Season 05

The RSC05 was the 5th edition of the discord contest Regions Song Contest. It took place in the city of Kyiv, Ukraine after Kyiv’s win in Season 04. 
It was the second time Ukraine had hosted the contest, the first time being in Kharkiv, for Season 03. It consisted of four quarter finals, held on February 3, 5, 7 and 8; two semi-finals held on February 15th, and the grand final on 22 February 2020. All the live shows were hosted on YouTube as well as presented on the Discord server.
Eighty-one entries took part in the fourth season of the contest, a record. Each region had to compete with 1 song.
The winner was South Yorkshire, England with the song "The Light", performed by Sophie and the Giants, with 315 points.
==Venue==
====Host City====
 Kyiv is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine . It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. Its population in July 2015 was 2,887,974 making Kiev the sixth-most populous city in Europe. The city was automatically chosen, after Kyiv's win, to host the Fifth Regions Song Contest
 Kyiv is an important industrial, scientific, educational and cultural center of Eastern Europe. It is home to many high-tech industries, higher education institutions, and historical landmarks.
====Arena====
The International Exhibition Centre in Kyiv/Kiev is the largest exhibition centre in Ukraine. Located in the western portion of Livoberezhna microdistrict, the center was opened in October 2002, and the head of the center since its construction was Anatoly Tkachenko. The International Exhibition Centre hosted the 62nd Eurovision Song Contest in 2017. The center combines in a single architectural ensemble three pavilions with a total area of 58,000 sqm, of which 28,018 m² are for exhibitions.
==== Hosts====
The chosen hosts for the 5th Edition of the Regions Song Contest were the following :
*Jamala, Ukrainian singer, actress and songwriter. She represented Crimea in the first Regions Song Contest with the song "Иньіе" and failed to qualify.
*Maruv, Ukrainian singer, composer, poet and producer. She reprsented Dnipro in the first Regions Song Contest with the song "Shame On You" and got the 4th place in Grand Final.
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==Participating Regions==
===Debuting Regions :===
Aktobe, Alberta, Alentejo, Andalusia, Apulia, Arkansas, Asunción, Black Sea, Bucharest, Cochabamba, Greater Reykjavik, Innlandet, Kentucky, Lesser Poland, Liaoning, Lower Saxony, Marmara, Michigan, Minnesota, Minsk, Northern Savonia, North Brabant, North Karelia, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saint Petersburg, Samara, Saxony, Shanghai, Skåne, Sofia, Sudeste, Tatarstan, Tbilisi, Tennessee, Troms Og Finnmark, Västergötland, Vestfold, Vidzeme, Vilnius, Zala 
== Returning Artists==
Region 	Artist 	Previous Participation
Overijssel	Delain 	S3 / Overijssel
Kyiv 	The Hardkiss	S4 / Kyiv
==Results==
===Quarter-Final 01===
Draw	Region 	Song 	Artist 	Place 	Points
01 	Vestfold 	Girls 	Girl In Red 	08 	68
02 	Lazio 	Plata 	Baby K 	Disqualified	Disqualified
03 	Asunción 	Art Of Seduction	Bella Saona 	Disqualified	Disqualified
04 	Liaoning 	Cables 	Singer Sen 	05 	80
05 	Kentucky 	The Hanging Tree	Jennifer Lawrence 	06 	75
06 	Sudeste 	Triângulos 	Flora 	10 	52
07 	Västergötland 	Gold 	Frida Sundemo 	09 	53
08 	Uppland 	Hard Time 	Seinabo Sey 	03 	91
09 	California 	Snowblind 	Saro 	11 	51
10 	Samara 	Beverly Hills 	Zivert 	04 	87
11 	Ulster 	Born To Run 	Cliona Hagan 	14 	26
12 	North Yorkshire	Fire In Me 	John Newman 	07 	68
13 	Attica 	Matado 	Amaryllis 	16 	24
14 	Moscow 	Muzika 	Bianka 	Disqualified	Disqualified
15 	Lower Silesia 	Poza Lojika 	Mrozu 	13 	27
16 	Ontario 	Downtown 	Allie X 	02 	109
17 	Cambridgeshire 	White Mercedes 	Charli XCX 	12 	32
18 	Pennsylvania 	Human 	Christina Perri 	01 	112
19 	Andalusia 	Duro y Suave 	Leslie Grace, Noriel	15 	26
===Quarter-Final 02===
Draw	Region 	Song 	Artist 	Place	Points
01 	Victoria 	Riptide 	Vance Joy 	10 	62
02 	Black Sea 	Dalgalan Karadeniz 	Resul Dindar 	19 	03
03 	Aktobe 	Love of Tired Swans 	Dimash Kudaibergen 	15 	38
04 	Alberta 	Stupid 	Tate McRae 	04 	88
05 	South Holland 	Taped 	Naaz 	03 	91
06 	Texas 	Come Little Children	Clovet Mae 	06 	87
07 	Michigan 	Unfaithful 	Exit Eden 	09 	64
08 	Innlandet 	Majesty 	Maybon, Oda Loves You	14 	42
09 	South Yorkshire 	The Light 	Sophie And The Giants	01 	142
10 	Győr-Moson-S. 	World of Violence 	Bogi 	12 	58
11 	Zala 	Jégvilág 	Tales of Evening 	08 	69
12 	Seoul Capital Area 	Born Again 	Tiffany Young 	11 	61
13 	Oregon 	Last Dance 	Rhys 	07 	87
14 	Arizona 	Shatter Me 	Lzzy Hale, Lindsey S.	05 	88
15 	Occitania 	100 Ans 	Courtial X Kogane 	17 	28
16 	Bucharest 	Iuberia Mea 	Antonia 	16 	28
17 	Vidzeme 	Es Varu Būt Tā 	Patrisha 	13 	50
18 	Greater Reykjavik 	Tearing 	Himbrimi 	02 	103
19 	N. Rhine Westphalia	Zahnfee 	Julien Bam, Julia B. 	18 	02
===Quarter-Final 03===
Draw	Region 	Song 	Artist 	Place 	Points
01 	Lesser Poland 	Nie Polubisz Mnie 	Daria Reczek 	12 	39
02 	Tennessee 	N.B.L.A.H. 	Mark Ronson, Miley Cyrus	07 	65
03 	North Karelia 	Nemo 	Nightwish 	08 	60
04 	Rhineland-Palatinate	Apache 207 	Lucry & Suena 	17 	03
05 	Tbilisi 	Artificial Love 	Tika Balanchine, New One	Disqualified	Disqualified
06 	Alentejo 	Campo Maior 	G.C.D.A. 	Disqualified	Disqualified
07 	Greater London 	Never Let You Go 	Georgia 	02 	99
08 	New York 	Into Happiness 	Phantogram 	05 	69
09 	Northern Savonia 	Bad News Baby 	Alma 	14 	29
10 	Minnesota 	A New Disaster 	Cold Kingdom 	06 	66
11 	Nouvelle-Aquitaine 	Aux Étoiles 	Colours in The Streets 	04 	76
12 	British Columbia 	Kill V. Main 	Grimes 	13 	33
13 	Brittany 	Juste Pour Me Souvenir	Nolwenn Leroy 	15 	25
14 	Saxony 	Free Love 	Луна 	09 	51
15 	Skåne 	Insomnia 	Ellen Benediktson 	01 	103
16 	Södermanland 	Phoenix 	Molly Sandén 	03 	92
17 	Shanghai 	Walk On Water 	G.E.M. 	10 	50
18 	Marmara 	Melek 	Ekin Beril 	11 	42
19 	Arkansas 	Don’t Shoot 	Shea Diamond 	16 	23
===Quarter-Final 04===
Draw	Region 	Song 	Artist 	Place 	Points
01 	Leinster 	Drive 	Tara Lee 	01 	97
02 	Vilnius 	Planai 	Moniqué 	11 	37
03 	Lombardy 	Margarita 	Elodie, Marracash 	Disqualified	Disqualified
04 	Munster 	Love Games 	Danica Holland 	13 	34
05 	Cochabamba 	Tranquila 	Michelle Andrade 	10 	44
06 	Sofia 	Follow Me 	Dara Ekimova 	04 	76
07 	Saint Petersburg 	Водица 	Ольга Бузова 	Disqualified	Disqualified
08 	North Brabant 	Cada Vez 	La Fuente & Boris Smith	12 	36
09 	Lower Saxony 	In Your Eyes 	Robin Schulz, Alida 	Disqualified	Disqualified
10 	Berlin 	Alles Leuchtet 	Joy Denalane 	09 	46
11 	Minsk 	Killer 	Kristina Bazan 	02 	94
12 	Uusimaa 	Swimming Pools 	Lxandra 	03 	90
13 	Île-de-France 	Across The Water 	L.B. One, Laenz 	08 	57
14 	New South Wales 	Show You 	Cxloe 	06 	74
15 	Tatarstan 	Минем Сина булган Мзхзббзтем	Ильмира Нагимова 	Disqualified	Disqualified
16 	Chechnya 	Пересечение 	Meseda 	05 	75
17 	Troms Og Finnmark	Márkanstállu 	Duolva Duottar 	15 	00
18 	Apulia 	Felicita 	Al Bano 	14 	24
19 	Essex 	Ovation 	Plaitum 	07 	68
===Semi-Final 01===
Draw	Region 	Song 	Artist 	Place	Points
01 	South Yorkshire 	The Light 	Sophie And The Giants 	01 	135
02 	Uusimaa 	Swimming Pools 	Lxandra 	07 	74
03 	South Holland 	Taped 	Naaz 	WC 	58
04 	New York 	Into Happiness 	Phantogram 	15 	52
05 	Chechnya 	Пересечение 	Meseda 	08 	71
06 	Oregon 	Last Dance 	Rhys 	03 	83
07 	Texas 	Come Little Children	Clovet Mae 	05 	77
08 	Västergötland 	Gold 	Frida Sundemo 	11 	59
09 	Victoria 	Riptide 	Vance Joy 	17 	41
10 	Cochabamba 	Tranquila 	Michelle Andrade 	20 	26
11 	Saxony 	Free Love 	Луна 	13 	54
12 	Alberta 	Stupid 	Tate McRae 	09 	62
13 	Arizona 	Shatter Me 	Lzzy Hale, Lindsey Sterling	02 	96
14 	Berlin 	Alles Leuchtet 	Joy Denalane 	19 	17
15 	Nouvelle-Aquitaine	Aux Étoiles 	Colours In The Streets 	18 	36
16 	Uppland 	Hard Time 	Seinabo Sey 	04 	80
17 	Greater Reykjavik 	Tearing 	Himbrimi 	06 	76
18 	Minnesota 	A New Disaster 	Cold Kingdom 	14 	53
19 	Skåne 	Insomnia 	Ellen Benediktson 	10 	60
20 	Michigan 	Unfaithful 	Exit Eden 	16 	49
===Semi-Final 02===
Draw	Region 	Song 	Artist 	Place	Points
01 	New South Wales	Show You 	Cxloe 	08 	64
02 	Vestfold 	girls 	girl in red 	09 	64
03 	North Yorkshire	Fire In Me 	John Newman 	13 	53
04 	Leinster 	Drive 	Tara Lee 	11 	58
05 	Pennsylvania 	Human 	Christina Perri 	02 	89
06 	Zala 	Jégvilág 	Tales Of Evening 	04 	75
07 	Sofia 	Follow Me 	Dara Ekimova 	15 	48
08 	Södermanland 	Phoenix 	Molly Sandén 	01 	118
09 	Kentucky 	The Hanging Tree	Jennifer Lawrence 	06 	69
10 	Île-de-France 	Across The Water	L.B. One, Laenz 	19 	35
11 	Sudeste 	Triângulos 	Flora 	03 	76
12 	Samara 	Beverly Hills 	Zivert 	12 	58
13 	Tennessee 	N.B.L.A.H. 	Mark Ronson, Miley Cyrus	07 	69
14 	Essex 	Ovation 	Plaitum 	14 	48
15 	Ontario 	Downtown 	Allie X 	10 	61
16 	North Karelia 	Nemo 	Nightwish 	16 	48
17 	Shanghai 	Walk On Water 	G.E.M. 	17 	40
18 	Minsk 	Killer 	Kristina Bazan 	20 	34
19 	Greater London 	Never Let You Go	Georgia 	05 	71
20 	Liaoning 	Cables 	Singer Sen 	18 	40
=== Wildcard===
Draw	Region 	Song 	Artist 	Place	% Votes
01 	South Holland	Taped 	Naaz 	01 	42%
02 	Samara 	Beverly Hills	Zivert 	03 	21%
03 	Västergötland	Gold 	Frida Sundemo	04 	11%
04 	Leinster 	Drive 	Tara Lee 	02 	26%
===Grand Final===
Draw	Region 	Song 	Artist 	Place	Points
01 	Skåne 	Insomnia 	Ellen Benediktson 	07 	178
02 	Greater London 	Never Let You Go 	Georgia 	10 	169
03 	Chechnya 	Пересечение 	Meseda 	22 	100
04 	Zala 	Jégvilág 	Tales Of Evening 	15 	133
05 	Pennsylvania 	Human 	Christina Perri 	05 	190
06 	Trøndelag 	Chimera 	Tactile Gemma 	26 	11
07 	South Holland 	Taped 	Naaz 	14 	136
08 	Vestfold 	Girls 	Girl In Red 	25 	88
09 	South Yorkshire 	The Light 	Sophie And The Giants 	01 	315
10 	Uusimaa 	Swimming Pools 	Lxandra 	11 	167
11 	Catalonia 	Loca 	Alvaro Soler 	18 	119
12 	Oregon 	Last Dance 	Rhys 	03 	224
13 	Tennessee 	N.B.L.A.H. 	Mark Ronson, Miley Cyrus 	04 	222
14 	Arizona 	Shatter Me 	Lzzy Hale, Lindsey Sterling	02 	265
15 	Hampshire 	White Coats 	Foxes 	21 	101
16 	Overijssel 	Burning Bridges 	Delain 	24 	93
17 	Alberta 	Stupid 	Tate McRae 	13 	157
18 	Kyiv 	Жива 	The Hardkiss 	20 	102
19 	New South Wales 	Show You 	Cxloe 	23 	100
20 	Södermanland 	Phoenix 	Molly Sandén 	06 	188
21 	Kentucky 	The Hanging Tree 	Jennifer Lawrence 	19 	110
22 	Ontario 	Downtown 	Allie X 	17 	120
23 	Sudeste 	Triângulos 	Flora 	16 	124
24 	Greater Reykjavik	Tearing 	Himbrimi 	08 	177
25 	Texas 	Come Little Children	Clovet Mae 	12 	164
26 	Uppland 	Hard Time 	Seinabo Sey 	09 	176
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