Own USAvision Song Contest 1

Own USAvision Song Contest 1, often referred to as OUSC1, is the 1st edition of Own USAvision Song Contest.

Location
To be announced

Host City
To be announced

Venue
To be announced

Semi-final Allocation Draw
The draw to determine the allocation of the participating states into their respective semi-finals took place on TBA September 2020. The draw decided in which half of the respective semi-finals each country would perform, with the exact running order determined by the producers of the show at a later date. TBA states participated in each semi-final. From each semi-final, thirteen states joined the host in the final, where a total of twenty-seven states participated.

The TBA semi-finalists were allocated into six pots, based on their geographical place and cultural similarities. Drawing from different pots helps in reducing the chance of so-called neighbour voting and increasing suspense in the semi-finals. Each time a country was drawn from the pot, its semi-final and half of the semi-final was determined.

Pots
The six pots were the following:

Other countries
Eligibility for potential participation in the Own USAvision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active OUPB membership that would be able to broadcast the contest. As in every edition, an invitation to all the members has been sent in order to confirm whether they will participate or not.
 * On August 27th, it was announced that Sufjan Stevens would represent the state with the song "Mystery of Love". However, Sufjan stated that the Michigander broadcaster never contacted him abou the song, and that Mystery of Love would've been the last song he would've chosen. After some discussions, a national final was announced, and the winner of that national final would be the song he'd sing at the contest.
 * Despite being an active member of the OABU the island country tempted to take part in the first edition of the contest. "Vanuatu gained independence from UK and UK colonized USA so for Vanuatuan Broadcaster it has sense to participate" stated the HoD. The broadcaster even confirmed their artist, Vanessa Quai.

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