UVSC 31

## Vote

### Voting system

Every National Jury awards 1, 3 ,5 ,8, 10, 12 points to other states. Televoters aren't allowed to vote.

### Winning song

Texas "ABIR - Yallah"

**UnitedVision Song Contest 31**, often referred as **UnitedVision Song Contest January 2024**, was the thirty-first edition of the UnitedVision Song Contest.

The event was held at the Kentucky Theatre in Lexington, Kentucky on January 19, 2024. The show was hosted by Advisko.

7 States took part in the contest. Massachusetts, Georgia, Kentucky, Minnesota, Texas, New Hampshire, and Florida. California, Illinois, and Tennessee withdrew, New Hampshire returned to the contest and no new states 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**

**Lexington** is a city in Kentucky. It’s known for horse farms and thoroughbred racetracks like Keeneland. The Kentucky Horse Park features the International Museum of the Horse, the Hall of Champions and many equine breeds. Ashland, the estate of 1800s politician Henry Clay, includes a mansion and formal garden. Clay is buried at the Lexington Cemetery, which has an arboretum, lakes and a Romanesque gatehouse.

## Format

### Visual design

The slogan for this edition was, "Beauty through Motion". The official theme/artwork for the event was revealed on January 2, 2024. The generic logo spelled "UnitedVision Song Contest" with the host state and edition number in the middle at the bottom. The official logo features a moth in light pink and various shades of green.

The UBU said in the announcement; "Our slogan this month "Beauty through Motion" suggests the idea that beauty is enhanced or revealed through movement, activity, or change. It implies that the aesthetic experience is connected to dynamic processes and the transformation of elements over time."

### **Voting**

The voting system saw a revert change; The National Juries have these points (1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 Points) to vote with. The Televote system has been removed from this contest and future contests, deemed unnecessary for viewers. Consequently, only participating broadcasters will have the privilege of casting votes in this modified system. The Jury Points will also be displayed how they did pre-July 2023 voting system. This change involves a return to the practice of collecting Jury Points from each state individually, abandoning the method of tallying them collectively and disclosing the results simultaneously.

### Opening and interval acts

The Interval Acts will include last months winner, Santigold with her song "Run The Road". As well as the runner up, Rocket Punch and their song "Ring Ring".

### 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 December 19, that applications opened and will be open till December 29. Four days after the applications closed it was announced that 7 states would take part in the 31st edition, the list included Massachusetts, Georgia, Kentucky, Minnesota, Texas, New Hampshire, and Florida