ABU TV Song Festival 2015 | |
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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.
Further information on the host city: Istanbul |
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]
Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) was the host broadcaster for the festival on 28 October 2015.[4][5]
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]
Further information: ABU TV Song Festival § Participation |
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Iran, Tunisia and Thailand were initially announced as participating at the 2015 edition, however they were withdrawn of the participating list for unknown reasons.[8]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 |
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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 |
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 |
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Iran | |||
Thailand | Lamyong Nonghinhow | "Jeep Aow Si Kha"(จีบเอาสิคะ) | Thai |
Tunisia | Olfa Ben Romdhane | "The People Asked Me" | Tunisian Arabic |
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.