Lunavision Song Contest 1

The Lunavision Song Contest 1 was the first and inaugural edition of the Lunavision Song Contest. It took place in, United States, following the country's successful bid to do so. Organised by, the contest was held at the , with the final held on 11 June 2021 and the results being revealed on 2 October. The live shows were hosted by, , , , and.

Sixteen countries participated in the contest, with all making their debut. Said countries (excluding the United States and Japan) were all also European.

The winner was Romania with the song "Mariola", performed by Minelli who wrote it with, Quick and. Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States and North Macedonia rounded out the top five. While Romania was the televote winner and the jury runner-up, the United Kingdom was the jury winner.

Though the contest was held successfully, there were a number of controversies. Many heads of delegations resigned their positions largely as a result of the significant delay on the event's production. Other than Iraq and Russia, whose heads of delegations resigned prior to the confirmation deadline, their respective countries still took part.

Bidding phase
For the first and only time yet, a bid was used to decide the host city and venue. Nine countries confirmed their intent to host, with one venue from each, except with Sweden and the United Kingdom, who had two.

The SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, United States emerged victorious.

Visual design
The official logo for the edition was designed by Conor, the former French head of delegations, and released on 13 April 2021. It is a stylised sunflower with the edition's slogan below it.

Presenters
NBC announced on 20 April that the edition would have six presenters,, , , , and. and were also requested but were not included as one of the hosts.

Allocation draw
Confirmation for the edition closed on 20 April 2021 and, on the same day, a draw was held to decide the half in which all the songs would be performed. The host United States' half was randomly drawn, then the other countries'. The US was drawn into the first half randomly.

Other countries

 * Further information: List of countries in the Lunavision Song Contest


 * Iraq: Iraq initially confirmed their participation in the edition, having chosen an entrant: "Feeling Something Bad..." by Ellise; however, they withdrew, following the unexpected stepping down of their HoD before the confirmation deadline of 20 April 2021.
 * Russia: Russia initially confirmed their participation in the edition; however, on 6 April, they withdrew, following the unexpected stepping down of their HoD. Their HoD initially reconfirmed their participation; but, after failing to submit a song by 20 April, they were disqualified.