Own Asiavision Song Contest 26: Confirmations

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China | Su Yunying - "Moment" _{(2:52 on)}

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Cambodia announces new entry

The current participant will not be able to go to Oman to sing her song BAB
The Cambodian braodcaster has organised a meeting to select a new entry

The Cambodian-American singer Laura Mam will once again represent Cambodia

She will participate with her song Coming Home



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SRI LANKA REVEALS!

and nope, it's not nilusi

Sri Lanka is officially revealing that the French-Tamil singer Nilusi has not accepted her invitation to represent again the island nation after failing to compete in the #25 edition of the contest. She wrote on Instagram the follow statement: "Even if I tried to compete in the Own Asiavision Song Contest different times, it seems that lucky is not on my side , unfortunately I had to refute the invitation that the broadcaster sent to me some days ago because now I am focalized on an new project which is going to happen soon... xoxo - Nilusi". So the broadcaster has decide to invite to join the contest another artist who has expressed her interest some time ago during an instagram live, it's now official that:

Marvega is going to represent Sri Lanka!

On August 2, 1985 Marvega was born on a tropical island called Sri Lanka. After just two months he was already adopted by his new parents from The Netherlands. In the region between meadows and rivers, Marvega got his first musical experience. Though he started with singing in the church choir, he found that these beats were going way too slow for him. So it was in the local disco where he got his first mixing experience, which immediately felt like love at first sight. Marvega took a plunge into his musical career. He got his worldwide breakthrough with the hit song 'Affection', which he had created with his good friend and well-known trance DJ and producer Ron van den Beuken.Not only gained 'Affection' international playground through DJs like David Guetta, Marco V, Sander van Doorn, David Torth and Ron van den Beuken: the track also got worldwide support at large dance events and various radio shows. Dance label Spinnin' Records released the track in countries like Poland, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Austria, Hongary and Sri Lanka, which resulted in a club tour. Currently, Marvega puts his energy into new musical productions and cooperations with diverse international stars.

"Rhythm Of My Love" - Marvega feat. Karisha

The Dutch-Tamil DJ Marvega is going to collaborate with Karisha and they are going to sing "Rhythm Of My Love" in Taiwan, a summer bop with some Indian and Eastern lines. You can listen to it here, good luck Marvega feat. Karisha and make Sri Lanka proud once again!

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Posted on Friday, 28 May 2021 • Colombo, Sri Lanka • Post layout by Dimitris 

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Tajik entry reveal

After confirming a few weeks ago, Tajikistan is ready to reveal their entry for the upcoming edition in Oman.

Due to a reduced budget this edition after the disappointing result in the 25th edition, the search for the Tajik entry wasn't as extensive as usual. The HoD simply stated that:

This edition, we lacked the resources to do an extensive search as we normally would, but we hope you like our choice nevertheless.

The selected singer was Shabnam Surayo who was born into a musical family in Kulob. Her success came in 2006 when one of her songs went to #1 in Tajikistan. She is popular among Tajik people and Persian speakers around the world, and has worked extensively with artists in Afghanistan.

The song for this edition is Chashmak mezani which was released in 2020. Unfortunately our song is not on Spotify, so please don't forget us if you're listening in full!



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We wish the best of luck to Shabnam Surayo in Oman and all other contestants!

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة

SANDR VOXON & TONY STORM
"Where Have You Been"



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NORTH KOREA HAS SELECTED!

28 May 2021 • Pyongyang, North Korea

 Ri Kyong Suk • "Lee Kyung-Sook, Nice to meet you"

North Korean broadcaster would love to present you Ri Kyong Suk, who will represent North Korea  in Oman with song "Lee Kyung-Sook, Nice to meet you". 
Ri Kyong Suk (리 경숙, 李京淑) is a North Korean singer born in 1970. At the age of seven, she debuts in a theater and her talent is recognized. In 1988, she studied singing at the Heisei Art School in South Pyongan after joining the Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble (보천보 전자 악단) 1. She is famous for her interpretation of Arirang and in South Korea for the song 반갑 습니다 (Nice to meet you).

We wish her best of luck!




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Post Design borrowed from Danny and Dimitris. Good Luck to all Participants!

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After the previous Head of Delegation signed off his position, the broadcaster announced the participation of the country in Own Asiavision Song Contest with a new head for the delegation.

The internally selected act is Anushqa which will perform the ethnic pop song "Something in Common".

SOMETHING IN COMMON

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Good luck in Oman!

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NEPALI ENTRY
 

Astha Tamang-Maskey
"Disconnected" 


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Pakistan reveals its entry!



"Focus"
Leo Kalyan
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“When I first started I hid behind my artwork and didn’t show my face,” explains British-Pakistani Leo Kalyan who, as a gay Muslim musician, found himself in a category of one when he emerged with his brand of dreamy pop in 2013. Having achieved the various unwritten goals that had landed his peers six-figure record deals – No 1 on the global viral chart on Spotify; playlisted by Radio 1; more than a million plays on SoundCloud and sold-out headline shows – the still-unmasked Kalyan gained attention from labels only to fall at the last hurdle once his identity was revealed. “A friend works at a label and they overheard someone saying, ‘Yeah, Leo Kalyan, it would be so much easier if he was white.’ I started to feel like I would be boxed into a certain category whether I was upfront about my sexuality and ethnicity or not.” As the first ever openly-gay artist to perform for Pakistan on the OASC stage, he is tremendously content that he'll get to wave his home country's flag in the contest!

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Aortah - Ya Rouhi
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