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ABU TV Song Festival 2019

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ABU TV Song Festival 2019
Dates
Final19 November 2019
Host
VenueNHK Hall, Tokyo
Presenter(s)Shingo Murakami[1]
Yuki Sugiura
Host broadcasterNippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK)
Participants
Number of entries
  • 11 countries
  • 14 songs
Returning countries Australia
 China
Non-returning countries Afghanistan
 Benin
 Kyrgyzstan
 Maldives
 Russia
 Turkmenistan
 Uzbekistan
2018 ← ABU TV Song Festival → 2020

The ABU TV Song Festival 2019 was the eighth annual edition of the ABU TV Song Festivals.

History

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The event, which is non-competitive, took place in Tokyo, coinciding with the 56th General Assembly of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU).[2]

List of participants

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A total of eleven countries took part in the ABU TV Song Festival 2019. Australia returned to the event after five year absence.[3] Apart from the participating songs, the show also included special performances from Joe Hisaishi[4] and Foorin.[5]

Draw Country Artist Song Language
1  Vietnam Hoàng Thùy Linh "Để Mị Nói Cho Mà Nghe" Vietnamese
2  Australia Dan Sultan "Cul-de-sac" English
3  Macau Adelino da Silva "Leave Again" Chinese, English
4  Japan Hey! Say! JUMP "Fanfare"
"Come On A My House"
"Ue o Muite Arukō"
Japanese, English
5  Indonesia Hanin Dhiya "Berkawan Dengan Rindu" Indonesian
6  Hong Kong Kay Tse "Reposing Beside You" (只想死於你身邊) Cantonese
7  Turkey Mustafa Sandal "Aya Benzer" Turkish
8  South Korea TWICE "Feel Special" Korean
9  Kazakhstan Dimash Kudaibergen "S.O.S d'un terrien en détresse" French
10  India A. R. Rahman "Mausam & Escape"
"Jai Ho"
Hindi
11  China Na Ying "Silence" (默) Chinese

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "村上信五司会『ABUソングフェスティバル』Hey! Say! JUMP、TWICE、Foorin、久石譲ら出演". realsound.jp (in Japanese). 7 October 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Announcement of Performers - ABU TV Song Festival in Tokyo". Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  3. ^ Knox, David (24 October 2019). "ABC joins Asia-Pacific TV Song Festival". tvtonight.au. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Music festival gathers artists from across Asia". Japan Times. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Foorinからのお知らせ!「ABUソングフェスティバル in東京」出演します!". nhk.or.jp. Retrieved 20 November 2021.