Season 21

The **Regions Song Contest 21** was the **21st** edition of the discord contest Regions Song Contest. The contest took place in the city of **Dubrovnik**  Dubrovnik-Neretva, Croatia  after  **Dubrovnik-Neretva**'s win in Season 20 with the song “Green Light”.

It was the **first** time Croatia , as well as any balkan countries, had hosted any versions of the contest. This season consisted of two semi-finals held on September 25th & 26th and the grand final on October 10, 2021.

All the live shows were hosted on YouTube as well as presented on the Discord server. Fifty-One entries took part in the **twenty-first** season of the contest. Each region had to compete with one song.

The Top 05 juries of the twentieth edition was part of the **Big 05** and so on, was automatically qualified for the Grand Final. It also was the first time a **pre-qualified** region won the contest.

The Big 05 regions were :

* **Dubrovnik-Neretva - Host Region**
* Uppland (replacing  Greater London)
* South Yorkshire (replacing  Sicily)
* Île-de-France (replacing  Pristina)
* Greater London (replacing  Saint Michael)

The winner was  **Uppland** in  **Sweden** with the song **"Weight Of The World"** performed by **Cornelia Jakobs**, with **178** points.

## Participating Regions

 Baja California Sur,  Buriram,  Central,  Connecticut,  Gyeonggi,  Halland,  National Capital District,  Nottinghamshire,  Pirkanmaa,  Red River Delta,  Tasmania,  Tauragė,  Ústí Nad Labem,  Viljandimaa,  Waikato,  Washington D.C.

## Venue

### Host City

After  Dubrovnik-Neretva's win in Zurich, the  Dubrovnik-Neretva delegation announced that the **21st** season would be hosted in **Dubrovnik**, being the capital and largest city of  Dubrovnik-Neretva county. **Dubrovnik**, historically known as **Ragusa**, is a city on the Adriatic Sea in southern  Croatia. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranean Sea, a seaport and the centre of  Dubrovnik-Neretva County. Its total population is **42,615** (2011 census). In 1979, the city of Dubrovnik was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in recognition of its outstanding medieval architecture and fortified old town. The history of the city probably dates back to the 7th century, when the town known as *Ragusa* was founded by refugees from Epidaurum (*Ragusa Vecchia*). It was under the protection of the Byzantine Empire and later under the sovereignty of the Republic of Venice. Between the 14th and 19th centuries, Dubrovnik ruled itself as a free state. The prosperity of the city was historically based on maritime trade; as the capital of the maritime Republic of Ragusa, it achieved a high level of development, particularly during the 15th and 16th centuries, as it became notable for its wealth and skilled diplomacy. At the same time, Dubrovnik became a cradle of Croatian literature.

### Arena

**Športska Dvorana Gospino Polje** (= Gospino Polje Sports Hall) is a multi-purpose indoor sports arena located in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
The arena hosts basketball, including occasional Croatian national team matches and basketball club KK Dubrovnik. It has also hosted international futsal qualifiers.

### Hosts

The hosts of the **21st** edition were :

* **Lana Jurčević**,  Croatian pop singer with  Bosnian heritage, internationally known under the stage name **La Lana**. Her self-titled debut album was released in 2003, with all of the songs on the album written by Milana Vlaović. In her early career she had already worked with big names of the Croatian music industry, such as Vlaović, Nikša Bratoš, Ante Pecotić, Muc Softić, Luka Nižetić and Severina. Alongside her musical career, she also holds a degree in journalism. In the span of fifteen years, she has released five studio albums. In January 2020, she began her international music career, releasing her debut international single "So Messed Up" for Warner Music under the stage name La Lana. She also represented her native  Zagreb with "So Messed Up", being disqualified in Season 7's semi-finals.
* **Luka Modrić**,  Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club Real Madrid and captains the Croatia national team. He plays mainly as a central midfielder, but can also play as an attacking midfielder or as a defensive midfielder. He is widely regarded as one of the best midfielders of his generation, and the greatest Croatian footballer of all-time.
* **Nina Kraljić** is a  Croatian singer-songwriter and voice actress. She is known for winning season one of *The Voice – Najljepši glas Hrvatske* and for being a finalist in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Lighthouse". Kraljić is the winner of the Croatian Porin award for  Croatia's best new act of 2016. Her debut album *Samo* was released on September 30, 2016.