Season 16

The RSC16 was the 16th edition of the discord contest Regions Song Contest. It took place in the city of Santiago, Region Metropolitana, Chile after Region Metropolitana's win in Season 15 with the song “HaYaKo HaYaKo”.
It was the first time Chile (and South America) had hosted the contest. This sixteenth season consisted of one pre-qualification round held on March 16th, two semi-finals held on March 23rd & 25th, and the grand final on 11 Apr 2021.
All the live shows were hosted on YouTube as well as presented on the Discord server. Fifty-Seven entries took part in the sixteenth season of the contest. Each region had to compete with one song.
Thr Top 05 of the fifteenth edition was part of the Big 05 and so on, was automatically qualified for the Grand Final. These regions were :
* Region Metropolitana, Chile - Host Region
* Saint Catherine, Jamaica 
* Viken, Norway 
* Glasgow, Scotland 
* Skåne, Sweden 
The winner was Sicily in Italy with the song "Old Italian Songs" performed by Luca Vasta, with 195 points.
==Debuting Regions==
 Bristol, Central, Centre-Est, Delhi, Demerara-Mahaica, Groningen, Henan, Hertfordshire, Kansas, Kingston, Nablus, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Western Cape
==Venue ==
===Host City===
Directly after Region Metropolitana's win in Dalarna, it was announced that the sixteenth edition would be held in Santiago, being not only the biggest city in Region Metropolitana but also the capital of Chile . Santiago, also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose total population is 7 million, of which more than 6 million live in the city's continuous urban area. Santiago is the cultural, political and financial center of Chile and is home to the regional headquarters of many multinational corporations.
===Arena===
Movistar Arena is a 17,000-seat multi-purpose indoor arena in Santiago, Chile . It is located inside O'Higgins Park, in downtown Santiago. It is one of the largest multi-purpose arenas in South America, with a total surface is 44,000 m². An additional 3,000 seats can be placed over the court during concerts, boosting the total capacity to 17,000 seats, it was chosen to host the 15th Regions Song Contest on January 23rd
===Hosts===
The hosts of the 15th edition were :
*Paloma Mami, is a Chilean- American R&B singer.
*Javiera Mena is a Chilean indie electropop singer and musician.
Host City S16.png|Santiago
Arena S16.png|Movistar Arena
Theme Art S16.png|Theme Art
Hosts S16.png|Hosts
==Returning Artists==
Region 	Artist 	Previous Participation
Oslo 	Iris 	#04 / Hordaland
Nisporeni 	Kadebostany 	#07, #10 / Vaud, Odessa
Nisporeni 	Valeria Stoica	#11 / Nisporeni
North Holland 	Dotan 	#09, #AS01 / North Holland
P.A.C.A. 	Geiste 	#09 / P.A.C.A.
Kedah 	Yuna 	#11 / Kedah
Närke 	Normandie 	#13 / Närke
Arizona 	Upsahl 	#14 / Arizona
Saint Catherine	Denai Moore 	#15 / Saint Catherine
==Results==
PQR S16.png|Pre-Qualification Round
SF01 S16.png|Semi-Final 01
SF02 S16.png|Semi-Final 02
GF S16.png|Grand Final
===Pre-Qualification Round===
Draw	Region 	Song 	Artist 	Place	Points
01 	Queensland 	Heaven 	San Mei 	05 	147
02 	Seoul Capital Area 	Bicycle 	Chung Ha	06 	93
03 	Kansas 	Runaway 	The Rigs	01 	202
04 	Kedah 	Forevermore	Yuna 	03 	164
05 	British Columbia 	Violence 	Tristam 	02 	173
06 	Henan 	Mute 	Meiqi 	04 	159
07 	North Rhine Westphalia	Paranoid 	Til 	07 	87
===Semi-Final 01===
Draw	Region 	Song 	Artist 	Place 	Points
01 	Demerara-Mahaica	Glory 	Anjulie 	18 	63
02 	Lazio 	Mille Guerre 	Ariete 	23 	37
03 	Sicily 	Old Italian Songs 	Luca Vasta 	01 	196
04 	Kansas 	Runaway 	The Rigs 	09 	104
05 	Central 	Pretty Bones 	Yeule 	20 	48
06 	Skopje 	Veter 	Funk Shui 	17 	66
07 	Nablus 	Dance Without Me 	Drama 	08 	104
08 	Berlin 	God Given 	Nuvilices 	03 	147
09 	Nisporeni 	Take Me To The Moon 	Kadebostany, Valeria Stoica	14 	78
10 	Saint Petersburg	Поезда 	Glosoli 	12 	83
11 	Delhi 	Daddy 	Lafawndah 	11 / WC	94
12 	Hertfordshire 	Love You Sober 	Rhodes 	02 	172
13 	Närke 	Hostage 	Normandie 	13 	80
14 	Oregon 	Confident 	Kat Cunning 	15 	71
15 	Innlandet 	Tell Me About It 	Øystein Hegvik 	16 	67
16 	North Dakota 	Wolves 	Sam Tinnesz, Silverberg 	05 	120
17 	Georgia 	Love Like Mine 	Stela Cole 	10 	99
18 	Western Cape 	Don't Believe The Aliens	Tyler Page 	19 	62
19 	Harjumaa 	Victorious 	Maarja Kivi 	24 	09
20 	New South Wales 	Peace 	Alison Wonderland 	04 	146
21 	California 	Moscow 	Kanga 	22 	38
22 	Kedah 	Forevermore 	Yuna 	07 	104
23 	Bristol 	Oceans 	Coasts 	06 	112
24 	East Sussex 	Elijah 	Blood Red Shoes 	21 	46
===Semi-Final 02===
Draw	Region 	Song 	Artist 	Place 	Points
01 	Michigan 	Amen 	Stereo Jane 	03 	124
02 	Munster 	Los Angeles 	St. Vincent 	02 	131
03 	Utah 	Hallelujah (I'm Not Dead)	Citizen Soldier 	24 	12
04 	Kanto 	S.H.Y.H.M.F. 	Caroline Polachek	07 	109
05 	Henan 	Mute 	Meiqi 	15 	65
06 	Massachusetts 	Ghost Town 	Layto & Neoni 	13 	76
07 	Virginia 	Dangerous 	Tayler Buono 	19 	47
08 	New Hampshire 	Save My Soul 	JoJo 	17 	59
09 	Riga 	Ļoti Dikti 	Stiga 	11 / WC	92
10 	Centre-Est 	Dolada 	Hawa Boussim 	16 	61
11 	Greater London 	Slide 	Lpx 	04 	122
12 	British Columbia	Violence 	Tristam 	09 	101
13 	Washington 	Peanut Butter Waffles 	Ryan Caraveo 	20 	40
14 	Arizona 	People I Don't Like 	Upsahl 	08 	105
15 	Southeast 	Yến Trang 	Quến 	23 	16
16 	Kingston 	Cellophane 	Fka Twigs 	01 	155
17 	Oslo 	Voodo Voodoo 	Iris & Skaar 	06 	114
18 	Uppland 	Vi Mot Världen 	Veronica Maggio 	22 	23
19 	North Holland 	There Will Be A Way 	Dotan 	14 	70
20 	Groningen 	Can We Be Free 	Kuuro 	21 	39
21 	Ontario 	Blood // Water 	Grandson 	12 	82
22 	Hovedstaden 	Lights 	Alba August 	10 	98
23 	P.A.C.A. 	Dither 	Geiste 	05 	117
24 	Flanders 	Control 	Ibe 	18 	56
===Wildcard===
Draw	Region 	Song 	Artist 	Place	Points
01 	Delhi 	Daddy 	Lafawndah	02 	49
02 	Saint Petersburg	Поезда 	Glosoli 	03 	39
03 	Riga 	Ļoti Dikti 	Stiga 	01 	56
04 	Ontario 	Blood // Water	Grandson 	04 	35
===Grand Final===
Draw	Region 	Song 	Artist 	Place	Points
01 	Greater London 	Slide 	Lpx 	18 	114
02 	Viken 	Wild One 	Emilie Nicolas 	26 	37
03 	Munster 	Los Angeles 	St. Vincent 	07 	150
04 	Riga 	Ļoti Dikti 	Stiga 	16 	118
05 	Michigan 	Amen 	Stereo Jane 	06 	160
06 	Oslo 	Voodo Voodoo 	Iris & Skaar 	15 	119
07 	Glasgow 	Pretty Bones 	Kleopatra 	25 	46
08 	Bristol 	Oceans 	Coasts 	09 	136
09 	British Columbia 	Violence 	Tristam 	14 	122
10 	Kanto 	S.H.Y.H.M.F. 	Caroline Polachek 	17 	116
11 	P.A.C.A. 	Dither 	Geiste 	03 	173
12 	New South Wales 	Peace 	Alison Wonderland 	02 	185
13 	Kingston 	Cellophane 	Fka Twigs 	05 	164
14 	North Dakota 	Wolves 	Sam Tinnesz, Silverberg	11 	129
15 	Berlin 	God Given 	Nuvilices 	12 	128
16 	Nablus 	Dance Without Me 	Drama 	10 	133
17 	Sicily 	Old Italian Songs 	Luca Vasta 	01 	195
18 	Hertfordshire 	Love You Sober 	Rhodes 	04 	167
19 	Hovedstaden 	Lights 	Alba August 	13 	126
20 	Region Metropolitana	Es Real 	Camila Moreno 	24 	73
21 	Arizona 	People I Don't Like	Upsahl 	08 	138
22 	Delhi 	Daddy 	Lafawndah 	21 	88
23 	Kedah 	Forevermore 	Yuna 	20 	96
24 	Saint Catherine 	I Swore 	Denai Moore 	27 	16
25 	Kansas 	Runaway 	The Rigs 	19 	100
26 	Skåne 	Bleak 	Noija, J.H.O.A. 	23 	75
27 	Georgia 	Love Like Mine 	Stela Cole 	22 	86
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