Season 25

The Regions Song Contest 25 was the 25th edition of the discord contest Regions Song Contest. The contest took place in the city of Bergen, Vestland after Vestland's win in Season 24 with the song “House of Cards”.
It was the second time Norway , had hosted any versions of the contest, the first time being in Oslo for Season 07. This season consisted of two semi-finals held on July 9 and the grand final on July 20, 2022. For the first time in RSC was hosted a Community Region voting, which this season decided of the song representing California
All the live shows were hosted on YouTube as well as presented on the Discord server. Fifty-One entries took part in the twenty-fifth season of the contest. Each region had to compete with one song.
The winner was Oxyo, the HoD of Småland with the song "Cash Flow" performed by Nadia Tehran with 153 points.
===Participating Regions===
10 regions debuted in this edition: Addis-Ababa, Bamako, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Francisco Morazán, Geneva, Medenine, Prešov, Saint Pierre du Bois, Sulaymaniyah, Vestfold og Telemark
3 countries debuted in this edition: Mali ( Bamako), Honduras ( Francisco Morazán) and Iraq ( Sulaymaniyah)
The Top 05 juries of the twenty-fourth edition was part of the Big 05 and so on, was automatically qualified for the Grand Final. The Big 05 regions were:
* Vestland - Host Region
* Geneva
* Metro Manila
* Sulaymaniyah
* Medenine
===Hosting Informations===
====Host City====
After Vestland's win in Hong Kong, the Vestland delegation very quickly announced that the 25th season would well be hosted in Bergen. Bergen is a city and municipality on the west coast of Norway. As of 2021, its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers 465 square kilometres (180 sq mi) and is on the peninsula of Bergenshalvøyen. The city centre and northern neighbourhoods are on Byfjorden, 'the city fjord', and the city is surrounded by mountains; Bergen is known as the "city of seven mountains". Many of the extra-municipal suburbs are on islands. Bergen is the administrative centre of Vestland county. 
====Arena====
Grieg Hall is a 1,500 seat concert hall located on Edvard Griegs' square in Bergen, Vestland. Grieghallen was named in honor of Bergen-born composer Edvard Grieg, who served as music director of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra from 1880 until 1882. It serves as the home of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. The building was designed in modernist architecture style by the Danish architect Knud Munk. Construction began in 1967 and was finished by May 1978. Grieghallen is used each year for a series of concerts, ballet and opera performances. The facility has featured symphonic, choir, jazz and pop music. Grieghallen is also a conference and exhibition center. Grieghallen has hosted seminars and lectures as well as national and international congresses.
It hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 1986, and is the host of the annual Norwegian Brass Band Championship competition, which occurs in mid-winter. The recording studio is also known within the black metal community, as several of the more popular Norwegian black metal albums were recorded there, with Eirik Hundvin as sound technician.
====Hosts====
The hosts of the 25th edition were : 
*Nicolas Muñoz, chilean- norwegian singer-songwriter from Bergen. Under the Boy Pablo music project, he represented Vestland in the 18th Regions Song Contest, finishing 16th in Final.
*Kygo, born Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll is a Singapore born, norwegian DJ and music producer. He garnered international attention with his December 2013 remix of the track "I See Fire" by Ed Sheeran and his December 2014 single "Firestone" (featuring Conrad Sewell). In late 2015, he became the fastest artist to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify, and by June 2016, he had reached 2 billion streams on Spotify. Throughout his life, Kygo has lived in Brazil, Japan, Kenya and Egypt.
*Elsie Bay, norwegian singer and songwriter from Kvinnherad, Vestland. She first gained notoriety as part of the duo "Elsa & Emilie", and has made an appearance in Melodi Grand Prix 2022 with "Death Of Us", reaching the top 2.
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===Returning Artists===
Region 	Artist 	Previous Participation
Pristina 	Angèle 	#01, #09 / Brussels
Prešov 	Banks 	#01, #09 / California
Ionian Islands 	Marina 	#02 / Wales & #06, #13 / Blaenau Gwent
Rogaland 	Susanne Sundfør	#04 / Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
California 	Allie X 	#05, #18 / Ontario & #21 / Georgia
Kampala 	Charli XCX 	#05 / Cambridgeshire & #18 / Kampala & #20 / NSW
Vestfold og Telemark 	Girl In Red 	#05 / Vestfold
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	Geiste 	#09, #16 / Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Alberta 	Margø 	#10 / Alberta
Kansai 	Mitski 	#12 / Kansai
Hawke's Bay 	Tonight Alive 	#13 / Hawke's Bay
Dalarna 	Skott 	#15 / Dalarna
Hertfordshire 	Declan Mckenna 	#17 / Hertfordshire
Baja California 	Deathbyromy 	#18 / Baja California
Pristina 	Dua Lipa 	#20 / Pristina
Bamako 	Fuel Fandango 	#21 / Canary Islands
Washington D.C. 	Shaed 	#21 / Washington D.C.
===Results===
====Semi-Final 01====
The 1st Semi-Final took place in Grieg Hall on July 09, 2022. 23 songs competed in it, and 2 of the 5 prequalified regions voted ( Medenine and Sulaymaniyah), as well as having their song presented. 2 of the participating regions failed to vote, and a total of 13 sets of televotes were counted.
Draw	Region 	Song 	Artist 	Place	Pts.
01 	Vestfold og Telemark	Rue 	Girl in Red 	02 	161
02 	Chisinau 	Butterfly Dance 	Sasha Lopez, Ami 	20 	40
03 	Hovedstaden 	Playing Alone 	RoseeLu 	19 	46
04 	Crete 	Julian 	Die Arkitekt, Lena Platonos 	03 	152
05 	Lincolnshire 	Ghost 	Ella Henderson 	18 	51
06 	Prešov 	Gemini Feed 	Banks 	13 	86
07 	Francisco Morazán 	Alo 	Isabella Lovestory 	10 	94
08 	Kanto 	Houyo 	Kaneko Ayano 	22 	25
09 	Pristina 	Fever 	Dua Lipa, Angèle 	15 	63
10 	Flanders 	Please To Devon 	Sylvie Kreusch 	12 	92
11 	Kansai 	Love Me More 	Mitski 	17 	60
12 	Greater London 	Water Sign 	Spider 	07 	117
13 	Colorado 	Walk Me Home 	Said The Sky, Illenium, Chelsea Cutler	21 	34
14 	Provence-Alpes-C.A. 	Moonchild 	Geiste 	06 	117
15 	Dubai 	Sea In Your Eyes	Layla May 	14 	77
16 	Baja California 	Time 	Whipped Cream, DeathbyRomy 	16 	61
17 	Auckland 	Lucky Girl 	Fazerdaze 	11 	94
18 	Småland 	Cash Flow 	Nadia Tehran 	01 	211
19 	Hertfordshire 	Beautiful Faces 	Declan McKenna 	05 	126
20 	Cambridgeshire 	Like I Can 	Sam Smith 	23 	13
21 	Addis-Ababa 	Play 	Alewya 	09 	111
22 	Leinster 	The Beach 	Wolf Alice 	04 	141
23 	Seoul Capital Area 	Love Dive 	Ive 	08 	116
====Semi-Final 02====
The 2nd Semi-Final took place in Grieg Hall on July 09, 2022. 23 songs competed in it, and the last 3 of the 5 prequalified regions voted ( Metro Manila, Geneva and Vestland), as well as having their song presented. 1 of the participating regions failed to vote, and a total of 12 sets of televotes were counted.
Draw	Region 	Song 	Artist 	Place	Pts.
01 	Saint Pierre du Bois	Extra Agenda 	Claudia Valentina 	22 	23
02 	Busan 	S.O.T.E.O.T.W. 	Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Perfume Genius 	18 	57
03 	Ionian Islands 	Bubblegum Bitch 	Marina 	02 	168
04 	Washington D.C. 	Trampoline 	Shaed 	23 	16
05 	Hawke's Bay 	Lonely Girl 	Tonight Alive 	19 	55
06 	Campania 	Las Montañas 	Delaporte 	15 	69
07 	Bamako 	Ruido 	Fuel Fandango, Amadou & Mariam 	16 	68
08 	Île-de-France 	You Killed Me on the Moon	Blow 	11 	86
09 	North 	Empire 	Blanche 	01 	180
10 	Kampala 	Good Ones 	Charli XCX 	03 	167
11 	Nevada 	Hang On To Yourself 	Palaye Royale 	14 	78
12 	Alberta 	Play Pretend 	Margø 	17 	63
13 	Belgrade 	Seceru 	Milica Pavlovic, Albino 	13 	79
14 	Ontario 	I Drive Me Mad 	Renforshort 	12 	86
15 	Moscow 	Rage 	Pussy Riot 	07 	129
16 	California 	Fresh Laundry 	Allie X 	09 	102
17 	Dalarna 	Mermaid 	Skott 	04 	158
18 	Lancashire 	Reborn 	Rae Morris 	05 	145
19 	Bangkok 	Pistolwhip 	Spill Tab 	10 	91
20 	Tehran 	Darkest Hour 	Sevdaliza 	08 	123
21 	Gelderland 	Lullaby 	Lakshmi 	21 	24
22 	Rogaland 	Accelerate 	Susanne Sundfør 	06 	141
23 	Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén	Melodráma 	Kristoaf, Lil Frakk, Hundred Sins	20 	38
====Golden Ticket====
The Golden Ticket sees compete all the songs that failed to qualify, out of which RBU members can vote for 2 songs each. This season, 36 members voted and Prešov was declared a finalist.
Region(s) 	Place	Pts.
Prešov 	01 	09
Belgrade 	02 	08
Flanders 	03 	06
Auckland, Dubai, Bamako 	04 	05
Busan 	07 	04
Pristina, Île-de-France, Nevada, Campania, Saint Pierre du Bois 	08 	03
Kansai, Chisinau, Colorado, Ontario, Hawke's Bay 	13 	02
Baja California, Hovedstaden, Kanto, Alberta, Gelderland 	18 	01
Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Washington D.C.	23 	00
====Grand Final====
Draw	Region 	Song 	Artist 	Place	Pts.
01 	Crete 	Julian 	Die Arkitekt, Lena Platonos	12 	127
02 	Francisco Morazán 	Alo 	Isabella Lovestory 	22 	78
03 	Rogaland 	Accelerate 	Susanne Sundfør 	14 	119
04 	Metro Manila 	Entertain Me 	Ylona Garcia 	08 	136
05 	Medenine 	Elecha 	Riff Cohen 	23 	66
06 	Geneva 	Écoute chérie 	Vendredi sur Mer 	26 	56
07 	California 	Fresh Laundry 	Allie X 	17 	102
08 	Småland 	Cash Flow 	Nadia Tehran 	01 	153
09 	Provence-Alpes-C.A. 	Moonchild 	Geiste 	18 	96
10 	Kampala 	Good Ones 	Charli XCX 	06 	138
11 	Bangkok 	Pistolwhip 	Spill Tab 	20 	89
12 	Greater London 	Water Sign 	Spider 	25 	64
13 	Ionian Islands 	Bubblegum Bitch	Marina 	03 	146
14 	North 	Empire 	Blanche 	11 	129
15 	Dalarna 	Mermaid 	Skott 	16 	103
16 	Seoul Capital Area 	Love Dive 	Ive 	02 	147
17 	Vestland 	Burning Bridges	Sigrid 	24 	65
18 	Lancashire 	Reborn 	Rae Morris 	13 	122
19 	Leinster 	The Beach 	Wolf Alice 	05 	141
20 	Prešov 	Gemini Feed 	Banks 	19 	90
21 	Vestfold og Telemark	Rue 	Girl in Red 	04 	143
22 	Hertfordshire 	Beautiful Faces	Declan McKenna 	15 	107
23 	Sulaymaniyah 	Holy Bubbles 	Zhala 	07 	136
24 	Addis-Ababa 	Play 	Alewya 	10 	132
25 	Moscow 	Rage 	Pussy Riot 	21 	81
26 	Tehran 	Darkest Hour 	Sevdaliza 	09 	134
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