The ABU TV Song Festival 2019 was the eighth annual edition of the ABU TV Song Festivals.
| ABU TV Song Festival 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Final | 19 November 2019 |
| Host | |
| Venue | NHK Hall, Tokyo |
| Presenter(s) | Shingo Murakami[1] Yuki Sugiura |
| Host broadcaster | Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK) |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries |
|
| Returning countries |  Australia China |
| Non-returning countries |  Afghanistan Benin Kyrgyzstan Maldives Russia Turkmenistan Uzbekistan |
History edit
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 edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Announcement of Performers - ABU TV Song Festival in Tokyo". Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Knox, David (24 October 2019). "ABC joins Asia-Pacific TV Song Festival". tvtonight.au. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Music festival gathers artists from across Asia". Japan Times. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "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.