UNvision Song Contest

UNvision is a song contest made by the United Nations, in hopes of promoting peace and unity, while protecting the individual cultures of all nations.

It is currently held on Instagram ( @unvision.sc ) since August 2019.

## Format

### Confirmations

* Confirmations are open only when the related post has been posted. Only the host can have a pre-saved spot.
* The top 3 of each edition wil be pre-confirmed in the next one.
* There will be pre-selected countries for most editions.
* When confirming, only send 'me' or 'Me' and wait. Spamming will only get you to the bottom of the list.
* Participants cannot pre-save a country for all editions.

## Rules

### Countries

* All 193 UN members are allowed to participate (+2 observer states)
* UN members are listed here.

### Artists

* The artist selected must have a strong link to the country chosen. (e.g. Being from there / having ancestry or parents from there / live and work there)
* Borrowing is not allowed.

### Song

* ESC/JESC/NF songs are not allowed.
* All songs must be released after January 1st, 2010.
* A 30 second timeslot has to be provided along with the link to the requested song.
* Timeslots will be shortened if copyright issues arise.

### Voting

* Standard Eurovision points (12, 10, 8 to 1)
* Televoting in the Semi-finals is determined by volunteer voters, while the non-qualifiers are used as televoters in the Grand Final.
* Not voting in either a Semi-final or the Grand Final equals a disqualification from the Edition, and a potential ban from the contest.
* A backup may be requested if a participant is unable to vote.
* Participants may **not** random-vote.

### Other

* The P5 members of the UN Security Council (China, Russia, France, UK, USA) will are AutoQualifiers to the Grand Final along with the host, if semi-finals exist.
* Participating with more than one account is **not** allowed and will result to a disqualification.
* Equity issues are taken seriously and may result to a disqualification.

## Trivia

### Awards Edition

* An Awards Edition was held in January 2020, where the 1st and 2nd places of each previous edition competed again.
* A jury composed of volunteer participants and the Heads of Delegation of each selected entry determined the results.
* Anemos by Katerine Duska and Leon of Athens received the most points out of the participating songs.

### Records / Fun Facts

* Greece is the only country that has won three times, whereas Cyprus is the only country that has won twice.
* Fotia by Evangelia (Greece XVI) is the song that gathered the most points in the Grand Final with 301 points.
* All UN member states have participated in UNvision at least once. Both observer states have participated - 195 countries in total.
* No South American or Oceanian country has won UNvision thus far.
* Katerine Duska (Greece I, Canada III, Greece VII), Leon of Athens (Greece V, Greece VII), Natia Todua (Georgia V, Georgia VIII), Joolay (Belarus IX, XIII), A-WA (Israel IX), Blanche (Belgium I, Belgium IX), Lina Kuduzovic (Slovenia X), Lisa Pac (Austria X), MIIA (Norway X), SHANGUY (France VIII, Monaco X), Kulick (Palau X), Kim Begovic (Slovenia XI), Aynur Aydin (Turkey XI), Seeya (Azerbaijan XII), Violina (Estonia XII), Skrybe (Australia XII), Hyenas (Romania XII), Naguale (Cyprus XII), Lea Rue (Belgium XII), Dani de Morón (Spain XIII), FJØRA (North Macedonia XIII), Platon (Belarus IX, XIII), Arrlena (Kyrgyzstan XIV), Mia Nova (Austria XIV), Shaya (Guyana XIV) Pade (Turkey XIV), Gorkem Sala (Turkey XIV), Basia Janyga (Turkey XIV), Ada Reina (Italy XIV), Sofia Reyes (Peru XIV, Haiti XVI), NAAMA (Israel X), Thrdl!fe (Morocco XIV), Funda (Turkey XV), Sabi (El Salvador XV), ELYAZ (Italy XV), SuVi (India XV), Mila (Bangladesh XV), Paige Cavell (UK XV), Starley (Mauritius XV), Pongo (Angola XV), MishCatt (Costa Rica XVI), Bolshiee (Luxembourg XVI), Sophy Mell (Ecuador XVI), Medusa Tn (Tunisia XVI), India Guarani (Paraguay XVI), Peppe Campione (Paraguay XVI), Aleqs (Laos XVI), The Venopian Solitude (Kenya XVI), Graham Candy (Germany XV), Meghan Kabir (Aghanistan XVII), Zelaya (Guatemala XVII), Vassilina (Greece XVII), Faustix (Denmark XVII), Ayak Thiik (South Sudan XVI), Naked (Denmark XVIII), Alika (Grenada XVIII), CLiQ (Grenada XVIII), Mia Koo (Slovakia XVIII), Aleesia (Canada XVIII), Køleen (Austria XVIII), Marieme (Mauritania XX) and Ahzee (Seychelles XX) have interacted with the UNvision Instagram account.

## FAQs

### How can I participate?

* DM us on Instagram once confirmations are open!

### Do I need to fulfill any special requirements to join?

* As long as the rules are followed and you have an instagram account with more than 20 fllowers, everyone can join!

### Are ESC artists allowed?

* All artists are allowed, including ESC artists - as opposed to ESC songs.

### What happens if I cannot vote in time?

* Participants can always request a backup voter if they cannot vote. However, if we are not notified, and you just don't vote, you'll be disqualified.

### What if I forget to vote?

* There will be voting reminders, however by participating, you're making a commitment that you will vote in both the Semi-final and the Grand Final.

### What happens if I win?

* The winner of each edition gets to be an AutoQualifier for the next edition, as well as the host!