B 1

B1 was the first edition of B, Burkina Baso’s national selection for the Own Africavision Song Contest 6.

Radio Télévision du Burkina first announced back in January of 2021 that a national selection would take place to select the artist and song for the Own Africavision Song Contest 6 for Burkina Faso, the format was still unknown at this point as little information was revealed during this announcement.

On 29th March 2021, RTB announced that 4 songs would be participating in the inaugural selection, where international juries will be able to determine the winner of the selection.

Also announced on the 29th March 2021, it was decided that the edition would be presented in 4 languages: English, French, Bissa and Mòoré.

Location
Further information on the country: Burkina Faso

Host City
Ouagadougou, is the capital of Burkina Faso and the administrative, communications, cultural, and economic centre of the nation. It is also the country's largest city, with a population of 2,200,000 in 2015. The city's name is often shortened to Ouaga. The inhabitants are called ouagalais. The spelling of the name Ouagadougou is derived from the French orthography common in former French African colonies.

Ouagadougou's primary industries are food processing and textiles. It is served by an international airport and is linked by rail to Abidjan in the Ivory Coast and, for freight only, to Kaya. There are several highways linking the city to Niamey, Niger, south to Ghana, and southwest to Ivory Coast. Ouagadougou has one of West Africa's largest markets, which burned down in 2003 and has since reopened with better facilities and improved fire-prevention measures. Other attractions include the National Museum of Burkina Faso, the Moro-Naba Palace (site of the Moro-Naba Ceremony), the National Museum of Music, and several craft markets.

Venue
The Stade du 4 Août 1983 (4 August 1983 Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. It is currently used mostly for football matches and also has an athletics track. The stadium has a capacity of 60,000 people. Etoile Filante Ouagadougou play their home games at the stadium.

Participants
On the 30th March 2021, RTB announced the 4 candidates who will be presenting their song for the first edition of B, to potentially represent Burkina Faso at the 6th Own Africavision Song Contest in Mauritius. This was also revealed along side the running order for the competition. Maï Lingani was the first act announced, followed by Sœur Nicole Kaboré, Bil Aka Kora and EMY. RTB announced that they were trying to provide the people of Burkina Faso and beyond a diverse national selection, and to be as original as possible. This comes from complaints made by African countries for internally selecting Burkinabé-Latvian superstar Aminata Savadogo, who eventually ended up flopping in the final, placing 23rd overall. RTB stated the songs as well as the official recap for the show will be revealed within the days after the contestant announcements.

Final
The final will take place soon, in which 4 acts will perform their entries and the international African juries will vote by giving 12, 10 and 8 and 6 points to their favourite acts. The winner will be crowned and submitted as the Burkinabé representative for the Own Africavision Song Contest 6.