ABU Song Contest 2019 - Qingdao, China

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ABU Song Contest
Qingdao 2019

ABU Song Contest is the first big-scale international music competition hosted by ABU,
the equivalent to Eurovision Song Contest in Europe. This will be a golden opportunity
for young and promising singers in the Asia-Pacific regions to rise to fame.
The winner will be selected through regional preliminary round, the Semi-Final and the Grand Final.

The ABU Song Contest 2019 will be the inaugural edition of the ABU Song Contest, to be held in Qingdao, China. The contest will consist of a semi-final on 17 October 2019 and a final on 19 October 2019.

Rules

Broadcasters	ABU TV and Radio members in the Asia-Pacific Regions are eligible to join the Contest. One organization per country is allowed to join the Contest. The organization represents the country.  Should there be more than one organization per country; ABU will use its discretion to decide through discussion with applicants. Participating broadcaster selects one singer as the representative of the country. If there are more than 2 candidate singers, it is encouraged to hold a preliminary round. Participating broadcaster needs to live broadcast the Final. They are also encouraged to live broadcast the Semi-Final. Participating broadcaster needs to organize their own Audience Jury of 100 people. The winner will be decided by the voting of International Professional Jury, and Audience Jury at respective participating organization ends. No Registration Fee is required.
Representatives	Age; 16 and above  Both solo artist and musical group are allowed to join the Contest.  Any singer, professional or amateur, is eligible as long as the broadcaster nominates them as a representative singer of the country  The singer must sing live. Lip-synching is not allowed.  During the ABU Song Contest in Qingdao, the singers start with the Semi-Final.  Only the singers who passed the Semi-Final will advance to the Final.
Entries	Singers can select any song for the Contest  There is no limitation on Genre and Language  Both original or popular song is acceptable as long as the lyrics are not describing any sensitive issues  Duration of the song is within 3 minutes

Schedule

Deadline for application |	20 March 2019
Deadline for entry submission |	30 June 2019
Semi Final |	17 October 2019
Grand Final |	19 October 2019

Countries that show its interest
Brunei
China
Turkey
Vanuatu
Vietnam

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Vietnam to select its representative nationally

VTV, the national broadcaster of Vietnam has announced that the nation will be participating in the ABU Song Contest 2019.

Vietnam is the first country to announce that they will be participating in the inaugural edition of the ABU Song Contest in 2019. VTV revealed the nations participation in the competition at a press conference launching the latest series of  Sao Mai (Morning Star). The contest which was first held in 1997, will select the nations first participant in the competition.

The contest is held every years two years and has been a launchpad for a number of well known and popular singers. This years competition has undergone changes with singers now able to be aged up to 27 years. While foreigners living in Vietnam are also now allowed to compete for the first time.

The competition will be held in three stages across Vietnam. The auditions round for southern Vietnam will be held from January 16-20, the central highlands auditions will be held from January 24-27, and the north from January 18-22. In the auditions rounds 15 singers will be selected to go through to the finals which will be held in March and April.

The winner of Sao Mai will represent Vietnam at the ABU Song Contest 2019. The way in which the Vietnamese song for the competition will be selected has not yet been revealed. Sao Mai will be broadcast by VTV6.

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Ni-Vanuatu participation was confirmed and Bruneian one is currently in consideration

VBTC the national broadcaster of Vanuatu has confirmed that it will be participating in the the first edition of the ABU Song Contest in Qingdao, China. The broadcaster is already working to find a singer to represent the island nation in October.

While RTB the national broadcaster of Brunei has confirmed to Eurovoix World that it is considering participation in the ABU Song Contest despits its absence in both current ABU music events.

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Head of ABU Programming confirms the interests of Turkish broadcasters

The ABU has confirmed that Turkish broadcasters have shown an interest in participating in the ABU Song Contest 2019.

Speaking to ESC Turkey, Koichi Okumara the Head of Programming at the ABU has confirmed that Turkish broadcasters are interested in participating in the first edition of the ABU Song Contest. He informed ESC Turkey that;

"Some broadcasters in Turkey showed interest to participate in the competition and we have received some questions about the competition. They expect the official entry form.

Currently there are only two members of the ABU from Turkey. The Turkish national broadcaster TRT is a full member, while RATEM is an associate member of the ABU. TRT is the only broadcaster in Turkey that is eligible to participate in the ABU Song Contest according the rules of the contest.

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[MaRtIn]

If Turkey participates in either this or Eurovision Asia, then their chances of returning to compete in Europe would be even more slim than it already is.

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Can't wait for Indonesia's entry this year