| ABU TV Song Festival 2023 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Final | 29 October 2023 |
| Host | |
| Venue | KBS Hall, Seoul |
| Presenter(s) | Park So-hyun Cho Hang-ri |
| Host broadcaster | KBS |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 11 |
| Returning countries |  China  Hong Kong  Sri Lanka  Macau  Malaysia |
| Non-returning countries |  Indonesia  Kazakhstan  Maldives |
The ABU TV Song Festival 2023 was the twelfth annual edition of the ABU TV Song Festival. The program was hosted by Park So-hyun and Cho Hang-ri [1]
Broadcasters from eleven different countries participated in the ABU TV Song Festival 2023. [2]
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Turkmenistan | Annamyradow Begmyrat | "White City with Arkadag" | Turkmen and English |
| 2 | China | Tia Ray | "Ready for Love" | Chinese and English |
| 3 |  India | Malini Awasthi | "Ram Ji Ke Bhaile Janamva" | Awadhi |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | Sheron Silva | "Lunu Dehi" | Sinhala |
| 5 |  Turkey | Umut Sülünoğlu and Uğur Önür | "Yolcu" | Turkish |
| 6 | Macau | Winifai | "忠於快樂的信仰 (The Philosophy of Happiness)" | Cantonese and English |
| 7 |  Vietnam | Erik (Lê Trung Thành) | "Ghen" | Vietnamese |
| 8 |  Malaysia | Aina Abdul | "Terus Hidup" | Malay |
| 9 | Hong Kong | Chau Kat Pui | "Forever Love" | Mandarin |
| 10 |  Japan | Ayaka Hirahara | "Jupiter" | Japanese and English |
| 11 |  South Korea | Mamamoo+ | "Chico malo" | Korean and Spanish |
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