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| Maldives | |
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| Member station | Public Service Media |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 4 |
| First appearance | 2015 |
Maldives made its debut in the ABU Radio Song Festival at the 2015 edition. The Maldivian broadcaster, Public Service Media, is the organiser of the Maldivian entry since the country's debut in the 2015 contest. [1]
On 27 February 2016 Maldives announced that they would return to the ABU Radio Song Festival, it was also announced that Bathool Ahmed would be the singer in the festival with the song "Unikan". [1]
| Year | Entrant | Song | Language | Place | Award |
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| 2015 | Moosa Mausoof | "Farima" | Maldivian | ||
| Zing Band | "Khiyaar" | Maldivian | Failed to qualify | ||
| 2016 | Abdulla Ziyau | "Eid Ufaa" | Maldivian | Failed to qualify | |
| Bathool Ahmed | "Unikan" | Maldivian | |||
The history of the Maldives is intertwined with the history of the broader Indian subcontinent and the surrounding regions, comprising the areas of South Asia and Indian Ocean; and the modern nation consisting of 26 natural atolls, comprising 1194 islands. Historically, the Maldives had a strategic importance because of its location on the major marine routes of the Indian Ocean. The Maldives' nearest neighbours are the British Indian Ocean Territory, Sri Lanka and India. The United Kingdom, Sri Lanka and some Indian kingdoms have had cultural and economic ties with the Maldives for centuries. In addition to these countries, Maldivians also traded with Aceh and many other kingdoms in, what is today, Indonesia and Malaysia. The Maldives provided the main source of cowrie shells, then used as a currency throughout Asia and parts of the East African coast. Most probably Maldives were influenced by Kalingas of ancient India who were earliest sea traders to Sri Lanka and the Maldives from India and were responsible for the spread of Buddhism. Stashes of Chinese crockery found buried in various locations in the Maldives also show that there was direct or indirect trade contact between China and the Maldives. In 1411 and 1430, the Chinese admiral Zheng He 鄭和 visited the Maldives. The Chinese also became the first country to establish a diplomatic office in the Maldives, when the Chinese nationalist government based in Taipei opened an embassy in Malé in 1966. This office has since been replaced by the embassy of the People's Republic of China.
The Maldives is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, and its music is marked mainly by Indian, East African, and Arab influences.
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Brunei have participated in the ABU Radio Song Festival three times. The Bruneian broadcaster, Radio Televisyen Brunei, has been the organiser of the Bruneian entry since the country's debut in the contest in 2012.
India have participated in the ABU Radio Song Festival three times. The Indian broadcaster, All India Radio, has been the organiser of the Indian entry since the country's debut in the contest in 2012.
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Iran has participated in the ABU Radio Song Festival twice. The Iranian broadcaster, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, has been the organiser of the Iranian entry since the country's debut in the contest in 2012.
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