Season 12

The RSC12 was the 12th edition of the discord contest Regions Song Contest. It took place in the city of Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland after Uusimaa's win in Season 11 with the song “Sleep”.
It was the first time Finland had hosted the contest. This twelfth season consisted of two semi-finals held on October 27th & 29th, and the grand final on 14 November 2020.
All the live shows were hosted on YouTube as well as presented on the Discord server.
Fifty-Three entries took part in the twelfth season of the contest. Each region had to compete with one song.
The Top 05 of the eleventh edition was part of the Big 05 and so on, was automatically qualified for the Grand Final. These regions were :
* Uusimaa, Finland - Host Region
* Massachusetts, United States 
* North Rhine Westphalia, Germany 
* Uppland, Sweden 
* Sabah, Malaysia 
The winner was California in The United States with the song "Thunderstorm", performed by Rivals with 229 points. California then became the first region to win the contest 2 times.
== Venue ==
=== Host City ===
On October 04th, it was already made official that Helsinki would host the twelfth edition of the contest. Helsinki is the capital, primate and most populous city of Finland . Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of 656,229.
The city's urban area has a population of 1,268,296, making it by far the most populous urban area in Finland as well as the country's most important center for politics, education, finance, culture, and research.
=== Arena ===
Hartwall Arena is a large multi-functional indoor arena located in Helsinki, Finland. Opened in 1997, the arena gets its name from its largest sponsor, the beverage company Hartwall, also based in Helsinki. It was built to be ready for the Ice Hockey World Championships in 1997 and was delivered by the constructor on 11 April 1997. The building is elliptical, 153 metres long and 123 metres wide. 37 meters under ground there is a practice arena which is used by many hockey teams. The arena is situated next to Pasila railway station, which is the second busiest railway station in Finland, 3.5 km north of Helsinki Central.
Total capacity in ice hockey games is 13,349 (all seats). The arena is convertible for various events. For sport events, the capacity is about 10,000, about 14,000 for basketball, for concerts about 13,000, and as an amphitheatre, 3,000-5,000. It is connected to a multi-storey carpark, which has a total capacity of 1,421 vehicles.
=== Hosts ===
The hosts of the 12th edition were :
* Erika Vikman, Finnish singer.
* Olivia Merilahti, Finnish- French singer and composer living in France .
* Lxandra, Finnish and Berlin based singer.
Helsinki.jpg|Helsinki
Hartwall Arena.jpg|Hartwall Arena
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== Participating Regions ==
Debuting Regions : Aberdeen City, Australian Capital Territory, Caraga, Dhaka, Florești, Jeju, Leiria, Oklahoma, Ouest, Rhode Island, Saxony-Anhalt, Shropshire, South Kazakhstan, Tripoli, Tunis, Valencia, West Azerbaijan
== Returning Artists ==
Region 	Artist 	Previous Participation
New Jersey 	Fletcher 	New Jersey
Mississippi 	Ruelle 	Mississippi
Ohio 	Starset 	Ohio
Lower Saxony	Robin Schulz	Lower Saxony
Oklahoma 	Mothica 	Western Australia
Sabah 	Che'Nelle 	Sabah
==Results==
===Semi-Final 01===
Draw	Region 	Song 	Artist 	Place 	Points
01 	British Col. 	Remember 	Tyler Shaw 	09 	88
02 	Saxony-Anhalt 	Stfu 	Annisokay 	21 	56
03 	Shropshire 	Hideaway 	Dan Owen 	02 	153
04 	Queensland 	Better 	Mallrat 	22 	46
05 	Ohio 	Trials 	Starset 	17 	65
06 	Kyiv 	Быть Первой 	Kler 	07 	97
07 	Lower Saxony 	Oxygen 	Winona Oak, Robin Schulz	06 	109
08 	Vienna 	Anti Ally 	Abor & Tynna 	04 	126
09 	Aberdeen City 	Married In Vegas	The Vamps 	08 	95
10 	Oslo 	Jasmine 	Lil Halima 	18 	61
11 	Tripoli 	Halba 	Bahjat 	14 	78
12 	Kansai 	Geyser 	Mitski 	03 	146
13 	Moscow 	За Домами 	Эрика Лундмоен, Мальбэк 	15 	75
14 	West Azerbaijan	Boy Bye 	Helly Luv, Kostas K 	12 	82
15 	Leiria 	Oh My Heart 	David Fonseca 	24 	25
16 	Florești 	Your Love 	Irina Rimes, Cris Cab 	16 	73
17 	Arizona 	Siren 	Kailee Morgue 	10 	87
18 	Wallonia 	Mirrors 	Tanaë 	11 / WC	86
19 	Ontario 	Wonder 	Shawn Mendes 	13 	78
20 	Ouest 	Stuck 	Tedy 	01 	177
21 	Seoul C. Area 	Criminal 	Taemin 	23 	42
22 	Rhode Island 	Purple Hat 	Sofi Tukker 	19 	60
23 	Prague 	Do Ticha 	Lanugo 	20 	59
24 	New York 	100 Bad Days 	AJR 	05 	124
===Semi-Final 02===
Draw	Region 	Song 	Artist 	Place 	Points
01 	Attica 	Viktoria 	Melisses, Kas 	23 	13
02 	Mississippi 	Madness 	Ruelle 	12 / WC	87
03 	Michigan 	Flowers 	Svrcina 	16 	65
04 	West Midlands 	Chainsmoking 	Jacob Banks 	07 	123
05 	Södermanland 	Ghost 	Novah, Amanda Mair	15 	73
06 	South Kazakhstan	Сезім 	Индира Елемес 	24 	01
07 	Jeju 	Nonstop 	Oh My Girl 	20 	36
08 	Greater London 	Offering 	Abi Ocia 	09 	99
09 	A.C.T. 	Counting Sheep 	Safia 	11 	88
10 	Valencia 	Vuela 	Bombai 	22 	21
11 	Île-de-France 	Morning 	Goldilox 	17 	64
12 	New S. Wales 	Bad 	Azure 	03 	140
13 	Dhaka 	Shangri-La 	Sanjoy, Kat Nestel	06 	124
14 	Nevada 	Love Surrounds You	Ramsey 	04 	135
15 	Tennessee 	Pyrokinesis 	7Chariot 	14 	73
16 	Catalonia 	Bagdad 	Rosalía 	19 	53
17 	Oregon 	Champions 	KHS, Andie Case 	10 	92
18 	Tunis 	Footsteps 	Emel 	08 	119
19 	Oklahoma 	Vices 	Mothica 	05 	126
20 	New Jersey 	Better 	Fletcher, Kito 	18 	56
21 	Georgia 	Faith 	Tillie 	13 	76
22 	Caraga 	She 	Luha 	02 	151
23 	Yeongnam 	Where You At 	Nu'Est 	21 	27
24 	California 	Thunderstorm 	Rivals 	01 	188
===Wildcard===
Draw	Region 	Song 	Artist 	Place	% Votes
01 	West Azerbaijan	Boy Bye 	Helly Luv, Kostas K	04 	15%
02 	Wallonia 	Mirrors 	Tanaë 	01 	35%
03 	Mississippi 	Madness 	Ruelle 	02 	31%
04 	A.C.T. 	Counting Sheep	Safia 	03 	19%
===Grand Final===
Draw	Region 	Song 	Artist 	Place 	Points
01 	Lower Saxony 	Oxygen 	Winona Oak, Robin S.	20 	80
02 	Uppland 	Not Human 	Ionnalee 	10 	125
03 	Oregon 	Champions 	KHS, Andie Case 	11 	120
04 	British Columbia 	Remember 	Tyler Shaw 	19 	90
05 	Wallonia 	Mirrors 	Tanaë 	23 	51
06 	N. Rhine Westphalia	Belong 	Roosevelt 	08 	147
07 	New York 	100 Bad Days 	AJR 	Disqualified	Disqualified
08 	Massachusetts 	Scorton's Creek 	Isaac Dunbar 	12 	116
09 	Dhaka 	Shangri-La 	Sanjoy, Kat Nestel 	13 	107
10 	Oklahoma 	Vices 	Mothica 	05 	167
11 	Arizona 	Siren 	Kailee Morgue 	21 	78
12 	Mississippi 	Madness 	Ruelle 	Disqualified	Disqualified
13 	Uusimaa 	Kevät 	Vesta 	25 	35
14 	West Midlands 	Chainsmoking 	Jacob Banks 	16 	106
15 	Nevada 	Love Surrounds You	Ramsey 	14 	106
16 	Kansai 	Geyser 	Mitski 	09 	129
17 	Greater London 	Offering 	Abi Ocia 	17 	96
18 	Vienna 	Anti Ally 	Abor & Tynna 	15 	106
19 	Caraga 	She 	Luha 	03 	193
20 	> Tunis 	Footsteps 	Emel 	18 	94
21 	California 	Thunderstorm 	Rivals 	01 	229
22 	Aberdeen City 	Married In Vegas 	The Vamps 	07 	150
23 	Kyiv 	Быть Первой 	Kler 	22 	64
24 	New South Wales 	Bad 	Azure 	06 	156
25 	Ouest 	Stuck 	Tedy 	02 	224
26 	Shropshire 	Hideaway 	Dan Owen 	04 	179
27 	Sabah 	Invincible 	Che'Nelle 	24 	35
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