ABU Song Festivals

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ABU Song Festivals
GenreSong Festivals
Based on Eurovision Song Contest
by European Broadcasting Union
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Production company Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union
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Release14 October 2012 (2012-10-14)

The ABU Song Festivals are non-competitive song concert galas based on the Eurovision Song Contest. The format consists of two shows, a Radio Song Festival and TV Song Festival, organised by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU). [1] [2]

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Participating countries that have full or additional full ABU membership are invited to submit a song to be performed in front of a live audience. The radio festival was a competitive show with a panel of judges determining the top-5 prize winners and is broadcast via live radio that later transitioned to a non-competitive gala format. The television festival which is a non-competitive, musical gala presentation, is live recorded so that each of the national broadcasters may add subtitles in their native languages. [1] [2]

History

Our Sound - The Asia-Pacific Song Contest

The logo of the previously named "Our Sound - The Asia-Pacific Song Contest" Our Sound logo.svg
The logo of the previously named "Our Sound - The Asia-Pacific Song Contest"

In 2008, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) proposed a partnership with ABU on the establishment of an Asiavision Song Contest, [3] however these talks did not produce any result, and in September 2008 it was announced that the Eurovision Song Contest format for Asian production had been sold to a private company from Singapore, Asiavision Pte. Ltd. [4] The original name intended for that event was Asiavision Song Contest, but it was later changed to Our Sound - The Asia-Pacific Song Contest following a request from the ABU, who uses the Asiavision name for their news exchange service. [3] [5] Initially, the contest (which was supposed to be a two programme live broadcast TV show with public voting) was set to premiere in 2009, but it was later rescheduled for March 2010 in Macau and then for November 2010 in Mumbai, at the end being postponed indefinitely "due to the ongoing issues between the organizers and EBU". As of now, it is still uncertain if there will ever be such a contest. [6] [ better source needed ]

Development

The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) had already run an international song contest for its members inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest in 1985 – 1987, called the ABU Popular Song Contest, with 14 countries of the Asia-Pacific region competing. [3] [ better source needed ] The show had a similar concept to the current radio song festival with winners being chosen by a professional jury. South Korea, New Zealand and Australia celebrated victories in this competition. In 1989 – 1991 ABU co-produced the ABU Golden Kite World Song Festival in Malaysia with the participation of Asia-Pacific countries, as well as Yugoslavia and Finland. [3]

Shortly before launching the ABU Song Festival, the ABU had been considering the possibility to organize the ABU ASEAN TV Song Festival in Thailand. [3] Historically, ASEAN song contests had been organized in periods between 1981 and 1997, however, since 2011 the ASEAN Festival had been organized between local Radio stations as Bintang Radio ASEAN. The ABU outlined a plan about a "television song festival" based on the style of the Eurovision Song Contest following the cancellation of Our Sound. Kenny Kihyung Bae, chosen as the project manager, attended Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan to learn more about the contest before putting it to work. [7] [8]

In November 2011, the ABU announced that they would organize its own TV and Radio Song Festivals to take place in Seoul, the South Korean capital, in time with 49th General Assembly in October 2012. [9] The name Asiavision Song Contest was initially mentioned as a possibility, but they were later officially titled ABU TV Song Festival and ABU Radio Song Festival . According to the ABU, the deadline for participation applications for ABU TV Song Festival 2012 was 18 May 2012. [10] [11]

Format

Andreas Gerlach, CEO of Asiavision Pte. Ltd, stated that "the format is highly suited to the Asia region and its people who love popular music and have a strong national pride. Asia today is all about competition, economically and politically. The Song Contest is a friendly competition between cultures. Like in Europe, the universal language of music will help to bring people closer together and nurture mutual understanding in the region." [12]

The festivals are divided into two versions, ABU Radio Song Festival and ABU TV Song Festival. Twenty-six songs from sixteen nations competed at the Radio Song Festival, held in the South Korean capital, Seoul on 14 October 2012, while seven nations competed in the ABU TV Song Festival. Countries eligible to participate in both of the ABU Song Festivals must have full or additional full ABU or ASBU membership. [13]

ABU Radio Song Festival

The ABU Radio Song Festival is a concert performance for musicians, who are not under contract with any label. The ABU recommends its members to introduce participating musicians and their songs on radio. [14] Every participant is chosen by one national radio broadcaster. A jury represented by ABU members chooses 15 finalists from 26 submissions. The finalists perform during the general assembly of the ABU. Another jury awards the best artists. [14] [15]

YearDateHost countryHost cityVenueParticipants
2012 11 October 2012Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea [1] Seoul KBS Hall 14
2014 23 May 2014Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka [16] Colombo Stein Studios 12
2015 29 May 2015Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar [17] Yangon National Theatre of Yangon 10
2016 26 April 2016Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China [18] Beijing China National Radio Auditorium 14
2017Not held
2018 11 July 2018Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan [19] Astana Kazmedia Centre 10
2019 31 October 2019Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh [20] Dhaka Hotel Intercontinental [21] 8

ABU TV Song Festival

The ABU TV Song Festival is a concert performance for professional musicians, who according to the organiser are well known in their country of origin. The event is not meant to be competitive. The festival will be recorded and is meant to be broadcast by participating ABU members first. Non-participating ABU members and non-ABU member broadcasters will be allowed to broadcast the festival for a fee at a later stage. [23] [24] [25] Every musician will be selected by a national broadcaster being member of the ABU. The participants perform during the general assembly of the ABU. [15] [23]

At a press conference held on 18 July 2013 it was announced that Indonesia were submitting a bid to host the ABU TV Song Festival 2015. [26] In recent editions, the TV Festival has been held in the host city of the ABU General Assembly, with Istanbul, Turkey being the host to such assembly in 2015. If the bid were to be successful it would be the first time that the TV Festival would have been taken place away from the host country of the General Assembly. [27] [ better source needed ]

However, it was announced in August 2014 that Indonesia were making plans to host the ABU TV Song Festival 2016 instead. [28] Turkey's début at the 2014 Festival had led to speculation that they were hosting the 2015 festival alongside the ABU General Assembly, which took place in Istanbul. [29] It was further confirmed in October 2014 that Turkey were indeed the hosts of the 2015 festival, which took place in Istanbul on 28 October 2015. [30] Indonesia's hosting of the festival took place on 22 October 2016 in Bali. [31]

YearDateHost countryHost cityVenueParticipants
2012 14 October 2012Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea [2] Seoul KBS Hall 11
2013 26 October 2013Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam [32] Hanoi Hanoi Opera House 15
2014 25 October 2014Flag of Macau.svg  Macau [33] [ better source needed ] Macau Sands Theatre 12
2015 28 October 2015Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey [30] Istanbul Istanbul Congress Center 12
2016 22 October 2016Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia [31] South Kuta, Bali Bali Nusa Dua Convention Centre12
2017 1 November 2017Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China [34] Chengdu S1 SRT Studio14
2018 2 October 2018Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan Ashgabat Ashgabat Olympic Stadium 16
2019 19 November 2019Flag of Japan.svg  Japan [35] Shibuya, Tokyo NHK Hall 11
2020 14 December 2020Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Kuala Lumpur (held online with pre-recorded performances)Maverick Pulse Studio14
2021 18 November 2021Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia [36] Kuala Lumpur (held online with pre-recorded performances)Maverick Pulse Studio10 [37]
2022 27 November 2022Flag of India.svg  India [38] New Delhi Siri Fort Auditorium9 [39]
2023 29 October 2023Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea [40] Seoul KBS Hall11 [41]
2024 20 October 2024Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey [42] Istanbul Istanbul Lütfi Kırdar International Convention and Exhibition Center

ABU International Dance Festival

The ABU International Dance Festival will be a new event organised by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, with the début festival scheduled to take place in Hyderabad, India. The date was originally scheduled to take place in November 2016, [43] But was later postponed and took place on 12 to 15 January 2017. [44] The festival was proposed by Prasar Bharati to be a contest. [18]

YearDateHost countryHost cityVenueParticipants
2017 15 January 2017 [44] Flag of India.svg India Hyderabad Shilpakala Vedika 17
20199 March 2019 [45] New Delhi Hotel Taj Palace [45] 16

ABU Song Contest

The ABU Song Contest is a competitive televised song contest that was first discussed in 2015 by the ABU, with the first contest having been planned to be held in 2017, which however did not take place that year. [46] In August 2018, it was announced that the ABU has been in discussion with the Chinese national broadcaster to host the first edition. The host city would be Qingdao. [47] The contest was originally due to be held from 17 to 19 October 2019 but was delayed to 16–18 April 2020 to allow for more time to prepare the contest. [48] After China implementing entry ban of other countries during the COVID-19 pandemic on 28 March 2020, ABU is yet to announce the fate of the contest.

YearDateHost countryHost cityVenueParticipants
2020 16–18 April 2020 (cancelled)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Qingdao West Coast Star Island Unknown

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