2022, October 2022, December 2022, June 2023, September 2023, December 2023

### Highest Placement

1st: December 2021, January 2022, February 2022, September 2022, November 2022, May 2023, August 2023, October 2023

**California** has participated in the UnitedVision Song Contest 18 times since making its debut at the tenth contest in December 2021. California has hosted the contest a record-breaking nine times, despite winning eight times: Sacramento (January 2022, September 2022), Culver City (February 2022, June 2023), Los Angeles (April 2022, October 2022, December 2022, September 2023). Costa Mesa (December 2023)

The state has won the contest in December 2021, January 2022, February 2022, September 2022, November 2022, May 2023, August 2023 and recently in October 2023. California is the most successful state in the UnitedVision Song Contest, with a total of eight victories. California is also the first state to win on their debut (along with Illinois), they are also the only state to have three back-to-back wins and four back-to-back 2nd places. The state has also has some backlash due to their results at the contest, they are the only state to have always placed in the top 2, this has lead the state to pause their participation in January 2023 and January 2024 and not compete. They returned to the contest for the 24th edition in May 2023, after 5 months and won their sixth win on their comeback.

In the UVSC31 Participation Announcement, the California delegation stated "We've chosen to gracefully withdraw from the 31st UnitedVision Song Contest and future contests. Acknowledging our popularity, we're allowing other states to seize the spotlight. Rest assured, we'll return when the time feels right."

(Includes Junior UnitedVision & Award Show Info near the bottom of the page)

## UnitedVision Award Show Participations

In March 2022, at the UnitedVision Award Show 2022, the state was nominated for 9 awards and won 2 of them, the awards won by California include the Best Logo Award and the Song of the Year Award.

At the UnitedVision Award Show 2023, the state was nominated 7 out of the 14 categories and won 4 of the awards that they were nominated for and these awards include the Best Music Video Award, the Favorite Host Award, the Foreign Song Award, and the Song of the Year Award.

## Junior UnitedVision Participations Overview

**California** has participated in the Junior UnitedVision Song Contest once since making its debut at the Sixth contest in November 2023. They haven't hosted the contest.

They finally debuted at the sixth edition in November 2023. They were holding back participating at the 3rd, 4th, and 5th editions because they are focusing their efforts on the UnitedVision Song Contest, but a inside source said that they were protesting against the excess pressure being put on the young singers in the Junior UnitedVision Song Contest. The UBU made a protection protocol that aims to remove pressure from the children for the sixth edition, and California agreed to enter the contest. On November 17, the state of California made history as having only ever placed 1st or 2nd in both contest, as Neona with "Click" got 2nd place with 46 points in Junior UnitedVision 6.