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## UnitedVision Song Contest July 2022

**UnitedVision Song Contest 15**, often referred as **UnitedVision Song Contest July 2022**, was the fifteenth edition of the UnitedVision Song Contest.

The event was held at the Rutland Performing Arts Center in Macon, Georgia on July 30, 2022. The show was hosted by Advisko.

7 States took part in the contest. The states that took part in this contest were Minnesota, Massachusetts, Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, California, Texas. No states returned or debuted, only one state, Tennessee, withdrew from the competition after failing to apply in time.

The contest was organized by the UBU and the event was sponsored by UNICEF.

## **Location**

### **Host City**

**Macon** is a city in central Georgia. Ocmulgee National Monument has large Native American earthen mounds from around 1000 A.D., and its museum displays artifacts spanning thousands of years. The Tubman Museum’s exhibits on African-American art, history and culture include a huge mural and the Inventors Gallery. The Allman Brothers Band Museum at the Big House shows memorabilia in the rock band’s former home.

## Format

### Visual design

The contest's slogan, "Constellation Of Music". The official logo and branding was revealed on July 3, 2022; designed by Advisko. The text logo spelled "UnitedVision Song Contest". The official logo was a galaxy/constellation. The background had the similar colors as the logo part. The UBU said "The theme for this month is a Constellation. The constellation of music is the representation of all different styles, beats, and emotions of music. Each song is different in every which way" in their announcement.

### **Voting**

Each state had to present their points; 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 points. Each point had to be given to each state. The televote had people give out 3 amount of points; which included 1, 3, 5 Points. Each point had to be given to different states and couldn't be all given to 1 state.

### Opening and interval acts

The Opening Interval Act was the winner from last edition, "Ruth B." performing her winning song "Dandelions". The Ending Interval Act that was last editions runner-up "EVERGLOW" with their song "FIRST".

### Stage design

The stage was decorated with the colors from the logo and also had graphics on the wall for the event and 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. UBU still allowed people at the contest, but only if people proved a negative Covid-19 test in the past 24 hours, All guests still had to wear face coverings. The show had limited it's seating due to Covid-19.

## Participants

### Participating states

The UBU announced on July 3, that the applications would open for the fourteenth edition of the UnitedVision Song Contest on July 7, and would be open till July 17.

After the applications closed on July 17, The UBU announced on July 19 that the states that will participate are Florida, Texas, Minnesota, Georgia, California, North Carolina, and Massachusetts. The UBU also announced that the songs and the artists will be revealed at the Jury Show on July 22, but it was released on July 24.

Florida send another song with Profanity. *(the profanity was edited out, due to rules)*