ABU TV Song Festival 2015
| ABU TV Song Festival 2015 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dates | |
| Final | 28 October 2015 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Istanbul Congress Center, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Presenter(s) | Ece Vahapoğlu Engin Hepileri |
| Host broadcaster | Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 12 |
| Debuting countries | |
| Returning countries | |
| Non-returning countries | |
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The ABU TV Song Festival 2015 was the fourth annual edition of the ABU TV Song Festivals. The event, which is non-competitive, took place in Istanbul, Turkey and coinciding with the 52nd General Assembly of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) which was scheduled for 28 October 2015. Twelve countries have confirmed their participation.
Location
[edit]It was announced that the 2015 ABU TV Song Festival will take place in the Turkish city of Istanbul, and coincide with the 52nd General Assembly of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU).[1] Istanbul previously played hosts to the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, when the contest took place in the Abdi İpekçi Arena.[2] For the 4th edition of ABU TV Song Festival, Istanbul Congress Center was selected to be the venue of the event.[3]
Host broadcaster
[edit]Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) was the host broadcaster for the festival on 28 October 2015.[4][5]
Format
[edit]The ABU TV Song Festival celebrates the popular music culture by showcasing high-profile musical acts from each of the participating ABU broadcasting members, in a non-competitive manner.[6]
List of participants
[edit]Twelve countries have been announced as participating at the 2015 edition, with India and Kazakhstan making their début; Afghanistan and Malaysia returning after a one-year absence; whilst Australia, Brunei and China have decided to withdraw from the festival.[7] Iran, Tunisia and Thailand were initially announced as participating at the 2015 edition, however they were withdrawn of the participating list for unknown reasons.[8]
| Draw | Country[7] | Artist | Song | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Afghanistan
|
Mozhdah | "Ghoroore Tu, Shikaste Ma" | Persian |
| 2 |  Maldives
|
Mariyam Unoosha[9] | "The Maldives Song" | English, Maldivian |
| 3 |  Kazakhstan
|
Dimash Kudaibergen[10] | "Daididau" | Kazakh |
| 4 |  Macau
|
Ma Man Lei, Kyla (馬曼莉) | "Beiduibei" (背對背)[11] | Cantonese |
| 5 |  India
|
Sanjeevani Bhelande[12] | "Radiant Ruby" | English, Hindi |
| 6 |  Vietnam
|
Dinh Manh Ninh | "In the music tonight" | English, Vietnamese |
| 7 |  Japan
|
Scandal | "Sisters" | Japanese, English |
| 8 |  Indonesia
|
Zahra Damariva | "Tak Kembali" | Indonesian |
| 9 |  Hong Kong
|
Vivian Koo，Tracy Gu Wei (谷微) | "Accept The Part" (安守本份) | Cantonese |
| 10 |  South Korea
|
CNBLUE | "Cinderella" | Korean, English |
| 11 |  Malaysia
|
Ernie Zakri | "Dialah di Hati" | Malay |
| 12 |  Turkey
|
Murat Dalkiliç | "Katilimiz Olursun" | Turkish |
Withdrawn
[edit]The following three countries withdrew their entries to the contest for a variety of reasons.[13][14]
| Country[13][14] | Artist[14] | Song[14] | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
 Iran
|
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 Thailand
|
Lamyong Nonghinhow | "Jeep Aow Si Kha"(จีบเอาสิคะ) | Thai |
 Tunisia
|
Olfa Ben Romdhane | "The People Asked Me" | Tunisian Arabic |
International broadcasts
[edit]Each participating country was invited to broadcast the event across their respective networks and provide commentary in their native languages to add insight and description to the shows.
Afghanistan – Ariana Television Network (ATN)
Hong Kong – Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB)
India – Doordarshan (DD)
Indonesia – Televisi Republik Indonesia (TVRI)
Japan – Japanese Broadcasting Corporation (NHK)
Kazakhstan – Kazakhstan Radio and Television Corporation (KRTC)
Macau – Teledifusão de Macau (TDM)
Malaysia – Radio Television Malaysia (RTM)
Maldives – Television Maldives (TVM)
South Korea – Korean Broadcasting System (KBS)
Turkey – Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT)
Vietnam – Vietnam Television (VTV)
Other countries
[edit]
Australia – On 3 June, Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) confirmed that they would not participate in the 2015 edition.[15]
Brunei – On 25 June, Radio Televisyen Brunei (RTB) confirmed that they would not participate in the 2015 edition.[16]
New Zealand – Television New Zealand (TVNZ) confirmed on 11 June 2015 that they have no intention to make their début in 2015.[17]
Associate ABU members
[edit]
Russia – On 30 July 2015, AIST TV confirmed that they will not be making their début at the ABU TV Song Festival in Turkey.[18]
See also
[edit]- ABU Song Festivals
- ABU Radio Song Festival 2015
- Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union
- Eurovision Song Contest 2015
- Eurovision Young Dancers 2015
- Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015
- Turkvision Song Contest 2015
- Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2015
References
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- ^ Granger, Anthony. "ATSF'15: Venue For ABU TV Song Festival 2015 Announced". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "Programme Calendar 2015". abu.org.my/. Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^ "Events calendar". abu.org.my. Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ "ABU TV Song Festival". Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ a b Granger, Anthony (19 August 2015). "ATSF'15: 14 countries to participate in Istanbul". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix-world. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "ATSF'15: 13 Countries To Participate". 22 October 2015. Archived from the original on 23 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ Granger, Anthony. "Maldives: Mariyam Unoosha To The ABU TV Song Festival 2015". eurovoix-world.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (17 July 2015). "Kazakhstan: Dimas Kudaibergen On The International Stage". eurovoix-world.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ Granger, Anthony. "Macau: Kyla Reveals "Back to Back"". eurovoix-world.com. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ Granger, Anthony. "India: Sanjeevani Bhelande To The ABU TV Song Festival". eurovoix-world.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ a b Granger, Anthony. "ATSF'15: 13 Countries To Participate". eurovoix-world.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d Schneider, Patrick. "ATSF'15: Thailand Out". eurovoix-world.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ Granger, Anthony. "Australia: Withdraws From The ABU TV Song Festival". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ Granger, Anthony. "Brunei withdraws from the ABU TV Song Festival/". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ Anthony Granger (11 June 2015). "New Zealand: No Plans To Debut At ABU TV Song Festival 2015". Eurovoix.
- ^ Granger, Anthony. "Russia: AIST TV Will Not Debut At ABU TV Song Festival 2015". eurovoix-world.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.