Season 18

The RSC18 was the 18th edition of the discord contest Regions Song Contest. The contest took place in the city of Mariehamn, Åland Islands, Finland after Åland Islands's win in Season 17 with the song “Idiot”.
It was the second time Finland had hosted the contest. This seventeenth season consisted of one pre-qualification round held on June 01st, two semi-finals held on June 08th & 10th, and the grand final on June 26, 2021.
All the live shows were hosted on YouTube as well as presented on the Discord server. Fifty-Six entries took part in the eighteenth season of the contest. Each region had to compete with one song.
The Top 05 juries of the seventeenth edition was part of the Big 05 and so on, was automatically qualified for the Grand Final.
Starting from this season, it was decided that the juries that reached the top 05 in the previous season (excluding the host region) could change their region to another one of the same country, instead of forcefully keeping the same region. This new rule was executed due to numerous weak results of previous Big 05 songs, and regions often having to send the same artist as they couldn't send any other artist related to the region.
The Big 05 regions were :
* Åland Islands- Host Region
* Georgia
* Ohio
* San Juan (replacing Guayama)
* Berlin (replacing Lower Saxony)
The winner was Chukotka in  Russia with the song "Источник" performed by Polnalyubvi, with 262 points.
==Participating Regions==
Debuting Regions - Agder, Baja California, Chukotka, Guayas, Hunan, Kampala, Kerala, Makkah, Montegiardino, North, Oran, Réunion, Småland, Southwestern, Tartumaa, Western
==Venue==
===Host City===
After Åland Islands's win in Palermo, the alandic delegation subsequently announced that the 18th season would be hosted in Mariehamn, the capital and largest city of Åland Islands. Mariehamn is the capital of the Åland Islands, an autonomous territory under Finnish sovereignty. Mariehamn is the seat of the Government and Parliament of Åland, and 40% of the population (11,718) of Åland live in the city. It is mostly surrounded by Jomala, the second largest municipality in Åland in terms of population; to the east it is bordered by Lemland. Like all of Åland, Mariehamn is unilingually Swedish-speaking and around 88% of the inhabitants speak it as their native language.
===Arena===
As Mariehamn has no indoor venue to host the contest, it was decided that the contest would be hosted in the Wiklöf Holding Arena, which would be adapted to the contest's needs for hosting. Indoor needs would be hosted in Alandica, just a few minutes away from the arena. The Wiklöf Holding Arena is a multi-purpose stadium in Mariehamn, Finland. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of IFK Mariehamn. The stadium has a capacity of 1635 people and was built in 1932. Therefore, the hosting capabilities of the arena were extended to 10,000 for the contest.
===Hosts===
The hosts of the 18th edition were :
*Ilta, Finnish- German singer and songwriter who became known after being featured in Cheek's song "Sillat" in 2015. She participated in the 2021 Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu with the single "Kelle Mä Soitan" as well in the third Regions Song Contest, where she ended 19th in final with "Minne Mä Meen", representing Uusimaa.
*Robin Packalen is a Finnish singer who started as a teen pop artist. He represented his native Southwest Region in the 17th Regions Song Contest, and ended 09th in the final.
Host City S18.png|Mariehamn
Theme Art S18.png|Theme Art
Hosts S18.png|Hosts
==Returning Artists==
Region 	Artist 	Previous Participation
Seoul Capital Area	Sunmi 	#02 / Seoul Capital Area
Leinster 	Flavia 	#04 / Leinster
Kampala 	Charli XCX 	#05 / Cambridgeshire
Ontario 	Allie X 	#05 / Ontario
Beijing 	Yuqi (as part of [G]I-dle)	#06 / Seoul Capital Area
Oklahoma 	Mothica 	#08, #12 / Western A., Oklahoma
Vale Of Glamorgan 	Twst 	#09 / Greater London
British Columbia 	Tyler Shaw 	#12 / British Columbia
New York 	AJR 	#12 / New York
A.C.T. 	Hands Like Houses 	#13 / A.C.T.
==Results==
===Pre-Qualification Round===
Draw	Region 	Song 	Artist 	Place	Points
01 	Masovia 	Mniej 	Luna 	04 	152
02 	Western 	Trespasser 	Red Handed Denial 	06 	122
03 	New Jersey 	Patchwerk 	Sub Urban, Two Feet 	05 	145
04 	Seoul Capital Area	Pporappippam	Sunmi 	03 	156
05 	Pennsylvania 	Start A War 	Valerie Broussard, Klergy	02 	162
06 	New York 	Way Less Sad	AJR 	07 	118
07 	Vestland 	Wachito Rico	Boy Pablo 	01 	170
===Semi-Final 01===
Draw	Region 	Song 	Artist 	Place 	Points
01 	Vale Of Glamorgan 	Are You Filming Me?	Twst 	20 	55
02 	Chukotka 	Источник 	Polnalyubvi 	01 	211
03 	Seoul Capital Area	Pporappippam 	Sunmi 	09 	90
04 	California 	Runnin' 	Moonzz 	04 	150
05 	Nizhny Novgorod 	Зима 	Ooes 	11 	89
06 	Vestland 	Wachito Rico 	Boy Pablo 	06 	122
07 	Ontario 	Sanctuary 	Allie X 	07 	119
08 	North 	Abu 3ntr 	Łoay, Lina Makoul 	17 	68
09 	Réunion 	Patterns 	Nasaya, Sara Diamond	03 	170
10 	Agder 	This Ain't Love 	Ylva 	23 	17
11 	Masovia 	Mniej 	Luna 	16 	68
12 	North Jeolla 	Take It 	Mvp 	24 	11
13 	Kerala 	Sway 	Nadia Nair 	13 	84
14 	Southwestern 	Sabotage 	Bebe Rexha 	05 	138
15 	Makkah 	Mister Mister 	Mishaal 	22 	22
16 	Alberta 	Sweet Love 	Kiesza 	15 	80
17 	Greater London 	Block Your Number 	Maude Latour 	08 	102
18 	Greater Manchester	Highs And Lows 	Sola 	14 	83
19 	Tartumaa 	Build The Cities 	Karma Fields, Kerli 	19 	56
20 	Lisbon 	Anymore 	Ary 	18 	66
21 	Kyiv 	911 	Slava Kaminska 	12 / WC	87
22 	KwaZulu-Natal 	Raw Thoughts 	Baby Queen 	02 	191
23 	Missouri 	Clouds 	Slayyyter 	21 	35
24 	Oran 	Why 	Senda Boutella 	10 	90
===Semi-Final 02===
Draw	Region 	Song 	Artist 	Place 	Points
01 	Pennsylvania 	Start A War 	Valerie Broussard, Klergy	Disqualified	Disqualified
02 	Leinster 	Ripe 	Flavia 	05 	133
03 	Hunan 	Shadow 	Lexie Liu 	18 	44
04 	A.C.T. 	Space 	Hands Like Houses 	10 	72
05 	Colorado 	Dear Enemy 	Night Club 	12 	71
06 	Guayas 	Sin Miedo A Volar 	Nicole Rubira 	23 	01
07 	Beijing 	Bonnie & Clyde 	Yuqi 	02 	183
08 	Småland 	Strong 	Amaranthe, Noora Louhimo 	16 	53
09 	Västergötland 	Nän Av Oss 	Miriam Bryant 	15 	55
10 	Baja California 	Fiending For A Lover	Deathbyromy 	06 	117
11 	Uppland 	5years 	Mountain Bird 	07 	89
12 	Indiana 	Inbred 	Ethel Cain 	13 	64
13 	Shanghai 	Single Boy 	Laure Shang 	20 	34
14 	Texas 	Love Is A Weapon 	Letdown 	14 	56
15 	Massachusetts 	Go To Hell 	Luhx 	21 	32
16 	Bucharest 	Phonograph 	Vlad Holiday 	09 	80
17 	British Columbia	North Star 	Tyler Shaw 	19 	41
18 	Montegiardino 	Sogno 	San Marino United Artists	17 	51
19 	Oklahoma 	Blue Hour 	Mothica 	11 	72
20 	Kampala 	Charger 	Elio, Charli XCX 	04 	140
21 	Île-de-France 	Cheater 	Georges 	03 	145
22 	Catalonia 	Love Me Better 	Izah 	08 	88
23 	Norfolk 	Monster 	Paloma Faith 	01 	187
24 	Syddanmark 	Nevada 	Lydmor 	22 	29
===Wildcard===
Draw	Region 	Song 	Artist 	Place	Points
01 	Nizhny Novgorod	Зима 	Ooes 	04 	24
02 	Kyiv 	911 	Slava Kaminska	01 	42
03 	Oklahoma 	Blue Hour 	Mothica 	03 	34
04 	Colorado 	Dear Enemy	Night Club 	02 	36
===Grand Final===
Draw	Region 	Song 	Artist 	Place	Points
01 	Kyiv 	911 	Slava Kaminska 	13 	113
02 	Ontario 	Sanctuary 	Allie X 	09 	132
03 	Ohio 	When I'm Gone 	Cassidy King 	24 	67
04 	Norfolk 	Monster 	Paloma Faith 	03 	214
05 	Baja California	Fiending For A Lover 	Deathbyromy 	11 	120
06 	Leinster 	Ripe 	Flavia 	08 	139
07 	Kampala 	Charger 	Elio, Charli XCX 	04 	162
08 	Southwestern 	Sabotage 	Bebe Rexha 	15 	108
09 	Åland Islands 	Still Dancing 	Julia Clara 	10 	127
10 	Berlin 	22s 	Koko, Nina Chuba, Dillistone	25 	46
11 	Catalonia 	Love Me Better 	Izah 	21 	83
12 	A.C.T. 	Space 	Hands Like Houses 	23 	72
13 	Greater London 	Block Your Number 	Maude Latour 	14 	112
14 	Oran 	Why 	Senda Boutella 	22 	75
15 	Île-de-France 	Cheater 	Georges 	05 	158
16 	Chukotka 	Источник 	Polnalyubvi 	01 	262
17 	Vestland 	Wachito Rico 	Boy Pablo 	16 	96
18 	Uppland 	5years 	Mountain Bird 	20 	84
19 	Réunion 	Patterns 	Nasaya, Sara Diamond 	07 	141
20 	KwaZulu-Natal 	Raw Thoughts 	Baby Queen 	06 	158
21 	Bucharest 	Phonograph 	Vlad Holiday 	19 	87
22 	California 	Runnin' 	Moonzz 	12 	116
23 	San Juan 	Feeling Really High 	Diego Val, Domino Saints 	26 	36
24 	Georgia 	Mama Saturn's Galactica	Tanerélle 	18 	88
25 	Seoul C. Area 	Pporappippam 	Sunmi 	17 	95
26 	Beijing 	Bonnie & Clyde 	Yuqi 	02 	241
Category:Seasons