ABU Radio Song Festival 2018
| ABU Radio Song Festival 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Final | 11 July 2018 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Kazmedia center, Astana, Kazakhstan |
| Host broadcaster | Republican Television and Radio Corporation (RTRC) |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 11 songs from 10 countries (to date) |
| Debuting countries |  Afghanistan Kazakhstan Turkey Turkmenistan |
| Returning countries |  Indonesia |
| Non-returning countries |  China Myanmar Romania Singapore South Korea Thailand |
The ABU Radio Song Festival 2018 was the fifth edition of the ABU Radio Song Festivals, organised by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU). It was held in the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana in July 2018 in the Kazmedia center.[1][2]
Provisional list of participating countries
| Country | Artist | Song | Language | Broadcaster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan
|
Goodar Zazai[3] | "I Don’t Want to Grow Up" | Persian | RTA |
 India
|
Akashlina Amin | "Jhumur" | Hindi | AIR |
| India
|
Siddhartha BelMannu | "Anireekshita" | Hindi | AIR |
| Indonesia
|
Andi Rikzha Fadillah Mallarangeng | "You are the shade" | English, Indonesian | RRI |
| Kazakhstan
|
Jordan Arakelyan[4] | "No way back" | English | RTRC |
 Macau
|
Ao Ieong Sio Wa | "Party Love" | English | TDM |
 Maldives
|
Abdulla Ziyau | "Kuriah Dhanee gadha hiyvarun" | Maldivian | PSM |
 Nepal
|
Biju Pandit | "Gorkhali Cheli" | Nepali | Radio Tulsipur |
| Turkey
|
Yahya Geylan | "Masum Bebek" | Turkish | TRT |
| Turkmenistan
|
Atajanov Ahmet | "Pyrakyndan" | Turkmen | TVTM |
 Vietnam
|
Nguyen Hoang Tung | "Osole Mio" | Vietnamese | VOV |
See also
- ABU Song Festivals
- Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union
- Eurovision Song Contest 2018
- Eurovision Young Musicians 2018
- Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018
References
- ^ "Kazakhstan To Host ABU Radio Song Festival 2018". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix World. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "International press leaders, local journalists exchange views at Asia Media Dialogue in Astana". 17 July 2018.
- ^ "Afghanistan: Goodar Zazai To ABU Radio Song Festival 2018". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix World. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Kazakhstan: Jordan Arakelyan Entry For ABU Radio Song Festival Revealed". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix World. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.[permanent dead link]
External links
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