TerraVision Song Contest 1

TerraVision Song Contest 01 The Official Wiki page with Information regarding the First Edition of the TerraVision Song Contest. General Informaton The TerraVision Song Contest 1 (often shortened to TVSC) was the First Edition of the TerraVision Song Contest. The Edition took place in 🇷🇺 Moscow, Russia as the Headquarters were based there. This was the first time that Russia had hosted the contest. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Europe, the stadiums' audience was reduced to 5,000 for the debut edition.

The Contest was organised by the TerraVision Broadcasting Union, alongside Russia's broadcaster CR1 and their Head of Delegation Aaronas. The contest took place at the Megasport Arena in Moscow, after the TVBU Council voted upon the best site. It was decided that Semi-Final 1 would take place on the 27th June 2021, the Second Semi-Final on the 4th July 2021, and the Grand Final would take place on the 11th July. All shows were broadcasted at 20:00 CET.

37 Countries competed in the Edition, with all of the countries debuting. There were no withdrawals except from Luxembourg who later confirmed under a new Head of Delegation. It was reported that Hungary had also requested to participate in the First Edition, but the absence of a Head of Delegation meant that they missed the deadline and therefore was forced into non-participation.

The Winner of the Contest was eventually crowned as Question, winning with the song "Question" performed by Question. This marked the first ever Victory for the country in the TerraVision Song Contest, and marked them as the first ever winners. Question finished in 2nd Place, by a margin of XX points. No countries received Nil Points in either the Semi-Finals or the Grand Final.

Location The First Edition of the TerraVision Song Contest was hosted in Moscow, Russia following the commence of the TVBU. It was the first time that Russia had hosted the Contest. By TerraVision Tradition, the Host City was selected via a Bidding Phase. Moscow, Sochi & Kazan all submitted bids, with 2 available sites in each package. On the 1st May 2021, Moscow & Kazan were shortlisted to host the contest, with Moscow receiving more votes from the Broadcasting Union and ultimately winning the rights to host. The "Blue Carpet" Ceremony was held at the Simbioz Gastrobar.

The Megasport Arena received 65% of the TVBU's votes for hosting the contest. If Moscow was unable to fulfil their duties, it was decided that Kazan would take over hosting rights, and the contest would commence from the TatNeft Arena. C1R Revealed that Construction of the Megasport Arena had to be delayed due to the restrictions caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic The TerraVision Song Contest was expected to make it's debut in May 2020, due to the pandemic, the contest had to be delayed for a year as no delegation would be able to host. In 2021, the TVBU required that all delegations must continue Self-Testing and must wear a face covering when outside of their delegation bubble. Edition 1 became known as the "Social Distancing Contest" due to the fact that delegations could not come into close contact with eachother. This rule was overlooked on the Grand Final night, as all delegations were required to isolate for 7 days before returning to their countries, meaning that if any of the virus was trasmitted, a positive test would come back and provoke the delegation to stay in Moscow for 14 more days.

Semi-Final Allocation Draw On the 1st May 2021, the TVBU confirmed that the Semi-Final Allocations would be carried out through a Draw. Each participating country was placed into pots, these pots would eventually determine which half of which Semi-Final they would perform in. As usual, the TVBU decides the final running order.

Participating Countries Confirmations for the TerraVision Song Contest were opened on Monday 24th May 2021. Below is a table with all information regarding the participants of the First Edition.

Other Countries 🇷🇴 Romania • The Nation's broadcaster Confirmed their Participation on the 24th May 2021. Due to financial difficulties, it was announced on the 28th May that Romania could not join the contest for it's First Edition. They are expected to return and compete in the Second Edition of the Contest. 🇭🇺 Hungary • MTVA had reportedly applied to join the contest, but due to the current circumstances with the European Broadcasting Union, their application was denied and Hungary could not join the contest. A statement released by the Head of the TerraVision Broadcasting Company dubbed the country as an "unreliable & politically inadequate country" in regards to the culture of the contest.

Incidents Luxembourgish Delegation • On the 24th May 2021, Ron was appointed as the head of the Luxembourgish Delegation. Later, it was revealed that Ron had also been hired as the Azerbaijani HoD and accepted the offer, which would have forced Luxembourg to withdraw. Hours later, Thomas was appointed as the newly found Head of Delegation and the country could confirm as per usual.

Romanian Withdrawal • Romania announced their withdrawal on the 28th May 2021. Their broadcaster had previously confirmed that they were going to be at the contest, but due to personal circumstances and financial issues, their participation was made impossible.

Postponing of the Opening Ceremony • The Opening Ceremony was set to take place on Friday 28th May 2021, but due to the COVID-19 isolation period being 7 days, it had to be postponed to Monday 31st May. It was reported that all host began isolation on the 24th, meaning they would have to wait until Monday for their isolation period to be over.